What up, sailors?
A Special Announcement from the Shanghai Family Health Arts Center*
, we are six! !! You didn’t think we’d make it eh? (Neither did we, but we did!)
We feel TOTALLY…
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The pink and pretty entrance of Studio Rouge on the Bund.
On Thursday 8 March, a veritable flock descended upon Studio Rouge for the oh-so-ooh-la-la opening of island6′s latest solo show.
Ooh Lala on the Bund, by kind invitation of Studio Rouge, is a “circus of visual surprise and sensual delight” from the Kiss Me, Thrill Me, Honey Honey world of the island6 tec...Read more
The island6 art collective makes its solo debut on the Bund with Ooh La La!, a colorful burst of dazzling LEDs, bright neon and interactive video.
The exclamation, an English bastardization of the French oh là là, is used to indicate surprise, glee, commiseration, irritation, and just about any of the vast range of human expressions. In this sho...Read more
A beautiful cop car needs beautiful cops. As usual, island6 pulls out all stops to bring the world lovely ladies being awesome.
Model and performer Jelina joined the island6 denizens today for a zany video shoot of cops gone wild, good girls gone even better, and Chinese divas glamming it up.
Here at island6, many skills are passed on from generation to generation of volunteers – but one skill that seems to prevail is that of the art of makeover. All of our lovely interns participate willingly in changing the appearance of various actors, and sometimes even their own, for the sake of art. Indeed, island6′s impressive costume wardrobe, that ho...Read more
We have been busy.
With Sin City in New York off the ground and running with the wind, the island6 art collective now turns its focus onto our upcoming shows: One in our beautiful, crazy home city of Shanghai – Ooh La La!, a solo show with Studio Rouge on the Bund; another at the gorgeous Opposite House in h...Read more
So terribly uninspired currently. Perhaps there will be more spark after a days rest. Overtime and freezing winds dull the neurotransmitters and keep the muse in a small frozen closet. During such times the mind tends to wander and I have come to the realization that so many of our inner belief systems are based on language structure. How the communication system works can and does affect the mannerisms of a people. I do not think one is better than the other however the alphabet system is mutable, changing, and does not rely on how the letter i...Read more
Salutations our dear friends!
Have you all survived the firecrackers!? Still hung-over from those three bottles of bai jiu – per night?
Yes??
Well, then here is some perfect reading recovery to get you in the right’n'fiery mood for this newly-laid Year of the Dragon! Find Read more
Here is an extract of the Shanghai 24/7 interview of Liu Dao collective represented by Jack and Katharina:
Shanghai 24/7: What does island6 have in store for this year?
Jack: We have lots going on. We have a lot of shows around the world; the New York show is opening up on the 25th, then we have Opposite House in Beijing which will be in April. We’re working on partnerships with various galleries around the world.
Katharina: We are going to stre...Read more
Blue Cloth Robe and Dante light up the booth
From 12 – 15th January, the swanky Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibition Centre will host a specially chosen and invited selection of 140 galleries showing 600 international artists and 50 special projects and curated exhibits. From China, India, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, France, USA, It...Read more