Xiaowen Zhu’s London debut, titled Unrolled Silks, will be the artist’s second solo presentation. Xiaowen Zhu (b.1986, Shanghai) is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. Described as a visual poet, social critic, and aesthetic researcher, she uses video, photography, performance, installation and mixed media as platforms to communicate the complex experience of being an international person […]
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Bristol’s twin city of Guangzhou – Chinese TV crew to film youngsters on latest trip
Bristol will be showcased on a Chinese TV programme which regularly attracts more than 20 million viewers. A camera crew from major Cantonese broadcasters GRT will follow a group of children from Bristol’s twin city of Guangzhou as they tour the city next month. Six youngsters from Guangzhou will be in Bristol from August 16-20 […]
Chang Qing Interview on (Un)social Realism Exhibition
Chang Qing (b.1965), an established portrait painter from China will present his version of contemporary realism to a British audience for the first time at the Chelsea College of Arts. As endorsed by Chairman Mao in the 1970s, “The life of the people…provide literature and art with an inexhaustible source, their only source”; socialist realism […]
英国伦敦艺术大学《何处立足社会现实主义》展览 Chang Qing at the Chelsea College of Arts
艺术家常青访谈整理 Chang Qing (b.1965), an established portrait painter from China will present his version of contemporary realism to a British audience for the first time at the Chelsea College of Arts. As endorsed by Chairman Mao in the 1970s, “The life of the people…provide literature and art with an inexhaustible source, their only source”; socialist […]
Must See Events at the Fashion Museum Bath – September to November Listings
Image: Jane Austen – Needlework in the life and novels of Jane Austen. Sponsored post Click on image to go to the website of Fashion Museum Bath Check out some fantastic events that the Fashion Museum, Bath have lined up, from September to November 2016. For all events, the tickets are available from Bath Box Office […]
Understanding traditional Chinese arts to preserve them for the future
An international network of academics have launched a major research project which aims to better understand the decline in traditional Chinese arts and culture amid the country’s rapid economic growth. The two-year project – titled ‘Everyday Legend: Reinventing Traditions in Chinese Contemporary Art’ – is being led by Professor Jiehong Jiang at Birmingham City University, […]
Shanghai Opera and Ballet bring acclaimed productions to London Coliseum
Shanghai Season, London Coliseum. 11-21 August 2016 This August, don’t miss a truly unique collaboration between Shanghai Opera and Shanghai Ballet companies, as they bring two acclaimed productions to the London Coliseum. Echoes of Eternity, a powerful, moving exploration of love and loss, a dance extravaganza that’s poetry in motion. It tells the tale of the romance […]
Manchester: Chinese contemporary artists to explore interrelationship between art and science
——-Advert——- At the London Coliseum This year, Manchester celebrates its position as European City of Science 2016. To mark this occasion, CFCCA’s upcoming programme is exploring the boundaries between art and science through the lens of Chinese contemporary art. CFCCA is collaborating with a series of Chinese contemporary artists to explore the interrelationship between art and […]
Zheng Haozhong – John Moores Painting Prize China
The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) continues its relationship with the John Moores Painting Prize China through a presentation of work by 2014 prize winner, Zheng Haozhong. Zheng Haozhong graduated from Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. A young rising star, he has already attracted the attention of art institutions and private […]
Inside the China National Acrobatic Troupe with star performer Di Hui
Ever wondered what it takes to be a top class acrobat? With a 2000+ year history, the art has been refined down to a tee. Meet Di Hui, an award winning acrobat from Harbin. Now 28, she arrived in Beijing aged 11 to join the China National Acrobatic Troupe. Considered too old to be a top […]