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Root Divisions Annual Art Auction: Buy your tickets before its too late! Jonathan Horowitz: Your Land, My Land: Election 12 Women @ Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco Posted on October 24, 2012 by sfaq There is a great exhibition currently at the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) of San Francisco which originally shown in Shanghai, China titled Women. Recently I visited Shanghai and heard many stories about the censorship of art and government officials shutting down shows even before an exhibition opened because of the artworks content or imagery. I didnt see this with my own eyes, but I heard this from a number of gallerists who moved to China to open spaces and exhibit artworks imported from outside country lines hoping to sell works in Chinas booming economy. Even though China is a powerhouse of a country in todays economic climate, its cultural landscape is kept highly manicured by the government and their hands on approach with censorship of the publics opinion in art, politics, and the public domain of the internet. Women is an exhibition and program consisting of artworks, installation, and video screenings exploring the feminist ideals in China and the status of gay and transgender individuals in Chinas current cultural climate. Knowing that this exhibition was originally shown in Shanghai is a big deal. This is the first exhibit of its kind to be exhibited successfully in China. I was told that government officials did go to the opening to meet the artists and invite them to tea to talk, but this was probably their excuse to further their investigations on the artists and the concepts they present in their work. Read the press release below for more information and go visit the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) to see the exhibition and their public programming. More information and videos available at the link below:
Exhibit: WOMEN On view: September 15 December 15, 2012 Location: Chinese Culture Center (CCC) Curator: Abby Chen http://www.c-c-c.org/2012/09/25/women%E6%88%91%E5%80%91-on-view-sept-15-dec-8-2012/ Press Release: WOMEN features video works, installation art, drawings, and paintings by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists. Titled with the Mandarin-English homophone, WOMEN , meaning both women and we, the show evolved from a purely feminist exploration and expression of feminism in Chinese visual culture to go on to examine gay and transgender visibility, and sexual identity in China. The theme of the exhibition focuses on visibility, authority, and possibility for the movement with the goal of introducing a visual experience on the forefront of culture. These works strive to influence and push the value proposition and discourse on these issues, which are often lacked, estranged, or even feared by the mainstream society. Originally opened in Shanghai in 2011, the exhibition focused on works by feminist, gender, and queer artists and was held as the official exhibition for the conference International Chinese Women and Visual Representation, organized by Fudan University and University of Michigan. In its debut at EMG Gallery, WOMEN was one of the first exhibitions of its kind. Traveling to San Francisco, the show will feature local artists and new performance pieces brought on by the controversy from the previous show. WOMEN is an insightful exploration and on-the-ground examination into the currents of feminism, LGBTQ, and sexual identity in contemporary China.The group
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show showcases 13 artists, including seven artists from China, two artist collectives, three NGOs in a social project, and five local artists. Many of the young Chinese artists were born post-1980s generation and signal a break in the artistic creation from previous generations.
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The currator of an exhibition exploring feminism and sexuality in China argues LGBT activism is art
03 OCTOBER 2012 | BY ANNA LEACH
An exhibition exploring feminism and sexuality in China was a big hit in Shanghai last year and is now showing in San Francisco. Gay Star News talks to Abby Chen, the currator of WOMEN (the Chinese characters mean 'we' or 'us', pronounced 'wo men') featuring 13 artists, about activism as art, sexual harrasment on the subway and feminism in China's LGBT movement. Why did you decide to put on this exhibition now? I did this exhibition last December in Shanghai for the first time. To my surprise it was overwhelmingly successful and we didn't really get harrassed [by the police] in anyway, probably becase we were off the radar. And the project continued to evolve and the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco saw the response and saw the content and asked me if I wanted to bring the show to San Francisco. Which artists do you have representing the LGBTQ side in the exhibition? How are they doing it? When I was in the conceptualizing stage for Women we were invited by a feminist conference to Shanghai. They invited me to curate a show in conjunction with the conference. After I accepted the invitation I decided that it had to be more than just about feminism itself. I wanted to use that as an entry point to expand the topic to the LGBTQ community. They're really not so visible in China, even though in recent years it has got better.
