57 year old performance artist, Cheng Li, from Lanzhou, Gansu province, has been sentenced to a year of "reeducation through labour" for having sex with his wife in public during a show at the Beijing Modern Art Gallery two months ago. more ›

It's been a while, but this Sunday will see a welcome return for the PAUSE collective, who will be bringing their heady mix of independent art, music, and creative stalls to everyone's favourite ex-Blue Ice hang out, The Shelter. Kicking off at 4pm down on Yong Fu Lu, there will be a bunch of inventive things to get excited about, featuring contributors from across the globe and, of course, the cream of Shanghai's arts scene. more ›

Hairong Tiantian (海容天天) is at it again (and again, and again, and again), inspiring China on to philosophical nirvana with her highly profound works of performance art. This time, her message is about how clothes maketh the (wo)man, and how people position you in their minds based on what you wear (or don't wear). Quote of the Day: "我个人是不穿衣主义" (which can be loosely translated as "I don't believe in wearing clothes"). Enough said. Watch the video for yourself and make your own conclusions. more ›

Remember Hairong Tiantian (海容天天), the Chinese blogger, who shot to fame last year by soliciting pictures of limp dicks? She started dabbling with a bit of performance art earlier this year when she joined artist Ye Fu living in adjacent tiny glass rooms, sealed off from one another and the rest of the world, in Beijing's eastern Jiuxianqiao industrial area. Well this time, she has shed her clothes again all in the name of art, in a performance item called 'Lotus' under an exhibition called 99 Tents, 99 Dreams (“99个帐篷，99个梦想”) at the 'Left and Right Art Zone' (左右艺术区) in Beijing. more ›

Shanghaiist was surprised today to see well over 7,000 visitors coming in via this post today, and we were curious to know why so many people were Googling Hairong Tiantian, who caused a storm last year by not only posting saucy images of herself on her blog but also soliciting photos of limp penises. more ›

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We hate to sound like we're shilling for Live Bar, but with ten shows in the five weeks since they officially opened, the Yangpu dive is fast becoming the number one venue for live rock music in Shanghai. Three consecutive concerts this past weekend meant six long cab rides, 13 bands, and innumerable (20-kuai!) pitchers of beer. more ›