http://samanthaculp.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:40:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en IMG_5809.JPG, originally uploaded by New Territories. http://samanthaculp.com/2010/03/great-strides-in-sino-islamic-cultural-exchange/ Wekipedia bread, originally uploaded by New Territories. Who knew that Wikipedia made baguettes in China? http://samanthaculp.com/2010/03/wekipedia-bread/ The start of the Year of the Tiger was icy but beautiful in Berlin... Full set here. [flickr album=72157623400535659 num=20 size=Square] http://samanthaculp.com/2010/03/lunar-neue-jahr-in-berlin/ http://samanthaculp.com/2010/01/happy-2010/ At Shanghai's Hongqiao airport, there are now baskets of free lighters to greet arrivals passengers who undoubtedly had their lighters confiscated before their flight. I had a hard time choosing, but finally settled on a hot pink clear one inscribed with the legend, "punchtobacco". http://samanthaculp.com/2009/12/free-lighters/ Spotted near Huaihai Lu on an autumn afternoon. These little guys appeared to be informal ambassadors for the upcoming 2010 Shanghai Expo... way cooler than the dreaded Haibao. Shanghai Pups (上海小狗) from Samantha Culp on Vimeo. http://samanthaculp.com/2009/11/shanghai-pups/ (Daido Moriyama, “How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido“, 1987) Before I headed to Tokyo, I did a Google search for "Shimotakaido," the neighborhood where my friend Patrick Tsai lives and where he was graciously allowing me to crash. One of the first results was this awesome 1987 ... http://samanthaculp.com/2009/10/shimotakaido/ A short review I did on "Light Streams," the current show at Center for Cosmic Wonder in Tokyo, is up at Artforum.com. Read online here or in the vault. See some pictures from the show below. http://samanthaculp.com/2009/10/light-and-wonder/ [Tokyo, Japan] Since Beijing was preoccupied with military parade mania over the October holiday, it seemed like a good time to escape to Tokyo. Full set here. Bonus: learn Chinese from an animated panda on Japanese television. [flickr album=72157622422310247 num=30 size=Square] http://samanthaculp.com/2009/10/escape-from-beijing/ (Artforum Online, Oct 2009) Title: “Light Streams" Review Publication: Artforum Online Date: Oct 2009 Article Link Full Text Below Tokyo “Light Streams” CENTER FOR COSMIC WONDER 5-18-10 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku September 4–November 7, 2009 Since its debut in 2000, Cosmic Wonder has carved out a special place in the expansive gray area between art and fashion. Founded by architect-turned-artist Yukinori Maeda (who ... http://samanthaculp.com/2009/10/light-streams/