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So I was very adament about not only including the visual culture that comes from this community but more importantly the advocacy groups, the NGOs, that are behind the visibility of LGBTQ people in China. I feel like their existence is almost like an artist. They have to be very creative to survive. So the NGO groups were presented as part of this exhibition, there are a few artists who talk about sexuality and gender ambiguity, there are artists who are openly gay and artists who are ambigious about their sexual orientation. The key issue is how do we make the culture visible in China and how do we bring this expression to the public. The three themes that make up the foundation of my exhibition are capabilty, authority and possibility. The artwork in the exhibition needs to be able to convey that. Which artists specifically representing LGBTQ life? One of the artists is Eagle Ho, he has three names. He's also known as Er Gao and his real name is He Qi Wo. So just the name already shows about this multi-faceted individual. And he's openly gay and a contemporary dancer. I first got to know him in Guangzhou [where he's from] when I was doing the gender identity symposium there. As a young dancer he insisted on doing independent projects so he'd have the freedom to do the kind of dance he is interested in and most of his dance is about sexuality and identity. I really love his work but I was struggling with how I could present his work in an exhibition. They I found out that he made a documentary film called Little One [scroll down to watch a preview] which has his own dancing as well as the living conditions of the LGBT community in Guangzhou. Another artist Mu Xi does not identify any sort of sexual orientation. But one of the key things when I was doing the show is I wanted to talk about the idea of feminism and the idea of LGBTQ, so the sexual orientation or the gender itself of the artists participating is not the most important part. Where is feminism at in China? For us living in San Francisco it's hard to come across a man who will say he's not a feminist. In China, so many women are even afraid of the label feminist, let alone men. It's a very demonized idea in China, for lots of people. For example one of the participanting artists Elaine Ho, she was born in Florida but is Chinese-American, said she never considered herself a feminist until she was being referred to so many times as a feminist when I was in China. She said I guess that says a lot about feminism itself in China. But definitely as I have been doing the exhibition and talks in China I started to realize how demonized the word feminism is. I started to realize that people viewed me differently when I associated myself with the label. Moving away from the terminology, how are women's rights in China generally? After 1949 the Chinese Communists seemed on the surface to bring more equality for women, including equal pay. So immediately after 1949 women seemed to feel that they got equal status. But they needed to get a job otherwise they couldn't survive. But we've seen that equality has gone backwards in recent decades, which is frightening. For example, it didn't dawn on me and my mum until she hit 55 and she had to retire five years earlier than the men. Even though a lot of studies show that women live longer than men, but that's not the point. The point is that women don't have equal working opportunity as the men. One piece that is in the exhibition is a humor piece called Touch Me. It's a metal bra made by female artist Gao Ling that she wore on the subway. This was in response to the Shanghai subway official Weibo [Chinese Twitter] issuing advice to women that said wear less provactive clothes to avoid sexual harrassment. The protest was really successful. It was reported in the national press and TV, but Shanghai local press were prohibited from covering the story. In the current exhibition in San Francisco we have the whole video of what happened. So the retirement issue, and the sexual harrassment is coming more and more severe. And in Wuhan right now they have subway carriages only for women which is going back to segregation. It's disappointing. How to feminsim and the moverment for LGBT rights intersect in China? With the LGBTQ movement we see that gay men who have taken leadership don't really see femisim as an issue. We're starting to see a nuanced shift that could be troublesome in the future.
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At the same time there are more and more issues, like the subway annoucement, that are pushing the issue forward, which is encouraging. For example the Shanghai Nu Ai, the lesbian group, the leader of that group Xiang Qi told me that they can't have a lesbian group without advocating for femism and vice versa. How was the exhibition recieved in Shanghai and San Francsico? We had a screening in Shanghai Rockbund Art Museum and it was packed - people could not even come in - lots of people were standing watching the film. And the same thing for the actual exhibition. It was in a remote location because all the gallerys were charging rental money, so the venue was really far away from the center on the subway. But it was super-packed on the opening night. Shanghai Nu Ai were performing The Vagina Monolgues that night. And then when we got to San Francisco, then it was a new audience at the Chinese Culture Center that we haven't seen there before. The center is located in Chinatown where the community is actually very conservative. I find as a currator I'm expected to deliver something really traditional. But through this exhibition we were able to break that mould and connect to different people. WOMEN is at the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco until 30 November. Watch a preview of Er Gao's film Little One here:
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The AUTUMN GEM iBook will be on display as part of the Chinese Culture Centers new exhibit, WOMEN. The exhibit, whose title means both women and we, presents 13 artists from both China and the U.S. whose works focus on the expression of feminism and sexual identity in Chinese visual culture. Paintings, drawings, video works, and installation art by female, male, and LGBTQ artists explore the themes of visibility, authority, and possibility within gendered spaces. WOMEN will be on view from September 15 November 30, 2012. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, September 15, 1:00-4:00 with artists panel at 2:00pm. Free and open to the public! Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco 750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 http://www.c-c-c.org/2012/07/25/women-feminism-lgbtq-asian-american-asian-art/
