Art, architecture and travel in China
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in China - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to China.
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Class connotation: Liu Wei’s 'Silver' at White Cube, Hong Kong
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Behind the scenes: W*158’s High Ball shoot at HighCliff, Hong Kong
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Atelier Xi, China: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2021
Atelier Xi and its sculptural Y House, designed for a pair of photographers outside Shanghai, join the ranks of the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2021
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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David Chipperfield Architects and Aim Architecture design ceramic-inspired hotel in China’s porcelain capital
David Chipperfield Architects and Aim Architecture unite for the Taoxichuan Hotel project in Jingdezhen
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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French nightclubs by day, suburban housing and a replica Paris in China
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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China advisory panel: Insider guides
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China advisory panel: Insider guides
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China advisory panel: Insider guides
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Barry McGee sheds light on ‘the other side’ of Hong Kong
The San Francisco-based artist incorporates an eclectic array of media for his first exhibition with Perrotin, from painted surfboards to hand-thrown ceramics, obsolete television sets and found objects sourced during his stay in the city
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Architecture news: Letter from China
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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A world of things: architect William Lim reveals his design inspiration in new show
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Shifting perspectives: from Nendo to Naihan Li, a survey of Asian design opens at M+ Hong Kong
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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The repulsion and allure of Takesada Matsutani’s 3D paintings
Since the 1960s, the trailblazing Japanese artist has been developing his distinctive language of bulbous, surreal and sensuous forms. A show at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong highlights the artist’s remarkable career and enduring appeal
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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China’s Qingxi Culture and History Museum draws on its surrounding land
Qingxi Culture and History Museum by UAD is a cultural destination in China designed in harmony with its surroundings
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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A panoramic portrait of 20th century China as seen by Magnum photographers
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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China’s first contemporary photography museum is putting local artists in focus
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All the right angles: geometric jewels informed by Hong Kong urban life
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What is contemporary?: Gucci ponders big questions at Shanghai’s Minsheng
By Alice McInerney Last updated
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Memphis inspires maximalist exhibition space in Hangzhou
PIG Design creates a fun, Memphis Group-inspired experience in this new private exhibition space in Hangzhou, China
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Form, gesture, feeling: Robert Motherwell retrospective opens at Pearl Lam
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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A new wave of galleries arrives in Hong Kong
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Shanghai’s Natural History Museum is at one with its collection
By Helen Berg Last updated
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First Serpentine Pavilion outside the UK launches in Beijing
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Live, rest, play: 3x3 House in Kuala Lumpur is a design trilogy
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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The Liyang Museum in China draws on the region’s culture and traditions
Flowing and organic, the new Liyang Museum in China, designed by architecture firm CROX, is inspired by the city's cultural heritage and environment
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Wang Shu’s Lin’an Museum combines tradition and modernity in China
Inspired by Chinese landscape paintings and vernacular architecture, the Lin'an Museum designed by Amateur Architecture Studio uses traditional materials and building techniques to forge a modern museum
By Austin Williams Last updated
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David Chipperfield Architects launches Shanghai's West Bund Museum
The Pompidou Centre opens its first overseas outpost at Shanghai's West Bund Museum, a redesign of three connecting volumes decked in opalescent recycled glass by David Chipperfield Architects
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