From Site-Searching To Zaha Hadid: China and Architecture With Pin
Urban Dwellers #2: Pittayapa (Pin) Suriyapee and some China Architecture small talk -- with a few must-know bureaus to boot. ... Read More
Art
Oranda Hou, a Journey From Urbane Finance to Rockbund Art
Kate Kologrivaya sits down for a Deepdive and some Chitchat with people who are changing the face of China’s urban landscape. #1: Oranda Hou.... Read More
In China’s Ueber-Consumer Society: Is There “Real” Art After Revolution?
From hardcore politically motivated performance art to individually inclined artsy aesthetics… Do China’s artistic rebels still have a cause? ... Read More
Take Five! China’s New Cinema Creation In The Face Of Limitation
Temper sprawls out on the cutting floor! China's post-90 filmmakers such as producer Summer Xinlei Yang create cinematic work that gives a voice to the nation's female filmmakers. And women in general.... Read More
Photographer Irina Kovalchuk: Up Close And Personal, From Far Away.
Blatantly boasting a soft spot for all that beckons the eye to travel, Temper and photographer Irina Kovalchuk of MOOI Studio Beijing muse over China's much-merited fashion league that is the nation's minority collective.... Read More
A Tale Of Mutual Visual And Social Exposure: The Shaanxi Series
Photographer Laurent Hou explains, "People you photograph expose themselves and their way of life to you and your lens, but you too expose yourself to them." It's all about the vice versa of the visual arts. ... Read More
Fashion Illustrator Yvan Deng: Sketching Contempo Catwalk Beats
Fashion illustrator Yvan Deng live-sketches the soul of a show, produces social media marketing content and even embellishes the face of brick-and-mortar. Breaking out of the crayon box.... Read More