The Xander Zhou Universe: A Virtual Immortality of Techno Orientalism
Creativity has all the space it could possibly desire in order to flourish. Xander Zhou's designs lean neither to the East nor the West.... Read More
Gender
The Temper Fact Checker: Top of the 2020 Pops — Innocent but Sexy
“Innocent but Sexy"? China’s Gen Z in 2020 saw a new wave of male fashionistas opting for a genderless and dashingly bold dress code.... Read More
Androchine 2.0: China’s Masculinity Through Fresh Meat and Musk Ming
As gender lines blur and China becomes more culturally progressive, the notion of "masculinity," too, is in the throws of a grand makeover.... Read More
Blemish BB Gone: China’s Male Beauty Loosens the Rigid Reigns of Gender
China's modern man is changing the face of the nation's cosmetics usage, with a New (digital) Youth collective cleansing the traditional canvas of what constitutes "masculinity."... Read More
Et Dieu… Créa La Femme Chinoise. From Leftover To 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
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
The Temper Fact Checker: Artist Provocateur Xiaowu Zheng Presents His 头七
Zheng's First Seven collection discusses the unrelenting reign of censorship in China and how the nation's New Youth can create a better social environment.... Read More