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The plain gesture of juxtaposing a minor group of Guangzhou cosplay enthusiasts with cranes at construction sites and migrant workers doesn’t really distill the essence either of societal change in contemporary China or “the numbing state of modernity” >> Read more

Coming on the heels of the successful opening of his solo show Bitterness at the Hubei Mu-seum of Art, Yuan Gong will open his second solo exhibition this year, Secret Crossing, at the Tianjin Art Museum. >> Read more

Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong is pleased to present, “Ghosts of Ellis Island. >> Read more

Never judge a book by its cover. Oh, but what a cover! Istanbul is one of the most beguiling cities in the world. Dripping with history and set beautifully along the Bosphorus, the city is undergoing yet another of its many rebirths... >> Read more

September signaled a headlong rush of art fairs in Shanghai. First was Photo Shanghai, a photography fair focused on the Asia-Pacific region and featuring about 40 galleries. With effective promotion, efficient execution and a general high level of professionalism, the fair organizers won over general assent. >> Read more

Galerie Perrotin is proud to present Forest of Illusions, featuring three artists from the 1980s generation of Greater China. The exhibiting artists, Cheng Ran (Hangzhou), Tsang Kin-wah (Hong Kong) and Yang Yi-shiang (Taiwan) share the same concerns about human conditions of the contemporary world. >> Read more

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present Under the Skin, a group exhibition featuring artworks by gallery artists Tracey Emin, Klara Kristalova, Alex Prager, Robin Rhode, Juergen Teller, and Erwin Wurm. The artists included in this exhibition will present a diverse selection of works that are linked by a shared engagement with figurative representation in contemporary art. >> Read more

In response to recent accusations leveled by Li Shan and Sun Liang, Johnson Chang of Hanart has issued a statement (reprinted here). Randian also spoke with Johnson Chang to hear his version of events. >> Read more

randian 燃点 recently chatted over e-mail with Colin Chinnery, the director of the Multitude Art Prize, about the operation and aims of the Prize.
 
 
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My Dear, You Shouldn’t Believe in Fairytales takes the construction of fairytales as a metaphor for the legitimization of narratives as a point of departure... >> Read more