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I stepped off the plane, inhaled deeply, and choked on the news that America had elected Donald Duck as president. Had the plane actually crashed in a massive ball of fire without me noticing? >> Read more

For most, Vietnam is an idea formed, since the beginning of the twentieth century, by a foreigner’s idea of the foreign, rather more than by its residents. >> Read more

Steyerl's work is so cogent because, as a provocateur, she is able to coherently foreground the mechanisms of art that have long been buried and ignored. As Steyerl herself says: Too Much World. >> Read more

Randian talked to Lorenzo Rudolf about his SHContemporary days and his observations of the Shanghai art scene. He also discussed the challenges (and potential) of operating in Singapore, and the reasons behind some of the curated exhibitions ArtStage has pushed in the fair. >> Read more

The 2nd prize winning essay by Joobin Bekhrad, from the 1st edition of the International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC). >> Read more

Thircuir Publishing, founded in 2011 by Jérémie Thircuir, publishes pocket-sized art books (“simple, chic, and playful”) at an affordable price. Photo-heavy with an introductory essay, Thircuir Publishing has aimed to make contemporary Chinese artists, especially photography... >> Read more

Para Site is excited to present Ten Million Rooms of Yearning. Sex in Hong Kong, a multi-venue exhibition looking at the connections between sex, desire and the city's society and historical conditions. >> Read more

Chinese collectors are counted on in the world, and many international galleries have opened here. Yesterday was Christie’s inaugural auction in Mainland China, taking place in Shanghai. So who are the Chinese collectors, and what are their priorities? >> Read more

A conversation between Li Zhenhua and David Elliott, curators of "PANDAMONIUM: Media art from Shanghai" >> Read more

Ever wanted to own a Zhou Chunya or an Ai Weiwei? Well now major collector status is close within your reach—all for less than 50 RMB.
 
 
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