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Mr. SouTian: A Tour of the Artist’s Studio

Mr. SouTian is an artist who lives and works in the Song Zhuang area. Song Zhuang is an area outside of Beijing which has been developing as an artist community over the past 25 years. Starting as a rural retreat for artists who wanted studio space outside the city, the area now attracts foreign artists […] […]

Mr. Her Makes a Noodle Lunch for the Fieldwork Team

On July 13th, 2011 the entire field school team made their first visit to Mr. Her’s studio. Mr. Her showed the team around his studio, which is currently under construction. He discussed with us several of his finished paintings. The paintings were lined up under a covered walkway with an open wall to a courtyard. […] […]

Zhang Jianhua

”Very few works speak to social problems. Chinese contemporary art doesn’t make people understand. It has lost its function and its very important social, avant-garde, and revolutionary features.”- Zhang Jianhua Zhang Jianhua is a contemporary sculptor known for being controversial. The subject of his work often involves poverty, exploitation, and death. Through his four sculptural […] […]

Team update

During the past two weeks of our residency our group has discovered many new insights into the art and culture of China. Focusing on two villages, our group (Nan, Jeanette, and Megan) have focused on two cultural elements that we would like to share with Vine Online. The first is our exploration into red tourism […] […]