Fudan University Dialogue with Shanghai and Columbia College

Self-control is mine! 
Opening: December 14th 2010, 6:00 pm

More than fifty students from various departments of Fudan University of Shanghai, Institute of Visual Arts led by Davide Quadrio, Hu Jieming and Alexander Brandt will be gathering in a temporary space in Ciro’s Building, at the heart of Shanghai, just opposite of the Shanghai Art Museum.

Interactive installations, educational programs, music events and more, will energize this commercial space from the middle of December 2010 to the middle of January 2011. Artists from the local art scene will join in for special events, presentations and talks (this includes Grass Stage, Maya Kramer, Samantha Culp and more).

Ciro’s Building Management company opened their doors to the students, allowing them to have insightful experiences on media and communication, space design and organization, even the writing of sponsorship proposals.
A final publication and photographic archive will be available on Arthub’s site soon.

Special Program
Students from the Columbia College of Chicago led by Elizabeth Chilsen, together with Natasha Egan, will host a special event to exchange projects on January 10th, 2011. This program is part of the J-Term course organized by Arthub Asia, with the help of Natasha Egan, from the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and Elizabeth Chilsen, from the Photography Department at Columbia College, Chicago. This year is the third J-Term course organized in China and will bring the group of students not only to Shanghai, but also to Beijing.

Course Description
This course introduces modern Chinese history through an intensive visit to Shanghai and Beijing. Shanghai was selected for its important role as a sea port in the 19th century, as a city occupied by Western and Japanese forces in the 20th century and as the seat of the first Chinese Communist party; Beijing was chosen for being the capital of China and its role as a major force in contemporary art since the late 1980’s. We will begin our discussion in Chicago during the first week of J-Term, and then depart for China. We will visit temples, tea-houses, Art Deco buildings and modern skyscrapers; talk to gallery curators, visit Modern Art Museums, as well as enjoy performances by cutting-edge musicians and dancers.

For more information on the event, including location, a detailed schedule and background on the organizers, please see here.