SURGE Art: “嘭! Out of the Box!” Group Exhibition

The opening of SURGE Art’s exhibition “嘭! Out of the Box!” at Red Gate Gallery 

Hosted by SURGE Art, “嘭！Out of the Box!” is an exciting art exhibition that will be displaying the works of over forty young contemporary Chinese artists at Red Gate Gallery starting this Saturday, September 19 through September 27th.

“With these selected artists all part of the post 80’s ‘Me’ generation, they have grown up in the age of the information super highway, mobile phones and digital media. Not constrained by dogma, their refreshing works are full of fantasy, imagination and creative style.”

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SURGE Art Showroom Opening: Put Your P-Arty Pants On

See Spring-inspired Paintings + Sculptures in SURGE Art’s New Showroom

Though I have a soft spot for SURGE’s previous location in a beautiful little courtyard space southeast of Beixinqiao, I gotta admit I’m pretty amped to see their new showroom in Modern MOMA, which is quite an upgrade to say the least. The opposite of a traditional stuffy gallery, SURGE Art is avant-garde in their approach to making contemporary art both accessible and engaging.

In conjunction with the JUE Music + Art Festival, SURGE is launching their new showroom in Modern MOMA with their very first permanent exhibition featuring a Spring theme.

Insiders have hinted that there will be glowing pink spring blossoms, grass walk ways and even real live BUNNY WABBITS to create a real spring atmosphere.

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Arts Can Do: Champagne & Caviar Charity Art Gala

Taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel this Saturday, November 23, this luxurious Champagne & Caviar Charity Art Gala for Arts Can Do program in China promises exceptional food, bubbly drinks and entertainment, along with some top-notch table prizes that include an exclusive Hasselblad camera and Moët & Chandon champagne along with luxury gifts for all special guests attending.

“Your invitation to join for a decadent evening of fine art, wines, caviar and live performance in aid of migrant children.” – Sophia McKinnon, Education Projects Manager of ACAF

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SURGE: 2 Month Pop-Up Art Show at Entourage Bar

SURGE Art Hosts a 2-Month Limited Art Pop-Up at Entourage Lounge

SURGE Beijing has just announced that they will be taking over the walls of a new art-gallery-lounge bar called Entourage in Central Park. Designed by Latitude Studio, this 200 square meter venue is set up like a 3-part gallery which creates a unique atmosphere that allows the space to “work together with the displayed art in terms of fantasy, sense of abstraction and humor”.

This Wednesday, October 23 marks the beginning of this limited, 2-month pop-up art show displaying a hand-selected collection of 29 diverse art works from some of today’s most promising contemporary Chinese artists. With the event starting at 6PM, come swing by and check out the unique artworks on display alongside Champagne and tasty bites.

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LumDimSummary: SURGE Beijing April 30-May 2, 2013

SURGE Art Fair 2013

Last night, SURGE Beijing hosted an invite-only preview launch party for VIP guests, serious art buyers and media to have the privileged opportunity to get first bids in before the masses swarm in and rip through all the art works on display at the SURGE Art Fair 2013 running this May holiday, Tuesday, April 30- Thursday, May 2nd in Sanlitun Village’s Orange Space (blow the big screen by the fountains).

Though it was a private event, it was a huge turn-out with many familiar faces mingling and slowly making their way through the maze of artworks, but I was more interested by those art fanatics who were anxiously maneuvering themselves through the crowds to hone in on their desired purchase(s).  Maybe I’m just being nosy, but I love seeing which artworks are selected by their purchasers.  Sometimes it makes perfect sense, but I like it most when it takes me by surprise.  It adds another dimension to the person that you thought you knew. I make a point to play a game with my friends each year where we go around (either together or in secret) and we each pick out a couple of our favorite pieces (taking the price into consideration).  Once we’ve all made mental note of our picks, we try to guess which pieces of art each person selected.  If guessed correctly by someone else, then you must go and purchase that artwork.

This year, it was difficult to narrow down just one favorite so I picked two (though I really wish I could afford a couple of others as well!). No one has guessed correctly thus far, so if you would like to play along with me, feel free to email me (kristen@lumdimsum.com) which art piece you think I picked for myself, then I will purchase that piece of work.  To keep it fair, you can only guess one artwork (don’t go and take a picture of the 800 pieces of art on display and send them all to my inbox please).  But to increase your chances of winning, I will count both pieces I have in my mind (not just one).

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Clear Your Walls for Affordable Art Beijing (AAB) 2012

Time to clear your walls and make room for the hot new art on sale at Beijing’s most popular art fair of the year, Affordable Art Beijing (AAB).

Already in its 7th year, Beijingers go mad for this art fair. Long queues form before the doors even open (they expect to see up to 10,000 visitors) and once they do start letting everyone in, floods of people rush in as they grab as much as they can (it’s first come, first serve) before it’s all disappeared.

For those unfamiliar to the AAB Art Fair, it was founded in 2006 by art addict Tom Pattinson who realizes there are plenty of people out there who are keen to start an art collection with a limited budget.

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Death Cab for Cutie Headlining JUE Music + Art 2012

Death Cab for Cutie (Press Photo by Danny Clinch)

People have been going nuts for American Indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie tickets since word first got out that they’d be coming to China this year and thanks to JUE | Music + Art Festival, the Splitworks team has brought the arrival of Death Cab for Cutie for two performances in Shanghai (March 9) and Beijing (March 10)!

Beijing’s performance will be held at the 3rd floor of Tango at 8PM on Saturday, March 10 and pre-sale tickets are available now! See below for ticket sale info.

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Paper Terrestrials “Landing Series” Launch Event

“The Paper Terrestrials series is truly awesome. We have worked with some of the most exciting artists from across China, and the prints look totally rock ‘n’ roll.”

Paper Terrestrials will be launching with a gallery show and launch party  this coming Saturday, July 23 from 5-9PM at tSpace.

Debuting a series of limited edition silk screen prints, the Summer 2011 Paper Terrestrials “Landing” Series includes works by Yan Wei, Ray Lei, Tang Yan, Nod Young and Chairman Ca.

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