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Queen of restaurants

ZHANG Lan, the founder of the South Beauty restaurant chain, is known for her straightforwardness and generosity. "In my dictionary, there is no word like failure. One only loses when one thinks he loses, that's why I've never lost once in my life," ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  20 Nov 2009

Dazzling masterpieces of red art

MASTERPIECES of "red art" from one of the most distinguished private collections will be exhibited at the Shanghai Art Museum from November 18 to 29. While most exhibits of red art - those sought-after patriotic works aimed to inspire and build the ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  13 Nov 2009

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In search of a 'Made in China' china that's really smashing

WHAT'S the dish on China? A major ceramics fair "China Unlimited" opens today at ShanghaiMart. It asks why China these days isn't making world-famous china. Wang Jie is fired up. You'd think that China, the cradle of china, would have world-famous ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  5 Nov 2009

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Does gilding a common cabbage turn it into a work of art?

AN auto smashup and a daydreaming bystander, a fluorescent human skull, men climbing steel bamboo - these are part of a "Passion" sculpture show. Wang Jie reports. Seldom do local galleries feature a cluster of works by different sculptors, due to ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  4 Nov 2009

Fashion plate paints plate glass

NIU An paints tangled, mysterious webs on huge plates of dark glass, climbing up and down a scaffolding to produce works that are snapped up by collectors with lots of wall space. Wang Jie reports. Artist Niu An dresses to the nines in an ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  4 Nov 2009

Focus on young artists of 'Gelatin Generation'

THE global economic downturn has led to a cooling and reassessment of hyped Chinese contemporary art and caused artists, critics, curators and collectors to ponder its future. The legendary "four big mountains" (big-name contemporary artists Fang ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  29 Oct 2009

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Young artists see the world

A large national exhibit by promising young artists encourages them to "Openly Express" their true and independent views. The impressive show of 267 works is the Shanghai Youth Biennial. Wang Jie visits. Award-winning works by promising young artists ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  27 Oct 2009

Fresh perspective for ink-wash art

PERHAPS only a few exhibitions in China could be compared with the size and status of the national exhibition of traditional and contemporary ink-wash paintings at the Shanghai Exhibition Center this month. More than 500 ink paintings selected from 1 ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  26 Oct 2009

Export porcelain comes home

MORE than 300 years ago, vast quantities of export-only porcelain from Jingdezhen, China's capital of chinaware, were shipped to Europe and coveted by collectors, though they did not suit Chinese tastes. Today, 97 pieces of fine export porcelain ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  22 Oct 2009

Innovative ideas display moves to Changde Road

THE annual Shanghai International Creative Industry Week opens today, featuring innovative ideas from around 20 countries and regions. The full week event runs through October 21 at 800 Creative Industry Center on Changde Road. Since it was ...

From WANG JIE, Shanghai Daily,  15 Oct 2009

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