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Blemish BB Gone: China’s Male Beauty Loosens the Rigid Reigns of Gender

Emily AspinallNovember 7, 2020

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

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LV YANJUN, "DRESSED TO KILL." OIL ON CANVAS

Et Dieu… Créa La Femme Chinoise. From Leftover To New Power Woman

Jessica LaiterSeptember 14, 2020

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

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Cigarettes to Bralettes: China’s Sexual Revolution Through Advertising

Emily AspinallAugust 19, 2020

Sex sells. From 1930s calendar girls to actress Zhou Dongyu in 2020, Temper explores China's sexual revolutions. Through advertising.... Read More

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The Temper Fact Checker: Artist Provocateur Xiaowu Zheng Presents His 头七

Elsbeth van ParidonJuly 13, 2020

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

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The Temper Fact Checker for Progressive Poshies: Rolling Acid

Elsbeth van ParidonMay 15, 2020

Raw, riotous, and keepin' it real. Go fact-check Rolling Acid, the turbulent yet ever-fluid creatively commercial and conceptual label. ... Read More

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MA TE. About Print Art, Sexuality And Humanity In Tomorrow’s China

Elsbeth van ParidonNovember 5, 2018

MA TE in late 2019 was publicly accused of sexual assault and misconduct. Temper hereby distances itself from this photographer in any and every personal way.... Read More

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