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ON THE GROUND
First notes from Cai Guoqiang’s Taipei opening
Over the weekend, Beijing-based writer and curator Philip Tinari posted his first impressions of the Cai Guoqiang Taipei show via Twitter.
On the two new works produced for this exhibition:
Two new pieces: “Day and Night” a 32x3meter gunpowder painting showing 13 poses of a dancer to “express the passing time of a lifespan” (8:31 PM Nov [...]
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EXHIBITIONS
Louis Vuitton “A Passion for Creation” exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Until August 9, 2009
Hong Kong Museum of Art
As part of the established Le French May Festival, one of the most the prominently promoted exhibits opens at the Hong Kong Museum of Art featuring a collection of fashion and art by French luxury lifestyle brand Louis Vuitton. This is the first time a single exhibit has [...]
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HEADLINES
Forbes: Chinese Art, Tricks of the Trade
Gady Epstein articulates underlying market realities in following the boom of the contemporary Chinese art market and how its manipulation has lessons for investors in all sectors of the Chinese economy. “The game is up, but for those who got in early enough and got out, the money’s been made. “That whole Chinese collector cartel, [...]
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BOOK REVIEWS, HEADLINES
Bookforum: New Art New China by Richard Vine
In Bookforum, Beijing-based critic Philip Tinari reviews Art in America senior editor Richard Vine’s book about contemporary Chinese art, New Art New China.
From Bookforum (article online here):
“For all the glossy books that have appeared on contemporary Chinese art in the past few years, a basic overview—rather than an artist-by-artist glossary or a survey exhibition catalogue—has [...]
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EXHIBITIONS
聂幕 Nie Mu at Galerie Urs Meile Beijing
until April 5
Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing
No. 104 Caochangdi Art District
“Memoire” is a solo exhibition of digital paintings rendered by Chinese artist Nie Mu (b. 1973). Trained as a printmaker at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, she applies the infinite possibilities of reproduction to painting with the digital tools of her computer and programs like [...]
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BOOK REVIEWS, HEADLINES
Artreview.com: Review of ‘Artists in China’ by Philip Tinari
Laura Allsop reviews the recent publication of Philip Tinari’s coffee table book, ‘Artists in China.’ The book offers a cursory look into the lives and living environments of many of China’s leading artists.
From the review (online here):
The artworld can be a difficult territory to navigate. Composed of capital cities (London, Paris, Berlin), less-well-known spots [...]
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Upon returning to New York after her first visit to China, Soraya Broukhim provides a review of Wang Qingsong’s "When World's Collide" exhibition of photographs and videos at ICP. (
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