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Writing from Paris in 1991 under the pseudonym “No Beard Fei,” Fei Dawei penned a letter to fellow art critic and curator “Scraggly Beard Grandpa,” the pen name of Li Xianting in Beijing. Fei’s letter was a response to Li’s concern that “if art leaves its cultural motherland, it necessarily withers.” >> Read more

The 12th edition of the Shanghai Biennale will take place at the Power Station of Art (PSA) from November 10, 2018 to March 10, 2019. After careful consideration by members of the PSA Academic Committee and confirmation from the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film &TV, Cuauhtémoc Medina has been appointed the Chief Curator of the 12th Shanghai Biennale. The official title for the 2018 event will be announced at the end of this year. >> Read more

This letter is penned after PRACTICE has been around for two years, >> Read more

Each of the winning teams will receive 330 000 RMB [approx. 53100 USD] to execute their curatorial proposals.
 
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On May 28, 2015, the award ceremony for “9th Award of Art China—the Most Influential People of the Year” took place in the Great Hall of the Establishment of Virtue [Jianfu Gong] in the Forbidden City in Beijing. >> Read more

“Re-Re: Reshaping the Notion of Resistance” is a series of programmes accompanying the exhibition, A Hundred Years of Shame – Songs of Resistance and Scenarios for Chinese Nations currently on view at Para Site. >> Read more

This fall, Shanghai’s profusion of events made it almost seem like the central hub of contemporary art in China. Here is an overview of what happened—with more coverage to come later. 
 
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“L’Ombre du Fou Rire" is a survey of the work of Yue Minjun currently on show at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. Through 40+ paintings spanning his oeuvre from its early stages to the present, audiences may witness Yue’s artistic practice — its grimacing faces a favorite image in the media and market — at first hand. Randian editor Iona Whittaker met Yue Minjun at his Beijing studio.... >> Read more

Ioan Whittaker talks with the director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing, Jérôme Sans, about his time at the institution. >> Read more

Platform China Contemporary Art Institute is honored to announce the group exhibition Jungle III – Common. The exhibition will be on view from 5th November to 17th December, 2017. “Jungle” Project till now has spanned 8 years to this day. In 2010, Platform China launched the 1st Jungle Exhibition, aimed to explore the circumstance of […] >> Read more