Zhong Biao at the Margins of the Avant-garde
Last month at the American Comparative Literature Conference in Seattle, on a panel co-organized by Barrett Watten, Jonathan Stalling and Jacob Edmond, I was presenting on Zhong Biao. Here a brief...
View ArticleZhong Biao, new work
Zhong Biao has opened up some new vistas in his work, something which in itself is not surprising as he’s been developing and changing at least since I began following his work in 2005. This time,...
View ArticleZhong Biao “Splitting Time”
Here is a 5 minute video of Zhong Biao speaking at the end of the “Splitting Time” (切开时间) exhibition. The exhibition was held at the Zhong Gallery (中画廊) in Beijing. It was a small-scale operation...
View ArticleThe Other Shore: Zhong Biao at Klein Sun Gallery in New York
“The Other Shore” opening On view now is Zhong Biao’s exhibition “The Other Shore.” In addition, there is an annex featuring recent work collectively titled “Fountain” 泉 of photographer, installation...
View ArticleThe Other Shore, New and Improved (essay)
A new and better version of my Other Shore essay now up at MCLC Many thanks of Kirk Denton for posting. Zhong Biao: “The Other Shore” Sichuan painter Zhong Biao recently opened his third one-man...
View Articlelaunching Ekphrastic Assimilations 同画项目
I’m taking this moment, after a few months reprieve from work on this blog, to announce the launch of the Ekphrastic Assimilations project. This will involve an exhibition, held at the VALA arts...
View ArticleTrip to Sichuan Fine Art Institute 四川美术学院
Hu Just back from a trip to Sichuan, and places I’d long wanted to visit but never before had quite the chance. Among them, the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SFAI). With Zhong Biao (钟飙) as host, I found...
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