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Ai is not speaking to the critics and academics. “Evidence” is for the masses.
 
 
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Shi Jinsong’s work is also closely tied to a traditional Chinese aesthetic and philosophy—these words are easy to write but so often used as to be almost meaningless. Shi Jinsong engages in the invention of mythologies of things as ideals...which is to say that invention and transformation are not corruptions of an ideal but rather its embodiment... >> Read more

Billy Childish, as his adopted name suggests, is an antidote to the art world’s pretension. An early punk and expelled from art school, he has always refused to just fit in or comply. He is a prolific musician, poet, writer and painter... >> Read more

Credit must be given to the Met, as the exhibition’s wide selection of works allows many unfamiliar Chinese names exposure on an institutional level in the West. Nonetheless, this raises a side issue as well—some of the works exhibited have little relevance to the themes they serve and thus the exhibition sometimes wanders off topic. >> Read more

,br />Hong Kong, December 2, 2013—Sundaram Tagore Hong Kong is pleased to present Natural Selection, an exhibition that brings together the work of four radically different artists who share a deep-rooted connection to the natural world.

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For no matter how big the fair is (258 galleries, 31 countries), how many satellite fairs sprout up (more than 20, but only a few worth going to), or how many celebs are spotted (Leonardo DiCaprio, Cindy Crawford, Glenn O’Brian), the thing about fairs is they are always going somewhere else. Somebody is always getting left behind. >> Read more

The much-anticipated Sifang Art Museum and a related architectural enclave is the pet project of real estate developer Lu Jun and his son Lu Xun in Nanjing. But following the opening of its inaugural exhibition, one wonders in hindsight about the thoughts behind “The Garden of Diversion”, curated by Philippe Pirotte. >> Read more

What are landscapes? To modern folks, they are little more than the temporary backdrop for a narcissistic or posturing holiday snap. Landscapes have long since been pushed to the fringes of urban life... >> Read more

ICA Director Gregor Muir speaks about his first contact with the artist Zhang Enli's work, their shared impressions of Shanghai, Zhang Enli's artistic practice and why now is the time for a show in London by one of China's "lasting artists". >> Read more

Modern Hong Kong nightlife began with the California Restaurant in 1983. The exhibition “Sneakerotics” proposes a position with regard to the parallel life of the California dream in Hong Kong。 >> Read more