Blog Tag - Pekin Fine Arts

Talking Entertainment: Cute Dog Brings Happiness Home
Happy Friday, here's the lowdown on entertainment options around the city this weekend. Chinese Spring Festival flicks seem to be all the rage this...
I See China, Do You?
Tucked away behind a thick green hedge, down a narrow street in Caochangdi, I face a room so densely packed with photography that taking a step back...
Art Attack: James Cameron, Gangster Wives and Caochangdi
Warmer climes are coming: dust off our bikes, unpack your tank tops and get used to going outside again. Galleries are installing new works, museums...
Art Attack: Culture Wars, Chinese Fortune Telling and Indie Flicks
Have you all heard, Hu Jintao's declared a culture war on the West? There's a signed essay circulating that cites the invasion of cultural exports...
Blue Prince: China's First Street Artist Goes Old School
No, not old-school like Sugarhill Gang. In this case, we’re referring to a pre-camera type of photography called cyanotype, also known as a...
Art Attack: Tofu Boy, Tintin, Chinglish and New Shows At Red Gate and Pekin Fine Arts
Nice work, Uncle Hu. Now that you’re officially focused on building soft power, we’re busier than ever trying to cover everything that’s going on,...
Art Hike: Caochangdi
Our fifth and final art walk takes you to an area that's really the best of both worlds: well-curated, high quality exhibits kept safe from big-...
Art Attack: Party Like Brazil, Remembering 9/11, and Caochangdi Art
This weekend, enjoy a Brazilian block party a la documentary festival DocBrazil, set in everybody’s favorite “new Nanluogu Xiang,” Wudaoying hutong...
Art Attack: Red Gate’s 20th Anniversary, Kung Fu Flick and the Environment
Beijing’s first private contemporary art space, Red Gate Gallery, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this Saturday with the preview of their newest...
Art Attack: Caochangdi Photospring, Plus Photographer Chen Man and Red Gate Launch Pad
The Caochangdi Photospring kicks off this Saturday afternoon, 3pm, at the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre. The event is free and open to the...
What's on Your Bookshelf? Meg Maggio of Pekin Fine Arts
Meg Maggio Director, Pékin Fine Arts The book on my shelf with the most sentimental value is my Chinese-English dictionary: a big hardback one I...
Art Attack: News, Red Lanterns, FT Debate, and Irish Shenanigans!
I have whiplash from how quickly things have accelerated since the chunjie lull. Between book festivals, new exhibits, ballets and Irish...
Art Attack: New Openings and Last Calls
Looking for some visual stimulation this weekend? Luckily, Beijing’s currently being hit with a barrage of new exhibits, ranging from photography to...