Conversations: Maureen Fan on the legacy of architect Robert Fan Wenzhao
My interview with Maureen Fan about her grandfather, Robert Fan Wenzhao (1893-1979), has been long overdue. What started as an introductory email several years ago grew into a…
Conversations
Behind the camera: K.S. McMullen on filming docu-fiction ‘Nail House’
I love hearing from passionate artists who reach out to share their works – photo essays, poems, short films – a reflection of their time, consideration and dedication….
Behind the Camera: Alessandro Zanoni on Shanghai’s urban landscapes
In the years of photographing Shanghai, I’ve had a chance to meet a wide array of talented photographers and researchers as enthusiastic about documenting the city as I am. They…
Conversations: Brigid Conklin on recalling Shanghai’s streets in the late 1990s
The 1990s may not feel too long ago for many of us but with the pace of modernization in Shanghai, it feels like a different era. I first…
Conversations: Frank Langfitt on driving a cab in the “Streets of Shanghai”
Frank Langfitt is the Shanghai Correspondent for US’s National Public Radio (NPR), and his stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Langfitt is no…
Conversations: Peter Harmsen on the Battle of Shanghai in 1937
For a long time, the Battle of Shanghai (淞沪会战) was just a footnote in my layman’s knowledge of the Sino-Japanese war. Having read Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the…
Conversations: Jie Li on “Shanghai Homes: Palimpsests of Private Life”
Jie Li’s book Shanghai Homes has been 10 years in the making. Combining memoirs and analysis of communal hardship and familial secrets, the book focuses on the lives of…
Conversations: Patrick Cranley on Shanghai’s Historical Art Deco architecture
Anyone with a keen interest in Shanghai’s unique history and architecture would have participated in one of Wm Patrick Cranley’s tours or talks at some point. Patrick founded…
Behind the Camera: Mathieu Bellec on the reality of Shanghai’s architecture through photography
Mathieu Bellec is a French architect based in Shanghai. He first reached out to me last year to discuss street photography. Mathieu had no website and instead brought his laptop…
Conversations: Colette Fu on the role of pop-up art in shaping cultural identity
Colette Fu’s photographic pop-up art books are nothing that I have ever seen. The first time I opened one of them, they didn’t just rise predictably and vertically…