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Ready, Aim, Click: The Artist Reframing China’s Modern History

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The Artist Confronting China’s One-Child Past

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The ongoing monthlong exhibition is showcasing the works of 17 emerging LGBT artists and allies.

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Tango: The Dangerous Dance of China’s Zany Cartoonist

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Artistic Distances: Giving Form to Grief in a Pandemic

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The Artist Giving China’s Ghost Villages a Second Life

In China, thousands of rural communities are relocated to cities each year. Guo Guozhu documents wha......

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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Revitalizing Everyday Creativity

With the world in varying stages of lockdown, people are redefining their relationships to art.

2020-04-20 06:53:18

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The True Face of China’s Plastic Surgery Clinics

Lu Yufan wanted to understand why so many Chinese women go under the knife. So she went for a consul......

2020-03-13 12:43:12

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What West Bund’s Pompidou Partnership Means for China’s Art Scene

The flashy collaboration between Pompidou and the West Bund Group has drawn international headlines,......

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Exploring the Many Faces of Beauty in Modern China

Photographer Luo Yang challenges traditional norms with her portraits of young Chinese.

2019-12-28 09:24:42

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Enter Ghost: China’s Growing Obsession With Immersive Plays

‘Mythic Stories of Fanling Township’ is the latest production to tap into Chinese theatergoers’ crav......

2019-12-11 09:18:14

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Visions of Gods in a Chinese River Town

Tang Xiaosong was a high-flying magazine editor. Then, he gave it all up to search for meaning on th......

2019-12-05 07:56:48

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Shanghai’s Fading Graffiti Scene Writes One Final Chapter

For over a decade, Moganshan Road was a haven for Shanghai’s budding graffiti movement. Now, artists......

2019-12-04 11:40:24

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The Problem With Social Media-Friendly ‘INS Feng’ Art Spaces

In their pursuit of social media engagement, museums and galleries have lost their sense of mission.

2019-11-29 16:21:25

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An Anchor in Time: Documenting a Disappearing Chinese Port

Visual artist Chen Min discusses her efforts to preserve the proud history of a former Chinese naval......

2019-11-21 08:08:15

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Reimagining a Tokyo Trial Tableau

To capture the grandeur and humanity of the trials, I mixed traditional oil painting techniques with......

2019-11-12 03:35:28

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The World’s Factory, On Film

Zhan Youbin worked for years as a migrant laborer in the heart of China’s export machine. Then, one ......

2019-11-11 09:54:19

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The Artist Snapping China’s Alienated Young Clubbers

Artist Chen Wei on how his haunting photographs capture the anxiety of China’s rootless millennials.

2019-10-24 09:51:14

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Chongqing University Museum Closed Over Fake Relics Accusation

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The Guangdong Opera Troupe Fighting to Keep a Local Art Alive

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