Space Art – Trial and Error in Art & Science / Xin Liu (CN/US)
There is art where the error can be an integral part of creation, and there is space travelling, where a minor error could end deadly – at first glance, it almost seems impossible to combine these two. Yet, exploring is a vital part of both domains: searching for the formerly unknown or unconscious or, at least, looking at the dark corners of our universe. Maybe this is one facet of why space travel and art have crossed paths before and their combination sparks the interest of researchers, scientists and artists.
Xin Liu is an artist and researcher whose practices range from performances, apparatus, installations to scientific experiments and academic papers. Xin is the Arts Curator in Space Exploration Initiative in MIT Media Lab and the recipient of the Van Lier Fellowship from Museum of Arts and Design and New INC membership from New Museum, NYC. Xin received awards in SXSW and FastCoDesign and has shown her work internationally at events and venues including Ars Electronica, Boston MFA, Sundance Film Festival, The Walker Art Center, OCAT Shanghai and ISEA.
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Trailer to China China, a group show of Chinese artists at the PinchukArtCentre
PinchukArtCentre presents China China, a major group exhibition including eleven Chinese artists of different generations, focusing on the tension between individuality and collective thinking - a subject, which not only defined Chinese history and continuously shapes contemporary society but equally gains importance in the West.
The exhibition includes the works of Ai Weiwei, Cao Fei, Chen Zhen, Sun Xun, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Xu Zhen, Yan Xing, Yang Fudong, Zhang Huan, Zhao Yao, Zhao Zhao.
With eleven artist-devoted spaces, PinchukArtCentre presents a detailed overview of the way in which this theme has been developed by different generations of contemporary Chinese artists. The exhibition, displaying about 30 complex art objects, includes iconic works from of among others, Ai Weiwei and Chen Zhen together with major new produced works of Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Xu Zhen and Cao Fei.
China China is the exhibition about two different Chinas: about the present and the past, and about choices for the future. Exploring both the ongoing search for historical truth and the contemporary reality that is shifting from a local to a global context, the show highlights the different approaches taken by two generations of artists. Those who lived through the Cultural Revolution find their subject by researching the past while dealing with the present, and young Chinese artists engaging with an uprooted society and moving forwards into a new socio-cultural future.
Eckhard Schneider, General Director of the PinchukArtCentre: China China is a new, highly focused look at an art scene in which amazing developments have occurred over recent decades. Its earlier practice of adapting western styles of art is now history. Numerous individual positions have long been established, as much within the older as the younger generation, producing art that traces the history of their nation while being firmly located within the networks of the international art world, freely and independently employing current international art practices.
For many artists the investigation of their own historically motivated identity appears to have been the key moment in the development of individual artistic strategies. It is a search for answers to the question of how, after the bizarre shock of the Cultural Revolution, a new balance can be achieved between the desire for more individuality and freedom and the dictate of conformism that a historically determined collective thinking still exerts. This critical conflict, particularly fruitful for artists, is also the result of the growing pressures on a society in transition, one increasingly forged by economic factors and a philosophy of consumerism.
As part of the framework of increasing globalization these pressures mean that China has also being overwhelmed by worldwide socio-cultural phenomena, such as environmental hazards, the desire for more individuality, the uprooting of rural populations and the accompanying growth of urbanization factors in the megalopolis. It is within this development, not typical only of China, that artists find their grand themes, as China China demonstrates in its impressive works.
The show will be open in the PinchukArtCentre from May 18 till October 6, 2013. Admission is Free.
Xu Tiantian, DnA_Design and Architecture (China)
Introduction
Hans-Jürgen Commerell and Kristin Feireiss, Aedes Architecture Forum, Berlin
While train connections in rural areas are being successively done away with in Europe and Germany, the digital interconnectivity of the hinterland is falling victim to neoliberal profit maximization, and we are currently feeling the effects of the political, social, and economic consequences of this, China has chosen the opposite route. In recent years, the most remote regions there have been linked by means of high-speed train lines and the final mountain villages are being connected with the rest of China by means of fibre optic cables. Over a total of four weeks in September and December 2017, we saw and experienced this ourselves on an exploratory tour of the rural areas of Songyang County, about seven hours by car in a southwest direction from Shanghai.
