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A collection of conversations and films exploring Chinese art and literature in relation to projects presented at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF).

Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation


    • May 27, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    Rob Schmitz in conversation with Gene Sherman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2017 66:24


    Rob Schmitz, Shanghai correspondent for NPR and author of 'Street of Eternal Happiness', in conversation with Gene Sherman. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 27 May 2017, in association with the 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival.

    Nicholas Jose shares from Bapo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016


    Nicholas Jose shares from his 2014 publication, Bapo – a collection of short stories inspired by events, people and personal experience during his decades of involvement in China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 June 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.

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    Xu Zhiyuan in conversation with Nicholas Jose

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016


    Xu Zhiyuan, cultural intellectual, writer and journalist, in conversation with Nicholas Jose, author and former Cultural Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Beijing. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 May 2016, in association with the 2016 Sydney Writers' Festival.

    Pauline Yao presents M+

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2015


    Pauline Yao, Curator at M+, Hong Kong, presents a behind-the-scenes preview of the museum’s architecture and curatorial vision. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 9 July 2015.

    Yang Zhichao's Chinese Bible with Dr Claire Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2015


    Chinese art expert Claire Roberts speaks with Nikki Anderson about Yang Zhichao’s work and the significance of his work Chinese Bible (2009). Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 May 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.

    Xue Xinran shares from Buy Me the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2015


    Xue Xinran shares from her 2015 book, Buy Me the Sky, recounting stories of men and women born under China's single-child policy instituted in 1979. From the businessman's son unable to pack his own suitcase - to the PhD student who pulled herself out of extreme rural poverty, these revered 'little emperors and suns' form the emerging face of China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 21 May 2015, in association with the 2015 Sydney Writers' Festival.

    Ai Weiwei: An Archive (2015) artist statement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015


    Artist statement from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to accompany his work An Archive (2015), exhibited as part of Go East: The Gene & Brian Sherman Contemporary Asian Art Collection with the Art Gallery of NSW in 2015.

    Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015


    Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, 2009, curated by Claire Roberts. Chinese Bible is a performance installation comprising 3,000 diaries and notebooks collected by Beijing-based artist Yang Zhichao. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the Chinese Bible install and hear the artist and curator discuss the project. Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, SCAF Project 26, was at SCAF from 14 May - 1 August 2015.

    Linda Jaivin & Sophie McIntyre discuss experiences of Taiwan and China

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2014


    Linda Jaivin and Dr Sophie McIntyre consider their experiences of Taiwan and mainland China – Linda presents her impressions of the Mainland during the 1980s, whilst Sophie reflects upon her engagement with contemporary Taiwanese art. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 31 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 22, HOME: Chen Chieh-jen and Chien-Chi Chang.

    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry pre-screening discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2014


    A discussion between Anna Broinowski and Nick Torrens, hosted by Linda Jaivin, held prior to a special Documentary Australia Foundation fundraiser screening of the award-winning documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012), by Alison Klayman. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 5 June 2014.

    Linda Jaivin on China

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2014


    Hear celebrated author, translator and essayist, Linda Jaivin discuss how China, in particular the city of Beijing, has inspired much of her work, including her three most recent books: the non-fiction 'Beijing', the novel 'The Empress Lover' and 'The Quarterly Essay: Found in Translation'. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 May 2014. Presented in partnership with the 2014 Sydney Writer's Festival.

    Art & Ethics Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2012


    A forum on Art & Ethics, hosted by Gene Sherman with panel members Shen Shaomin, Dr Claire Roberts, Qing Yang and Dr Thomas Berghuis. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 October 2012, in association with SCAF Project 15, Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese portraiture.

    Go Figure! with Dr Uli Sigg and Dr Claire Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2012


    Caroline Baum in conversation with Dr Uli Sigg and Dr Claire Roberts prior to the opening of Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 15 September 2012, in association with SCAF Project 15, Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture.

    Geremie R. Barmé in conversation with Margaret Throsby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2011


    Professor Geremie R. Barmé, Director, the Australian Centre on China in the World, the Australian National University, Canberra, in conversation with Margaret Throsby. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 14 May 2011, in association with SCAF Project 10, Yang Fudong: No Snow on the Broken Bridge.

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