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Monthly Archives: September 2007

IGO

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Pleasantly surprised by what I heard at MAO Live House last night. After catching the end of New Pants power-pop set, I ran into James Chang, who happened to be VJing the next act. He seemed pretty confident that it would be worth hanging around for - turned out he was right! IGO is a [...]

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Adieu

Thursday, September 27, 2007

After nearly 7 years in the game at Ogilvy, Dirk is off to greener (in Beijing?) pastures. The office said good-bye at the new Yugong Yishan (which is still a work n progress - excited to see how the new outdoor area shapes up). Cheers Dirk!

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Moon Festival

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

I’ve really come to like the 3 Shadows Photo Center. I’ve been a fan of its mission, its exhibitions and its founder since my first visit, but after spending some time there, I’ve really grown to appreciate the space itself. Designed by Ai Weiwei, the construction is simple: large brick boxes that form a triangular [...]

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Cotton in Art

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Last night was the opening of the 2007 DIAF and the Cotton in Art exhibition at the 798 Space. It was largely a media affair, due to the presence of Cotton USA spokes model Zhou Xun, but that left plenty of room to look at the work and meet the other artists in the exhibition. [...]

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SH Contemporary

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

A little late with this posting. The first Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair took place earlier this month, so we dropped in for a few days to see what was on hand, and to welcome Nick Simunovic to his new home (which sounds pretty nice - a low-lying house nestled in the treetops of the French [...]

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DIAF 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007

The 2007 Dashanzi International Art Festival begins this Thursday, September 20. Shu and I have been invited to participate in an exhibition that will be showing in the 798 Space. Anyone interested, please come by Thursday night and check it out.

Here’s a preview pic of our project:

The making of:

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Anish Kapoor

Sunday, September 16, 2007

The Kapoor show at Galleria Continua is without a doubt one of the best to reach Beijing this year. The construction of the large sculptural spiral is flawless and its conceptual and visual elegance affective. On display until December 23.

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