Archive for June 2008

skyscrapers

Jun 27th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Zhongyuan Wang

97100fe403b8
skyscrapers

Following the news on the new Shanghai skyscraper, Danwei has found a post here showing all the entries for the building. I like the squiggly one.

...

WTF> Shanghai to get another, even taller building

Jun 25th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff..., weird stuff
WTF> Shanghai to get another, even taller building

Xinhua has the scoop: “China’s tallest building, to be built in Shanghai, will look like a coiled dragon, according to its designer.” A dozen overseas and domestic firms offered designs for the building from April 2005 but Gensler...


A South African spy, art critic, and investigative reporter walks free

Jun 25th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuff

Who is this guy? Anyhow, they let him go.

...

Paintblog WIP shot

Jun 25th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
Paintblog WIP shot

Have been a bit slack posting Work In Progress (WIP) shots of late…so here is one, suitably blurry and everything, a part of the map series

...

The Peking puzzle- navigating Beijing’s art scene during the Olympic period

Jun 25th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
The Peking puzzle- navigating Beijing’s art scene during the Olympic period

Here’s a general overview of the Beijing art scene Currents of change China’s art community is in a constant state of flux, buoyed by an increasing talent pool of diverse artists, they are swept this way and that by various forces, such as the...


Artists open “Chinese-style tourist museum”

Jun 25th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Artists open “Chinese-style tourist museum”

Some Chinese and other artists have opened a “Part concept store, part Chinese-style tourist ‘museum’, part forum for consumer reflection.” There are two websites, one in English and one in Chinese and English. release follows: Cao Fei...


Focus on Beijing…

Jun 24th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Focus on Beijing…

A series of articles will appear in this month’s Art Newspaper that I wrote on my last trip, here are some of the mock ups, will post texts up at a later date.

...

“If You’re Happy, Clap Your Hands”

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
“If You’re Happy, Clap Your Hands”

“If You’re Happy, Clap Your Hands” “如果感到高兴,你就拍拍手” -Japanese Group Show of 80′s Generation Artists- -日本80后艺术家群展- Artists/艺术家: 秋山幸 Miyuki Akiyama, 渡边理 Osamu Wa...


Art news round up

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Art news round up

The Telegraph is running a series of ‘letters from China,’ including profiles of various personalities in the new China. In this piece an artist who sculpts brothel orgies is profiled. An older Reuters peice on the ‘bubble.’ &#...


Frieze film

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events

Release: Frieze Film 2008: Road Movie Frieze Film 2008 announces Road Movie, an experiment in film making, authorship and dispersal made in response to the way in which digital platforms such as YouTube have made film a medium freely available to all....