Guan Kan contributes to discussions on contemporary art by fostering research into Chinese artists. It has its origins in a University of Western Australia trip in which art historians met contemporary artists in their studios. The journal was established through the School of Design and the UWA Alumni Fund, for which we are grateful, as we are to Paris Letteau and Eve Sullivan for their advice. Contributions to the journal are welcome, but will only be considered if they are referenced, accompanied by images and are written in the spirit of the journal. The banner image for Guan Kan is a documentary image from Zhu Fadong’s 1994 performance, Person for Sale (1994).

Tami Xiang, Sam Beard, Jessica Cottam and Darren Jorgensen, editors.

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