Published work

From the archive- Hackers and blockers in China

Jul 24th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work, Random Shanghai stuff..., Recommended Reading
Zhongyuan Wang

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Here’s an old research paper from 2002. As you can see- the more things change, the more they remain the same.
China’s blocking of the Internet site Google has again brought
international disfavor to the ethical mak...


Ai Weiwei piece in full

Jul 19th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...

Ai Weiwei piece as it appeared in the paper, got a bit truncated as it went on the front page at the last minute, full text below, + pics mr Ai sent over.
In related news,
here is another piece on China’s art market.
Leading Ch...


West Kowloon project update

Jun 12th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...

Here’s a piece written recently for the Art Newspaper
SHANGHAI. Hong Kong’s West Kowloon museum project, which will involve building a large contemporary art space on 40 hectares of reclaimed land on a central site in the city, has seen ...


Art HK report

Jun 10th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...
Art HK report

Here’s my report on Art HK held last month
The2009 edition of Art Hong Kong, held from 14-17 May got off to a busy start, with large crowds of several thousands attending the opening, despite worries over the economic downturn and H1N1 flu...


Shanghai Eye in Modern Weekly…

May 17th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work
Shanghai Eye in Modern Weekly…

There’s an article in this weeks Modern Weekly with a couple of small Shanghai Eye pieces in it- can you guess which ones*? Modern Weekly has a circulation 500000.

* its, erm, the Ugg Boots, and the bottle, obviously.

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Shanghai World Expo news

May 8th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work, Random Shanghai stuff...
Shanghai World Expo news

World Expo file:
Shanghai desperately seeking foreign artists

The Shanghai World Expo, which will last from May to October 2010, is expected to have 70 million visitors, and plans are underway for tens of thousands of events as well as st...


Ai Weiwei interview

May 1st, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Published work, Random Shanghai stuff..., Recommended Reading
Ai Weiwei interview

Here’s a snippet from a recent interview with Ai Weiwei

Leading Chinese artist Ai Weiwei threw his shoe at the UK Parliament building on his way back to China, following his show at Philips de Pury in London in early March. He was partly ...


FULL TEXT- interview with He Yunchang

Apr 8th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Published work, Random Shanghai stuff..., Recommended Reading
FULL TEXT- interview with He Yunchang

Chinese artist removed rib on day of Olympics opening ceremony

He Yunchang (
via Time Out Beijing)
It has emerged that Chinese performance artist He Yunchang had a rib surgically removed on the 8th of August, the day of the Beijing ...


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 Contemp...


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...