Fair Enough at Venice Architecture Biennale

The Russian Federation looks back on history and offers an imaginary commercial event for the exhibition

For the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale (on now through 23 November), the exhibition’s curator Rem Koolhaas selected the arguably ambiguous theme of “Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014” as a guide for all participating nations. As one would expect, such a wide and insidious topic has been interpreted in many different ways, influenced by local spirit and each nation’s unique societal, political and artistic evolution—not to mention history …

DKNY Jeans + Raat City Present “New Art City” Group Show

A one-night-only showcase of emerging NYC artists focused on Big Apple realities

It all began with a taxi ride. Carlos Santolalla, a photographer working under the moniker Raat City, had just finished modeling in DKNY‘s FW ’14 runway show and an unexpected opportunity appeared. “After we did the show,” he shares with CH, “I was in a cab with someone from Donna Karan and I said we should do an art show together. After we talked further, …

Chen Tianzhuo’s Picnic

Stoned astronauts, neon lights and religious iconography combine in this artist's striking works, on display now in Shanghai

An indolent psychonaut walks onto a stage in a brightly colored outfit and loads his bong with the ritual gestures of a tea master. He puts on a helmet—complete with a weed leaf-shaped halo—and as the bowl burns, a cloud of thick smoke fills the headgear. He sits between two flags, between two philosophical mantras: the Latin motto, “Ordo ab chao” (meaning order from chaos) …