In Wang Haiyang’s artworks, the erosion and mortality of the human form give rise to other versions of vibrant life and embodiment.

A documentary filmmaker turned artist, Mao Chenyu thrives on the contradictions between the white and black spaces. Strategies of resistance from both the white and black discourses are organized into an aesthetic experience of the “green.”

  Inside a moon-like circle on the back cover of The Pillow Book is a list of things it is not: “Not a memoir. Not an epic. Not an essay. Not a spell. Not a shopping list. Not a nocturne. Not a dream book. Not a prayer. Not a novel. Not an apology. Not a…

Objectophilia is an attraction to inanimate objects, so Bloodzboi and Fotan’s collaboration on Dong Leng Cha is an objectphillia rap song: An ode to the refreshing delicacy, Lemon Ice Tea. It’s not so…

  For his recent paintings, presented by Ota Fine Arts at Condo Shanghai, Singaporean painter Guo-Liang Tan chose an aeronautical fabric as his canvas. A bizarre choice, given that the fabric is water-resistant and would therefore not absorb paint. In order to even begin painting, Tan had to first seal the fabric with acrylic. In…

  Curators of contemporary Chinese art abroad often face many challenges. The third installment of the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, the theme of One Hand Clapping is …

“Condition↔Reaction: Young Artists in China and Their Work” is a video-based project organized by LEAP magazine. Through a feature documentary, it offers a portrait of Chinese artists born after 1976. Alongside this is a selection of 15 video works from 11 young artists that reveal their creators’ individual responses to and rebellions against the status…

During Art Basel Hong Kong, LEAP magazine and the DSL Collection join hands for the video project “Not a Gallery.” At the Modern Media booth, number S9 near the VIP entrance, we have mounted an exhibition without a single tangible artwork: using their mobile devices instead, the audience may visit the DSL Collection’s virtual museum…

On May 11, 2013, LEAP, UCCA, and the China Independent Film Association jointly organized a screening of the film Three Sisters, followed by a discussion with director Wang Bing moderated by film crit…

While there is increasing global and regional attention being paid to contemporary art from Southeast Asia, there are concerns that the development of art criticism and art institutions continues to lag behind the spectacle of biennales and the art market. This past April, LEAP invited Singapore-based art critic Lee Weng Choy to Beijing discuss some…

Born in France in 1974, the sound artist Yannick Dauby initially began his research and creative work in music, which have substantially expanded into improvisation, electro-acoustic composition, and ethnomusicology. He continues to engage with natural, urban, and industrial environments in an on-going series of sound recordings that find their way into his music arrangements, CD…

Dino is the stage name of Liao Ming-He, born in Taipei in 1976. He was active in the rock and roll scene by the time he was in middle school, and played bass for the band The Clippers in his later youth. He is also considered a pioneer in his use of primal analog electronics…