Xue Geng’s Stop-Motion Film “Mr. Sea”

The Beijing artist's porcelain characters come to life in an interpretation of a classic Qing Dynasty supernatural tale

From the masters of Jingdezhen to contemporary artists, porcelain is intrinsic to China’s history. It can be the sublime expression of beauty that gets condensed in a daily life object, but it can also tell a whole story: strength, toughness, purity and resonance are all features of the material which can serve as elements of a symbolic language. It’s for these reasons that Xue Geng, …

Charged: Cory Arcangel’s Art and Apparel

An interview with the artist who teamed up with the computer club to discover rare Andy Warhol digital works

by Michael Slenske In the early 2000s, Buffalo-born artist Cory Arcangel hacked the Hogan’s Alley video game and replaced the Nintendo gunslingers with silhouettes of Andy Warhol, Colonel Sanders, Flavor Flav and the Pope for a cheeky piece he called “I Shot Andy Warhol.” Arcangel tells CH, “I think that was the first time I did something that directly evoked [Warhol’s] image. For a lot …

Interview: Le Dictateur’s Federico Pepe

The rarely interviewed Italian creative director speaks on art, advertising and the power of hard work

Federico Pepe is a slightly peculiar figure in Italy’s arts and cultural landscape. Advertiser, artist, graphic designer, video-maker, typographer—over the years his hybrid interests have seen him collaborate with celebrated artists like Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari, Nico Vascellari and many others on a diverse range of projects. “I started my career doing advertising. Not long after, I realized that commissioned work did not give me …