Highlights From Winter Blossom Fair
UK’s First East Asian Art and Design Fair Launched in Chinatown 9 to 11 November saw China Exchange present the public with a unique fair blending aesthetically pleasing art and design work with the theme of appreciating East Asian cultures. Visitors had the chance to learn about new talent from East Asian countries and Western […]
RethINKING Tradition Public Participation Project Staged at Southbank Centre
Saturday 6 October was a memorable day to the participants of RethINKING Tradition project. This passionate group formed by members of the public performed a dance piece taking inspiration from traditional Chinese art form, calligraphy, at Southbank Centre as part of the China Changing Festival 2018. Choreographer Si Rawlinson from Wayward Thread dance company created […]
Winter Blossom Art Fair – Open Call for Participation
Calling all budding artists, student designers, boutique craft shop owners and art colleges! We are seeking entrepreneurial artists inspired by East Asian culture, who are looking to gain greater commercial experience and showcase their beautiful works to a wider audience, within a fun and inspiring art fair! Whether you’re an established designer, a fresh-faced art […]
Belonging in Beijing: LGBTQIA in China
Dr Trude Sandberg joined us for Belonging in Beijing, an evening focused on her experiences of co-creating Q-space, a centre for the LGBTQIA community in China’s capital. She shared stories that reflected how mainstream Chinese society, which emphasises the importance of heterosexual marriage, meeting family obligation and producing children, and the complexities this creates […]
We Met Mr Sea on Halloween Night!
On 31 October, we revealed the true identity of Mr Sea in front of our lovely audience who popped in after their Monday work. It was probably one of the most civilized ways to both learn things and celebrate Halloween in town. Mr Sea is adapted from a Qing Dynasty ghost novel, which the audience […]
Masterclass: Collecting Contemporary Art with Dr Uli Sigg
Internationally acclaimed art collector Dr Uli Sigg gave the inaugural Masterclass at China Exchange on Saturday 8 October. Over eighty Masterclass students were able to learn from Dr Sigg’s extensive experience in the art world. As the owner of one of the the most extensive collection of contemporary art from China in the world, he […]
Masters of The Lunar Verse – Moon Poetry Reading with Two Poets
“A Tranquil Night” Abed, I see a silver light, I wonder if it’s frost aground. Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned. This is one of the Chinese moon poems we celebrated at China Exchange as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival on 17 September 2016. Poets Jennifer Wong and […]
THEATRE PLAY: I’M JUST HERE TO BUY SOY SAUCE
The inaugural play at China Exchange on 9 June 2016, I’m Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce, played to an almost full house. 1 The piece, written by fresh talent, Jingan Young, focuses on two story lines – a pair of ruthless real estate agents seeking to woo a Chinese buyer for their latest land development […]