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Revitalising
Upon the arrival of Jingzhe (the third of 24 solar terms in traditional Chinese calendar, literally "Awakening of Insects"), creatures are startled to wake up from dormancy after a ong and chilly winter, indicative of beginning of new activities in forthcoming time. Unlike bold and stretching movements, revitalisation during Jingzhe is accompanied ...
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HongBo
Guest Feature by MenmenmenAn honest, optimistic and inspirational painter in a world where the traditional feels like it may be slipping away, HongBo is a man who forever sees the world as a painting. He create relentlessly - "to put thoughts on canvas." Satellite Voices: Can you introduce your ...
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Snapshots from Shanghai: Xiao Guan
Xiao Guan's Satellite Voices guest street style column. The talented up-and-coming photographer has worked with magazines 1626, Yoho and Elle in Shanghai, whilst shooting for the likes of Nike, New Balance, Casio, Lee, and Mercedes-Benz. He presents Shanghai's creative youth.L - RAka ...
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BOY: A Contemporary Portrait
"Boy", as the Oxford Dictionary suggests, refers to “a man, especially a young or relatively young one”. The first decade of the 21st century sees a transforming representation of men in different cultures, media and regions. This exhibition at the Leoxu Projects attempts to portray young men of the time ...
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Shanghai On Air: Ka Xiaoxi
Ka Xiaoxi is the artist, photographer, curator and self publisher behind the goooodie.com platform for emerging youth creativity from China and beyond. At 27-years-old, he's just released two tomes of Eastern talent - "A Fragment of China’s Youth" which is just that, exploring new movements in fashion, design, photography, music, ...
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Nostalgia-East Asia Contemportary Art Exhibition
Welcoming the year of 2012, MOCA Shanghai is presenting “Nostalgia: East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition” in collaboration with The Korea Foundation. This exhibition is organized with total devotion by Kim Sun-hee, a representative curator of the Asian art world. The show presents works by 14 artists from China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, ...
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Gao Ruyun
Guest Feature by Menmenmen Gao Ruyun is the Chinese installation artist who won the 2011 M50 Creative Awards - an art competition open nationwide for talented fine art students. His series of winning works entitled "SPACE" explores a concept that is simultaneously simple and complex. What is space? If the space ...
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The Magic of the Mexican Stamp
Perhaps it's an unlikely creative collaboration, but 40-years-ago, Mexico and China cemented a relationship that saw a back and forth exchange of culture and art. It was in February 1972 where Mexican officials and the People’s Republic of China established their now renowned diplomatic relations. Through politics, economy, culture, education, and tourism ...
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Ricostru
Ricostruzione in Italian, has a meaning of reconstruction, which is also the concept behind RICOSTRU founded by Manchit Au. The name reflects the faith of its team in developing the brand and determination to becoming timeless. "It also represents the uniqueness of ideas in each and every individual as well ...
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Peter Dixie
British photographer Peter Dixie is based in Shanghai and produces images that explore the landscape and the environment of the city. His images convey a sense of the presence, structure and human dimensions of the location. Working and studying in Tokyo and the UK, he finally settled in Shanghai to pursue personal ...
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Kiroic
This season, Kim Kiroic, who previously worked for Juun J, revealed their first women’s collection. The unique wooden heels design is inspired by the footwear of the female nobles of the Qing Dynasty. The designer behind the unique brand, combined the traditional wooden heels with the Western classic men’s footwear styles ...
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Zhang Da
Zhang Da is a fashion designer who started his own atelier in Shanghai 2005. He is also designing the collection for SHang Xia. His work has been exhibited in the Netherlands, Japan, France and in the "China Design Now" exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2008. We spoke to the ...
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Shanghai's Other Gallery Does New Year
"Welcome New Year: Other Gallery Collection Exhibition" unveils part of the classical works collected by the Other Gallery since the establishment opened in 2009. The selection of works are carefully curated, with each piece witnessing the development of the art space. The exhibition is framed by different perspectives on globalisation, reflected ...
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Snapshots from Shanghai: Xiao Guan
Xiao Guan's Satellite Voices guest street style column. The talented up-and-coming photographer has worked with magazines 1626, Yoho and Elle in Shanghai, whilst shooting for the likes of Nike, New Balance, Casio, Lee, and Mercedes-Benz. He presents Shanghai's creative youth.L - RBaraFreelance Cam ...
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The Year of the Dragon
Dragon is a very special creature from Chinese tradition and myth, and from the story said dragon can be visible and invisible, flying to the sky in the spring and hiding themselves in the autumn. The Dragon has the special power to change the weather, and so intrinsically linked to ancient Chinese ...