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Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Opens in Beijing

Postby pollockstheboll » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:48 pm

A great article from the Korean Times on Chinese contemporary art. Have a look at some of the artists work and tell me what you think

BEIJING ― The saying “Except for money and big studios, Chinese artists have everything they need,â€
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Wang Guangyi

Postby pollockstheboll » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:19 am

I decided that I would post about some of the famous Chinese artists, included in the exhibition here. this first guys art, I think is really amazing, so simple yet so true.

In the mid-1980s, Wang Guangyi espoused a humanist vision of art for post-Mao China. His series of paintings entitled “Frozen North Poleâ€
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Xu Bing

Postby pollockstheboll » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:53 am

Another of the Chinese artists exhibiting here.
Xu Bing was born in Chongqing, China in 1955 and grew up in Beijing. In 1975 he was relocated to the countryside for two years during the Cultural Revolution...
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China

Postby Carmelo » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:40 pm

Wonderful information in your piece on the Ullens center. I am curious to know if there are galleries in China that exhibit western art?
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Re: China

Postby pollockstheboll » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:16 am

Carmelo wrote:Wonderful information in your piece on the Ullens center. I am curious to know if there are galleries in China that exhibit western art?


I will do some research, in the meantime check out this next artist
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Contemporary Chinese Artist - Geng Jiany

Postby pollockstheboll » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:17 am

Chinese contemporary art is something I hadnt studied before but the more I see of it the more I like it. Have a look come back and tell me your opinion.

“I am interested in our awareness of what has happened, what is taking place, what will unfold; and our part in the process.â€
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Huang Yongping - Bat Project

Postby pollockstheboll » Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:36 am

Very interesting story of how art and politics can cross paths

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