David Henry Hwang’s Obie Award-winning Pulitzer prize finalist play Yellow Face will run until 21 June, at the purpose built state-of-the-art Park Theatre in North London. A fast paced and timely comedy-drama, Yellow Face is a response to the 1990s Broadway protests which followed the controversial casting of Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce in the lead Eurasian role in […]
Category: The Arts
The art of stacking in China by Alain Delorme
French Photographer Alain Delorme was fascinated by street merchants loads, especially how workers could stack laughable amounts of weight upon their backs and then move smoothly through a bustling city (Shanghai) full of expansion and economic growth. This photo series, titled “Totems” has captured a documentary style feel of Chinese society and the smaller trades […]
Creative Journey of Photographer Jeff Hui
Jeff Hui’s chameleon-like talent has found itself serving brands such as Harry Rosen and in stunning conceptual shoots displaying soul, stylistic traits and depth. After enrolling in a Graphic Design and Printing program at Centennial College in 1998, Hui showed great creative potential when he landed a position as creative director at a company only […]
Saatchi & Saatchi China creates heart-warming TV campaign ‘The Aged Care’ for state-owned TV station CCTV
A triptych of three beautiful film vignettes of Chinese family life have been created by Saatchi & Saatchi China for CCTV, the state-owned TV station in China. Titled ‘The Aged Care’, the public service campaign touches the heart strings, and appeals to people to spend time with their relatives. Beautifully shot with a message that […]
GLOBAL VOICES SERIES – Illustrator Meng Wang
This is part of an on-going series of interviews by Yinsey Wang with East Asian voices around the globe. The series aims to introduce perspectives from different walks of life. American-Chinese Meng Wang immigrated to the States as a three year-old. Her parents, both engineering students at the time, expected a similar future for Wang […]
GLOBAL VOICES SERIES – Photographer Julius Ding
This is part of an on-going series of interviews by Yinsey Wang with East Asian voices around the globe. The series aims to introduce perspectives from different walks of life. Canada-based Julius Ding’s work inspires emotive and astounding wonder when interacted with. A masterful bewitcher of light, Ding composes visual prose in his dynamic style […]
First UK Solo Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Xu Yong at Hua Gallery (Battersea, London)
Hua Gallery is delighted to host the first-ever UK solo exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist Xu Yong, one of the creators of 798 Art District in Beijing. This show presents a retrospective of his photographic works ‘101 Portraits of Hutong’ which capture the ancient beauty of the historical narrow lanes, Hutongs. This work has been […]
Between East & West: The British Chinese
An artistic investigation by Mike Tsang into what it means to be a British Born Chinese – featuring 15 photographic portraits, archival imagery & written interviews. Award-winning photographer Mike Tsang opens a groundbreaking photographic exhibition showcasing the fascinating stories of the British Born Chinese and their families’ journeys to Britain. Howard and his sister Vivien are […]
The Orphan of Zhao starts 30th October 2012 – Royal Shakespeare Company
Dark clouds are gathering over the Court of the Emperor of China. Under the spell of his malevolent Minister Tu’an Gu, the Emperor sinks into a haze of decadence, leaving his courtiers in despair and the people at the mercy of his every whim. Those who challenge them are swiftly punished. But one small hope remains: the […]
Hayward Gallery showcases fashion designer Momo Wang’s creation at new China exhibition
Art of Change: New Direction from China at Hayward Gallery, London.Photo by Linda Nylind for Southbank Centre. To celebrate the opening of the Hayward Gallery’s Art of Change: New Directions from China exhibition (7 September – 9 December 2012), a model dressed in a creation by London-based Chinese fashion designer Momo Wang takes part in Yingmei Duan’s performance […]