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The Architecture of Creation and Demolition: Banksy, Zhang Dali, and China’s Living City 

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

A removed mural in Venice opens a broader debate about preservation, public space, and why Chinese cities often embrace change more readily than those in the West.

Why Game of Peace’s Interactive Art Lesson Falls Flat

Games can be art, but if Tencent’s latest collaboration with the Met is any indication, art doesn’t make for a very thought-provoking game.

Artistic Distances: Giving Form to Grief in a Pandemic

COVID-19 can’t reveal or crystallize some deeper meaning about the universe. But it also can’t stop us from making our own.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Revitalizing Everyday Creativity

With the world in varying stages of lockdown, people are redefining their relationships to art.

Coronavirus Reactions and the Politics of Xenophobia

As an Italian in Nanjing, I’ve spent much of the past few days debunking wild and often racist rumors sent to me by friends around the world. Where is it all coming from?

On Exhibit: Street Art Without Heart

China’s museums and galleries have fallen in love with graffiti and street art, but when all is sprayed and done, many formal exhibitions are just an empty can.

How Digital Dialogue Is Shaping China’s Public Spaces

Online reaction to Shanghai’s controversial sculpture of a urinating man shows how web users can deeply influence the physical realm.

Postindustrial Masterpiece: Shanghai’s Power Station of Art

The museum’s eclectic mix of old and new reveals an offbeat official approach to urban redevelopment.

Remembering Tragedy in Nanjing

Art and architecture at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall remind us not to forget — and hint at ways to forgive.