On the search for architectural and spatial models for improving rural living areas that might also be able to provide us with impulses for Germany and Europe, in the mountainous landscape of Songyang County, we made the acquaintance of a congenial team consisting of the architect Xu Tiantian and the Party Secretary of the Songyang County Committee Wang Jun, who, in only a few years, have succeeded in generating a new ‘rural self-awareness’ by means of architectural acupuncture.
While in the past three years ten projects, from the concept, through participatory processes, up to the realization, had already been implemented with breath-taking speed, it nevertheless amazed us, that in the merely three months between our visits, two completely new projects had once again been put in place. With caution and meditational sensitivity, the architect and her client, the regional government, have jointly repaired old clay farmhouses in the village, municipality, and natural space or landscape in collaboration with the inhabitants. The buildings have been adapted to contemporary requirements and consequently given additional new uses, or local spaces of collective memory have been created, thus reanimating the cultural and historical awareness of the region. As an example, community spaces have been integrated in the new building for a production site where cane sugar is obtained in a traditional way. This has significantly increased not only the self-awareness of local villagers, but also the price of the organic product.
It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we bring the process of this rural ‘upgrading’ and the built objects resulting from it to Europe in this catalogue and exhibition as the Songyang Story. Based on the example of long-neglected rural space, it shows that changes in society, the economy, and ecology are possible by means of many small steps and active engagement, and that architecture and committed architects play an important role in the process.
We thank the architect Xu Tiantian and her design team as well as Wang Jun and his highly motivated employees of the local government for the wonderful collaboration as well as for their support in producing the documentation and exhibition. Our gratitude also goes to Angelika Fitz, the Director of the Architekturzentrum in Vienna as well as Andreas Ruby, Director of the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel, for helping us bring the topic to other countries and generate a discussion about it following the exhibition in Berlin.
Part of Rural Moves – The Songyang Story, Xu Tiantian, DnA_Design and Architecture, Beijing exhibited at the AEDES Forum, Berlin.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: CHINESE ART AT BIENNALLE
Mandarin/Nat CHINESE ARTISTS SHOW OFF THEIR WARES
STORY : BIENNALE
LOCATION : VENICE
DATE : JUNE 10 + 11th '99
One of the dominant themes of this year's Venice Biennale is New Chinese Art. Nearly twenty different Chinese artists have been invited to show off their work in and around the extended exhibition spaces of the Biennale..
Demystification has been an important component of Chinas modernization project throughout the twentieth century. Under the slogan of pochu mixin (literally to destroy and eradicate superstitions), generations of reformers and revolutionaries challenged old conventions and dogmas in Chinese culture and thought; they believed that only through such housecleaning could new social and political ideals be realized in China.
The initial appeal of the Communist Party to a majority of Chinese owed much to this revolutionary approach. But after taking over the country in 1949, the party itself became the major source of dogmas and superstitions. Its political ideals demanded believing and submission and its leaders increasingly detached themselves from reality and turned themselves into political idols. This mystification process reached its zenith during the Cultural Revolution, when Mao Zedong was made into a god and his words into religious doctrines, worshipped and memorized by millions of Chinese unified by faith and loyalty.
This background explains why demystification became such an urgent task to a new generation of reformers and revolutionaries after the Cultural Revolution. In Chinas art world, demystification has been a continuous process in experimental art since the late 1970s, where it has developed into a major strategy of isolating, emptying, and recycling canonical signs and images, often even sacred political symbols. These include, among others, images of Mao (sacred icons in the PRC), Tiananmen and Tiananmen Square (the most sacred place in the PRC), the Great Wall (the national symbol of China), and, on a deeper level, the Chinese written language, which has facilitated both classical writings and Communist propaganda.
