Now a member of Beijing?s alternative art scene, 37-year-old Chen's hair is greying, but he is determined to pass his recollections on, giving rare testimony of the event from a soldier's perspective. "My friends, my family, my army buddies, ... full story
The renowned local architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron not only designed Beijing's bird's nest Olympic Stadium, but also one for the Basel soccer team, St. Jakob Park, which is worth a quick visit. Basel has provided lavishly for its ... full story
By ANDREW JACOBS NEW YORK TIMES Soldier-turned-painter Chen Guang, 37, has used Tiananmen Square as a subject for his art. Soaked in sweat, his heart racing, Chen Guang descended the steps of China's Great Hall of the People and aimed his automatic ... full story
Tibetan artist Gonkar Gyatso's "Reclining Buddha," which shows a timeline of fluctuating relations between Beijing and Tibet, draws the viewer to faint cartoons of Westerners discussing the stock market or the latest fashion trends. ... full story
Since retiring as an art teacher at Beijing's Minzu University in 2008, his major works have been based on more than 200 figure drawings, which he drew 30 years ago in a village of Dayan. All his figures wear traditional Naxi clothes, ... full story
I recently visited our new embassy in Beijing. It's a masterpiece, an absolute masterpiece, and made so in large measure because of the strategic location of the work of the artists who are here and many others. And I want to extend my congratulations ... full story
His first solo show in Taiwan since boldly moving to Beijing in 2006, Peripheral Vision: A Solo Exhibition by Huang Chih-yang (永遠的邊界 — 黃致陽個展), opened at Taipei's IT Park Gallery (伊通公園) the day before Star Trek premiered and runs through ... full story
In collaboration with MAMbo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna and the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam the MMK has produced a large-format publication with extensive images on Beijing. full story
Two major exhibitions took the spotlight recently in Beijing's art scene. Picasso masterpieces were shown at the National Art Museum of China and the Beijing Fine Art Academy features works by China's contemporary artists. The National Art Museum of ... full story
