open studio

The Open Studio presentations draw a lot of attention to the food and the drinks like usually :-). Anyway, it was a nice event! The opportunities for contemporary artist seem to be unlimited in Beijing and make you think about staying here for some time. On the other hand you get into such an artificial community, that I wonder if it is interesting for a long time. Well we got our warm coat, our visa for Mongolia and Russia and are planning to leave soon. The planned artist in residence in Saint Petersburg does not longer exist, so we are heading now for Riga, where we will stay for two till three weeks and Rolina will work again.

you are invited

two weeks

Two weeks Beijing resulted already in five paintings for the open studio presentation on the 23rd. I spend my time walking along the great wall and other exciting tourist events :-). Not to mention doing the grocery shopping in the nearby village and getting friends with the caretaker of the studios. In between we visit different exhibitions of other foreign artist and Chinese artist and drink..........beer. Cathy and Garry two artists from Canada had a nice opening at the Pickled art Centre just on the corner of our studio. Cathy made pictures of T-shirts from young people in Beijing, and since Che Guevara also is involved I am off course a great fan! :-).

power space (qu yan)

beijing

We left Lijiang with pain in my stomach, not because of grieve or the excitement, but probably the hygienic conditions of the beautiful village we visit the days before :-). We arrived at the artist in residence studio in Beijing. It is a very nice working and living space a half our by taxi from the centre. After a period of more traditional art and performances Beijing is an overwhelming place for contemporary art.

photo shoot