Results tagged “duolunmuseum”

Honestly, when China threw a shitfit after German chancellor Merkel met the Dalai Lama, we really didn't give a hoot, in part because we've given up on seeing our dream of Tibetan secession realized in our lifetimes. But one thing you might not have known is that this diplomatic contretemps spilled over to affect our fair city. There was supposed to be a week long symposium sponsored by Der Spiegel at the Duolun Museum...

While looking up a new exhibition from a friend of Shanghaiist, we were directed to a website called Art Mofile, a sort of YouTube for video artists and aspiring film makers. Art Mofile bills itself as a "platform for short films and art videos." Anyone can submit work (provided the works are artistic in nature, not for commercial purposes) and the people behind the site select the best ones to put on the site for the whole world to see. Everything from documentary to music videos are accepted; to submit, you merely upload your work and voila! You're on your way to artistic glory. Shanghaiist likes this idea very very much, and there were already two pages of videos to view... although with Shanghaiist's super slow internet, we didn't have the patience to see many of them. Maybe when they fix the whole earthquake thing ... whenever that may be. For now, we're happy just knowing it exists.

What a weekend—the Shanghaiist Halloween Party was a blast! We loved the diverse crowd and friendly vibe. (Local residents, who contacted the police about the noise, were rather less enthused.) We’ll start planning for the next event soon — when we nail down the details, we’ll be sure to let you know. Any suggestions on places to go?

the Duolun Museum of Modern Art at 2 pm. You can get a chance to ask question or chat with the director after the screening. Check out director Shu Haolun's blog for more information as well as a couple of interesting interviews about how he decided to make this film, how he decided to become a documentary filmmaker, etc.

If you are sitting around trying to figure out what to do in Shanghai until Mike Tyson arrives, we highly suggest you head on over to Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art to check out the Basquiat Retrospective, which runs until April 10. It's a fantastic way to get lost for an hour or two, to recharge your creative juices, or simply enjoy being surrounded by someone else's.

Last weekend was quite a stunner, what with Japanese punk, Korean horror-movie music, and a new addition to the C's revival (better than "200 people turning up to DKD wearing mp3 players and dancing in their own heads all night"); but we live in the city where 酒不醉人人自醉 ("people, rather than alcohol, enebriate") and with a population of 13 million, the party doesn't stop so easily. Read on for this week's contributions to our city's tradition of bacchanalia.