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Monday
Nov032008

Artist Carsten Höller 's Rhinoceros. This make's my day!

Artist Carsten Höller 's did this amazing baby Rhinoceros sculpture, made out of resin and glass in 2005.

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Wednesday
Oct292008

My Visit to Zhang Huan's Studio in Shanghai, China,

Zhang Huan is a world reknown artist whose work can be seen at Pace galleries in NYC, and the new Pace galleries in Beijing.  My friend Marc Glimcher hooked me up to visit Zhang in his studio in Shanghai,  when I was was there last week.  I was blown away.  He is like the Warhol

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Monday
Oct272008

The Best of the China Art Scene--

Here's a video that barely covers 10% of the scene. From Beijing's 798 to Chao Cheng Di-- to the MOCA in Shanghai.  The scene is ambitious and despite popular beleif-- provocative and highly suggestive in the face of a Communist country. China is changing folks. The art scene is their Hip-Hop or Punk Rock movement.   To see more click on My Camera for PART 1 and Part 2.

 

Monday
Oct272008

Graffiti in China

Click on My Camera to see more images.  Above is from my meeting at 2am with Shanghai based graf artist who writes SEAF.  If you are going to take in an arts and culture scene, you must take it in from high and low...and sideways. 

Chinese writers are just sort of finding their "aesthetic" voice.    The art scene has been studying

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Saturday
Oct252008

Doggin' it!

Damn, after seeing Banksy's Pet store show in NYC-- I can't help but wish this piece was animatronic.  I was doing art gallery exhibits in Shanghai.  Equally as robust art scene as Beijing,  but I honestly like the Beijing scene better-- it felt more Chinese and authentic.

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