The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) presents the UK premiere of Sun Xun’s ‘What happened in the year of the dragon’. On the 19th, 20th and 21st of February three of Sun Xun’s films will be projected onto the side of St. Ann’s Church in Manchester City Centre in celebration of Chinese New Year. […]
February 19 marks the end of the Chinese year of the Horse and the beginning of the year of the Sheep and, to mark the occasion, BFI Southbank, throughout February and March, presents a programme of film screenings, Q&A’s and talks around Chinese cinema plus a look at New Chinese Documentary presented in partnership with the Chinese Visual Festival. A […]
The world première of The Autumn of Han, a classic Chinese play, is touring nationally this spring. This new production, specifically adapted for European audiences, is being produced by Red Dragonfly Productions, a West-Yorkshire based company that has been formed by British and British East Asian artists specifically to bring East Asian stories to the […]
Chinese calligrapher Chen Guangwu’s delicate ink on rice paper paintings are a complex and, upon first glance, complicated entanglement of traditional forms, calligraphic mastery, and absolutely contemporary sensibility. Chen’s painted works are a labour of repetition, a fundamental rule in becoming a master in Chinese tradition. Beginning with a single sheet of xuan paper, Chen’s […]
The Drunk Pot Series No.1 © Wu Hao This winter, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery visitors will be treated to an enchanting exhibition of contemporary ceramics and glass created by 20 Chinese artists. The free exhibition runs until Sunday 1 March, showcasing a breadth of works by both young and established artists, most of whom […]
Easton Chang is an award-winning automotive photographer with a knack for creating breathtaking imagery. Based in Sydney, Australia, Chang has completed work for names such as Audi, Cadillac, Chrysler, Ford, Jaguar, Mazda, Volkswagen, and Yokohama. Chang shares with Nee Hao in this exclusive interview his approach to his work, why he loves cars and shooting them, […]
Art Plural Gallery Born in Beijing in 1958, Fu Lei’s elaborate oil paintings capture the notion of excess in today’s world. Plump figures decorated in pearls and dainty high-heels frolic amongst toads, flamingos, snails and fruit in an absurd yet uncannily familiar world. The subtle point of a toe as it emerges from the tangle […]
Simon Ly – Papergang Theatre Discrimination. That word comes up in any discussion about British East Asian representation in the arts space. And at Papergang Theatre, we’re tired of hearing it. Of course it’s no secret that actors, writers and directors of East Asian heritage still feel like they’re outsiders in the monolithic British theatre establishment. […]
The KT Wong Foundation, in association with the BFI and China Film Archive (CFA), will screen a remastered version of classic Chinese silent film The Goddess this autumn at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank. This exclusive UK premiere will take place on 14th October 2014 as part of the prestigious BFI London Film Festival – one […]
Aowen Jin’s latest exhibition, called Intangible, turns part of the Strand campus at Kings College into an interactive artwork. It challenges you to discover and explore paintings that are completely invisible to the naked eye. The mysterious works are painted around the space on everyday objects – and even on the interior of the building […]