2018: Turning corners & Tipping point(s)…

The end of a year always brings a sense of “taking stock” of past, present and near future or in … More

Taps the mic – what do you want to hear from me?

Ahem – *taps the mic* – is there anybody out there? Are you still with me? – *checks the mic is … More

Two days into my life in Melbourne, Australia, and I attended the one-day symposium ‘Transnational Mobility in the Asia Pacific: Family, … More

An MEd and PhD academic interlude (I’m writing far too many words at the moment) to present at the concluding … More

Time to feed my love of typewriters, harking back to my father’s 1966 Adler (shown below), which I hold precious … More

After a full-on conference day on ‘Cities and Territorial Challenges’ at Bury Art Gallery, I managed to catch David Li’s talk ‘Shanzhai … More

Before you consume the ever-growing (and continuing) list of Chinese Contemporary Art on Show…what’s on, what to see, what to … More

At the moment, it seems like China, or Asia, is a hot topic (hate that phrase) on TV in the … More

Since starting my part-time PhD studies in October 2009 (it’s definitely time to get it done now right?), I’ve been … More

Time for another blog post on exhibitions of Chinese contemporary art on show in the UK. As always, there is a … More