A Glimpse at Chinese Contemporary Art

Besides the once ironic but now overly clichéd soviet socialist realism often used in propaganda, post Cultural Revolution China has had a dearth of decent art. Only in the past decade or so have people started to rock out with their cocks out when it comes to art. Still, innovation and artistic ability are not [...]

Beijing: 798 Art District (艺术区)

Anyone seen my coke stash? I’ve got some art to create and I need to be in the right state of mind… 798 was a former military industrial complex, used by the commies in the 50’s with some help from the East Germans and their Russian comrades. What’s fascinating is that several of the factories [...]