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Uzumaki is the name of a Japanese manga published from 1998 to 1999. Its author Junji Ito used the shape of a spiral as a form of horror. Spirals are generally regarded positively in Japanese society, so the challenge of Uzumaki was to take the mysterious pattern as larger than humanity’s capability for understanding and twist it into a terrible force. >> Read more

As part of his recent series of paintings, Wang Chuan transcribed this poem encapsulating key tenets of Buddhism (2013 No. 71). As the artist’s chosen text, we can expect it to offer insights into the paintings he created around the same time: it may be a key to understanding the series. >> Read more

School of Visaul Arts Art Platform proud to annouce Double fly Art Center solo exhibition Run Peachland Run. >> Read more

It seems a clue is provided in another video work, "Mars" (2016). In it, rootless sand dunes being moved by the wind are even, indifferent, and desolate. >> Read more

I try to understand how an artist, a designer, an architect, a writer, a poet, or any other “creative” individual should go about this kind of activity in order to bring his or her own work and practice into this kind of context. >> Read more

The artist intends to hew to a naturalistic approach, implanting the history of natural objects within a larger context—and thus inciting our wariness of our commonplace certainty in our modernity.
 
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Opening Reception 2015.11.14（sat）15:00 at Tokyo Gallery+BTAP | Beijing Curator :  Hang Du This year Tokyo Gallery + BTAP is pleased to present Korean artist Sim Moon Seup’s solo show “The Presentation – To the Island”, held from November 14th until December 15th. Shim Moon Seup (1943-) is a renowned contemporary artist from Korea who graduated in […] >> Read more

Tang Contemporary Art is delighted to announce the solo exhibition of He An after a four-year hiatus. He An will present his views on truth, timeline and legend involving a new series of installations. >> Read more

What are young Chinese artists doing in New York? This is an interesting question.The artists, with background like this, are likely to be expected to conform to a specific, predictable worldview, focused on several Chinese styles, as spokespersons for a singular cultural or social identity. >> Read more

One of the core genre tools often deployed for exhibitions intended to invite public participation is, of course, participatory art. “Inflation!” wisely steers away from anything knotty and relational, instead opting for a more literal form of visitor-work interaction that also makes space for unorthodox relationships between visitors. >> Read more