Archive for February 2010

JG Ballard tribute show

Feb 20th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...
Zhongyuan Wang

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Bloomborg review of the (former shanghai resident) JG Ballard exhibition in London. In a related note, JG Ballard’s old house in Shanghai is now undergoing some sort of huge reconstruction, the restaurant that was based in the building has moved...


Abstract art from North and South America

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: International, Random Shanghai stuff...
Abstract art from North and South America

The New York Times has an interesting article on abstract painting available online here.

quote:
For all its virtues, such art never found a wide audience. Dismissed as decorative and un-American in the isolationist 1930s, it was all bu...


Island 6 show on March 6

Feb 18th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

Title : \”Libido, Mortido\”
Dates : From March 6th 2010 to April 30th 2010 (part of the Jue Festival)
Curation : Thomas Charvériat and Zane Mellupe
Vernissage : March 13th 2010 – 8pm
Venue : island6, 50 Mogan...


Photo report- paper making at Weihai 696 and other CNY scenes

Feb 18th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
Photo report- paper making at Weihai 696 and other CNY scenes

Its Chinese New Year, besides the usual fireworks and mass transit issues, Shanghai’s week of downtime lets people do other things too. Shanghai Eye was roped into doing a spot of paper making by Weihai Road 696 studio neighbour Yiqian, as it is...


Today’s links Feb 17, 2010

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

WSJ has a look at the Chinese artist censored in France.
Ziboy has some nice photos of Chinese New Year in Beijing.

Dazed and Confused Chinese photographers
Ancient Indians drew pictures of UFOs, wooo

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Presser: The World Future Society

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: International, Random Shanghai stuff...

PRESSER:
The Annual Conference of the World Future Society
July 8-10, 2010, Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts
Hi, my name is Timothy Mack and I’m the President of the World Future Society. I’d like to take a...


Links of the day Feb. 16 2010

Feb 16th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

A lot of stories floating a bout on Twitter
Rpeckham provides The second issue of the Modern Art Asia Journal
Niubi provided linkage to Aiweiwei and his new work (NRSW)
Just to get you paranoid China Geeks asks is twitter a trap?


Paintblog- Feb. 16, 2010

Feb 16th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
Paintblog- Feb. 16, 2010
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Scholarly article on Olafur Eliasson’s work

Feb 14th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...
Scholarly article on Olafur Eliasson’s work

Regarding the upcoming show at UCCA in April.
Here is a fairly recent in -depth look at his work.
Here is his ‘Weather Series’ at the Tate.

Google image search offers a good series of photos of the Sun piece.
A vi...


Coal miners wedding photos

Feb 13th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Believe it or not, Random Shanghai stuff...
Coal miners wedding photos

Received via email, there was a text, but I think the photos speak for themselves. How to get married in style, crikey…

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