Director's Message

Episode 3 of the Museum of Shanzhai Architecture podcast, hosted by Shifei Jia, titled "Director's Message" was published on November 18, 2023 and runs 5 minutes.

November 18, 2023 ·5m · Museum of Shanzhai Architecture

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Summary

This is a special message for our audience from the director of MSA, Shifei Jia. Dr Shifei Jia is a member of the China Artists Association and a national first-class painter. He currently serves as the director of the Shanzhai Architecture Museum, the co-founder of "The West as the Other" Research Center, vice-president of the Longquan Cultural and Educational Foundation, and director of the Shenzhen Shanzhai Culture Research Association. Dr Jia is also a researcher who has written widely on...

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This is a special message for our audience from the director of MSA, Shifei Jia.

Dr Shifei Jia is a member of the China Artists Association and a national first-class painter. He currently serves as the director of the Shanzhai Architecture Museum, the co-founder of "The West as the Other" Research Center, vice-president of the Longquan Cultural and Educational Foundation, and director of the Shenzhen Shanzhai Culture Research Association. Dr Jia is also a researcher who has written widely on shanzhai culture and the "westness" in Chinese contemporary art. He is the author of The Chinese Dream or The American Dream？ (2014).

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