Chillin' w/ Fine Art

With a few spare hours on my birthday (I’m still waiting for my presents from a few of you) Savvy and I meandered over to the 798 Art District and visited a few outstanding exhibitions. Here’s a taste. If you are in Beijing, I suggest a look.

Chen Qi has spent more than twenty years pushing the envelope with his water-based wood cut print making. In his latest exhibition, he delves into paper cutting as well. Though I like his paper work (he made a book too which I don't have a shot of), he is probably the world's greatest master of the wood block. His exhibition, Notions of Time, is currently on show at Amelia Art Gallery.

This piece is made of multiple panels and is over 7 meters long. My only regret is that it was on the back wall and because of the paper cut outs on the floor, I could not get close to it.Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom had fun with lottery tickets for their show, Price of Happiness at the Paris Beijing Gallery.Savvy is feeling blue at the UCCA.Screwy artIf you are wondering what to get me for my birthday, even belatedly, Fang He has a solo exhibition, When Bird Falls Asleep, at Hanmo Art Gallery and I really like her work. Anyone have a spare RMB100,000?Wing of StarWe decided to settle for the art book of her work and some desert.Parting shot from some work I've been doing at the Orchard Restaurant with my new macro lens.