DAI Guangyu's "Interval of Silence" Opens June 7th in BeijiAI

"Interval of Silence," curated by the brilliant artist Dai Guangyu, opens this Saturday in Beijing.

With a lineup of some of China's hottest contemporary artists, including AI Weiwei, CANG Xin, CHEN Lingyang, DAI Guangyu, HAN Bing, HE Chengyao, HE Yunchang, HUANG Rui,JIN Feng, ZHANG Dali and others, and academic host, Wang Lin, the show promises to give pause for reflection, as the curator intends.

I'll post installation shots after the opening.

If you're in Beijing on June 7th, 2008, come to 798 Art Factory, Red Star Gallery, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Beijing, Chaoyang Qu, 100015 for the opening. Starts at 3pm.

Exhibition runs from June 7th-July 20th.

Kitai Vperiod!!! China Forward

Kitai Vperiod!!! China Forward!!! Contemporary art exhibition
curated by powerhouse Pia Copper, organized by Albert Benamou Gallery and located at Tsum in Moscow. Highlights from the show of some of China's hottest artists and rising stars, from Gao Brothers to Chen Wenling, from Zhong Biao to Feng Zhengjie, from Ma Liuming to Han Bing.

VIDEO CLIP of the show at TSUM

Wang Qingsong's work takes a new direction at PKM SOLO SHOW

And Wang Qingsong's trademark hairstyle changes as well to mark the occasion. I'm trying to convince him that a John Waters mustache is the perfect compliment to his new look. Surveillance cameras allow visitors on the second floor to spy on the action below.Some of the work exhibited is self-referential photography of the PKM Gallery before and after his installation.My favorite work in the show was more in line with Wang Qingsong's traditional photography. This triptych shows an empty train, a train full of the possessions of rural migrants, along with the artist (who often appears in his own works in various guises) and the train crammed with those same migrants--a typical scene from everyday life that the artist has restaged, ala Jeff Wall, for this series. Kids LOVED the squishy foam stairs at Wang Qingsong's Solo Show at PKM. They bounced and bounded all the way up, screaming "好舒服” （feels good and comfy) all the way up.

Asia Society Director Melissa Chiu's ‘Chinese Contemporary Art: 7 Things You Should Know’

‘Chinese Contemporary Art: 7 Things You Should Know’ by Melissa Chiu
May 26th, 2008 ·

Published: 2008
English

‘Chinese Contemporary Art: 7 Things You Should Know’ presents a historical overview of the contemporary Chinese art scene. Written by Asia Society director, Melissa Chiu, the book is characterized by succinct text that present concise explanations of the events, exhibitions, market shifts and individual players that together created the backdrop for today’s contemporary art scene in China.

The text is divided into seven chapters, which highlight what Dr. Chiu views as the most important discussion points related to contemporary Chinese art: 1) contemporary art in China began decade ago 2) Chinese contemporary art is more diverse than you might think 3) museums and galleries have promoted Chinese contemporary art since the 1990s 4) government censorship has been an influence on Chinese artists and sometimes still is 5) the Chinese artists’ diaspora is returning to China 6) contemporary art museums in china are on the rise and 7) the world is collecting Chinese contemporary art.

For the rest of the review check out REDBOX STUDIO

Incendiary American BULLSHIT

...the US cancels Palestinian Fulbrights.

"Hadeel Abukwaik, a 23-year-old engineering software instructor in Gaza, had hoped to do graduate work in the United States this fall on the Fulbright that she thought was hers. She had stayed in Gaza this past winter when its metal border fence was destroyed and tens of thousands of Gazans poured into Egypt, including her sister, because the agency administering the Fulbright told her she would get the grant only if she stayed put. She lives alone in Gaza where she was sent to study because the cost is low; her parents, Palestinian refugees, live in Dubai.

“I stayed to get my scholarship,” she said. “Now I am desperate.”


Read the whole damn scandal.

I want to puke. This is our idea of JUSTICE?