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China’s first non-government biennale torpedoed by censorship

Aug 29th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, Random Shanghai stuff...
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China’s first non-government biennale torpedoed by censorship

Below is the full text of this piece written for the art newspaper.

Beijing’s inaugural 798 Biennale, held in the sprawling 798 art district in China’s capital, saw a chaotic opening on August 15, and major works by Chinese artists were wid...


Signs of recovery in China’s art market

Mar 25th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Random Shanghai stuff..., Recommended Reading
Signs of recovery in China’s art market

Here’s a piece on China’s art mkt stuff, Shanghai Eye exclusive…
Green shoots of recovery in China’s art market with government led funding

Painting sells for RMb 9 million (USD 1.3 mln)
China’s art market is s...


News round up- Chinese art press

Mar 20th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff..., Recommended Reading
News round up- Chinese art press

As there is a bit of a crisis on collector Zhang Rui, aka Zhang Haoming, aka Zhang Ming, is in his element
Chinese artist wins ‘oscar’ of the international art world – ie. The 2009 Florence Biennale International Contemporary A...


WIP report: Weihai Road 696 event map

Mar 14th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
WIP report: Weihai Road 696 event map

Shanghai Eye is still working on the Weihai Road 696 Studios map
here it is in its current state:

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Some upcoming shows/events

Mar 12th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...
Some upcoming shows/events

Beijing
Upcoming social media as art show in Beijing- details here- , .

Shanghai
Graphic Design and Typography in China w Lynn Pan, Ou Ning, & Pan Jian Feng
中国的平面设计以及字体艺术——潘翎、欧宁、...


More Shanghai World Expo pavilion designs

Feb 15th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...
More Shanghai World Expo pavilion designs

Shanghai’s World Expo HQ have updated their site with more glorious designs. You can review them here.
My current favourite is the Dutch effort below

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Artist creates 1 billion dollar artwork

Jan 15th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff..., weird stuff
Artist creates 1 billion dollar artwork

Via Artabase The artist’s website is here.

Quote:
Michael Marcovici has made an artwork worth a billion dollars, out of a billion dollars.

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Lavish restoration of Emperor’s private rooms in China’s Forbidden City

Jan 8th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, Paintblog, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...
Lavish restoration of Emperor’s private rooms in China’s Forbidden City

Here’s another piece written for the Art Newspaper.

China’s Palace Museum, more popularly known as the Forbidden City,
have restored the lavish personal rooms built by the Qianlong Emperor
(a Qing Dynasty Emperor from17...


(Unfinished) graphic novel on a Chinese theme

Jan 4th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
(Unfinished) graphic novel on a Chinese theme

Aha, the holidays are almost over, for at least two weeks, and then its Chinese new year. I’ve been using this imposed break from the studio to work on my graphic novel, which has been sat in a drawer forever. Here’s page 1. I may even fin...


Last work in progress report of 2008

Dec 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: Cartoon, News and events, Paintblog, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...
Last work in progress report of 2008

Last WIP shots for the year…

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