Carol Yinghua Lu

The eighth edition makes novel use of cacophony, disorientation and deferred gratification

Shuttered in the city’s crackdown on independent initiatives, the artist-run space provided a model for low-budget, experimental art making

‘Hong allows revelations to emerge from the most unassuming descriptions of facts’

The glitter of Shanghai’s international art week masks darker changes in the cultural sphere of the People’s Republic 

The staging of an international art biennial in Anren, China, contained both Potemkinist ambition and Brechtian drama

With the recent razing of suburban slums, tightening censorship and the sad passing of Geng Jianyi, a year of reflection in the Chinese capital

Ming Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, China

From Ink Studio to Boers-Li Gallery to the Red Brick Art Museum – the best current shows in the Chinese capital

Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China & Big Tail Elephant Group, Guangdong Times Museum

Critic and curator Li Xianting speaks to Carol Yinghua Lu about tradition, change and leaving the art world

Contributing editor Carol Yinghua Lu shares her picks of the current shows in South China

frieze contributing editor Carol Yinghua Lu rounds up the best shows on view in the city

Shanghai Center of Photography, China

ShanghART, Beijing, China

Star Gallery, Beijing, China

Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China

Since 1995, Li Yongbin has been creating videos of faces in the Beijing apartment he has lived in for over 30 years

Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China

Taikang Space, Beijing, China

Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China