Journal

Qi Zhilong in his studio, 2024. Photo by Kye Fisher

Li Xianting remarked of his role as an editor and a critic as follows:

I just wanted to draw people’s attention towards a certain issue. I wanted to stir debate and stoke discourse

Guan Kan 观看 attempts to stand in this tradition, and uphold Mr Li’s dedication to critical investigation on Contemporary Chinese Art. Below you will find a series of essays, criticism, interviews with artists, art theory and art writing, aimed at analyzing the history and future of art.

Scholarly debate and analysis is welcomed by the journal as well as negotiating intercultural differences which may arise.

To join this discussion, please get in contact with Guan Kan 观看

Accelerationism and Positive Thinking after Beijing Realism
Exhibition History, Beijing Realism Darren Jorgensen and Tami Xiang Exhibition History, Beijing Realism Darren Jorgensen and Tami Xiang

Accelerationism and Positive Thinking after Beijing Realism

Two years after the close of the Beijing Realism Exhibition, the storm of furious writing it cased still leaves many questions unanswered. The co-curators of the exhibition and co-authors of this paper, Darren Jorgensen and Tami Xiang, attempt to shed new light on Beijing Realism as a reaction to economic conditions

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