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Zhong Biao, Commercialization, Liu Wei, and what is good in contemporary...
Liu Wei image from here During Zhong Biao’s visit in December I found myself casting about for good questions to ask him. Once the “What are your influences?” “What materials?” “What process?” –type...
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last words, an image by Zhong Biao
As part of a back-to-school ritual (belated, as usual) I’m sorting through papers in the house, most of which being the scribblings/paintings of two small children, and I find the following image: And...
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from the PLU Newsroom
here a progress report on a work in progress. Thanks to Chris Albert and John Froschauer for putting this together. http://www.plu.edu/news/2012/04/blackbridge/
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Zhong Biao on weibo 微博
For those who don’t read Chinese weibo (micro blogs), I thought I’d take a look at what Zhong Biao has been talking about recently. He’s active, as are many of his generation, and their collective...
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Zhong Biao (for those who read Chinese)
At long last finding Zhong’s “Official” website. I note as well that under “critics” tab at left appears, among 20 others or so, my article But the real treat on the site are the various “view points”...
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Zhong’s micro-posting
The image posting is part of Zhong’s artistic process, which I’ve discussed previously on this blog. He uses the following site, a typical photo bucket, http://weibo.pp.cc for perusal, and then...
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Choking on beauty
Arriving in Beijing at pinnacle of worst air ever (technical term: “beyond index”) a while back I must confess it never occurred to me that a wholly different “view” was right in front of my eyes...
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art documentaries : Chimeras in the mix
Another year another China art documentary, focusing on questions of identity, or, as Wang Guangyi asks in Finnish film director Mika Mattila’s Chimera: “what are our roots?” The question itself...
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night cities– by Yan Li and me
Spring time and therefore doing some spring cleaning of my hard drive (simply so that I can use it). In process I stumbled across this painting by Yan Li: I think the painting captures well the...
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Zhong Biao is in Venice
Recently received the following announcement from Zhong Biao: The curator is Xu Gang 徐钢. He’s a new figure in the Zhong Biao pantheon, near as I can tell, and professor of Chinese literature at...
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Zhong Biao Suzhou exhibition
Not letting any grass grow under his feet, Zhong Biao is moving from a Biennale-related exhibition in Venice to a solo show at the Suzhou Art Museum 苏州美术馆. Above note appears on Sichuan Art Web , and...
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Notes on (and pictures from) the ZhongBiao Suzhou Exhibition
Zhong Biao setting up his exhibition at the Suzhou Art Museum In a word, I’d call Zhong’s new exhibition at the Suzhou Art Museum successful, even highly so, and quite contrary to my expectation. Now I...
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The Universe of Unreality, some photos
Zhong Biao’s recent book, Zhong Biao: The Universe of Unreality (Charta), is out (co-edited with Xu Gang), and I’ll be reviewing it for MCLC (Modern Chinese Literature and Culture). Much to note in...
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my review of Zhong Biao: The Universe of Unreality
My review of Gary G. Xu’s Zong Biao: The Universe of Unreality just published online by Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center
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Zhong Biao selections
I thought I’d repost some of my favorite old Zhong Biao works along with newer work marking among other things changes over time. The image above, ”Today” (今天) (acrylic on canvas 400×280...
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Zhong Biao Old and New
A Passerby (过客): has long been one of my favorite Zhong Biao images. It is a painting from almost 20 years ago, long before Zhong shifted from oil to acrylic as paint of choice, and longer still before...
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Zhong Biao Updates
Visiting with Zhong Biao at his studio in Beijing this month, and taking a brief look at the few pieces not yet sent off to Montenegro for his “Blown Over” exhibition. I discovered in Zhong’s work,...
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Zhong Biao short introduction
Here’s a recent version of Zhong’s short bio. Paragraph one, of course, not a problem. The second is another story. Any comments on translation welcome. 钟飙简介...
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Zhong Biao Website
“Parting” Finally, Zhong Biao has done himself (and us all) the favor of putting his work online. The new website: artbiao.com, contains more or less the entire corpus arranged by year and is just...
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