Blog Tag - Arts

Peek into Beijing at This Beixinqiao Photography Exhibition
In a big busy city like Beijing, it’s easy to get lost in our day to day – focus on our phones on our daily commute, tune out everyone and everything...
Art & Food: Of Sculptures and Sculpted Sandwiches
A new exhibition showcasing sculptures of 14 artists at Red Gate is on our minds right now, seeing as we’ve not been to 798 in quite some time. But...
Jessica’s Craft Workshop: Creating DIY Joy in Wudaoying Hutong
One April afternoon, as I was strolling through Beijing’s legendary Wudaoying Hutong, known for its charming shops and bars, I encountered a Chinese...
Aliens and Predators Coexist for the First Time at This Beijing Exhibition
The works of H.R. (Hans Ruedi) Giger (1940-2007, Chur) and Hajime Sorayama (b. 1947, Imabari) coexist for the first time in China together at UCCA...
Ahead of Red Gate Gallery's Impending Closure, Owner Brian Wallace Looks Back
Staying active for 30 years is no easy feat for any gallery, not to mention one that has been competing within the Beijing art world all this time –...
Gaetano Pesce’s Creative Freedom Flows to Today Art Museum
In today’s episode of Shuangjing Delights, I present to you the latest exhibition at Today Art Museum, inaugurated barely over a week ago. “Gaetano...
Get Into Beijing's Local Art Scene at Nugget's Indie Arts Fair, Jan 23
The arts scene of a city often reflects the nature of what life is truly like there – and Beijing is no exception, offering up work by artists that’s...
Show on Japanese Architect Tano Ando Sheds Light on his Genius
Tadao Ando (b. Osaka, Japan 1941) is introduced as a “self-taught architect” at the start of “Youth”, his retrospective at Minsheng Art Museum...
Ticket Giveaway: Xi Festival's Immersive Music, Arts, and Culture Experience Takes Over Longfusi, May 1-5
If there were any lingering doubts that spring is in full swing and – dare we say – already giving way to summer, the recent unveiling of Xi Festival...
Ways of Seeing: To Explore What We See and What We Know
Named after the Booker Prize-winning book and TV series by British art critic John Berger, Chao Hotel's latest annual show Ways of Seeing follows a...
Explore the Wonders of the World With This 'National Geographic' Retrospective
For frequent travelers, a photo-heavy copy of National Geographic magazine always makes for an eye-opening and informative read. For those of us who...
Fun Weekend Ahead for Photography Aficionados at Ramo, The Bookworm and Crossroads Center
While there's never a shortage of art exhibits to choose from in Beijing, many reach a haughtiness that can be off-putting and inaccessible to the...
Beijing Crummy for Residents, But Great for Visitors, Managers and Artists, According to New City Ranking
It's like a A Tale of Two Cities, with some aspects prosperous, and others nothing short of disastrous. First the good news: Beijing cracked the top...
Art Attack: Girls Going Wild?
A recent Shanghaiist post revealed rumors that 70% of actresses are whores, including one whose name “begins with ‘G’ and is a little bit older, but...