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

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Laughing To Death With David Williams: An Interview on White Rabbit Gallery’s ‘XSWL’

Who is excited for a New Year Guan Kan 观看 release! We know you are, so we have lined up a special interview with the White Rabbit Gallery curator David Williams and our editor Kye Fisher on Williams exciting new show XSWL. “Xiào sì wŏle" ( 笑死我了) means "laughing to death" and is equivalent to the English "LOL”. But here we have taken a different perspective on 'XSWĽ to ask the question: what are the darker themes that 'fun and games' hides?" - David Williams

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A Meeting with Li Xianting

Li Xianting has been China’s leading art critic as well as an editor and curator for almost fifty years. During the 1960s he was imprisoned for two years for attempting to foster dialogue between his classmates.