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By Sam Riley |
January 10, 2009, Saturday
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SHANGHAI is a big tent for edgy art and music from around China, plus international acts, in the multiple-venue Jue (Get the Feeling) Festival through next week, writes Sam Riley
The best of international and Chinese acts are hitting Shanghai over January for the Jue Festival.
The 10-day festival at a number of venues around the city from January 7 to 17 features visual artists, theater productions and live music celebrating innovation and creativity. In Chinese, jue conveys the idea of the "feel" or sense of something.
The festival is bought to Shanghai by music promoters Split Works and while a festival typically concentrates artists under one roof, Jue will spread a range of creative artists around galleries and music venues.
Head of Split Works and the festival organizer, Archie Hamilton, says holding the festival in multiple venues makes both financial and practical sense.
"The aim is to produce something in January that is kind of a collective platform for artists, producers, galleries and musicians to promote themselves and promote Chinese and international culture," Hamilton says.
Shanghai doesn't have a lot of festival-type green space so there are practical and organizational difficulties in getting big outdoor festivals off the ground. They also require a massive investment from the promoter.
"This way we can have a more organic, evolutionary-type festival that is more attractive on a number of levels," says Hamilton.
The festival kicked off with international hip-hop outfit South Rakkas Crew rocking the Shelter on Thursday.
With most of the headline Chinese artists and acts set for the second week of the festival, Hamilton says Qingdao's (Shandong Province) punk/metal band Demerit is a must-see and hear.
"We think these guys are one of the best live prospects in China at the moment," Hamilton says.
"They are visceral, energetic and their attitude is really exciting."
Demerit will play a gig at Zhijiang Dream Factories on January 16, with Shanghai-based punk rockers Pink Berry and DJ Sacco.
Next Saturday Dream Factories will host a gig where premier indie record labels Maybe Mars and Sound Destruction will team up to showcase some of the best up-and-coming bands in China.
For those who missed French electro-pop, dance rockers "We Are Enfant Terrible" play LOgO last night, their guest drummer Funky Fingers will be one of the stars along with Beijing veterans Liman and Dead J at the Antidote Release at the Shelter tonight.
In the visual arts Chen Hangfeng's "Daily Prosperity" exhibition will be featured at the Art Labor Gallery through January 16.
Chen has constructed a chandelier-like installation out of garbage.
Other works include recognizable corporate logos redesigned using traditional Chinese elements.
Multi-talented artist Liu Jin also showcases his photographic skills for his exhibition "Realistic Odeum."
It features stage photographs of a Chinese man wearing a pair of angel wings, posing in urban and outdoor settings.
Hamilton says he hopes the festival will become an annual event providing a community-like focus for the range of creative talents in Shanghai.
For more information, visit www.juefestival.com.
The best of international and Chinese acts are hitting Shanghai over January for the Jue Festival.
The 10-day festival at a number of venues around the city from January 7 to 17 features visual artists, theater productions and live music celebrating innovation and creativity. In Chinese, jue conveys the idea of the "feel" or sense of something.
The festival is bought to Shanghai by music promoters Split Works and while a festival typically concentrates artists under one roof, Jue will spread a range of creative artists around galleries and music venues.
Head of Split Works and the festival organizer, Archie Hamilton, says holding the festival in multiple venues makes both financial and practical sense.
"The aim is to produce something in January that is kind of a collective platform for artists, producers, galleries and musicians to promote themselves and promote Chinese and international culture," Hamilton says.
Shanghai doesn't have a lot of festival-type green space so there are practical and organizational difficulties in getting big outdoor festivals off the ground. They also require a massive investment from the promoter.
"This way we can have a more organic, evolutionary-type festival that is more attractive on a number of levels," says Hamilton.
The festival kicked off with international hip-hop outfit South Rakkas Crew rocking the Shelter on Thursday.
With most of the headline Chinese artists and acts set for the second week of the festival, Hamilton says Qingdao's (Shandong Province) punk/metal band Demerit is a must-see and hear.
"We think these guys are one of the best live prospects in China at the moment," Hamilton says.
"They are visceral, energetic and their attitude is really exciting."
Demerit will play a gig at Zhijiang Dream Factories on January 16, with Shanghai-based punk rockers Pink Berry and DJ Sacco.
Next Saturday Dream Factories will host a gig where premier indie record labels Maybe Mars and Sound Destruction will team up to showcase some of the best up-and-coming bands in China.
For those who missed French electro-pop, dance rockers "We Are Enfant Terrible" play LOgO last night, their guest drummer Funky Fingers will be one of the stars along with Beijing veterans Liman and Dead J at the Antidote Release at the Shelter tonight.
In the visual arts Chen Hangfeng's "Daily Prosperity" exhibition will be featured at the Art Labor Gallery through January 16.
Chen has constructed a chandelier-like installation out of garbage.
Other works include recognizable corporate logos redesigned using traditional Chinese elements.
Multi-talented artist Liu Jin also showcases his photographic skills for his exhibition "Realistic Odeum."
It features stage photographs of a Chinese man wearing a pair of angel wings, posing in urban and outdoor settings.
Hamilton says he hopes the festival will become an annual event providing a community-like focus for the range of creative talents in Shanghai.
For more information, visit www.juefestival.com.
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