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China on the Global Art Scene

Singing Grass is proud to be a longtime supporter of Aktis gallery, showcasing ‘China on the Global Art Scene’ for Asian Art in London 2021, featuring three of the most influential Chinese émigré artists of the 20th century: Zao Wou-ki (1921-2013), Wang Keping (b.1949) and Gao Xingjian (b.1940), as part of Asian Art in London 2021.

The Shanghai Dream

I have always had a fascination with Shanghai, the dream-like city where East meets West, and old meets the new. My grandfather, Qiusi Dong, translated Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield into Chinese when he lived in Shanghai in the 1930s. For me it’s one of the few places that could bridge China and the West, and where new ideas are born.

China in the World

China has re-emerged as a global power in the 21st century. In collaboration with the King’s College London Lau China Institute, PS21 gathers together an expert panel of ‘China watchers’ to discuss China’s resurgence, how this is shaping the world and what it means for the future.