A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a possible future ended. Only some archaeological documents remain. Liu Cixin’s utopian short story “Zhongguo 2185”, written in the 1980s and published as samizdat in 1989, speaks of this spectral future. “Zhongguo 2185” envisions a future in which a democratic China, led by a female president, is forced to shut down the power network to stop a cybernetic insurgency helmed by one of six virtually resurrected brains—Chairman Mao’s. >> Read more
Flattened Metal is the first solo institutional exhibition of emerging Chinese artist Guan Xiao in the UK, which runs from 20 April – 19 June 2016. >> Read more
A prize is always as much about the giver as the receiver. This year’s inaugural Sigg Prize, successor to the esteemed Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA), was as much about M+ as it was about the winner, Hong Kong’s own Samson Yung. >> Read more
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Travelling from the corners of East Java to a 19th century church in Islington, Edouard Malingue Gallery (Hong Kong, Shanghai) is thrilled to present ‘Madakaripura’ the first solo presentation in London of the Indonesian collective Tromarama (est. 2006, Bandung). Marking the last exhibition in the gallery’s temporary project space, Tromarama transport us to a historical waterfall, which is believed to be the last place where Gajah Mada (c. 1290 - c. 1364) - a central figure in Indonesian culture who used to be a Mahapatih or Prime Minister in the Majapahit empire - meditated before he reached Moksa, a term for various forms of emancipation and enlightenment >> Read more
Edouard Malingue Gallery (Shanghai) is pleased to present “LLIMIIINALL”, the first solo exhibition in Mainland China by the Indonesian collective, Tromarama. >> Read more
A strong advocate for the internationalisation of art, Nathalie Obadia has been instrumental in introducing Chinese artists such as MadeIn, Ni Youyu and Wang Keping to the Paris art scene. >> Read more
22 February to 11 April 2018 Central and Western District Promenade & Wan Chai Hong Kong’s first international sculpture park today announced the names of 19 of the artists confirmed to participate in the project. Supported by a wide community of public and private organisations, the Harbour Arts Sculpture Park will be the first public art project […] >> Read more
Design Society, China’s first dedicated cultural design hub established by China Merchants Shekou (CMSK), was officially inaugurated on 2 December, as was its home venue the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC), a 70,000sqm complex, designed by the legendary Fumihiko Maki. >> Read more