ARTIST RESIDENCY CHINA — SHANGHAI, no. 37 The China Art Museum in Shanghai was originally built for the China Pavilion of Expo 2010. It is the largest art museum in Asia. The permanent collection is mainly Chinese modern art with substantial special exhibitions. The building design references several traditional forms of joinery, cap style, and bronze pots. It is enormous and visited by … [Read more...]

ARTIST RESIDENCY CHINA — SHANGHAI, no. 36 Lunch on Nanjing Road after the exhilaration of the Shanghai Tower was an exquisite meal. The taste of every dish was unbelievable. The second floor restaurant is through a nondescript corner door next to a food stall window. Among the regional dishes were steamed dumplings, eel soup, prawns, soft crab tofu, and crab shell pies. If I could return to … [Read more...]

ARTIST RESIDENCY CHINA — SHANGHAI, no. 35 Three days after arrival, following an unexpected bus trip to Hangzhou, I was finally able to enter Shanghai. My colleague Wang assigned a new chaperone to me from his student pool. Mr Li's daughter Jaiyi met me at my hotel where we coordinated our plan for the day: her list, my list, and Wang's list. First on his list was the Museum of Contemporary … [Read more...]

ARTIST RESIDENCY CHINA — SHANGHAI, no. 27 There are few more evocative city names in the world than Shanghai. When Wang visited me in Beijing, he urged me not to leave China without seeing his city. The first day was a long one beginning at 4:30 a.m. Wang's colleague Mr Li continued his generosity toward me by personally driving me the hour long ride to the airport. After a two-hour delay due … [Read more...]