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The WOMEN Exhibit Opening Reception at the Chinese Culture Center on Saturday was a lively success! We had a fantastic turnout with many viewers attending the artists panel moderated by CCC Executive Director Mabel Teng. The panel was a great opportunity to dialogue with the audience regarding the exploration of gender issues in our work, attitudes towards feminism (whether one identifies as such or not), and the contemporary womens movement in China. We had a wonderful time interacting with audience members and getting their thoughts on our work. Interestingly, the exhibit also attracted a large contingent of people gathered outside who were participating in a rally protesting the Japanese takeover of a group of islands also claimed by China (a very contentious issue amongst Chinese at home and abroad). It was fascinating to hear the wide range of reactions to issues addressed in the exhibit, including gender transgressions, LGBTQ identities, and sexual discrimination from these viewers who came upon the show by chance. The day before the opening, we attended a press event at the gallery and participated in a group dialogue with Professor Lenore Metrick-Chen, an Art and Cultural Historian from Drake University in Iowa. The exhibit was also featured in a news segment on KTSF Channel 26, a local TV station serving the Asian community. Our AUTUMN GEM posters are featured in the opening shots of the segment check out the video clip below! It was great meeting the other artists for the first time and seeing the threads connecting our work. Engaging with them was an eye-opening and enlightening experience, and definitely gave us a new perspective on our own project. The WOMEN Exhibit runs through November 30, 2012, so be sure to check it out and invite your
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Originally opened in Shanghai in 2011, the exhibition focused on works by feminist, gender, and queer artists and was held as the official exhibition for the conference International Chinese Women and Visual Representation, organized by Fudan University and University of Michigan. Thirteen contemporary artists from China and the United States explore gender and sexual identity in a new exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) September 15 November 30, 2012. WOMEN (a Mandarin homophone meaning both women ! and we) features video works, installation art, photography, sculpture, and more by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists including Mu Xi, Yang Meiyan, He Chengyao, and other emerging artists based in China as well as five U.S.-based artists, among them Man Yee Lam and Stella Zhang. It also includes a display of fascinating designed materials created by a consortium of NGOs within China focusing on the LGBTQ community, women and sex workers that must operate through underground channels to avoid scrutiny. Fantastic, amazing, thoughtful...er...did I mention that I liked it? Really really liked it. Now to think of a great opening line but of all the contemporary shows that I've seen in the last month, this one rises to the top in terms of creativity, genuine risk taking, a powerful message about the condition of women, gays, lesbians and transgender peoples, living in an oppressive culture. The message is conveyed through a striking series of small installations and videos. The show evolved from a purely feminist exploration and expression of feminism in Chinese visual culture to go on to examine gay and transgender visibility, and sexual identity in China. This is the real deal for many of these women take a great risk in criticizing attitudes toward women and the way they are treated. Now for a late lunch and to cool off -the temperature has gone up 30 degrees since I got up this morning. I took off a sweater, a scarf and a jacket and I still got hot. bright pink cheeks are not my color http://caamedia.org/blog/caam-presents/2012/09/10/bay-area-lady-fest-and-women-%E6%88%91%E5%80%91/ http://www.c-c-c.org/2012/07/25/women%E6%88%91%E5%80%91-feminism-lgbtq-asian-american-asian-art/ http://www.c-c-c.org/
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THE picture of a young woman in a see-through dress was meant as a kindly entreaty. Girls, the accompanying text on Shanghai Metro's microblog went, please be selfdignified to avoid perverts. Following a spate of sexual harassment on Shanghai's sprawling underground, the metro management is asking women to cover up. But since its posting on June 20th, the picture has attracted attention for other reasons. It sparked a flurry of debate in the Chinese mediaand prompted action from some young feminists. On June 24th, two young women draped in black robes and holding placards took to the metro in protest. They uploaded their photos onto microblogs. I can be flirtatious, but you can't harass, one placard read. We want to feel cool! We don't want dirty hands, went the other. The photos, which have been retweeted tens of thousands of times, are a reaction to an online poll. Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, asked some 45,000 people what they thought of Shanghai Metro's call for modest dressing. Almost 70% said that women should be careful to dress in such a way as to avoid sexual harassment. This is not the reaction the protesters in ersatz burkas were hoping to
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inspire. China never experienced the feminist awakening that America and Europe did in the 1960s and 70s. The majority reaction to the metro's post illustrates the at times perplexing status of what used to be called women's lib in China today. Equal in many respectswomen after all make up 46% of China's labour workforcestill they encounter a daunting array of patriarchal attitudes. (This month saw China's first woman head into space and yet also a miserable case of forced abortion.) Though female high school students are outstripping their male peers in the fiercely competitive college entrance exams, they face discrimination in the workplace and are generally expected to manage the domestic sphere alone. China comes 61st in the Global Gender Gap Index, which is compiled by the World Economic Forum. (Iceland ranks 1st, Britain and America are 16th and 17th.) Feminism never arrived here with a thunderous crack, but elements have crept in over the past 40 years. Mao Zedong famously said women hold up half the sky, and during the Cultural Revolution they worked alongside men. In the 1980s, books on gender theory were translated into Chinese. When the fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing in 1995, the then-president Jiang Zemin announced that gender equality was a matter of basic national policy. But in the 1990s feminism was still largely an academic pursuit. It is only over the past decade that feminism has gained momentum at a social level, thanks in large part to women's competitiveness in the workplace and the internet, says Liu Bohong, the deputy director of the Women's Studies Institute of China. The protesters on the metro came up with their idea over a girly Saturday-night dinner. Xiangqi (a nickname), 25, and friends were lamenting society's values. Why were the female victims blamed for sexual harassment, not the harassers themselves? We decided to turn our grumbling into street action, says Xiangqi, the director of Shanghai Women's Love, an NGO focusing on reducing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Their intention was to mount a creative protest that would stir discussion in Chinese society, one that would occupy public space.
