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COMPLICATED BIENNALE KICKS OFF SOON
The Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture announced the opening of its third edition “City Mobilization”, scheduled to run from 6 December, 2009 to 23 January, 2010 in the southern coastal city of Shenzhen. Led by Chief Curator Ou Ning and curators Beatrice Galilee, Kayoko Ota, Weiwei Shannon and Pauline J. Yao, the exhibition features approximately 60 artists and architects from around the world presenting newly created works in three venues: Shenzhen Civic Square, Shenzhenwan Avenue and Yitian Holiday Plaza.
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MATA HARI IN BEIJING STEALS BUS FARE CHANGE PLANS FOR LONDON
during last year’s Olympics festivities the deputy London mayor was drugged, and had his things ‘rifled.’ Story here.

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Chinese art in the US midwest
or thereabouts?
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The Delusional blah de blah of aspiring artists, art students are all idiots, etc, piece here from Art Market Monitor
Just stopped short of telling art students to go out and get proper jobs! and maybe they should….
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Similar piece “Even Tracey Emin thinks they’re rubbish” attack piece on art students and their ilk.

Looks like the middle classes are in fine form/getting ready for Toryism again. Nothing like a bit of oppresion to get those art students up in arms/paintpots.

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Nice article on the current state of Chinese art by Salt Lake Tribune
- another midwest place? No idea. Liu Xiaodong should do a hoover dam series to complement his 3 gorges one.
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The Economist weighs in on the foreign auction houses activities in China meme.
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