Zheng Chongbin: The Classical Origins of Contemporary Abstraction
It is too early to decide if I am destroying the tradition of ink painting.
—Zheng Chongbin >> Read more
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Datong Dazhang: The Way Out for Small-Town Art Youth
As a tall man hailing from Datong in Shanxi province, Zhang Shengquan had, in the customary Chinese manner, the nickname of “Da Zhang” (lit. “Big Zhang”), and thus ended up being known as “Datong Dazhang”. He started making art in the 1980s. >> Read more
House of 72 Tenants Updated
In the 1950s, a comedy series called “The House of 72 Tenants” took the world of television by storm. It depicted the lives of the working class in Shanghai prior to Liberation in 1949; it became emblematic of life in Shanghai with one single line: “Rooms as small as pigeon cages, with lodgers all crammed inside"... >> Read more
