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The Prick of Conscience: Passages in the Literary Mode

Published in Randian. Text by Robin Peckham. Literati painting is often viewed within Chinese art history as a highly restricted genre, consisting of monochromatic works of ink on paper involving natural themes interpreted through a subjective or even abstract treatment produced by amateur scholars, officials, and members of the gentry in southern China across almost [...]

Beijing Group Shows

First published on ArtSlant China. Text by Robin Peckham. After the Minsheng opening the Chinese art world decamped to Beijing for an ongoing two week block of art fairs and gallery openings, many of which chose to contextualize a vision of current art production far divorced from that simplistic narrative. “Jungle,” the latest group show [...]

He Xiangning Opening

First published on ArtSlant China. Text by Robin Peckham. The He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen recently opened an exhibition of young artists from across greater China curated by Feng Boyi, predictably including the typical handful of interesting work set against an extensive set of mediocre and over-traveled pieces. But the most interesting dialogues took [...]