At first, my reaction was, "Ewww, what a disgusting story!" But there is certainly more to it. I used to consider adoption a noble, selfless action and I still do mostly. But I've always been a bit wary towards international, cross-racial/cultural adoption. Not necessarily more child abuse incidents, but definitely more confusion. And it is not close-minded to scrutinize the motive for international adoption. At least one wonderful American adoptive parent confessed to me that it is "simpler and easier" to adopt "healthier" children from China (than in the US).


Vanessa Beecroft, in the controversial photo "Black Madonna With Twins" showing her breast-feeding the Sudanese twins. (By Matthu Placek)

 

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今早上班晚了看到港星陈冠希和诸多女星“很黄很暴力”的照片在网上流传的八卦,我纯真的小心灵又被惊吓和创伤了一下。后来又有些幸灾乐祸,“教你们装清纯?总有一天都被网络捅出来!这下追星族们全都幻灭了,多好!”

Red Sky, @ Luhring Augustine Gallery, Jan 12-Feb 16, 2008  Artists: Alighiero e Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Gilberto Zorio.
 

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俺:你看这些课会对我有帮助吗?

Interactive Marketing for the Arts

An Insiders Look At Emerging Art and Artists 

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与八爪鱼的无聊但有内涵对话。。。

 

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趁着新年新气象,我拉着小那赶在日本会馆(Japan Society)的旅美日裔当代艺术展闭幕前去看了一遭。别说,好作品还真层出不穷,好些个令我印象深刻,可惜没带相机(估计带了也不让拍),没能留下照片共享或存档。有一个摇椅的装置很有意思,随着身体的摇动,椅子会发出或急或缓的流水拍岸的声音。还有一个用建筑的照片重新塑造建筑模型的作品,也很有意思,仿佛恢复了设计创意图的抽象概念。有好几件装置的作品都不错。另外,Go Sugimoto的一组在夜间完全在月光或自然光下拍的街景照片,用投影仪打在暗室里,并配有录自街上的自然杂音,非常动人,毫不令人觉得无聊。这个摄影师值得关注。虽然没有照片,还有该展览的新闻发布信在此。

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查尔斯。萨奇(Charles Saatchi),英国鼎鼎大名的当代艺术商、抽藏家(一手捧红过德敏。赫斯特/Damien Hirst,等超级明星艺术家),在实地展馆之余响应网络2.0的热潮创办了网上画廊。时隔仅仅一年半,萨奇在线(Saatchi Online)不仅在全世界最热门网站排行榜上排行616名(作为对比,纽约的现代艺术馆MoMA排名34,613名,泰特博物馆(the Tate Museums排名31,436名),而且在纽约的切尔西画廊区举行了由网上作品选拔的实地展览。东村之声(Village Voice)就本次展览采访了丽贝卡。威尔森(Rebecca Wilson),网站的总编辑,和安娜。费奈尔。鸿尼格曼(Ana Finel Honigman),萨奇在线的驻伦敦资深记者。 查看全文