The New York Times notes the increased prominence of contemporary and modern art in Chinese commercial centers, as galleries open up alongside luxury fashion and consumer goods shops.  Billed as “museum-retail” by current innovators like the K11 Foundation, the approach looks to target Chinese shoppers not normally inclined to viewing or purchasing art.  “A lot of people in China think that art is for very rich people and get intimidated,” says K11’s Eric Chan. (more…)

Rock Climbing Wall at DISown, via Art Observed

Dis has always had one foot in the world of fashion.  Its close ties to Hood by Air and Telfar Clemens notwithstanding, the New York-based collective has a long history of covering contemporary fashion and arts with a similarly detached eye, always seeking to underline the commodity culture lurking behind the guise of both “high arts.”  Now, the group is taking its longtime skirting of the line between art and commerce to a new level, opening its “retail diffusion” shop DisOwn at Red Bull Studios this week during Armory Week.

DISown at Red Bull Studios (Installation View), via Dis (more…)