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New Directions for the Old Medium

Monday, August 16, 2010

First published on ArtSlant. Text by Robin Peckham. Fresh Eyes 2010 He Xiangning Art Museum Shennan Road, Overseas Chinese Town Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China July 18, 2010 – September 12, 2010 Painting in China has been in crisis since shortly before the boom at auction that rocketed artists with little sense for the terms of [...]

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Chen Wenbo and his ABIO-View

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The recent Chen Wenbo exhibition at the Shanghai Gallery of Art, bearing the odd title ABIO-View, presents new work on canvas by the painter. As with most of his recent exhibitions, there are few new stylistic developments to be found; nevertheless, it is gratifying to see this solid and expansive presentation during a year that [...]

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New Attitude of Image

Monday, November 23, 2009

Text by Robin Peckham Exhibition runs through 5 December 2009 Tang Contemporary (Gate No. 2, 798 Art District, Beijing) As usual with such group shows in Beijing, it is unclear what exactly Tang Contemporary and curator Wei Xing attempt to do with their new exhibition “The New Attitude of Image” The incoherent but indubitably grandiose [...]

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