Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 14.10.2023 – 13.04.2024 Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is currently hosting a solo exhibition by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Fang Lijun, titled Fang Lijun: Faces and Ceramics. This exhibition is meticulously curated by Professor Shelagh Vainker, who serves as both the curator for Chinese Art at the Ashmolean Museum and an Associate …
Tate Modern 14 March-5 August 2018 Tate Modern presents the largest survey of Joan Jonas’s work ever held ini the UK. Jonas is regarded as a pre-eminent figure in contemporary performance who continues to influence a younger generation of artists. This immersive exhibition celebrates Joan Jonas’s art works over the last five decades, uniting some …
White Cube London Bermondsey presents an exhibition by Anselm Kiefer featuring new, large-scale installation, sculpture and painting. Titled ‘Walhalla’, the exhibition refers to the mythical place in Norse mythology, a paradise for those slain in battle, as well as to the Walhalla neo-classical monument, built by Ludwig I King of Bavaria in 1842 to honour heroic figures in German history.
Text by Jesc Bunyard Edited and Translated by Michelle Yu Image Courtesy of Frieze Yes, it’s that time again. Time for the madness of Frieze, when the London art calendar lurches into life and everyone heads for the Regent’s Park. 是的，一年一次的Frieze又來了，日曆上滿滿的藝術活動，安排不過來，也看不過來，但大家一定都會湧向Regent’s Park的Frieze Art Fair。 In addition to the Live section, which is always a firm …
Text by 撰文 x Rajesh Punj Translated 翻譯 x by Cai Sudong 蔡苏东 Edited by 編輯 x Michelle Yu 余小悅 Jesc Bunyard The condition of being modern, of our living through modernity has been effectively harnessed by new technologies that predict precisely our thoughts as a set of rudimentary likes and dislikes, so that industry …
Cass Sculpture Foundation is delighted to present A Beautiful Disorder, the first major exhibition of newly commissioned outdoor sculpture by contemporary Chinese artists to be shown in the UK. From May 2016, fifteen monumental outdoor sculptures will be on display throughout the grounds of CASS. These artists employ a variety of ambitious sculptural techniques across a range of materials including bronze, stone, steel and wood.
“Curator” is a strange concept for most Chinese. In China, the word is often understood as its Chinese “equivalent” (Cezhanren) suggests—the one (ren) who plans (ce) the exhibition (zhan). However, the original meaning of “curator” as a borrowing word is never correctly conveyed in this translation. With the coming of the information era, a globalized and networking ...
今年是倫敦全球藝術博覽會的第三年，Art15 帶來150個國際畫廊，涵蓋40個國家, 展覽開幕當日吸引數千名藏家，藝術從業者與愛好者。兩年前第一次來到Art13時, 我們被他們新穎而簡單的布局所吸引。他不像國際上其他大展或博覽會那樣讓你應接不暇，體力不支，也不像許多小展那樣良莠不齊，不忍直視。它如倫敦這座城一般，精致而不招搖，小巧卻又容納著眾多方向的國際元素, 鼓勵並滋生文化交流與思潮。…
17 Mar – 14 Jun 2015 Whitechaple Gallery What if we could change the world? Inspired by ideas around demonstration and protest, British artist Peter Liversidge (b.1973) worked with sixty children on a performance staged at the Whitechapel Gallery, on May Day 2014. Together they created songs, choreography, banners and placards which expressed their …
Text by: Struan Robinson / 撰文：Struan Robinson Translated by: Shen Xinyi / 翻譯：沉心懿 “shunt” was founded by ten artists from Central School of Speech and Drama, who met in 1997 whilst doing a one year postgraduate course. Its beginnings as a collaborative effort has become the group’s defining feature, as embodied in the company’s title as a …
Text by: Ava Davies / 撰文：Ava Davies Translated by: Zhao Kunfang / 翻譯：趙坤芳 Le Patin Libre, which translates as ‘The Free Skate’, are the first company of their kind, coining a new form of performance which they have named ‘contemporary skating’. They completely overturn any notion of a saccharine, ‘Dancing on Ice’ style, and forgo the glitter …
Text by: Michelle Yu / 撰文：余小悅 Translated and edited by: Harry Liu / 採訪整理：劉競晨 Founded by the Polish ballet dancer Maria Rambert in 1926, Rambert (previously known as Ballet Rambert before evolving to Rambert Dance Company) is one of the UK’s longest running and well-established dance companies. Whilst initially a purely ballet centred institution, they have …
