Fake it Till You Make It: How China’s Knock-off Market Impacts Ancient Folk Crafts Annie Katsura Rollins Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Society & Culture China’s rapidly developing economy—and resulting consumer culture—is re-popularizing one of the country’s oldest folk arts: “Like most things in China, where there is profit, there is counterfeit.
Demolition Style: Big Art, Small Architecture, and the Dust of Daily Life Peter M. Wheelwright Art & Literature, Arts & Culture In January 2014, The Museum of Modern Art presented its design plans for its latest growth spurt along 53rd St. in New York City. The hue and cry that has ensued since the presentation has been significant for not only questioning the museum's obligation to artistic practice, but, more importantly, its responsibility to the cultural life of the city.