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A collection of conversations and films exploring Chinese art and literature in relation to projects presented at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF).

  1. 05/27/2017

    Rob Schmitz in conversation with Gene Sherman

    Rob Schmitz, Shanghai correspondent for NPR and author of 'Street of Eternal Happiness', in conversation with Gene Sherman. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 27 May 2017, in association with the 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival.

    1h 6m

  2. 08/30/2016

    Nicholas Jose shares from Bapo

    Nicholas Jose shares from his 2014 publication, Bapo – a collection of short stories inspired by events, people and personal experience during his decades of involvement in China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 June 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.

  3. 08/11/2016

    Xu Zhiyuan in conversation with Nicholas Jose

    Xu Zhiyuan, cultural intellectual, writer and journalist, in conversation with Nicholas Jose, author and former Cultural Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Beijing. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 May 2016, in association with the 2016 Sydney Writers' Festival.

  4. 07/09/2015

    Pauline Yao presents M+

    Pauline Yao, Curator at M+, Hong Kong, presents a behind-the-scenes preview of the museum’s architecture and curatorial vision. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 9 July 2015.

  5. 05/23/2015

    Yang Zhichao's Chinese Bible with Dr Claire Roberts

    Chinese art expert Claire Roberts speaks with Nikki Anderson about Yang Zhichao’s work and the significance of his work Chinese Bible (2009). Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 May 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.

  6. 05/21/2015

    Xue Xinran shares from Buy Me the Sky

    Xue Xinran shares from her 2015 book, Buy Me the Sky, recounting stories of men and women born under China's single-child policy instituted in 1979. From the businessman's son unable to pack his own suitcase - to the PhD student who pulled herself out of extreme rural poverty, these revered 'little emperors and suns' form the emerging face of China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 21 May 2015, in association with the 2015 Sydney Writers' Festival.

  7. 05/14/2015 · VIDEO

    Ai Weiwei: An Archive (2015) artist statement

    Artist statement from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to accompany his work An Archive (2015), exhibited as part of Go East: The Gene & Brian Sherman Contemporary Asian Art Collection with the Art Gallery of NSW in 2015.

  8. 05/14/2015 · VIDEO

    Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible

    Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, 2009, curated by Claire Roberts. Chinese Bible is a performance installation comprising 3,000 diaries and notebooks collected by Beijing-based artist Yang Zhichao. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the Chinese Bible install and hear the artist and curator discuss the project. Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, SCAF Project 26, was at SCAF from 14 May - 1 August 2015.

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A collection of conversations and films exploring Chinese art and literature in relation to projects presented at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF).

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  • Creator
    Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2017
  • Episodes
    14
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    Focus on China

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