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Ai Weiwei in L.A.

October 9, 2018 By Roni Feinstein

ai weiwei in l.a.

Having had dinner last night with some friends and seeking, but not finding, a single article to send them this morning that succinctly summed up the artist, his career and international stature, his current L.A. exhibitions, and why I am gaga about both the man and his art, I am writing what follows. Ai Weiwei is the son of a famed Chinese poet who was exiled to China's northern provinces during the Cultural Revolution, where he was humiliated and subjected to forced labor. At age 19, after Mao's death, Ai and his family returned to Beijing, where he attended the Beijing Film Academy. He then spent over a decade in the United States, where he studied a bit, took photographs, absorbed the current American art scene, and experienced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, China, Chinese art, contemporary art Beijing, Jeffrey Deitch, L.A., Los Angeles, Marciano Artr Foundation, Roni Feinstein, UTA Artist Space

Notes on Shanghai: Hugo Boss Asia Art

January 4, 2016 By Roni Feinstein

Notes on Shanghai

Do not rush to see the Hugo Boss Asia Art award exhibition at Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum. While it is an intriguing show presented in a handsome Art Deco building, the exhibition is currently over and Shanghai's air quality is frightening, the AQI (Air Quality Index) in the "very unhealthy" range. Walking to the museum wearing a 3M particle filtering respirator mask, I felt that I had entered a dystopian future, which was made all the more horrible by the realization that this "future," for millions of the world's occupants, is now.The exhibition Hugo Boss Asia Art: Award for Emerging Asian Artists, which is in its second year, presents work by six artists who live and work in China, the Philippines, Cambodia, Taiwan and Myanmar.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abroad Tagged With: Asian Art, China, Hugo Boss, Maria Taniguchi, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai

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