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Jul 5th, 01:07
Certainly people should have the right to dress as they please (subject to some "community standards" in most jurisdictions, including Western countries). Similarly, I should have the right to put my wallet in my back pocket such that half of it sticks out. Now, should I complain when the police reminds me to be more aware of pickpockets? Should people complain when the government suggest to females to dress more modestly? Is that blaming the victims? Now, if the laws against sexual harrassment are inadequate in themselves or inadequately enforced, that is cause for complaint.
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Sigh. As much as all rational men would love to agree with the unarguable proposition that women "should" be able wear what they want without fear of harassment or assault, the problem is that the real world gets in the way. When it comes to security, what I "should" be able to do is not the same thing as what I "ought" to do. Bad men or the overly aggressive don't care about your rights, so perpetually whining to good men that your house got robbed because you left it unlocked doesn't get you anywhere except eventually ignored as a naive idealist. Furthermore - since we are discussing reality - if you wear skimpy outfits, men will find you attractive and look. Or they may approach you. While you may argue definitions regarding the level of politeness that you wish they would exhibit, it is their right to express their sexuality just as you are expressing yours. If their manner offends you, tell them so. But you really don't have the right to demand men control their sexuality if you aren't going to bother to control yours.
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jms10 in reply to mvrk71
Jul 2nd, 21:18
You do have a right to demand that others do not do what they wish with your
body, which is your own property, not theirs. They can touch or grope or grab their own body how they wish, but only you decide who can do the same to yours. They may think about you how they wish, but your physical presence is your own property, which they may not infringe upon. Not sure how much of a concept of owning one's own physical presence there is in China, though.
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mvrk71 in reply to jms10
Jul 3rd, 14:11
So what is your point? We agree that your statement is true. And yet it doesn't matter to a person who would violate this right. So women have a choice. Accept that the world is a hazardous place and behave in a way that balances risk with sexual expression, or continue to whine aimlessly to decent men who can neither solve their problem nor offer better advice.
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Darwins Toothpick
Jul 2nd, 16:21
More and especially a lot better prostitutes seem like a sure fire satisfying solution to me!
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Jul 2nd, 02:22
First of all I would like to raise the issue that the woman who was forced to have an abortion was not a victim of "sexism" or of some brand of "anti-feminism". She was forced to have an abortion because in the eyes of officials who were "upholding" the law she had committed an illegal act. Personally I think that the officials' action was a crime in itself and one that should be punished - but that is a digression. The point is that she was not forced to have an abortion because she is a woman and so the raising of this point is completely irrelevant in the context of this article. After all, the father of the aborted child was just as punished (ok, without undergoing the physical process of the abortion) and, from subsequent interviews that I have read, just as heartbroken by the event. So please don't categorise it as an act against "women". Secondly it really is a shame that women cannot wear what they want without attracting either verbal condemnation or physical harassment. After all, walk around almost any city in any society on a hot, summer's day and you will see at least one male whose upper half is naked. In China it is actually unusual to NOT see several males with upper body garments rolled up to expose bellies and chests. But in my opinion the greatest shame is when a woman is attacked and raped because of what she is wearing. Could females wear several dowdy layers of clothing in an attempt to "de-sex" themselves? Yes they could. They could also be placed in caged spheres like pet mice to make it even harder to get hold of them but such a suggestion is
preposterous, as is the accusation that they get attacked because of what they wear. The fact is they do NOT get attacked because of what they wear but because a certain male cannot control his carnal desire. To imply that the attack is because they are wearing sexually attractive clothing is to also imply that no woman has ever been raped in winter when wearing several layers of functional clothing, or that rape as a crime only appeared after the invention of the mini skirt. To lay the blame for rape on a woman because of what she is wearing is like blaming me for getting burgled because my house has a door. In terms of China, in my experience there is an enviable amount of gender equality. Certainly within management I would say that women are extremely well represented. I base this on a comparison with the only other country I have worked in long term, the UK. Maybe this is assisted by a combination of the One Child Policy and Chinese society. Woman has child (but only one). Child more or less gets reared by grandparents while woman returns to work and is free to continue her career. I have come across several instances in UK where women have been forced to be economical with the truth in interviews lest they reveal that they are in early stages of pregnancy or planning to get pregnant as they assume the recruiting company will be loathe to pay for their maternity leave....
