Rated X: The Censored Arts Of China, Key To Contemporary Cult Status
Art is a reflection of current affairs, society, culture. In China, that kind of "stuff" to date is oft considered "unerwünscht". Or Rated X. ... Read More
Close-Ups
Q To The R, From Tùzi (兔子) To Tù (吐): Eating Disorders In Online China
Q as in Cute. The word is ubiquitous. It’s harmless; until it is not. Eating disorders in the 21st Century are rampant, both off- and online.... Read More
Et Dieu… Créa La Femme Chinoise. Still Leftover Or New Power Woman ?
China, home to some of the world’s most successful, entrepreneurial thirty-something women. But can they have their jiǎozi and eat them too?... Read More
The Details Are In The Dress Code — China’s Minority Muses and Musings
The details in the different ethnic dress make China's minorities truly minors playing in the majors -- the major ‘tude stakes, that is.... Read More
Close-Up: The Long March of Fashionable Integration and Modernization
With new markets, new talents, and new (post-corona) circumstances, the evolution of fashion is one of unstoppable, irresistible power.... Read More
Cigarettes to Bralettes: China’s Sexual Revolution Through Advertising
Sex sells. From 1930s calendar girls to actress Zhou Dongyu in 2020, Temper explores China's sexual revolutions. Through advertising.... 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