Flirt

胡为一 (Hú Wéiyī), I quietly wait for the light to pierce my body, 2014. Photo courtesy of 胡为一 (Hú Wéiyī) and Edmond Gallery.

Through the Dark

The Narrow Path

崔岫闻 (Cuī Xiùwén), Angel No. 11, 2006. Photo © 崔岫闻 (Cuī Xiùwén). Courtesy of Eli Klein Gallery, New York.

Looking Ahead

洪東祿 (Hóng Dōnglù) (Hung Tung-Lu), Lynn Minmay 2, 2003. Courtesy of Eli Klein Gallery, New York.

Ladies’ Room

The New Normal

崔岫闻 (Cuī Xiùwén), Existential Emptiness No. 11, 2009. Photo © Estate of 崔岫闻 (Cuī Xiùwén). Courtesy of Eli Klein Gallery, New York.

Cover Stories

It’s time to say bye-bye (or, better, au revoir) to all 严培明 (Yán Péimíng)’s Mona Lisas postered all over the walls of Florence, as today was the last day of his highly acclaimed exhibition Painting Histories at Palazzo Strozzi.

Holding Out

王鲁炎 (Wáng Lǔyán), The Group of Imprisoned Individuals Who Escape from Imprisonment, from his solo exhibition “Corresponding Non-Correspondence” at 北京公社 (Běijīng Commune) in 798艺术区 (798 Art Zone), 朝阳区 (Cháoyáng District), 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo courtesy of 北京公社 (Běijīng Commune).

个体禁锢模式 (Individual Patterns of Imprisonment)

王鲁炎 (Wáng Lǔyán), Individual Patterns of Imprisonment, 2017, from his solo exhibition “Corresponding Non-Correspondence” at 北京公社 (Běijīng Commune) in 798艺术区 (798 Art Zone), 朝阳区 (Cháoyáng District), 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo courtesy of 北京公社 (Běijīng Commune).

Rue de Fourcy

The Maison Européenne de la Photographie, 5/7 Rue de Fourcy, 75004 Paris, France pays tribute to the late Chinese photographer and poet 任航 (Rèn Háng) hosting a solo exhibition of over 150 of his archival photographs accompanied by his poems. The exhibit, titled “Love, 任航 (Rèn Háng)”, will run from March 6 to May 26, 2019. Photo © RH01, Untitled, 2016, 100 x 67 cm. Courtesy of Estate of 任航 (Rèn Háng) and stieglitz19.

“Today” No one today Called me If I die today No one Will know it 任航 (Rén Háng), March 6, 2014

裝置藝術 (Installation art)

Chinese contemporary artist 艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) denounced through his Instagram account that last Friday authorities razed his studio “左右” (“Zuǒ Yòu”) — which has been his favourite work space since 2006 — in the north-east 北京 Běijīng suburbs without any prior warning, apparently with the purpose of building commercial malls in its place. Photo © ANSA/AP.

“Facing her a world of silly and arrogant giants”

A woman walks past sculptures by the Chinese artist 岳敏君 (Yuè Mǐnjūn) outside an art museum in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: 王钊 (Wáng Zhāo)/AFP/Getty Images.