From the late 1970s to mid-1990s, young artists systematically fragmented the visual language of the Cultural Revolution by extracting individual symbols from their original context, distorting them for formalist or ideological reasons, and mixing them with signs derived from heterogeneous sources (such as commercial advertisements or images from Chinese folk art). Such practices became so common in Chinese art in the early and mid-nineties that they transcend the differences between individual artistic trends taking place at the time, such as political pop, cynical realism, or critical symbolism. At the same time, as such works were increasingly created for foreign and overseas Chinese collectors, they were detached from the local Chinese reality, becoming increasingly image plays staged for a non-Chinese audience.
But genuine effort to demystify the official visual language and symbolism (which is still all-powerful in China) also has continued since the mid-nineties. While political pop and cynical realism mainly satirize a bygone political culture, works today often address contemporary issues in Chinese society from an individuals point of view. One such issue concerns the relationship between the past and the present.
Instead of inspiring melancholy and poetic lamentation, these images, including images of wars, the Cultural Revolution, and large-scale demolitions of traditional cities, evoke pain and terror.
Beijing based artists showing off their work in Venice include YANG SHAOBIN, MA LIUMING, WANG XINGWEI, FANG LIJUN, WANG JIN, ZHUANG HUI and ZHAO BANDI. Shanghai artists include ZHOU TIEHAI.
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2007 Double Dragon Alliance Masters Exhibition in Shanghai, China.
Master Master Shen Xing You & Master Shen Xing Zuo performing Two person Dual Straight Sword Form from Double Dragon Alliance 2007 Shanghai Camp, Masters Exhibition.
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[Shanghai serviced apartment for rent]Aroma Garden Serviced Suites by Lanson Place[上海服务公寓出租]逸兰露香园公寓
Lanson Place, a mainstay in Shanghai’s many serviced apartment brands is located within walking distances of People Square, Huaihai Road and Shanghai’s famous old city and popular tourist destination Yu Garden. With easy access to almost all major CBDs in Shanghai including Lujiazui in Pudong just mere minutes away by car, Aroma Garden by Lanson place allows you to easily navigate Shanghai’s most popular areas.
A large, brightly lit 2 bedroom serviced apartment, it has a separate kitchenette with electric stove, microwave oven and enough preparation room to showcase your kitchen skills. Further into the apartment is a large dining table that leads into an equally large living room with a small corner set up as an office space. The secondary bedroom features two queen sized beds, with a large dedicated balcony. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom with a full-sized bathtub and a separate shower stall. As with all Lanson operated apartment, this service apartment comes with WiFi, Satellite & Cable TV, Complimentary Breakfast and more.
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Meetropool | This-Is-China | Shanghai Happy
Meetropool de Ulrich H. Kiefer translated skb's statement.
China is a modern country, viewed by Europe in the East of the world; it includes some longitudes and latitudes, occupying a leading position in the global economy as well as a fixed space in the World Heritage. With large-scale expansion on the Asian continent, it is rich in mineral resources and natural reservoir (animals, plants) and very old cultural tradition, China cannot be overlooked as a state: it is aware of this as a nation.
China - ein modernes Land - für Europa: im Osten der Welt, einnehmend einige Längen- und Breitengrade, eine führende Position in der Weltwirtschaft als auch einen festen Platz im Weltkulturerbe. Mit großflächiger Ausdehnung auf dem asiatischen Kontinent, reich an Bodenschätzen und natürlichen Nutzvorkommen (Tiere, Pflanzen) sowie sehr alter Kulturtradition, ist China als Staat nicht zu übersehen und als Nation sich dessen bewusst. (skb).
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Stop the pollution globally. | Beijing | Belgrade | Bern | Bombay | Bratislava | Brussels | Berlin | Bucharest | Budapest | Calcutta | Colombo | Copenhagen | Denver | Düsseldorf | Helsinki | Hiroshima | Jakarta | Jiaxing | Kansas | Kerala | Madras | Madrid | Melbourne | Mexico | Montreal | Moscow | Nanking | Orland | Osaka | Philadelphia | Phoenix | Pyongyang | Salt Lake | São Paulo | Seoul | Shanghai | Sydney | Tokyo | Toronto | Warsaw | Washington | and York. Thank you.
