Guardian Correspondent J Watts has a new book out, ‘when a billion Chinese jump.’
“Spectacularly important. It should be compulsory reading for all” —Rob Gifford, NPR Shanghai Correspondent, and author of China Road...
Below are my notes on Zhang Dali’s talk at OV Gallery.
You may remember, OV Gallery was shut not long after this talk , any how it just reopened on June 22nd so if you are interested in seeing this work pop along for a look, but remember n...
Shanghai Eye was recently in Suzhou, to cover the first World Expo forum. (Previous Expo coverage here.)
Below are some of the people who addressed the forum, who include China’s Culture Minister Cai Wu. Below are also photos of the goody...
I was asked to write an introduction to Shanghai’s art scene, for Yishu Journal. It was published in their annual guide.
Shanghai’s Destiny on the Make
By Chris Gill
Shanghai is a city on the make, combined with the city’s ...
Interview with Johnson Chang for the FT’s Rui magazine
Image taken by Samantha Culp for ArtHK scene-and-heard, artforum, 2009
Johnson Chang (Chang Tsong-zung), possibly the leading contemporary collector of Chinese art, explains exc...
The Beijing art demolitions issue made the cover of the May edition of The Art Newspaper.
...Here is a short piece on the Pierre Huber/SH Contemporary bust up
for The Art Newspaper
shanghai. A recent court decision in Milan has ruled in favour of controversial dealer Pierre Huber, against the fair organiser BolognaFiere.
The...
Below is a piece on the disappearance of Zhang Rui, aka Zhang Haoming for the Art Newspaper..
An earlier interview with him in 2008 here.
Leading Chinese collector, dealer and gallerist, Zhang Rui, also known as Zhang Hao Ming, has been a...
Here is the splash feature on the Expo for the Art Newspaper
EXPO
Shanghai’s World Expo, to be held from May to October promises to be a massive affair, with a predicted 100 million visitors, and over 20,000 events. Though many internat...
Here’s a piece for the Art Newspaper, free online
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