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The title, Everything Was Forever, Until it Was No More, is borrowed from Alexei Yurchak’s book of the same name. Yurchak discusses the collapse of the Soviet Union and one particular characteristic that defined it: the sense that although the Soviet system was felt to be permanent and immutable, its demise was at the same time perceived as completely natural. >> Read more

As a new non-profit, experimental art space, how should de Art Center’s first exhibition be curated? This question has been on my mind for quite some time. Now it is my pleasure to work with Ju Anqi to present his solo here. In China Ju is reputed as an alternative figure both in film-making and […] >> Read more

Vast sea and blue sky, lofty rocky mountains and olive fields spread over the land. >> Read more

ShanghART Gallery is honored to present Shi Yong’s new solo exhibition “Under the Rule” on the second floor of the Westbund space on 27th September. This exhibition continues the concept of the artist’s solo exhibition held in 2015. Shi Yong takes “the combined words of violence and modification” (such as dismantling, cutting, welding, shaping and […] >> Read more

London, July 25, 2017: PHOTOFAIRS, international art fairs dedicated to photography, >> Read more

Once again, Art Basel was a huge success. Outside, people were swimming in the Rhine under the June sun and sausages were as ridiculously expensive as ever. And there was lots of art sold, often at record prices, if you believe the breathless reports. IF. It is almost pointless writing about Art Basel. Sharing photos, […] >> Read more

A prejudice I wasn’t able to overcome: I find the title of the Biennale unbearable. It literally translates as “Go Art Go” (okay, also “Long Live Art”, but still). >> Read more

The world already existed. And we have almost never used a word of our own invention. If that is the case, then how can we go about “creating a world” or even providing an account of this act? In an era of unbridgeable distance from Origin and impossible-to-internalize Cause, “CAUSE” becomes a working title, the […] >> Read more

Galerie Urs Meile is delighted to announce the opening of the new exhibition space in the 798 Art District in Beijing with an inaugural exhibition by Qiu Shihua. >> Read more

Driving from Dubai’s airport to the center you see billboards along the road with huge letters saying: TRUMP, and underneath, International Golf Club. Moments like this remind you that the Emirates (and the Gulf states) are different from the rest of the Arab world. Led by business-oriented sheikhs, foreign investment, and lots of petroleum, in […] >> Read more