Jo127
Jul 1st, 19:06
It is not fair to say that asking a woman to cover herself to avoid harassment is the same as asking anyone not to flash their cash to avoid mugging. Firstly, women's body parts are not objects to be concealed like a wallet or an expensive phone, to imply that they are is dehumanising. Secondly, I think people forget that women are half of humanity, we are not a special interest group, not a minority, we should not have to take 'special measures'. That is not to say that any minority group should have to take special measures to protect themselves, but women should not even be considered in this way; nowhere near it. I'm really happy to see this protest :)
rep3
Jul 1st, 00:43
The best way to lower incidents of rape and harassment is to legalize pornography and prostitution. In European countries that did, public safety went up not down. Of course things like this is hard for a traditional society to swallow.
BurkeanPluralist in reply to rep3
Jul 1st, 04:21
Both pornography and prostitution are basically legal in China. Pornography is not actually blocked on the internet and can be purchased readily from street vendors. Prostitution is likewise tolerated in many cities and operate out of massage houses.
Prostitution was always legal in China up until the Communist revolution. Western travelers to the Ming Dynasty noted that there were brothels in every town and city in China. Modern China is much the same. Rape and harassament occur everywhere. It is hard to find a good statistics on rape in China, but from the statistics that are availible it does not appear that rape is more common in China than in Europe.
HyunSmith
Jun 30th, 20:50
Honestly, I think its just because Far East Asians are somewhat sexually perverse, Probably has something to do with their higher than normal introspective nature. Groping is a huge problem on Japanese trains, so much in fact that there are cars exclusively for women to prevent this behavior. I think Asia is the only place were you can buy womens used panties in Vending Machines
BurkeanPluralist in reply to HyunSmith
Jul 1st, 06:08
Japan is the only place where you can buy used panties. You can't do that in China or Korea. Only Japan. Used panties and some of the stuff out of Japan is kind of perverse. But mainly the East Asians are just not cursed with the religious sexual hang-ups that Christians and Muslims have.
Bismarck888 in reply to BurkeanPluralist
Jul 2nd, 21:38
Its because Japanese are perverts. Chinese and Koreans don't even come close.
HyunSmith
Jun 30th, 20:40
Feminism never got off in China or will, because Feminism like most Western ideologies is unpractical. Chinese intrinsically aren't dreamy, romantic idealistic, they are practical. I've met many smart ambitious successful Chinese women, They have one common trait that most Westerners lack, Wisdom. The ability to see two sides of a coin. In Afghanistan I see many Western women dress wearing tight fitting clothes and high heels, but the majority of the Chinese women will wear a complete head covering and
loose clothing, not because its Chinese custom, but because its the local custom and the smart thing and practical thing to do if you don't want to become a target of the Taliban.
Bismarck888
Jun 30th, 09:47
Its interesting that the Economist put a link to the WEF Gender Gap Index, just after I put it up in the previous article. Interesting. "China comes 61st in the Global Gender Gap Index, which is compiled by the World Economic Forum. (Iceland ranks 1st, Britain and America are 16th and 17th.)" He is running out of ideas. There are two articles on women's issues, 2 articles on the one child policy. I am already getting hot flashes thinking about it.
Iching88
Jun 30th, 02:37
Any step forward in a country with a long history like China takes pains, be a small or a big one. Feminism or womens liberation finds it hard to set foot on Chinese territory, and its really eye-catching to advocate I can be flirtatious but you cant harass. Its not easy to come to the conclusion that women in China are inferior to their male counterparts when it comes to the position at home. The one who has a final say in family is, more often than not wife or mother instead of husband or father though the lady at home earns less than the gentleman. In one Chinese classic novel titled Dreams of Red Mansion, the one who dominates is Grandma Jia, rather than her sons or grandson. The point in case is that the Chinese values are changing or have changed toward marriage and family during the last three decades, which gives rise to a notion of big buck, easy way. With a gold mine chastity being discovered, virgin girls are pursued by millionaires and billionaires in addition to gorgeous exteriors in this ever-changing economy. Baby boys used to be regarded as the ones to carry the family line forward but a great knock is felt when its found that there is nothing to be inherited for most ordinaries in the competitive society. Baby girls are favored by a increasing number of young couples in cities in particular. Changes take place in China in every aspect everyday but it takes time for Chinese people to adapt. And there is no and should be no universal values as some human rights advocators to advocate to back.
Naomelixes in reply to Iching88
Jun 30th, 22:16
When the vast majority of "ordinaires" cannot find a wife within ten years of their own age, the status of women will rise.