China Startup: Oriental craftsmanship goes online
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A group of Hangzhou locals have been on a quest to disseminate the beauty of Chinese age-old artistries, including teaware, jewelries and decorative items, through a mobile application, providing a quiet retreat, albeit in the virtual space, from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Zhu Jianshan, CEO of Eastplus, and the co-founders of the online store appreciate a refined oriental lifestyle, and have been determined to introduce their passion for traditional trinkets to a larger population.
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SHI JING XIN & XIN-ACT-LAB WORKS《2010 IMAGE》:史晶歆 歆舞界-表演实验室2010印象集
XIN-ACT-LAB was founded in early 2009 to established to reflect upon notions of performance, proposing the creation of body language as the main element. It was also established to integrate different modes of expression, voice, video, theatrical performances, environmental space and other elements to explore contemporary performing arts. XIN-ACT-LAB is an independent performing arts company founded in January of 2009. Its founder, Shi Jing Xin, was born in Lanzhou and grew up in Shanghai. She was educated in Beijing, where she graduated from the Choreography Department of Beijing Dance Academy. She is the current Artistic Director of XIN-ACT-LAB. The troupe members include creators who graduated from various art academies, as well as independent artists, who share a similar sense of purpose in their artistic pursuits and a serious attitude toward creation. They continually reflect upon their personal experiences through the process of expression during performances. The Artists of XIN-ACT-LAB together created the Yuan Ming Yuan, Empty City, Memory-Time-Fragments, Xia Xie Bo Wa ,The world of mask in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries and cities for performances, lecture, exhibitions and exchanges. XIN-ACT-LAB has been participating in the 2nd Beijing Modern Dance Festival; The 4th Indonesian New Media Arts Center, HONF-MICRO-CELLS artistic exchange; the fifth;The 5th Asia-Europe Foundation ASEF -Pointe to Point follow up——'bowing' dance film project; The 5th China Songzhuang Culture and Arts Festival-memories of the future-the unfinished exprimental media arts exhibition; The 6th of Guangdong Modern Dance Festival-an alternative platform; The 7th Avenue Arts Festival; 798 of Iberia Center for Contemporary Art dance video screenings album; The United States Davis Foundation for Peace plan into Tibet project; Japan Research Center PLATFORM - Plateforme for contemporary dance and ritual dances of Asia; The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Public Art lecture series; Chinese Video Art 2010 Exhibition - Space • Field • Emotional New Image & Media Exhibition; Caochangdi Cross 2010Art Festival Video Unit --The Scene • Continuous TenseImage Dialogue Exhibition; Communication University of China, Art Lecture Hall; Peking University, 2010 New Culture Showcase • Body Image; Renmin University of China & umiwi.com, Innovation China Channel; Beijing Institute of Technology The Second Beijing University Cultural Festival tendency;And independent producers of contemporary dance performance, Penghao Theater in Beijing, Hong Kong Fringe Club Theater, Shenzhen Yi Du Tang for performing arts hall.
SHI JING XIN & XIN-ACT-LAB WORKS《2009 IMAGE》:史晶歆 歆舞界-表演实验室2009印象集
XIN-ACT-LAB was founded in early 2009 to established to reflect upon notions of performance, proposing the creation of body language as the main element. It was also established to integrate different modes of expression, voice, video, theatrical performances, environmental space and other elements to explore contemporary performing arts.
XIN-ACT-LAB is an independent performing arts company founded in January of 2009. Its founder, Shi Jing Xin, was born in Lanzhou and grew up in Shanghai. She was educated in Beijing, where she graduated from the Choreography Department of Beijing Dance Academy. She is the current Artistic Director of XIN-ACT-LAB. The troupe members include creators who graduated from various art academies, as well as independent artists, who share a similar sense of purpose in their artistic pursuits and a serious attitude toward creation. They continually reflect upon their personal experiences through the process of expression during performances.
