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Symposium: ‘Transnational Mobility in the Asia Pacific: Family, Friends, Facebook’ at RMIT

15 November 2016by Rachel Leave a comment

Two days into my life in Melbourne, Australia, and I attended the one-day symposium ‘Transnational Mobility in the Asia Pacific: Family, Friends, Facebook’ at RMIT University. Time to get to know the […]

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Conferences, Melbourne
Melbourne palms

Welcome to Melbourne…

13 November 2016by Rachel 1 Comment

It’s been a while…welcome back to my words. Blogging is very much-needed right now as I make sense of my next chapter of life in Melbourne, Australia. Yes, that’s right, I’m […]

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Food, Melbourne, Travels
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Talk notes: ‘A New Chineseness’ – Liverpool Biennial 2016

12 August 2016by Rachel Leave a comment

As part of the supporting events programme for this year’s Liverpool Biennial festival was the talk ‘A New Chineseness’ facilitated by Ying Tan (Curator at Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), Manchester […]

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CFCCA, Conferences
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24 hrs in London (Pt III) – Hong Ling: A Retrospective at Brunei Gallery, SOAS

11 August 2016by Rachel Leave a comment

Part three of my series of blog posts on 24 hours in London last month (lately, I’m constantly playing catch up on my blog). The day before my non-visit to Victoria […]

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Chinese Contemporary Art on Show, Exhibitions, Painting
Rana Begum Parasol Unit 9

24 hrs in London (Pt II) – Rana Begum at Parasol Unit

16 July 2016by Rachel 1 Comment

Reflections on my 24 hours in London continue. After my non-visit to Victoria Miro (a must-read blog post for an apparently must-see show), I went next door to see ‘The Space Between’ by […]

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Architecture, Exhibitions
All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016
Wood, mirror, plastic, acrylic, LED
292.4 x 415 x 415 cm
115 1/8 x 163 3/8 x 163 3/8 in
Image courtesy of Victoria Miro

24 hrs in London (Pt I) – Why I didn’t get my #Instakusama at Victoria Miro

16 July 2016by Rachel 2 Comments

24 hours in London, 24 hours to squeeze in as much art possible. In a city of this scale and size, like any major global city in the world (I’m […]

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Exhibitions
'Fishing for Souls (After Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, 1614)' (2015) by Gordon Cheung. 6 min loop with 3 hour soundtrack loop. Image courtesy of the artist.

Chinese Contemporary Art on Show (UK): June/July 2016

25 June 2016by Rachel Leave a comment

Another list of Chinese Contemporary Art on Show…again more of an events listing, a what’s on of talks, films and happenings. As ever, if I have missed anything that should be on […]

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CFCCA, Chinese Contemporary Art on Show, Exhibitions, Performance

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Based in Melbourne, Australia...

- Lecturer in Art Curatorship
- Transcultural Curator
- Founder 'The Temporary'
- Art consultant
- PhD researcher
- Arts writer
- Book Artist/Bookbinder

Specialising in Chinese contemporary arts and culture, transcultural curating, international social art practices, art and language, intercultural communication and translation, and (self-)publishing.

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Ai Weiwei @aiww is EVERYWHERE! Note to self, I'm not allowed to go to @thirddrawerdown after payday. To many beautiful objet d'art! 
#contemporaryart #contemporarydesign #fart #art #thirddrawerdown #Georgestreet #georgest #fitzroy #Melbourne Peeking into the artist life @gertrudecontemporary open studios event last Saturday... #openstudios #gertrudecontemporary #gertrudestreet #Fitzroy #Melbourne #contemporaryart #artists #artistlife Artwork through the walls of @gertrudecontemporary Gertrude Studios 2016 exhibition on show until 10 December 2016... #contemporaryart #gertrudestreet #gertrudecontemporary #studio #studioshow #Fitzroy #Melbourne All across this city! #graffiti #streetart #fitzroy #fitzroystreet #Melbourne #eagle leading me to think of #eagleman @birdsongknits...ha ha! Great second-hand bookshop find on my weekend wander! Page Two run by @pamelabakes 📚📘📖 #Georgestreet #Fitzroy #Melbourne #pagetwo #bookshop #books Join Freÿa Black @xfreyablackx @seventhgallery to continue 'Umbilicus in Flux' until 25 November 2016... #gertrudestreet #Melbourne #contemporaryart #looming #performance #performanceart #freyablack Sorting through PhD paperwork to come across this in the @financialtimes circa 2013...it's happening every single day... When it's 34 degrees outside in #Melbourne the only thing that makes me cool is a frozen #matcha #redbean #latte. As I drink its green (not so) goodness, it reminds me of Shanghai summer lunch breaks circa 2010... When you've got blue skies like this #Melbourne, there's no need for a #brainfryer 🌴☀🌴☀🌴

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Midlands (UK) people and those who can make it...head to @Centrala_space in Digbeth to hear, see and experience 'The Temporary: 01' sound artist Yan Jun from Beijing featuring Dirty Electronics perform...Friday 9th December 2016, 8pm, £3!

#centrala #soundart #performanceart #performance #birmingham #yanjun #dirtyelectronics #chineseart #beijing #china #digbeth So exciting to see the 2nd version of The Temporary: 01 project publication today. @designbyweather you are incredible! 02 publication and branding in progress... #watchthisspace #graphicdesign #thetemporary #designbyweather Thanks to everyone who came to 'The Yellow Umbrella' installation by @chun_hua_catherine_dong at @islingtonmill last night. A really intimate evening of viewings and discussions... #umbrellamovement #umbrellarevolution #islingtonmill #salford #manchester #contemporaryart #installation #yellowumbrella Thanks to everyone who came to my In Conversation event with @chun_hua_catherine_dong this morning for the 'WE ARE ALL THE OTHER' @cera_project seminar series. Such a beautiful venue just off Brick Lane...the conversation continues in Manchester this Wednesday evening from 6.30pm @islingtonmill 
#contemporaryart #ceraproject #wearealltheother #london #bricklane WE ARE ALL OTHER
13-14 August 2016 
At @cera_project London. 
Join me tomorrow morning, 11am-12.30pm, in conversation with Canadian artist @chun_hua_catherine_dong on 'The Transcultural Connection: Performing 'A New Chineseness''...hope to see you there! 
#wearealltheother #chineseness #performance #performanceart #ceraproject #london Great to hear @yingdonnatan curator @cfcca_uk discuss 'A New Chineseness' @liverpoolbiennial with writer and journalist @enliang.khong citing RareKind China. Graffiti work shown is by @uncle852... #china #chineseart #chineseness #contemporaryart #rarekindchina #graffiti #streetart #chinatown #liverpoolbiennial CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - We are looking for 12 volunteers for a one-off performance of 'The Yellow Umbrella - An Unfinished Conversation' by @chun_hua_catherine_dong @cera_project taking place at @Islingtonmill on 17 August 2016, 6.30pm...get in touch! The Temporary is pleased to be able to support this project!

#performance #performanceart #umbrellarevolution #umbrellamovement #yellowumbrella #salford #manchester #callout #thetemporary #volunteers #volunteersneeded Great to talk the design and brand future of @thetemporary at @designbyweather this afternoon...exhibition catalogues and new website in planning! 
#watchthisspace #stoke #stokeontrent #spode #designbyweather #branding #design #graphicdesign #thetemporary So great to come across The Temporary: 02 #rarekindchina artist @lucymclauchlan at @mostlyjazzfunksoul this weekend. We love your work! 
#graffiti #streetart #mostlyjazz #moseley #birmingham #freshpaint
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