This entry is part 11 of 30 in the series Asia
Report: Expat Artists, Anish Kapoor Exhibit, Beijing (Sept 1 – Dec 23, 2007)
Author: Stefano Tronci – Expat Arts Beijing, Regional Editor
To live in Beijing is to witness a paradox: an international metropolis known for political control and lack of freedom quickly becoming aware of the importance of opinions voiced in the foreign press. New art galleries pop up everywhere in the city, and several of them are closed in a matter of some months, due to controversial exhibition or …
This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Europe
Report: Expat Artists
Author: Tess Nurman, Regional Editor – France
Version en français
What happens when design and art mingle? A creation of work that is pertinent and modern.
For Didier Chipan (also known as Did), a French artist living and working in Paris, this creative mix is natural. Interested in art at a young age after being introduced to it by his best friend who wanted to become an artist, Didier worked in several design agencies where his true passion for art developed. …
This entry is part 13 of 30 in the series Asia
Report: Fine Arts, Seoul’s “Dialogue in the Dark” and the Advantages of Sightlessness
Author: Ben Taylor, South Korea
One of the most overlooked joys of traveling is the ability to enjoy all five senses in an entirely unfamiliar environment. A teacher in Korea, for example, can taste kimchi, probably with a glass of water to follow. He can hear the cars whizzing by multi-lane streets, advertisements for silkworm larvae and potentially amusing covers of Western music numbers, and he can smell-or, for …
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Europe
Report: Christmas in London, Expat Life
Extract source: Expat Exchange, An American in London
We are the only Americans in our part of London. We’ve been very lucky to spend Christmas with our new friends in England. Lunchtime drink at the pub, Christmas crackers, quiz, betting on a white Christmas, Father Christmas – these are all but a few of the things that are different than an American Christmas.
Before all the traditional Christmas activities begin, the adult version of Christmas …
This entry is part 15 of 30 in the series Asia
Report: Expat Writers, Expat Living, South Korea
Author: Peter N Orange (UK) *NB: Written in 2001
As I went to sleep I felt sick with fear, it spread through me like a cancer attacking me from all sides. It was horrible – a moment when I was striped naked of all but my own existence. I called a good friend back home, we spoke at length and he gave me great confidence and said encouraging words. Following this I managed to sleep …
