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To coincide with the opening this week in Shanghai of the 15th anniversary exhibition of the "Chinese Contemporary Art Awards" (CCAA) at the Power Station of Art, Randian's Chris Moore spoke at length with Uli Sigg about the history and philosophy behind CCAA, still the most respected art award in China... >> Read more

On March 14, Osage reopened with a new space on Caoxi Lu located, surprisingly, in a faux-neoclassical mixed-use compound along a dusty elevated highway. Inside, the space is surprisingly crisp—keeping up to white cube standards... >> Read more

“Crabs and Chocolate” is the latest iteration in Li Xiaofei’s “Assembly Line,” project. “Assembly line began in 2010, and in his investigation of the industrial, Li has visited hundreds of factories in the Yangtze River Delta Region. >> Read more

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Wu Jifeng's "pseudo-classic series" and Tao Damin's "remainder" painting project, is the practice of painting two people has been engaged in their respective fields. >> Read more

Iona Whittaker talks to Wang Sishun about the ON/OFF show at UCCA >> Read more

In my experience, Ullens rarely opens up the entirety of its vast space for any one exhibition. But this year, Ullens has mobilized its forces to make the “ON|OFF” show one of the rare recipients of this accolade. According to the curators, “ON | OFF” is a type of VPN software (See “Flipping the Switch with Sun Dongdong”)... >> Read more

“ON | OFF: China’s Young Artists in Concept and Practice,” an exhibition of the work of 50 young mainland Chinese artists, will open at UCCA in Beijing on January 13, 2013. Liang Shuhan met artist Xu Qu to discuss the exhibition in the final weeks of its preparation. >> Read more

As a preview to the exhibition “ON | OFF: China’s Young Artists in Concept and Practice” randian 燃点 is publishing a series of conversations in the lead-up to the opening, offering insights into the concept and planning of the show, and the perspectives of participating artists. Randian Editors Iona Whittaker and Liang Shuhan meet curator Sun Dongdong.... >> Read more

In light of Liu Wei’s recent solo exhibition at Long March Space in Beijing, randian sought out the artist in his studio located on the outskirts of Beijing to discuss media, social intervention, consumerist culture and creativity in a post-industrial world.
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