Friday, September 5, 2008

Back In The Heartland Again (sorta)

I'm coming back home!

This is a funny video my friend Mia sent me that is a totally funny take off of Sex and the City I wanted to bring home. Mandarin with an American accent and cross cultural translation issues with naming.

Hilarious.



CALL FOR TRAVELERS & COLLABORATORS

Looking for people who want to travel around China by train (or around Asia in general).
I have a documentary idea that would be great to discuss, as well as,
just documenting the travel and experience.

email me with any interest or ideas!





The fall is still uncertain, but I am playing around with a couple ideas.

1) if all goes smoothly with subletting and apt fixing...
Fly to Seoul meet Henry, then Busan for the Busan Biennale 2008 in early November.
The Biennale ends 11/15.
Then settle into Beijing new apt and studio.

2) if there is more work to do...
Stick around until late Nov. then fly directly to Geneva then follow Henry back to Beijing.

End of November, the plan is to fly to Geneva to meet Henry and his parents and spend a few days in Chamonix together. Then back to Beijing by early December just in time for the long hard winter.

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.