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What, Then, Can Art Be?

by Edward Sanderson
at OCT Contemporary Art Terminal May 12th, 2012 - August 31st, 2012
Posted 6/11/12

Following their Little Movements exhibition in the same venue last year (which I reviewed on ArtSlant at the time), the curatorial group of Liu Ding, Carol Yinghua Lu and Su Wei return to Shenzhen’s OCT Contemporary Art Terminal to undertake the broader task of a biennale. Despite retaining the moniker of “Sculpture,” this seventh iteration of the Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale has less to do with sculpture as a distinct discipline, than with what amounts to a renewed opportunity for the curat... [more]

A Not so Small Excercise

by Edward Sanderson
at He Xiangning Art Museum September 10th, 2011 - November 10th, 2011
Posted 10/2/11

In my review last April of You Are Not a Gadget at Pékin Fine Arts, I talked about the curator Carol Yinghua Lu’s self-involvement in the curatorial process. This is a feature of her activities that keys into the ongoing question of the role of the curator in relation to the artwork, artist and institution. Her partner, artist Liu Ding, is known for his critical approach to practices of presentation and value formation through the production and exhibition of art. So it seems wholly appropriat... [more]

Museum for the Times

by Edward Sanderson
Museum of American Art in Berlin, ChART Contemporary, Liu Ding, Homeshop, Wu Jie, Wilfredo Prieto, Museum of Unknown, Hu Xiangqian, Zhang Xiangxi at Times Museum September 1st, 2011 - October 30th, 2011
Posted 9/25/11

The premise put forward by curator Nikita Cai for A Museum That is Not favours a broad engagement with the idea of the museum, the related social and material effects of such an institution, as well as the point at which it becomes other than a museum (or—to view it from the other direction—the point at which the other becomes a museum). What we are presented with is a show that, while somewhat disparate, includes tangential approaches that refresh the overall theme while avoiding proscription of... [more]

Playful Pricing

by Iona Whittaker
Liu Ding at GALERIE URS MEILE BEIJING November 13th, 2010 - January 16th, 2011
Posted 1/17/11

According to its own line of questioning, Liu Ding’s Store should not be called an ‘exhibition.' "Take Home and Make Real the Priceless in Your Heart," "The Utopian Future of Art, Our Reality," "Friendship" and "Conversations" are ‘product lines.' These mark the latest development in Liu Ding’s exploration of value, a project that began in 2008 and includes liudingstore.com. His Store presents objects in such a way as to call into question the mechanisms that create, confirm and convey v... [more]

Ai Weiwei gives a street view of Beijing
by moronop
Chen Chieh-jen, Liu Ding, Dong Jun, Zhao Liang, Cheng Ran, Wang Wei, Wang Jian Wei, Ai Weiwei, Lin Yilin, Xu Zhen, Yang Zhenzhong, Jiang Zhi at Morono Kiang Gallery September 13th, 2007 - November 17th, 2007
Posted 10/4/07

http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-wk-gallery13sep13,0,1296111.story?coll=cl-art-features GALLERIES Ai Weiwei gives a street view of Beijing The iconic Chinese artist documents the city along a single street in the 10-hour 'Chang'an Boulevard.' By David Ng Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 13, 2007 IF you think your commute is a pain, consider the vehicular odyssey that Ai Weiwei endured to create his video installation "Beijing: Chang'an B... [more]