Art

Teapot Heads Agree: Yixing's the Thing

Ernie — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:41:59 +0800

Living in China and not drinking great tea everyday is like living in France and buying bagged bread

12 Girls Band Live at Budokan Japan

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:04:58 +0800

With a name like “12 Girls Band,” it is hardly surprisingly that their creator planned to capitalize on more than just the musical talents of the group.

The Soul Remains the Same - China's Immutable Artistic Spirit

Ernie — Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:02:33 +0800

Despite the early PRC’s official commitment to the Guo Hua movement, a return to simplistic peasant art, many contemporary Chinese artists stuck to oil and

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Linked Pictures, Linked Minds - Lianhuanhua as Propaganda

Ernie — Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:15:18 +0800

No matter how many words a picture is worth, people have and will continue to enjoy their pictures with stories.

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A Defense of the Propaganda Poster

Ernie — Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:44:52 +0800

They’re framed in Manhattan lofts and hip college dorm rooms. Nary a Western visitor to Souvenir Street who doesn’t stop to wonder at them.

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Portrait of the Artist as a Revolutionary

Ernie — Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:30:15 +0800

Art as Struggle

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Beijing Bemusement Park

Ernie — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:23:34 +0800

It's nice to have big parks in Beijing, but they get boring fast.

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Le lyrique prescience de Mao

Ernie — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:00:01 +0800

Si seulement toutes les icônes historiques étaient également poètes, on pouvait voir dans les âmes des plus grands noms de l'histoire.

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The Lyrical Prescience of Chairman Mao

Ernie — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:05:25 +0800

If only all historical icons were also poets, we could see into the souls of history’s biggest names.

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The China Expert: Myth or Misnomer?

Ernie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:12:46 +0800

I’ll save you the suspense – the China Expert, a dime a dozen due to their ubiquity and self-conferred status, is both a myth and a misnomer.

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