Archive for September, 2008


Small Kindnesses in China
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Since June, Wang Jing in Nanjing and AGI member Robert Appleton in Toronto have been working on an international exhibition of design, art and music to benefit the survivors of the Sichuan earthquake. It opens in Nanjing this Sunday for one week only. “5:12 CHINA’S MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE. A COMMEMORATIVE EXHIBITION.” includes works donated by over [...]

Losing In Translation 2: Graphic Design in Hong Kong and the Peoples Republic of China
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Catherine Jo Ishino Hong Kong and PRC Design from the Reform Era (ca.1978) In the next two sections, I will explore how China’s marketplace, citizenry, and identity have begun to transform with its entry into the overarching globalization narrative that has been taking place since the last part of the 20th century. Specifically, I will [...]