"I can be flirtatious, but you can't harass." My ass - that's the sort of thing that leads to violence. In a sexually repressed country with (relatively) fewer women, that's not civil disobedience, it's strapping on a target.
Iching88 in reply to Naomelixes
Jul 1st, 00:05
It is stirring to claim that the vast majority of "ordinaires" cannot find a wife within ten years of their own age. The simple truth is that the female part within a marriage is always two or more years younger than the male part universally. The rich or millionaires seek their dreams abroad; the city dwellers look for the other half in rural areas; those in the countryside find thiers in mountain regions and thus comes the most difficult group from deep mountains who are caught up in finding a wife. But the number should not be that big. The statement that I can be...you can't ...is just a play on words to utter in a traditional man dominating soceity.
BurkeanPluralist
Jun 29th, 15:48
One thing that I always admire about most Chinese, and many people don't seem to understand, is the thorough-going realism and pragmatism that does not appeal to any sort of abstract or absolute value. The basic reality is that if a girl dresses like a slut she is more likely to get harassed. Whether it is fault of the girl or the harasser (I blame the harasser) is beside the point; if a girl dresses more modestly she will be safer and that is thus the prudent action. Whether or not a girl has some sort of moral right to dress "flirtateously" is academic and should thus be left to the academics. Holding Tu Shiyou up as an example of traditional values is pretty rich. She's akin to an evangelical woman in her forties I know in the USA who proudly boasts that she has never been drunk in her life. Every culture has people like that and they should be ridiculed. Don't pretend they represent traditions because they don't.
Shielding C in reply to BurkeanPluralist
Jun 30th, 04:54
it is true that a woman who shows skin is more likely to be harassed. It is also true that a man who is willing to harass a woman if he sees her skin is likely to be inconsiderate or cruel in other ways; there are many triggers for bad behavior when a person has little self-control or respect for others. I understand the
government's good intentions in advising women to cover up, and I think if a similar approach were used to target men, the benefits would be greater. "Men, be respectful of ALL women - we don't tolerate perverts." Maybe that's a public safety announcement that would be appreciated.
BurkeanPluralist in reply to Shielding C
Jun 30th, 17:50
Well, if a guy is already the kind of guy who is willing to assault and harass women; I doubt he'd care much about the moral censure of the government or anyone else. There are lots of people like that in the world. Any government needs to catch them when they can, but otherwise it is up to the other people to protect themselves.
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ChinaEagle
Jun 29th, 15:14
In the 1980s, the iron-hand DENG Xiaoping ruled China executed thousands of men who harassed or raped women. Nowadays, the old laws of using death penalty to punish sex harassment have been revoked. While some Chinese who are fans of Western value and so-called "human right" hail for the revocation of "inhumane laws", many Chinese women are now facing higher risk of being harassed. Recently, a Chinese official raped more than 10 young girls under the age of 16. If it had happened in the 1980s, he would definitely been executed. Now, it is possible for that official to get a less than 7 years jail punishment. What the F**K! The Chinese laws are becoming too lenient - thanks to the endless chants of stupid "human right" by Westerners. Although the death penalty for sex harassment seems to be a little bit tough, I believe that China should adopt Singapore's stripe punishment. Otherwise, sex harassment will be more and more rampant.
guest-ianoeim in reply to ChinaEagle
Jun 30th, 01:55
If the old laws were so effective, then why did "thousands of men" flaunt them and commit acts of rape? There has always been, and will always be a violent element of society who are not dissuaded from their acts by fear of punishment. The only thing a prudent citizen can do it try to limit their exposure to these people by not making themselves into easy targets. I'm very sorry, but this is just another example of modern, privileged "entitlement" that is flooding into Chnia. "I can dress however I want, travel alone late at night and expect no consequences", "I'm the son of a Chinese police chief so I can drive dunk and murder a girl and get away with it", "I drive a Mercedes so I can flaunt traffic laws and no one will stop me because they'll assume I have Guanxi", in essence "I am the bright center
ofthe universe around which all other things revolve!" Yes, rapists should be harshly punished (I think Sharia law has it right), but people should also be expected to employ some common sense and understand that there are consequences for the choices we make, whether they are fair or not.
guest-ianoeim in reply to ChinaEagle
Jun 30th, 01:55
If the old laws were so effective, then why did "thousands of men" flaunt them and commit acts of rape? There has always been, and will always be a violent element of society who are not dissuaded from their acts by fear of punishment. The only thing a prudent citizen can do it try to limit their exposure to these people by not making themselves into easy targets. I'm very sorry, but this is just another example of modern, privileged "entitlement" that is flooding into Chnia. "I can dress however I want, travel alone late at night and expect no consequences", "I'm the son of a Chinese police chief so I can drive dunk and murder a girl and get away with it", "I drive a Mercedes so I can flaunt traffic laws and no one will stop me because they'll assume I have Guanxi", in essence "I am the bright center ofthe universe around which all other things revolve!" Yes, rapists should be harshly punished (I think Sharia law has it right), but people should also be expected to employ some common sense and understand that there are consequences for the choices we make, whether they are fair or not.