Text by 撰文：Ava Davies Translated by 翻譯： Li Ruixue 李瑞雪 Cornwall-based Kneehigh’s humble beginning as a community theatre workshop in 1980 is essentially the key to understanding them as a company. Led by artistic director Emma Rice, who started her career in Kneehigh as an actor before progressing into directing, as many of the company …
Edited by 編輯：Ava Davies Translated by 翻譯：Li Ruixue 李瑞雪 Information Provided by 資料來源：DV8 背離劇團 DV8 are a dance and theatre troupe who look to challenge boundaries and subvert preconceptions, whether in their physical performances or in the intellectually challenging issues they grapple with. Set up in 1986 by Lloyd Newson, who remains their artistic director …
Text by 撰文：Ava Davies Translated by 翻譯：Li Ruixue 李瑞雪 The company that perhaps created and are now synonymous with the concept of contemporary visual theatre are almost certainly Complicite, set up in 1983 by Simon McBurney, Annabel Arden and Marcello Magni. Complicite are probably the most influential experimental theatre establishment in the UK, setting the …
Text by: Joanna Dong 撰文：董一燃 Translated by: Li Bowen 翻譯：李博文 In 2013, on stage was a production that has conquered countless audience with its unmatched darkness and unpredictable magic. It was The Master and Margarita by Complicite. Established in 1983, the Complicite is dedicated to presenting visual effects and the art of design in a …
Modern physical theatre is first and foremost influenced by mime and contemporary dance. Presently, an exact, clear definition of the physical theatre is still called for. To the audience, however, the rich, unconventional body movements bring the physical theatre onto the border between contemporary dance and conventional theatre. It is exactly this unmarked border of …
Theatre in the UK integrates a variety of art forms, deserving great attention and meticulous studies through its prosperity. Alongside the rapid development of technology like multimedia and internet, theatre industry and culture in the UK are constantly evolving. As a publication that is attentive to the development of cultural and creative industry, we review one particular ...
John Ellingsworth is a writer and editor working in contemporary circus. He runs the website and magazine Sideshow and a company called CRKO working at the intersection of circus and technology. 約翰·艾利斯沃斯(John Ellingsworth) 是專注於當代馬戲的作家和編輯，他創辦了線上雜誌《Sidehow（雜耍）》，還有關注科技與馬戲結合的CRKO公司。 . ART.ZIP: How do you get into contemporary circus? JE: I sort of fell into it. Back in 2006 I started …
The origins of Puppets and Shadow Puppets Chinese puppetry that was born out of the funerary culture and developed from pottery figurines and wooden figurines has gone through a tortuous course. In 1983, a wooden figurine buried with the dead in a tomb of Han dynasty was excavated in Lai Xi, Shandong Province, it has …
Text and images by courtesy of The Design Museum 圖文提供: 英國設計博物館 05.09.2012 – 13.01.2013 Daniel Swarovski founded the luxury crystal glass company Swarovski in 1895. Over a century and many generations later, it has pushed the cut glass medium to new heights. With its collaborations and sponsorship of experimental innovation in architecture and design, it …
Chinese contemporary art continues to remain ‘hot’. Perhaps pulverized by some of the political controversy that has arisen as a result of some of China’s outspoken artists, this region’s contemporary art has fascinated and intrigued collectors around the world. As the frenzy for collectors to own a contemporary Chinese work remains high, prices for established …
Where do the contemporary Chinese ink artists stand in the art market? Most recently, twentieth century traditional ink painters such as Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi hit their highest prices at the auction house in Hong Kong. Numerous collectors and art dealers have been amazed by the dramatic price rise of the twentieth century ink painters. …
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