Journal
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- Alice Ho
- Bowen Yang
- Celsivincys Kumar
- darren jorgensen
- Darren Jorgensen and Tami Xiang
- Debbie Gilchrist
- Eloise Viney
- Erika Johanson
- Felicity Ostergaard
- Harry Price
- James Enderby
- Jemma Yovacic
- Jessica Cottam
- Jiayang Qin
- Jinx Zhou
- Johan Sulaiman
- Kiara Player
- Kye Fisher
- Lucy Leech
- Maddie Sarich
- Peter Kidson
- Rachel Ciesla
- Sam Beard
- Sam Beard
- Sara Fong
- Tami Xiang
- Valentina Sartori
Qi Zhilong in his studio, 2024. Photo by Kye Fisher
Li Xianting remarked of his role as an editor and a critic as follows:
“I just wanted to draw people’s attention towards a certain issue. I wanted to stir debate and stoke discourse”
Guan Kan 观看 attempts to stand in this tradition, and uphold Mr Li’s dedication to critical investigation on Contemporary Chinese Art. Below you will find a series of essays, criticism, interviews with artists, art theory and art writing, aimed at analyzing the history and future of art.
Scholarly debate and analysis is welcomed by the journal as well as negotiating intercultural differences which may arise.
To join this discussion, please get in contact with Guan Kan 观看
How (Not) to Read Playboy: Interview with Guo Jian, John McDonald and Maggie Wu
Guo Jian: Nothing About Erotic But Playboy is a stunning array of works from acclaimed artist Guo Jian, spanning a 25-year period while tracking his personal and artistic development. Defying stylistic definition, Guo Jian presents viewers with a collision of artistic references. Nevertheless one cannot help but recognize the presence of memory and biography protruding from his canvases. These are all themes that Rochfort Gallery Director, Maggie Wu, curator of the exhibition John McDonald and Guo Jian himself attest to, in their own way, throughout this interview, and underlie this exhibition.
Guo Jian: Nothing About Erotic But Playboy runs from the 16th of April to the 7th of June 2025 at Rochfort Gallery
A Conversation with Shao Yinong and Muchen
On a humid Friday afternoon in July 2019, a group of art history students from the University of Western Australia arrived at the residence of artists and couple Shao Yinong and Muchen. Welcoming the group into their home, the artists presented and discussed their work, before beginning an informal Q&A.