a scrapbook on Chinese art and life in a dystopian world

Zhong Shan's "Free Fall" exhibition

The masters of surrealism left a strong mark on a whole generation of Chinese painters. And the first names to be quoted as favourite...

(scroll down for the Italian version) ‘So you we’ve been here for Art Basel, right? I’ve had two friends visiting from Beijing, for the...

(scroll down for the Italian version) “This De Chirico is marvellous!” “Hold on, I have a better one to show you... yet, the best one...

Taipei-based artist Wu Chi-Tsung is currently showing in a solo exhibition hosted by Galerie Du Monde at Art Basel Hong Kong. Through his...

The journalistic take on 'China Superpower' and a glimpse of real life with our little emperor Gregorio and his Ayi (= nanny) in the last...

Beijingers used to have their yearly Fragrant Hills pilgrimage to check out the red leaves; China enthusiasts Gubo and Palanka, Canadian...

Yesterday was the opening of the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress, the 19th edition of the most important quinquennial political...

Last month I landed back in Beijing from a month of holidays outside the country. I flew from the shores of Como Lake to the hyper luxury...

Today is the Chinese National Day, the anniversary of the People's Republic of China. Weeks ahead of the celebration, the city gets...

We live in the digital age, and life in the metropolis is its big accomplice. Very much like a daily prayer, we say our ‘Rest World’...

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