Capturing the Hutong | Liu Cong’s “Wandering”

Hutong, the gridlike alleyway neighborhoods most prominent in China’s capital, are an interesting part of Beijing life. It’s here you’ll find the city at its most raw: a mix of residential homes and small community eateries and shops, people going about their day without a care for passerby and visitors. Its here, too, you’ll find… Read More Capturing the Hutong | Liu Cong’s “Wandering”

Book & Fun | A Haven for Art Books in Guangzhou

Deep in the backstreets of Guangzhou, through twisting and turning neighborhood lanes a taxi can hardly fit through, there’s an old factory building. But within its light tan walls, everything is repurposed. The arts have taken over a place once sworn to industry. Through a small entrance, and through a twisting maze-like gallery — literally called… Read More Book & Fun | A Haven for Art Books in Guangzhou

nugget records | Lo-fi in Beijing via Cassette

Beijing’s underground music scene is often associated exclusively with rock — a simple Google search can attest to that. But the city’s musical portfolio has more to it than meets the eye. There are gentler, more electric sounds making waves in China’s capital, aided along by a distinct DIY cassette label. nugget records comes from… Read More nugget records | Lo-fi in Beijing via Cassette

Getting Through Crisis One Order at a Time | An Interview with Phoenix Restaurateur Chris Bianco

The world is in the hands of a pandemic. A novel coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, originated in December in China. The disease, which began as a regional epidemic has since spread further, changing life as we know it. Hit hardest by lockdown and stay-at-home orders designed to contain the… Read More Getting Through Crisis One Order at a Time | An Interview with Phoenix Restaurateur Chris Bianco

A Deeper Shade of Red | Chinese Art from the Interwar Period

The sight of a giant scarlet “70”, screaming for attention outside the reserved Chinese Deco facade of the museum, signaled to me what could be expected inside. It seemed not even the world of art was safe from this monumental celebration. The 2019 anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, as the… Read More A Deeper Shade of Red | Chinese Art from the Interwar Period

A Journey to the Floating World | Ukiyo-e in Shanghai

Gentle hues and shadows forming twisted figures of individuals juxtaposed with the violence and diversity of nature. Waves and sunsets and mountains and sudden rain. All in a space complimenting the works, with patterns drawing to mind Zen gardens on the ground, more mountains and figures on the wall; all combining to reveal the floating… Read More A Journey to the Floating World | Ukiyo-e in Shanghai