As the first time that I will be visiting Mainland China, I am exceptionally excited and am planning on considering it a research trip for future work and writings. During my six month internship in Berlin (at a Chinese art gallery) I was fortunate enough to meet Chen Yang who is at the beginnings of her enterprise WiE Kultur: A research platform for the promotion of Chinese arts and culture, and who I will be going back to work with in Berlin this coming summer. With both of us being in Beijing at the same time, I am incredibly looking forward to making this an extremely productive and interesting trip.
Not only this, but my trip will also coincide with the opening of Art Beijing - and while I am not particularly fond on art fairs (at all really) what this will mean is a whole heap of satellite exhibitions / interventions (one can hope anyway...) and just a general exhilarating time to be in the city.
If anyone can suggest some must-do's / see's etc, particularly stuff which I wouldn't find in a guide book, I would much appreciate some direction, as I want to fit as much as is feasibly possible into the week.
(Both) Ai Weiwei - series "Fingers"
- I will admit I am not sure when these were taken, they are poached off the internet.... A Very obvious choice of Chinese artist to post in my excitement, I know - but I am a big fan of this series.
- I will admit I am not sure when these were taken, they are poached off the internet.... A Very obvious choice of Chinese artist to post in my excitement, I know - but I am a big fan of this series.
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