Blog Author - Madeleine O’Dea

Spring Awakening: Caochangdi Busts Out All Over
If you eschew the airport expressway that hurtles past 798 and instead take the tree-lined airport side-road (Jichang Fulu) that winds its way...
Bringing it All Back Home: Chu Teh-Chun at NAMOC
Fifty-five years ago this May, yet another aspiring painter arrived in Paris. The French capital was then the mecca for artists...
August 2009 Art Roundup: Beijing 798 Biennale and Is Caochangdi Stealing 798's Crown?
It’s the dog days of summer, and I for one feel it’s high time we got to appreciate art after the sun goes down, preferably over a few drinks. Those...
Art Feature: 18 Reasons Why We Still Like Video
One summer weekend soon, Tim Crowley wants us to take a trip. We won’t need to pack a bag. All that’s required is to step into a darkened room, where...
New Openings: Lu 12.28
Designer Liu Lu returned to China in 2007 after a decade abroad, which took her from Swiss boarding school to the Parsons School of Design...
Art Roundup: June 2009
Summer’s here and with it the contemporary art world’s favorite excuse for a party – the Venice Biennale, which opens June 7. The...
Stage Previews: May 2009
Romeo and Juliet With all the international talent in town, let’s not forget the artists who call Beijing home. Over the last three...
Stage Roundup: May 2009
Ah, the rites of spring! Star-crossed love down the pub (see Romeo and Juliet at Block 8); musically-inclined meet-cutes at...