Cryptic Chronicler of the New China

Lost in time: No Snow on the Broken Bridge by Yang Fudong, 2006

Cryptic Chronicler of the New China

By BLAKE GOPNIK
Yang Fudong’s elliptical films seem to parallel the disjointed state of his country, China.

New video update from the Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Kinkaku (The Golden Temple), Kyoto, Japan

Yesterday was an unbelievably hot and humid day in Kyoto. In the morning we dropped off our bags at a zen temple in the northwestern part of the city. We quickly hopped on bikes and rode over to a local sushi restaurant and ate fabulous sushi for only a 100 yen per dish. After lunch we checked out the Kinkaku ( The Golden Pavilion ) and the Ryoanji temple. Watch the new video of me at the Ryoanji Temple, got a little confused in all the heat and humidity and thought we found Yoda's hut! Watch video here: 

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Artist Sleeps Outside Till the Grass Grows

The artist's "piece is a commentary on human choice in the grand scheme of things…"

Artist He Yunchang (aka A Chang) is sleeping outside in Beijing's Caochangdi art village till the grass grows. (all photos by xingrui_beijing)

Artist Sleeps Outside Till the Grass Grows

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Since March 24, He Yunchang, also known as A Chang, has been sleeping outside in the Beijing artist village of Caochangdi (whose name literally means “Grassland/s”) until the grass is fully grown.

more Mary-Louise Schumacher on Ai Weiwei and MAM's "Summer of China"

Day 70: What can they do to me? - Art City

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Today marks the start of the “Summer of China,” so declared by our mayor, and the opening of the unprecedented exhibit “The Emperor’s Private Paradise” at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

 

 

How the Milwaukee Art Museum snagged the big China show - Art City

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For the very first time, China’s Palace Museum had authorized a major exhibition of art objects from the Forbidden City to travel to the United States, but officials there would be particular about who they’d trust their treasures to.

 

Lee Ann Garrison on Milwaukee Art Museum's "Summer of China"

A vast China show at the Milwaukee Art Museum | ThirdCoast Digest

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A once-in-a-lifetime convergence of Chinese art from the Forbidden City and beyond.

Mary-Louise Schumacher on the Milwaukee Art Museum's "Summer of China"

Review: 'The Emperor's Private Paradise' at the Milwaukee Art Museum - Art City

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The Qianlong emperor, aside from being the longest ruling emperor in China’s history, was also the most painted. He was famously image conscious with fleets of artists who were his era’s equivalent of handlers and spin doctors. He commissioned paintings of himself mounted on a horse...