One of the most recent exhibitions dedicated to Spanish photos to exhibit in Beijing, "Capturing ARCOmadrid: 25 Years of Photography in Spain" brings together 61 works from a range of contemporary artists.
Because of our unfamiliarity with Spanish culture, politics and social issues, we're sure we're missing a ... Read More
At the very heart of art is the intent to create emotion in the viewer of the piece. In Ma Ke's "Life Most Intense," the artist creates a sense of deep disturbance. But he eschews detailed images, instead offering suggestions and impressions via pieces one would feel uncomfortable coming ... Read More
If nothing else, China is a land full of stories. Everyone has one, and each generation's tales differ wildly from those of the next. "History in the Making: Sketches for Iconic Paintings" is the artistic equivalent of getting the back story to a number of paintings by a large ... Read More
It’s hard to weave through the crowds in 798 on a spring day and not get shot. Almost everyone on the street, in the galleries, in the cafés, is toting some form of camera. From high-tech digital equipment and expensive telephoto lenses to the fluttering shutters of countless smartphones ... Read More
Many know him as the proprietor of the popular Gulou bar Amilal, but Aluss is also an art photographer who has been documenting bands of wild horses in the changing Mongolian countryside. His images—often displayed on the walls of Amilal—are haunting, and explore the effects of urbanization on ... Read More
The 4th annual PhotoSpring kicks off this weekend with photography exhibitions all over town. And lucky for us, it's not just at Caochangdi--several centrally located galleries and exhibition spaces are also holding photography displays this spring. Check out our top picks for 2012.
Crossover: 2012 Three Shadows Photography Award ... Read More
Many contemporary Chinese artists become known for one successful image. Think the split-face grins of Yue Minjun's paintings and sculptures, or Zhan Wang's exploded rocks and metal-covered boulder chunks. They both found something that worked and made a career out of it. Not Gu Dexin, though, who has ... Read More
When the contemporary art scene in China exploded in the 1990s, it was expanding into a virtual vacuum. Contemporary art creation and appreciation in China was confined to a small circle of artists and viewers—the general public had little to no exposure to modern art forms and ideas. Fast ... Read More
Don’t fill that unsightly empty space above your couch with any old cheap print when you can put up a classic work of art—a fake one, that is. Skilled painters can recreate any work for a small price.
These aren’t the dime-a-dozen Chinese landscapes or panda portraits ... Read More
We are, as the saying goes, just cogs in the wheel—minute, individually expendable bits that together form a larger whole. Bai Yiluo's exhibition, now on at Pékin Fine Arts, highlights the larger systems that influence and direct our lives, reminding viewers of the relatively small space they occupy ... Read More
Once, visiting an exhibition with an Asian friend, we came across a sculpture of a figure hung Christ-like—head down, arms extended, legs together—on the wall. We elbowed our friend in the ribs, and whispered some lame joke about the artist inviting God's wrath, to which our friend ... Read More
Appreciating photography these days entails a certain suspension of disbelief. Retouching photos, upping the contrast, playing with light levels and exposures—all made easy through a slew of photography editing programs—are de rigeur. If you don't believe us, try looking at a photo snapped pre-2000, and compare a ... Read More
Faurschou Beijing's latest exhibition is small in scale but large in scope. A joint exhibition of works from Ai Wei Wei and Liu Wei, all pieces from the Faurschou Foundation Collection, the show displays key works from both artists.
A testament against the old adage that bigger is better ... Read More
String occupies an interesting niche in the collective psyche. From the strings the Fates spun linking the ancient Greeks to their future lives, to the thin red thread connecting destined lovers in China, a string's uses are myriad, and different cultures use it as a metaphor for connections, captivity ... Read More
In celebration of its sixth anniversary, Arario Gallery Beijing is staging an exhibition of works from two prominent contemporary Chinese artists working with a challenging range of computer-generated video art. With concurrent solo exhibitions from Feng Mengbo and Miao Xiaochun, "Limitless" is an exciting glimpse into the development of new ... Read More
Art critic, curator and former LEAP editor Phil Tinari takes the reins at the UCCA. He shares his thoughts on the current state of the Chinese and international art scenes, where he'll steer UCCA, and building an Asian art hub.
You’ve just become the curator of the UCCA ... Read More
"Explosion" is a term often applied to a variety of things in China: population, business, trends, the Chinese art scene. In his latest exhibition at the UCCA, contemporary artist Zhan Wang transforms China's abstract explosions into a literal one, with a video and sculpture installation that brings viewers into ... Read More
German conceptual artist and theorist Joseph Beuys once declared "everyone is an artist," a concept that Chinese contemporary artist Mo Yi of Three Shadows Art Photography Centre is exploring in "Through My Eyes" now on at The Opposite House.
Though Beuys was alluding to bringing creativity to endeavors outside of ... Read More
UCCA is celebrating their fourth anniversary by letting the public enter current exhibitions totally free of charge.
The four exhibitions part of the anniversary celebration include Thai film director Apichatpong Weerasethaku's cinematic installation For Tomorrow For Tonight; Parallax, an exhibition that plays with our visual senses by French duo ... Read More
UCCA's ongoing "Curated By" series has produced some quality exhibitions, but our favorite so far is Lu Yang's "The Anatomy of Rage." This young multimedia artist mixes and matches ancient traditions, modern science and CGI effects in works that playfully pose questions about the nature of anger and ... Read More
We first reported on this incident at Cable 8 Creative Space a few weeks ago and decided to send a reporter over to speak with Creative Space event planner Xiong Ying to dig a bit more into the dispute between Creative Space businesses and government authorities
On the evening of ... Read More
As the capital and cultural center of China, Beijing is the heartland of Chinese artists, writers, filmmakers and other intelligentsia. Ever wondered what topics circulate through these crowds? Beijing-based artist Jing Yuan Huang’s latest project is one place to find out. Co-founder and director of Caochangdi’s Where Where ... Read More
Artists have always questioned the norms of societal propriety. Many aggressively challenge why we do what we do, while others—such as Yang Jiechang in his solo show "Tale of the 11th Day," now on at Tang Contemporary Art—plant tongue firmly in cheek and create works which not only ... Read More
Cable 8 Creative Center in the CBD is coming down in the worst way. The art district, housed in the last Mao-era factory in the CBD, is being torn down to make way for skyscrapers--and even pleas from a former French prime minister and the current French ambassador weren ... Read More
Few topics stir heated debate like climate change, and a new documentary photography exhibit now on at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre subtly, but insistently, adds to the ongoing discussion.
Through a series of photos and video installations, "Coal + Ice" examines the drastic effect coal mining is having on the ... Read More
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