There Are Other Chinese Artists Besides Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a media sensation, and that’s not a bad thing. The artist’s pioneering works, relentless activism and life-broadcasting on Twitter and other media have turned Ai the artist into Ai the...
View ArticleThe Chinese Focus at Armory
Wang Luyan, “W Global Watch D12 – 01″ (2012), acrylic on canvas, at Pékin Fine Arts (all photo by the author for Hyperallergic)There are few hot topics in the art world like China, which along with its...
View ArticleA New Hong Kong Museum Exposes China’s Censored Memories (Part 2)
Zeng Fanzhi, “Rainbow” (1997) (image courtesy of the M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong, the artist, and West Kowloon Cultural District Authority) 1990–1999 HONG KONG — After the Tiananmen uprising and...
View ArticleIn Shanghai, a Future of Endless Museum Photo-Ops
All images installation view of Wavelength: Reset at the Powerlong Museum, Qibao, Shanghai (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) SHANGHAI — The new private art museums that have opened in...
View ArticleFor Six Hours, Four Performers Freeze in the Act of Falling
Xu Zhen, In Just a Blink of an Eye, staged at MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) LOS ANGELES — If you unexpectedly fall down, the moment passes so quickly that...
View Article“Dune Sandworm” Sculpture Rears Its Head At Stanford
Xu Zhen’s sculpture “Hello” has been called “surreal,” “edgy,” and “Stanford’s very own sandworm from Dune.”
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