The Artists of XIN-ACT-LAB together created the Yuan Ming Yuan, Empty City, Memory-Time-Fragments, Xia Xie Bo Wa ,The world of mask in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries and cities for performances, lecture, exhibitions and exchanges. XIN-ACT-LAB has been participating in the 2nd Beijing Modern Dance Festival; The 4th Indonesian New Media Arts Center, HONF-MICRO-CELLS artistic exchange; the fifth;The 5th Asia-Europe Foundation ASEF -Pointe to Point follow up——'bowing' dance film project; The 5th China Songzhuang Culture and Arts Festival-memories of the future-the unfinished exprimental media arts exhibition; The 6th of Guangdong Modern Dance Festival-an alternative platform; The 7th Avenue Arts Festival; 798 of Iberia Center for Contemporary Art dance video screenings album; The United States Davis Foundation for Peace plan into Tibet project; Japan Research Center PLATFORM - Plateforme for contemporary dance and ritual dances of Asia; The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Public Art lecture series; Chinese Video Art 2010 Exhibition - Space • Field • Emotional New Image & Media Exhibition; Caochangdi Cross 2010Art Festival Video Unit --The Scene • Continuous TenseImage Dialogue Exhibition; Communication University of China, Art Lecture Hall; Peking University, 2010 New Culture Showcase • Body Image; Renmin University of China & umiwi.com, Innovation China Channel; Beijing Institute of Technology The Second Beijing University Cultural Festival tendency;And independent producers of contemporary dance performance, Penghao Theater in Beijing, Hong Kong Fringe Club Theater, Shenzhen Yi Du Tang for performing arts hall.
Huang Shuoting
Liu He Bafa performed by Huang Shuoting. This was filmed by the Chinese government and was for some reason labled Top Secret in the beginning of the clip.
Painted Skin
Painted Skin
Yang Hai Long Dance Drama
【Painted Skin】 All male Dance
The 17th China Shanghai International Arts Festival to support young artists plan commissioned works
National Art Foundation 2015 Youth Art Talent Creative Talent
2015 Beijing autumn season outstanding performance works
2015 China's new dance drama box office top ten
2016 National Art Fund Dance Project
2016 The first Chinese Spring Art Festival
2016 Beijing Theater Operations Service Platform Excellent repertoire Finalist works
You are the other one in the world.
You are i can not face me.
Everyone has a flirtatious flower of evil.
Painted Skin, a Dance
Synopsis
Painted Skin is one of the best stories from Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio. It satirizes the way in which people are adept at “painting skins” for themselves, dressing themselves up with an appealing exterior while hiding a debased soul within. Like the story that satirizes people, this performance seeks a less-traveled path at the same time that it takes the story back to its essence. The wife is cast as the main character and is combined with the character of the malicious ghost. The same male actor plays both roles. The malicious ghost is borne out of the turns of the wife’s mind: her lack of faith gives rise to the ghost that torments her husband, and her repentance is also capable of raising her husband back from the dead. This symbolic deconstruction of the story makes the performance a novel visual experience and creates endless possibilities for the imagination. The allure of the Eastern aesthetic lies in being in the space between multiple possibilities and identities: is the good wife a malicious ghost, or is the malicious ghost the good wife? This structure, akin to an optical illusion that switches back and forth, conveys the essence of the work and an Eastern concept of beauty.
Breaking steel rod with the head: Stunning Kung Fu show staged in Tai'an, China
Breaking steel rod with the head, lying on a bed of blades: Stunning Kung Fu show staged in Tai'an, China.
PreViews - Jin Xing Interview
China's Jin Xing has been called one of the world's greatest dancers and choreographers. John Mark Rafacz speaks with Jin Xing about her ten-piece retrospective Shanghai Tango, her classical training and military upbringing, and her life-changing years in New York City. Jin Xing also discusses the gender identity issues at the core of her being. The interview features an excerpt of Astor Piazzolla's Libertango from The Essential Yo-Yo Ma, copyright 2005 Sony Music Entertainment.