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"River of Fundament", an operatic, five-hour-long film created by Matthew Barney in 2014, was presented in Asia for the first time last September; it is known in translation as Chongsheng zhi He— literally “River of Rebirth­ ­—which is believed to be the film's subject. >> Read more

For a long time ShanghART’s home was the M50 art district, on the banks of Suzhou Creek, a much smaller version of Beijing’s Dashanzi 798. Galleries at M50 would come and go but ShanghART’s presence, along with the mostly local artists it represented—including Ding Yi, Zhang Enli and Xu Zhen—remained constant. >> Read more

People crowd the raft of empty Coke cans and Pepsi bottles. Tourists, clubbers, musicians, students, sun bathers. Protestors are matched with actors, mendicants with diners, a photographer and his model with a mugger and his victim. The flag is red, the sky is grey, but unlike Delacroix’s "original", there is no ship on the horizon, blind or otherwise. >> Read more

“The last vehicle” was a complex reflection on future and present scenarios. >> Read more

I feel that the exhibitions on November 9 and following it are worth looking at with a sense of doubt about the establishment and with a questioning attitude. Here are my observations. >> Read more

For a long time M50 and Moganshan Road was Shanghai’s (very) little 798 District. It was the cynosure of art production, with ShanghART and major artists like Zhang Enli and Xu Zhen long-term residents. But ShanghART has moved to the new West Bund cultural district, as has Aike Dell’arco and MadeIn Gallery. More than once […] >> Read more

Nadim Abbas’ science fiction inspired work often constructs spatial situations that double as visual puns. >> Read more

Dai Yun (b.1971, Xi'an, China)has attained outstanding achievements in contemporary sculpture in China. >> Read more

It is a curious historical fact that such a small and distant country as Switzerland has had such a profound impact on the development of art in China, especially at this moment of China’s greatest economic and cultural transformation. >> Read more

10 Chancery Lane Gallery is proud to present HKFOREWORD16, an exhibition showcasing recent works by 13 Hong Kong art graduates. Now in its fifth year, the HKFOREWORD series, organized by 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, aims to actively promote and strengthen relations between the new generation of contemporary artists in Hong Kong and local art institutions. […] >> Read more