This is China! Show Pics

Thanks to everyone that showed up. It was a lot of fun and I hope we get to do it again soon!

Installation Sneak Peak!

Official Show Card

Is here...(click to enlarge)

Ha Shiyou perspective

One of our customers sent us a picture of his Ha Shiyou piece. It's not small...

Sneak Peak (Bast)

"Sushi Gum"
Bast
33" x 44"
Acrylic, Spraypaint, and bits of Chinese prints on wood

This is China: Sneak Peak (Ha Shiyou)

"Itch 12", Oil on Canvas - Ha Shiyou

"This is China" Press Release and Show Details

Red Star Press proudly presents This is China, a group exhibition featuring China’s most exciting and cutting edge urban and graffiti artists. This is China is an exploration of key issues affecting China’s economy, environment, and culture through the eyes of the people. The exhibit will showcase new artwork by 0528, Steel Dan, Soos, Cui Nan, Ha Shiyou, Zhang Qitian, Popil, Shen Jingdong, and Yang Jun.

The show will also feature special collaboration pieces between Chinese and non-Chinese urban and graffiti artists. Confirmed artists include Presto (Brazil), Pure Evil (UK), Josh Keyes (USA), Bast (USA), and SPQR (UK.)

Visitor Information:
2316 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

Opening Reception: December 12, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Dates: December 12, 2008 through December 20, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
General Information: www.redstarpress.com

For further information, please contact Red Star Press at info@redstarpress.com.

Download the press release here.

Here's a sneak peak at a few collaboration pieces...

December Group Show

We're pleased to announce that Red Star Press will open it's first group show entitled "This is China" on December 12, 2008. This exhibit will showcase new pieces by Red Star Press artists focusing on various views of China's economy, environment, culture and government.

The show will also feature special collaboration pieces between Chinese and non-Chinese urban and graffiti artists. Stay tuned for updates!

Welcome Shen Jingdong

Red Star Press Welcomes Shen Jingdong. NY Magazine has a great summary of his background...

"Shen Jingdong, who served for sixteen years in the Chinese military, merges Pop Art with Marxist propaganda. Past exhibitions of his have, unsurprisingly, been banned in China. Mao's smiley army, playful yet brittle, are still collected the world over."

We are pleased to offer a set of 3 limited edition prints.

Edition Size: 15
Medium: two color wood plate print
Signature: Each print has been signed and numbered by the artist
Condition: Due to the hand finishing of this print, these are Artist Quality
Shipping/Handling/Insurance: Each print will be shipped flat. Price includes worldwide shipping, handling, and insurance
Price: $1,000

You can purchase the prints here.

0528 in the Streets of Beijing...

Here are some pics of 0528's recent streetwork...

Group Show in December

We just secured a location for our group show in December. Stay tuned for details!

Cui Nan to Participate in Auction with Zhang Xiaogang

Cui Nan will be participating in an upcoming Fall 2008 art auction by The Poly Group. The Poly Group has been responsible for launching the careers of many well known Chinese artists. What makes this event exciting is that Cui Nan's piece "Between Breaths" has been selected to be auctioned in the same lot as Zhang Xiaogang.

You can still purchase a hand finished limited edition print of the "Between Breaths" painting here.

Soos and Steel Dan mentioned in Print Magazine

Print Magazine recently did a story about the Olympics-themed graffiti in Beijing and asked Soos and Steel Dan to comment. You can view the entire article here.

Incoming...print by Cui Nan

Here are a few pics of an upcoming print by Cui Nan. This is a 13 color screen print on 300 GSM archival paper that will be hand finished by the artist. Be sure to check back regularly as we're going to release this print in the next couple of weeks. Click the images to see the details.

Chinese Graffiti Artist Steel Dan Hits Beijing

Steel Dan, and his crew ZNZN, recently hit the streets of Beijing with his stencils.

Learn more about Steel Dan here.

China censors exhibits...

While Chinese contemporary art is scorching hot in terms of prices and media coverage, people tend to forget that China is not a democracy. From Bloomberg:
"Chinese censors are forcing some art galleries to delay shows, including two with works by Andy Warhol and depicting the Dalai Lama, as the government tries to control the capital's appearance during the Olympic Games.

Galleri Faurschou said it postponed this weekend's show of Warhol's art because censors deemed it inappropriate to exhibit foreign works during China's biggest public event. Xin Beijing Art Gallery said it scrapped a weekend display of Ma Baozhong's work because censors found fault with his oil paintings of the Dalai Lama and former president Jiang Zemin.

``There was a view at the cultural ministry that with more than 40 heads of states visiting Beijing during the Olympics, it'd be better to show works by Chinese artists,'' Faurschou's director Kai Heinze said by phone today."

This is the main reason our headquarters are located in the United States (Seattle) with a branch office in China (Beijing.) We are able to circumvent the government's influence on our artists and their artwork.

Visit our store to see some amazing artwork by Chinese graffiti and urban artists...

Soos Print Examples

Wow. We just received our first batch of Chinese Earthquake Charity prints from Soos and are amazed by the amount of hand finishing. Here are a few examples.

We have a few left and remember 100% of the proceeds will benefit Mercy Corps. You can purchase the print here.

Ha Shiyou at V!P's Art Galleries

If anyone is near the Amsterdam or Rotterdam area in August, you can check out Ha Shiyou at both V!P's Art Gallery locations. The show runs from August 8, 2008 to September 14, 2008 at the Rotterdam location and August 8, 2008 to August 31, 2008 at the Amsterdam location. View details of the show here.

Red Star Press Officially Launches Today!

We're pleased to announce that Red Star Press is officially open to the public. Thanks very much to everyone who participated in our Beta and VIP preview events. We got some great feedback and tweaked the site here and there.

To commemorate this occasion, we're going to release some new artwork by existing and new Chinese urban artists over the next few days. Here's a preview of an upcoming limited edition print by Red Star Artist Zhang Qitian...
Details to follow, but like the Ha Shiyou and Soos Charity prints, each print will be hand finished, signed and numbered by the artist. Please check back regularly on our site Red Star Press to see more upcoming artwork.

Also, thanks to the following blogs who covered our launch:

OMG Posters
Artasty

As always we appreciate all of the support, and look forward to helping you get that special piece of art by one of our artists.

Regards,
Xiao Yang and Art Min
Co-Founders
Red Star Press

Chinese Earthquake Charity Event (July 2008)

Red Star Press is proud to sponsor a charity event to support the recovery efforts to assist earthquake victims in southwest China. Simply make a purchase on Red Star Press in the month of July, and a percentage of all sales will be donated to Mercy Corps. We are also releasing a number of artworks where 100% of all proceeds will be donated to Mercy Corps. Here's a sneak peak of a hand finished limited edition print by Beijing Street Artist Soos...

Here is what Mercy Corps will do with your donations...

"In the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in central China that has killed at least 69,000 people and left as many as five million homeless, Mercy Corps is responding to survivors' needs alongside its local partners. We have helped procure critical supplies such as food, water, clothing and shelter supplies and delivered them to affected families. We are also launching an initiative to help children and youth recover from their trauma through mentoring, sports and other activities."

Check back to see a real-time update on the donation amount.