'THERE ARE NO LIMITS IN THE FIELD OF ART, IF ONLY THERE ARE NO LIMITS IN YOUR MIND. HISTORY CAN BE BORROWED, ALTERED & RE-IMAGINED BY ONESELF... DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING ART, WHAT I TRY TO EXPERIENCE IS EXISTENCE, BODY & REALITY. I HATE THE 'PERFORMATIVE ASPECT' IN THE WORKS.' / EXCERPT FROM ZHANG HUAN INTERVIEW IN SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE001 / SHEDDING SNATCHES OF SONG LIKE PETALS
IN SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE003 / FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE WE CONTINUE COLLABORATION WITH ZHANG HUAN, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY & PERFORMANCE ARTISTS TO COME OUT OF CHINA. WE FIRST FEATURED ZHANG HUAN IN ISSUE001. WE TRY TO MAINTAIN CLOSE INVOLVEMENT & COMMUNICATION WITH THE ARTISTS WE FEATURE, ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH COLLABORATORS ON AN INTIMATE LEVEL TO CREATE A STORY THAT IS UNIQUE.
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A SPREAD FROM ZHU MING / LUMINESCENT MAN, AN ARTICLE WE HAVE PUBLISHED IN SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE001 / SHEDDING SNATCHES OF SONG LIKE PETALS, IT'S ONE OF OUR PERSONAL FAVORITE PAGES FROM AN ENTIRE MAGAZINE, WITH THE EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ZHU MING'S PERFORMANCE WORKS & HIS MANIFESTO - A RANDOM SOLILOQUY (PUBLISHED BOTH IN ENGLISH & CHINESE) ARE SO MOVING. ZHU MING, ZHANG HUAN (WHOSE WORK HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED IN SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE) & MA LIUMING WERE THE PIONEERS OF PERFORMANCE ART IN CHINA'S BEIJING EAST VILLAGE OF EARLY 90S