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Much as the Beijing winter has been very mild this year, overall, the art of the past year has also felt rather milder and more sentimental from previous years. Let us then explore the production and exhibition of this “old” contemporary art in the contemporary Chinese art world. >> Read more

For art that muses over the nostalgia of the past, “monumentality” is a necessary characteristic: Caspar David Friedrich’s desolate monasteries or Gothic cathedrals, John William Waterhouse’s distressed “Lady of Shalott,” or John Everett Millais’ “Orphelia” sinking in the river — there is a sorrowful sublime... >> Read more

For the vast majority of contemporary artists, finding one’s personal style and distinct aesthetic may be the only possible path towards success — even if style and distinctiveness are not sought by the artists themselves. Yet the exhibition “Magnanimity — a Collection of Atypical Works by 21 Chinese Artists” rejects this  conception by displaying the atypical works of some 21 artists. >> Read more

Temu reflects on the scale of ideas and the smallness of meaning. In this season of rebirth, instead of rushing to "predict" formulaically the trends in this year’s contemporary art, perhaps it is more worthwhile to think of what was thoughtful and meaningful in the past year. >> Read more