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ART EXHIBITION/OPENING WOMEN Thirteen contemporary artists from China and the U.S. explore gender and sexual identity in a new exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center Thirteen contemporary artists from China and the United States explore gender and sexual identity in a new exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) September 15 November 30, 2012. WOMEN (a Mandarin homophone meaning both 'women' and 'we') features video works, installation art, photography, sculpture, and more by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists including Mu Xi, Yang Meiyan, He Chengyao, and other emerging artists based in China as well as five U.S.-based artists, among them Man Yee Lam and Stella Zhang. It will also include a display of fascinating designed materials created by a consortium of NGOs within China focusing on the LGBTQ community, women and sex workers that must operate through underground channels to avoid scrutiny. The exhibition, curated by CCC's Deputy Director and Curator Abby Chen, made its debut in Shanghai in 2011 as the official exhibition of the Conference on Chinese Women and Visual Representation organized by the University of Michigan and the Journalism School of Fudan University. WHAT: Women a group exhibition exploring gender and sexual identity by 13 contemporary artists from China and the United States WHEN: September 15 November 30, 2012 Opening: September 15, 2012 from 1-4 PM GALLERY HOURS: Tuesdays Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel) ADMISSION: FREE INFORMATION: 415-986-1822 or http://www.c-c-c.org
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Women, a show of contemporary works by 13 male and female artists from China and America addressing issues of gender and sexual identity, is particularly bold and unusual. On view at the Chinese Cultural Center in The City through Dec. 15, the varied display of video works, installation art, drawings, paintings and photographs deals with feminism, sexuality and homosexuality with an openness rarely seen in Chinese art exhibitions.
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Curated by Abby Chen, the centers deputy director, Mu Xis video titled Moth is an arresting work on view in Women at the Chinese Cultural Center in The City. the show debuted in 2011 in Shanghai as the official exhibition of the Conference on Chinese Women and Visual Representation. Describing the exhibitions origin, Chen refers to a new outburst of theory, writing and visual representation on feminist and gender issues in China. Topics such as combating sexual harassment, financial empowerment of rural women, queer culture and sexual diversity were invisible until recently. Because China is influenced by American discourse on such topics, she says, For this show, I wanted to bring together the work of artists living in China with local Bay Area artists to explore these issues in an interconnected way. The exhibits sheer variety is overwhelming. Abstract and moving, Shanghai-based Mu Xis video Moth which juxtaposes changing images of a dancer and an insect and shows the transformation from larva to butterfly is arresting.
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Where: Chinese Cultural Center, 750 Kearny St., third floor, S.F. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; closes Dec. 15 Tickets: Free; donations accepted Contact: (415) 986-1822, www.c-c-c.org
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In his statement, the artist explains, Gender awareness in adolescence is vague and has diverse possibilities. I wanted to explore the differences between male and female, empathy toward and curiosity about the opposite gender, and its psychological impact. Bay Area artists Adam Tow and Rae Chang, a husband-and-wife team, created a provocative interactive iPad display, Autumn Gem. The piece tells the story of Qiu Jin, who has been called the Chinese Joan of Arc.
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Celebrated as a heroine today, the radical activist was executed in 1907 for leading an armed uprising against the corrupt Qing Dynasty. The artists, also filmmakers, made a documentary of the same name, which will be shown at the center tonight. In contrast, symbolic drawings by Liang Liting have a childlike style but depict sophisticated and sexual themes.
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The Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco is proud to present WOMEN, on view on September 15, 2012December 8,2012. WOMEN is curated by CCC Curator and Deputy Director Abby Chen.
WOMEN features video works, installation art, drawings, and paintings by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists. Titled with the Mandarin-English homophone, WOMEN, meaning both women and we, the show evolved from a purely feminist exploration and expression of feminism in Chinese visual culture to go on to examine gay and transgender visibility, and sexual identity in China. The theme of the exhibition focuses on visibility, authority, and possibility for the movement with the goal of introducing a visual experience on the forefront of culture. These works strive to influence and push the value proposition and discourse on these issues, which are often lacked, estranged, or even feared by the mainstream society. Originally opened in Shanghai in 2011, the exhibition focused on works by feminist, gender, and queer artists and was held as the official exhibition for the conference International Chinese Women and Visual Representation, organized by Fudan University and University of Michigan. In its debut at EMG Gallery, WOMEN was one of the first exhibitions of its kind. Traveling to San Francisco, the show features local artists and new performance pieces brought on by the controversy from the previous show. WOMEN is an insightful exploration and on-the-ground examination into the currents of feminism, LGBTQ, and sexual identity in contemporary China.The group show showcases 13 artists, including
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Thirteen contemporary artists from China and the United States explore gender and sexual identity in a new exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) September 15 November 30, 2012. WOMEN (a Mandarin homophone meaning both women and we) features video works, installation art, photography, sculpture, and more by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists including Mu Xi, Yang Meiyan, He Chengyao, and other emerging artists based in China as well as five U.S.-based artists, among them Man Yee Lam and Stella Zhang. It will also include a display of fascinating designed materials created by a consortium of NGOs within China focusing on the LGBTQ community, women and sex workers that must operate through underground channels to avoid scrutiny.
