Month: November 2008

Li Xiaofeng, a 43-year-old Beijing artist, has found a way to link his  contemporary work with traditional Chinese art stretching back to the 10th Century.  In his art, the links are literal: he sews shards of porcelain from the Song, Ming, Yuan, and Qing dynasties on a leather undergarment to created full-length dresses and men’s … Read More

The career of Cao Xiaodong, whose dot-pattern paintings contrast cultural icons of China with those of the United States, “has always been marked by a keen interest in history,” according to critic Yang Wei, who notes: “If there is a creative impulse driving every artist’s career, then the search for the vestiges of time is … Read More