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"shifting identities", 2008 by ali loewenstein

"POWER . SHAPE" at bridge art center

	in this issue... current exhibition : "POWER . SHAPE" an international contemporary art exhibition hosted by bridge art center runs through may 31th. news : *Weichang International Art Exchange partial fellowships available* 300 caochangdi: the:artist:network opens studio house

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current exhibition : "POWER . SHAPE"

"cube" by jeff gompertz

"POWER . SHAPE" , exhibiiton run until may 31th, 2008

an international contemporary art exhibition hosted by Bridge Art Center ,co-curated by the:artist:network

"CRITICAL MASS " at the Huang Yan Contemporary Art Center (HYCAC) “this video is no longer available,” performance by yoko taketani. "CRITICAL MASS" is part survey, part cross-section of the contemporary work being produced in beijing today. the exhibition traces the emerging silhouette of the creative landscape with a primary focus on the inner-mechanisms and networks of the artistic community as a whole.

	open call for artists: apply for partial fellowship HYCAC (Huang Yan Contemporary Arts Center) Weichang International Art Exchange Center offers international artist in residency opportunity 400 kilometers north of beijing, china, weichang county stands on the boundary between inner mongolia and hebei province. it is a historical place where several emperors of china including kang xi king of the qing dynasty hunted. since then it received the name “weichang” which means hunting place. It is a very inspiring place which contains hills, plains, grasslands, rivers and deserts. the launch of Weichang International Art Exchange Center will be on september 15,2008. the first art project will be the international mural painting festival during the festival artists can use local residents' houses as their painting settings. we welcome various topics and styles. the first art festival has gotten great support from the local government and the government of chengde city. the organizer is Weichang International Art Exchange Center who will provide food, accommodation, travel and some other expenses during the work period for the invited artists. a bilingual catalog will be published for the festival.
media: 1. muralist – fresco artists are invited to work on a site specific project. on the buildings of the villages in weichang county the artists will work and leave a permanent mural. 2. HYCAC (new land art in a new land) international artists are invited to do a land-art project in weichang county. according to specific proposals the HYCAC will select and facilitate the execution of the project. 3. HYCAC (film/video/audio) international artists are invited to propose film and video projects specific to the the residency. the project should incorporate aspects of the geographic location, and address the local culture. applications: All materials should be sent by e-mail to contact@theartistnetwork.org download pdf : description application form: english 中文

	martin wehmer is the second iaab residency artist at the:artist:network beijing the:artist:network and the HYCAC artist in residency program welcome martin wehmer from freiburg germany to beijing. he has received a grant from the iaab - merian foundation, switzerland. martin's new work has been featured in "CRITICAL MASS " and "POWER . SHAPE" at bridge art center.


	first panel discussion "western art in china- present and future" at the HYCAC held april 12 2008。participants included laetitia gauden, huang yan, marc hungerbuhler,ellen pearlman, fexue li, martin wehmer, and others. the panel was moderated by zhang zhaohui, translated by tian ji, filmed and documented by henri seng

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300 caochangdi

a loft studio house in caochangdi

2 new artist work/live lofts
size: 100m2 per loft (see floor plan attached)

availability: september 1, 2008

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