The title of this nine-person group exhibition is taken from Slavoj Zizek’s proposition that boredom is the beginning of every authentic act. “Without boredom,” he says “no creativity. If you are not bored, you just stupidly enjoy the situation in which you are... >> Read more
WeChat / Weixin is a mobile app in China that has taken off like wildfire since it was first released in 2011. Now, it is being used to hold independent art auctions. >> Read more
Of young Chinese contemporary artists born in the 1980s, the unique styles of Gong Jian and Jiang Pengyi’s works have drawn particular attention from people in the know. Gong Jian’s paintings are colorful and multi-layered. While his early works demonstrate a visual sense of whimsy, recently his paintings have switched focus to engage in the […] >> Read more
The title ON | OFF, which comes from the graphical interface of a common VPN software used to scale China’s Internet firewall, represents this binary condition at its simplest and most direct. >> Read more