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访问北京工作室, 2017
因为疫情的缘故，澳大利亚的边界在2021年仍旧关闭，2017 年的相对自由感觉就像是一个遥远的世界。回首当年11月的北京考察之旅，我很高兴重温了一些我在首都周围的几家艺术家工作室和画廊拍摄的肖像照片——草场地、宋砖、禾各砖、东便门和798 只是其中的一部分。我非常感谢有机会与中国许多杰出的艺术家建立联系，尤其是通过与杰夫·拉比（Geoff Raby）在他的中国当代艺术收藏方面的合作。以下是其中的一些图片：
关伟 Guan Wei in his studio at Hegezhuan Village, Beijing, 2017
张大力 Zhang Dali, Beijing's lone graffiti artist of the 1990's at home in his sprawling studio complex, 2017. (张大力是继基思·哈林和杰克逊·波洛克之后第一位登上时代杂志封面的艺术家).
Li Jin, 'grand master' of the New Literati school of painters at his exhibition in INK studio, Caochangdi, Beijing, 2017
Feng Ling, artist and fashion designer that transcribed the Political Pop art movement into Haute Couture garments, at home in her studio, Beijing, 2017
An Kun on his balcony, Songzhuang Artist Village, Beijing, 2017
Qi Zhilong at his desk, Beijing, 2017
Ah Xian's studio, Beijing, 2017
Lin Chunyan with flower paintings, Beijing, 2017
Cang Xin, shaman performance artist, Beijing, 2017
Wang Lifeng with his work at Red Gate Gallery's last exhibition at Dongbianmen Watchtower, Beijing, 2017 (Red Gate is now located at 798 Art Zone)
L-R: Xi Janjun (Mad For Real), Geoff Raby, Ah Xi'an, Chen Wenling, and Evan Hughes at Geoff's studio in Hegezhuang, north-eastern Chaoyang District, Beijing, 2017
Dandan Dai with her work at XC.HuA Gallery, Caochangdi, Beijing, 2017. Dandan's website: http://www.dandandai.net/en
Yi Ling, vetran of the Yuanmingyuan artist collective and traveler who toured China on his bicycle, at his studio, Beijing, 2017. Geoff Raby and Mia Salsjö examining the intricacies of Yi Ling's work.
All photographs copyright Damian Smith
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