Li Shan: Chinese Contemporary Art

Li Shan in front of a work in progress from his Reading series, at his Lingang New City studio, an aspiring satellite city of Shanghai, in May 2019. Photo by Michael Young

There was a moment in Kurt Neumann’s classic 1958 sci-fi horror movie, The Fly, when Vincent Price – the actor known for his roles in such films – delivered an introduction to the audience, ‘It would be unfair … to… Continue reading

Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Paintings

Ignition of Cuyahoga River Lightning: Drawing for the Cleveland Museum of Art, 14 September, 2018 © Cai Studio. Photo: Wen-You Cai, courtesy of Cai Studio

The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio is its ‘main industrial artery’ and has been critical to the city’s development following its founding in 1796. Cleveland’s rapid industrialisation in the mid-19th century, which led to much prosperity and wealth, was largely… Continue reading