Are you keeping an eye on our #Tumblr? There's some good stuff going on over there... http://island6artscenter.tumblr.com/
Liu Dao's "Pudong Midnight Striker," laser art, made exclusively for the adidas Originals Shanghai Flagship store.
ARTslant conjured up this fantastic write up of "The Altar of Bling" at Island6 Hong Kong.
http://www.artslant.com/cn/articles/show/40203
In this secular age what are the emerging networks for cultural transmission between East and West? What are the ideas being transmitted? Are they expressions of artistic freedom? Is contemporary art the new silk? Silk roads lead to economic growth, cultural exchange, and transnationalism.
Read more about today's silk roads, as explored by Liu Dao in "Silk to Bitcoin," here: http://island6.org/SilkToBitcoin_info.html
Why don't ya pin some Liu Dao inspiration on your boards while you're mulling over which dog pal you should refer to island6!
http://www.pinterest.com/island6/
Learn more about the fabulous address we call home - 50 Moganshan Lu - in this new blog post.
http://www.island6.org/blog/?p=5250
We can't stop watching the video for "The Artist Always Gets Paid Last," and that's just the way we like it. We're also providing all you Liu Dao lovers with the video's music, produced by our very own magic-wielding sound artists.
Find it here - http://island6.org/downloads/TheArtistAlwaysGetsPaidLast.wav
Ever wonder how we come up with the whimsical, maniacal, and provocative blurbs that line the floors of island6? Hear from some of the islanders themselves about their favorite artwork blurbs in this latest blog post.
http://www.island6.org/blog/?p=5216
We're exploring the currency of cultural exchange in our new exhibition...
For centuries silk was the embodiment of China and its luxurious, highly-prized fibers represented Chinese technology, material culture and identity abroad. But what are the new silk roads? China exports a range of personal electronic devices and manufactured goods across the globe - are laptops and iPhones the new silk? Or is it contemporary art? Two thousand years before the advent of globalization, the Silk Road exported objects and ideas and was a precursor to the social phenome...Read more