Apr 18
Friday
China Design Now: the artistic meaning of “made in China”
With the amount of protests and editorials regarding the Beijing Summer Olympics, it’s hard not to have China on the mind. Despite what your political standings are, China is big right now; culturally, economically and artistically. China Design Now, currently on at the V&A Museum in London, is the latest attempt in bringing awareness of Chinese art and design to the public eye.
Those who pay attention to the architecture world will be well versed in the cutting edge design of the National Stadium, built specifically for the 2008 Olympics and designed by renowned architects Herzog and de Meuron. But modern architecture isn’t the only thing China has going for it right now, and the China Design Now show brings together everything from photography to fashion. Continue…
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