China’s new Silk Road leads west to Middle East
THE ART NEWSPAPER
By LISA MOVIUS
China is increasingly engaging with countries with mainly Muslim populations through cultural exchanges as its government champions the creation of a new, economic “Silk Road”. Two biennials opened this autumn in the country’s far-flung western regions, which are the respective homelands of China’s two largest Muslim minorities, the Turkic Uyghurs and the more assimilated Hui. Meanwhile, the 11th Shanghai Biennale, which is due to open on 11 November (until 12 March 2017), features an unprecedented number of international artists from Muslim countries, even though China’s own Muslim minorities remain marginalised. [link]
By LISA MOVIUS
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| A piece by Saudi-Palestinian Dana Awartani, who will feature in the Yinchuan Biennale |
