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AIVA Summer Show 2012

Before I left Shanghai for UK Summer adventures way back in July, I curated the AIVA Summer Show 2012, an … More

AIVA, AIVA on show, AIVA Summer Show 2012, art and design, Bao Yangyi, Chen Siyu, Jiang Jiehong, Lao Zheng, Mao Zihan, Nino Chan, on show, Shanghai, Shen Fanqi, Tang Xiyang, Xing Yiyin, Xu Honglu, Xu Ruiqing, Yang Qiuyu, Yang Ziyi, Zhang Hangyuan, Zhang Qian, Zhang Xin

Box of Trust

Ummmmm, where am I again? I’ve woken up this morning and I’m um, what?! I’m in the UK. Right…ummm, OK. … More

4th Guangzhou Triennial, 9th Shanghai Biennale, AIVA, Birmingham, box of trust, Dubai, Emirates, expat, F5, G5, Gangnam Style, green tea, Guangzhou Triennial, Guyi, Haagen Dazs, Handle Bar, Hunan, Julu Lu, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Lune, mooncake, Mr Tang, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, Shanghai Biennale

You write, I edit – I write, you edit

Since finishing teaching at AIVA at the end of August, the past few weeks have become a freelance wonderland in … More

9th Shanghai Biennale, AIVA, arts writing, copy editor, editing, EXPO, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Triennial, Paul Gladston, Randian, Reactivation, Shanghai, Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai EXPO 2010, The Unseen, writing

Shanghai Polagraphy – POLA 画廊

At 19 Shaoxing Lu, Shanghai, in the previous premises of the OV Gallery, sits a shop and cafe dedicated to … More

AIVA, Leica, lomography, Mao Zi Han, OV Gallery, Polagraphy, Polagraphy Studio, polaroid, polaroid camera, Shaoxing Lu, Summer Show 2012, Weilai Lu

All change!

Courtesy of a few happenings this past week…a colleague and good friend leaving Shanghai for pastures new, my students graduating … More

Ai Weiwei, AIVA, Herzog & de Meuron, Serpentine Gallery, Serpentine Pavilion, Shanghai

“Book from the Ground”

Hello May! My favourite month of the year for so many reasons…summer and sunshine is on its way, my birthday … More

AIVA, Book from the Ground, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Huffington Post, ifa gallery, Jean Douet, LA Weekly, Leo Gallery, Mathieu Borysevicz, Michael Kurcfeld, New York Times, Pudong, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai Tower, Stonehenge media, Taopu, Xu Bing

Out of Office – Qingming Festival

I don’t often come into AIVA to teach on a Saturday…it’s only usually happens for one-off events, assessment periods, or … More

Academy of International Visual Arts, AIVA, ballet, Gran, Grandfather, Grandma, Grandpa, Poppa, Qing Ming festival, qingming, Shanghai, tomb sweeping festival, Vitamin D

Architectural paper interludes

Today started with an early conversation (literally as soon as I sat down in the teaching office) with one of … More

A Common Name, Academy of International Visual Arts, AIVA, geodes, jewellery design, LA, Paige Smith, Paper, paper-making, Viscom, Visual Communication

Design, Art & Sushi

Saturdays seem to turn into the Saturdays I used to experience during my New York days…hunting and seeking out art … More

Academy of International Visual Arts, AIVA, am art space, Cyril Galmiche, design, Dutch Design Workspace, Dutch Profiles, Giel Groothuis, Irma Boom, Pecha Kucha, Phillip Reed, RAM, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai Creative Industry Week, sushi, Trajectory

AIVA Talks – Lu Yang

On Monday afternoon, the emerging, female contemporary Chinese artist Lu Yang gave a lecture, including Q&A session, to the current … More

Academy of International Visual Arts, AIVA, Boers-Li Gallery, Lu Yang, UCCA, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Zendai Himalayas Center, Zendai MOMA

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