Posts Tagged ‘art’
It was a bizarre June. Sorry I’ve been silent. But here’s a quick plug for some stuff worth checking out.
I’d heard about the Museum of Chinese in America but had never visited. I plan to check it out in the next few weeks and am even more excited that it has gotten a state-of-the-art makeover [...]
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Tags: art, chinese, comics, firsts, media
No shortage of news.
I swear, the NYTimes can’t get enough of all the things going on in China these days; China is popping up in headlines across sections. And I feel like the tone of the coverage is not without a hint of incredulity and a smirk. I can’t keep up with it all myself. Imagine if I [...]
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Tags: art, china, chinese, controversy, diplomacy, taiwan, tibet, travel
An artist in the neighborhood.
The Times wrote a story about Tehching Hsieh recently, and now I’ve decided i must find him. He lives in Clinton Hill! And he has an incredible story. Considering how few Asians live in the neighborhood, I’m hoping I’ll spot him one day.
In the meantime, I should make my way to the Guggenheim for [...]
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Tags: art, clinton hill, taiwanese
More collaboration.
Chou Kung-shin, the director of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, will be visiting the Palace Museum in Beijing in the hopes of trading art. She is asking to borrow particular Qing dynasty artworks to display in Taiwan for several months.
China’s imperial art collection was divided in 1949:
When the Nationalists boarded ships to Taiwan six [...]
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Tags: art, beijing, china, diplomacy, taiwan
Costume ideas.
I’ve developed a peculiar dread of the holiday known as Halloween. A few years ago I went out three nights in a row with three different costumes, and ever since I’ve been convinced it’s an overblown evening that ends up being a source of stress more than fun. Nothing will ever compare to the epic [...]
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Tags: art, irksome, japanese, malaise, pandas