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The exhibition, curated by CCCs Deputy Director and Curator Abby Chen, made its debut in Shanghai in 2011 as the official exhibition of the Conference on Chinese Women and Visual Representation organized by the University of Michigan and the Journalism School of Fudan University. WHAT: Women a group exhibition exploring gender and sexual identity by 13 contemporary artists from China and the United States WHEN: September 15 November 30, 2012 Opening: September 15, 2012 from 1-4 PM GALLERY HOURS: Tuesdays Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel) ADMISSION: FREE INFORMATION: 415-986-1822 or www.c-c-c.org External info
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Chinese Cultural Center SEP 15, 2012, SAT from 1-4PM FREE Chinese Cultural Center, 750 Kearny Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
WOMEN features video works, installation art, drawings, and paintings by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists. The title refers to the Mandarin homophone of the word, WOMEN , which translates to the pronoun, 'we.' The show evolved from a feminist exploration and expression as a point of departure for an examination of LGBTQ visuality, subjectivity, and identity in the visual culture of China.
For more information check out the Chinese Cultural Center website.
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ART EXHIBITION/OPENING WOMEN?? Sponsored by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) - Click here to see any other events from this sponsor. From: Saturday, September 15, 2012 To: Friday, November 30, 2012 San Francisco, CA - Thirteen contemporary artists from China and the US explore gender and sexual identity in a new exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) September 15 November 30, 2012. WOMEN(a Mandarin homophone meaning both women and we) features video works, installation art, photography, sculpture, and more by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists including Mu Xi, Yang Meiyan, He Chengyao, and other emerging artists based in China as well as five U.S.-based artists, among them Man Yee Lam and Stella Zhang. It will also include a display of fascinating designed materials created by a consortium of NGOs within China focusing on the LGBTQ community, women and sex workers that must operate through underground channels to avoid scrutiny. WHAT: Women, a group exhibition exploring gender and sexual identity by 13 contemporary artists from China and the US. WHEN: September 15 November 30, 2012 Opening: September 15, 2012 from 1-4 PM GALLERY HOURS Tues-Sat 10-4pm Event Topic & Category: Cultural, Exhibition Reception More Event Details: Event Times: 1:00PM to 4:00PM Event Location: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, Gallery, 750 Kearny St.,, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
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Mu Xi, Moth, 2011 (video still). Courtesy of the artist
September 15 November 30 2012 Opening Reception, Visiting Artists, NGO Panel: September 15, 14pm at CCC Gallery WOMEN Documentary, Q&A: October 20, 14pm at CCC Auditorium Autumn Gem Documentary, Q&A: November 15, 69pm at CCC Auditorium Press Release:
The Chinese Culture Center is proud to present WOMEN, on view on September 15, 2012- November 30,2012. WOMEN is curated by CCC Curator and Deputy Director Abby Chen. WOMEN features video works, installation art, drawings, and paintings by a diverse array of female, male, and LGBTQ artists. Titled with the Mandarin-English homophone, WOMEN, meaning both women and we, the show evolved from a purely feminist exploration and expression of feminism in Chinese visual culture to go on to examine gay and transgender visibility, and sexual identity in China. The theme of the exhibition focuses on visibility, authority, and possibility for the movement with the goal of introducing a visual experience on the forefront of culture. These works strive to influence and push the value proposition and discourse on these issues, which are often lacked, estranged, or even feared by the mainstream society. Originally opened in Shanghai in 2011, the exhibition focused on works by feminist, gender, and queer artists and was held as the official exhibition for the conference International Chinese Women and Visual Representation, organized by Fudan University and University of Michigan. In its debut at EMG Gallery, WOMEN was one of the first exhibitions of its kind. Traveling to San Francisco, the show will feature local artists and new performance pieces brought on by the controversy from the previous show. WOMEN is an insightful exploration and on-the-ground examination into the currents of feminism, LGBTQ, and sexual identity in contemporary China.The group show showcases 13 artists, including seven artists from China, two artist collectives, three NGOs in a social project, and five local artists. Many of the young Chinese artists were born post-1980s generation and signal a break in the artistic creation from previous generations.
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