Jake Sanders, Editor at Large, pictured with the Icelandic artists Xiamen, China – The Chinese European Art Center (CEAC) is currently hosting an intriguing exhibition titled “Two – One or Two – Alone,” curated by May Lee and founded by Ineke and Sigurdur Gudmundsson. This exhibition delves into the complexity of human relationships, both in…
On the January 19, 2025, the Nordic Contemporary Art Center hosted a remarkable “exhibition within an exhibition” event. Young artists aged 6 to 16 from Inner Mongolia’s “Gifts of the Earth: Art Mountains and Waters” Xiamen art study tour engaged in a cross-cultural artistic dialogue through their paintings with students from the art interest class…
Artist: BONG ANTSAcrylic and lacquer on88cm x 50cm canvas The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West, spanningfrom China to the Mediterranean. Along the Silk Road, people from diverse cultures and ethnicities interacted, traded goods, shared ideas, and formed connections. This facilitated the development of intercultural and…
By Uwe Schall, Yatao Zhang and Bong Ants Materials: Crushed soda cans, iron rods, cement, chicken wire The Lost Dolphin is the 8th sculpture created by Uwe Schall (Germany), Yatao Zhang (China) and Bong Ants (Philippines) since 2020. The framework of the sculpture is made of iron rods on cement foundation. This is wrapped with chicken…
By Bong Ants & Allan Vibar Size: 222cm x 111cmMaterial: Acrylic pouring, lacquer spray, Yibo Craft metal sculpture and Yama Ribbons This artwork is inspired the story of the Dragon (replaced with a turtle) and the Phoenix (replaced with a dolphin) encounter a Pearl (replaced by a metal clock) that is floating in the air….
On December 16, 2024, an international folk art exchange event that advocates global young artists to break boundaries, takes “new art by new artists” as its concept, and is dominated by multiple perspectives and cross-border awareness, will be launched in Xiamen, China. The event promotes the cross-border, integration, avant-garde and progressive practice orientation of art…
The ASEAN Cultural and Art Creation Season (Fifth Season) International Exhibition “Connecting the Silk Road·Impression of Overseas Chinese Hometown” recently opened in Xiamen, Fujian. The Asian Arts Association (Macau) was invited to co-organize the exhibition. The exhibition is directed by the International Liaison Department of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and is…
The “Dream of Ocean ·Sunrise on the Sea” International Contemporary Art Exhibition is organized around the core themes of the East Asian Sea Project (PEMSEA) and the 2024 Xiamen World Ocean Week (WOW), exploring the profound relationship between humanity and the ocean. This exhibition places a particular focus on the critical role of coastal ecological…