Category Archives: Conceptual to Renaissance Art

Conceptual Art The Macau Museum of Art a few months ago had a survey of Chinese Performance Art. It was an interesting exercises in seeing what other Chinese Artists were doing especially coz it’s in my surrounding area. The show probably took a general 4 out of 10 rating. Most of the work was so-so,Continue reading “Fave Pieces of Chinese Performace Art”

China strikes back as modern artists push boundaries By Robert Marquand | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BEIJING – Chinese modern art has been pushing the borders of the acceptable. But just as limits seemed to fall, the local culture police struck back, albeit politely. Three galleries at the chic Dashanzi art areaContinue reading “China and Art”

Street Art One of the cool things about Europe is the traditions of mural painting. For the most part Milan is completely destroyed by the number of random and very ugly tags that cover every building, but every so often when you look it’s punctuated with something really funny and beautiful. Balogna: This is myContinue reading “Street Art: Italy.”

Art A long time ago, I made a documentary on tattoos as a healing mechanism. I have always been interested in the impact of body art on the psyche, the interaction of skin and air. This looks like a really good exhibition.                                 Continue reading “N ew York: Skin is a Language”

It’s always a mystery to me how that we never had shows like this in HK, and people abroad sees more new Chinese artists than we do. However I do want to say that PS1 (public school one not play station one) might be the coolest comtemporary art museum ever, just because every Sunday afternoonContinue reading ““The Thirteen: Chinese Video Now (And a blurb on PS1 Museum in NY)”

Muhammad on museum walls         Curators take care in presenting Islamic art and manuscripts depicting the prophet. By Christopher Reynolds, Times Staff Writer While lethal riots persist in the Middle East and American cartoonists and editors wring their hands over what it means to publish pictures of Muhammad, the Western world’s curators ofContinue reading “Islamic Artists Despiction on Muhammad…”

Art This bag cost 2600 Euros. It’s a special edition travel bag designed by Artist Tracey Emin and reproduced by Longchamp. One of the sides reads "I have been in love all over the world." I really love it. If I had 2600 Euros to spare I would grab it right now, and keep itContinue reading “If I had 2600 Euros to Spare: Tracey Emin Travel Bag”

(Click onto the Photo to Find out Who is Who) Mooncake Productions is an original art studio committed to organizing collaborative projects to encourage independent art. Yan is an artist, writer and activist and her “Bug Eyed Goldfish” mural is currently up at the Yumla Bar. Her next pieces include a video installation at theContinue reading “Rockit Live Painting Artist Line Up”

Conceptual to Renaissance Art I configured a new arts news feed on my computer. Oh so many new things to read… one click away. The sixth British Art Show is on. Tate rehangs it’s collection so it’s no longer insufferable. I don’t care that people think it’s a good "idea," some thought putting art togetherContinue reading “More Contemporary Art”

Conceptual to Renaissance Art — Not only do I love reading about huge projects that come to fruition decades after conception (coz that means some of my really big stuff has a chance!) This is such a cool project. I love New York. Thirty years ago, artist Robert Smithson developed the concept of Floating Island,Continue reading “Contemporary Art: Sept – Oct”