News links of the day, April 13
Apr 13th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...“十三不靠” – an exhibition in Kunming has upset Xinhua, and apparently the auience by showing hard core pornography (story link in Chinese). Xinhua (nee Skinhua) accuses the artists of grandstanding to attract attention. Seems cultural policy has taken a rightward shift.
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On a similar theme, in the UK life drawing classes will be broadcast in the afternoons on Channel 4.
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Artnet muses, have art movements been replaced by the market?
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As the contemporary market struggles, will ink painting take center stage in China? (article in Chinese)
Apparently Ming and Qing literati paintings are now much sought after. Had to happen eventually.
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Non art news of the day:
THais go bonkers (again) here. Enjoy the comments.
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