randian | 燃点

There’s something about being held within the form, like the actual person, the life cast, is held within the fantasy of the form. It’s a piece that draws you in. You go around the back, you come to the front. —Paul McCarthy >> Read more

John Baldessari's "Ear Sofa; Nose Sconces with Flowers (in Stage Setting)", 2009/2017, was the best and weirdest thing at Unlimited, including when the model got some dust in her eye >> Read more

Now in its fourth edition, the West Bund Art & Design (10 – 12 November, 2017) >> 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

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

Simchowitz's controversial business model, obstinate personality, omnipresence on social media, and big mouth have consistently earned him a spot at the center of heated and polarized debates about his policy of aggressively stockpiling emerging artists' work so as to compete with galleries and dealers for their market share. >> Read more

Interestingly quite a few of the collectors subject to this treatment, however anonymously, actually enjoy it, thus proving there is more than a little BDSM in the peculiar world of contemporary art. >> Read more

I stepped off the plane, inhaled deeply, and choked on the news that America had elected Donald Duck as president. Had the plane actually crashed in a massive ball of fire without me noticing? >> Read more

With 2015 ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair successfully held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center for the first time, the 2016 edition will continue on its previous success and take place from November 10th to 13th 2016. >> Read more

There is an added frisson from thinking it's all there for the taking—you just have to want it badly enough and with a confident smile, whip out your Amex Centurian card. >> Read more