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Transpacifica is primarily written by me, Graham Webster. I'm an analyst, journalist, and consultant on East Asian politics and technology. Here, I write about East Asian politics mostly in China and Japan, the Internet and society, the environment, and contemporary art. Unavoidably, I sometimes veer off topic—even with a topic as large as the Pacific.
By day, I work at the EastWest Institute in New York City, but all opinions are my own and do not represent EWI or any of my other clients or employers.
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- ‘National interests’ and dealing with U.S.–China distrust
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- Some notes on This American Life’s retraction episode #Apple #China
- The rise and fall of a migrant food cart in China, from Tricia Wang
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Tag Archives: Art and Design
Tonight on Frontline: Ai Weiwei
Just a note to remember that tonight marks the debut of the abbreviated version of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, a biopic/documentary about one of China’s most internationally prominent artists. Rumor has it that video will be available online soon after. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai Weiwei, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Alison Klayman, Art and Design, film, Frontline, Museum of Modern Art, television, Video
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The fate of the UCCA art space in 798
Early today I put a new header image at the top of this site. It’s cropped from a picture of an artist working on a grand installation in the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, a gallery/museum in Beijing’s 798 art … Continue reading
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Tagged Art and Design, China, RedBox Review, UCCA, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
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A Literary Note: Benjamin Hale, Alexandra Kleeman, and LEAP
It’s been a good few months for my more literary friends. Most recently, an old friend Ben Hale (website, blog) has published his first novel and received very good reviews, including in the New York Times Book Review. I was … Continue reading
Documentary on Ai Weiwei’s New York (20-minute video)
I never got around to noting the exciting future release of Alison Klayman’s documentary on the life of artist Ai Weiwei, though far more prominent writers did. But today I found just a taste of her work from an exhibition … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai Weiwei, Alison Klayman, Art and Design, China, documentary, Stephanie Tung, Video
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When the U.S. Wants to Criticize ‘Chinese Art’
In The New Republic, Jed Perl exercises no economy of words in lambasting art from China and its growing global following. Based on a reading of “Chinese art” that does not apparently leave the island of Manhattan, Perl makes several … Continue reading