Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Trip 2: Week 16 Final Days of Summer



Taping, CaoChangdi Studio (2008)



What I Did This Summer...

1. I saw and experienced the Beijing Olympics Mayhem in all it's Spectacle and Splendor!

2. Did a art residency at Art Channel Beijing & made new work

3. Spent QT with Henry

4. Met wonderful new people

5. Learned more about China

6. Committed to a studio for a year


Some Favorite Places to See in Beijing:

1. Laitai Flower Market at Lady's Street, 9 Maizidian Xi Lu, 6463 6554

2. Guanyuan Flower, Bird, Fish, Insect Market, NE corner of Fuchengmen (down from Lu Hsun Museum), 6616 5509

3. Houhai Lake/Drum&Bell Tower Area


Places to Still Seek Out and See:

1. World Park

2. Laoshan Velodrome

3. Lomo Flagship Store, 9 Longtoujing Jie, 131 2691 0483

4. Burton Qiaobo Mellow Park, 6 Shun'an Lu, Shunyi, olli@mellowparks.cn

5. A brand of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Tongrentang, 24 Dashilan Jie, Qianmen, 6301 4883

6. Maybe Mars, local record label shop, 31 Dongmianhua Hutong (east off Nanluoguxiang), 5149 1662


Local Folklore:
6 is a lucky number for artists and intellectuals.
8 is the lucky number for everyone.
9 is the lucky number for the emperor.

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