by Venus Lau and Paul Pennay Last week, on a stuffy Wednesday afternoon, I went to check out the opening of the Map Games: Dynamics of Change exhibition at the Today Art Museum. Featuring the works of more than 20 big-name artists and architects, including the likes of Ai Weiwei and Ma Yansong, the show revolves around the topic of maps. After entering the exhibition hall, it became obvious that the exhibition was divided into two types of artworks ? ones inspired by maps and ones that actually were maps. Examples included Russian artist Varvara Shavrova's Beijing Map and Ai Weiwei's Map of China ? an installation shaped like the map of China made from wood sourced from a relic of the Qing dynasty (see image above), were also examples of the creative interpretation of maps. [...] Read more! ...full story at The Beijinger
from The Beijinger on Thu, Jun 26 2008
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