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Happy Chinese new year of the water dragon, 2012
Posted in drawing, printmaking
Tagged 2012, Chinese New Year, dragons, printmaking, woodblock
Short feature interview – China Radio International, CRI
Interview with Julianne Page broadcast from Beijing 4.40pm Wednesday 1st February on 1008AM, 846AM, 91.5FM (GMT+8hrs) Listening link will be available here the week after the show. China Radio International world service on London 558AM, Nairobi 91.5FM - Mongolia 103.7FM - Laos 93.0FM - Perth, Australia 104.9FM and the rest.
Posted in interview, radio
Tagged Beijing, China Radio International, CRI
First drawing for ‘Untitled (Collecting and Dropping)’
First drawing for ‘Untitled (Collecting and Dropping)’ 2007
Happy Christmas & Happy New Year 2012
Posted in photography
Tagged Beijing, China, Happy Christmas and Happy New Year 2012, Wholesale Christmas market
Feature – ‘An Artist’s space’ – Agenda magazine, The Art issue
An Artist’s Space Artist Helen Couchman talks about her visual exploration of the capital’s changing landscape Interview by Jennifer Thomé. Years ago, Helen Couchman had a feeling that China was changing fast and she knew that she had to see it before it was too late. And so she did. For [...]
Posted in interview, magazine
Tagged 'Untitled (Collecting and Dropping)', Agenda Magazine
Beijing Excavations: An Interview with Helen Couchman – Whitehot Magazine
Beijing Excavations: An Interview with Helen Couchman whitehot | August 2011 by Travis Jeppesen The hutongs – or traditional lanes – of the Xicheng area surrounding Houhai Lake in downtown Beijing present a picture of a rapidly disappearing facet of city life. Filled with hidden courtyards and single-story [...]
Posted in book, exhibition, interview, magazine, online
Tagged Travis Jeppesen, Whitehot Magazine
Closing drinks – In Beijing
Recent exhibition In Beijing closed overnight last month due to unforeseen circumstances. Because of its untimely closure a selection from the series is on show at Amilal until the 24th August. By way of thanks for your support and the continuation of the exhibition there will be a Closing drinks at Amilal 48 Shoubi Hutong [...]
Posted in exhibition, private view
Tagged Amilal, Beijing
Q&A about exhibit, In Beijing – CityWeekend
Q&A with CityWeekend www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/blogs-beijing/art/helen-couchman Beijing and London-based artist Helen Couchman talks about her latest work, “In Beijing” showing at Amilal until August 24. Can you explain a bit about what fascinates you about land in Beijing, and land in general? I came the Beijing for a couple of reasons. The main one being rapid [...]
Posted in interview, online
Tagged Beijing, CityWeekend
Review article – The Global Times, ‘Mirror Images’
Artist reflects on hutong development In a small gallery on Guloudong Dajie hang 23 framed photographs. They document the changes in the Gulou (Drum Tower) area as seen by British artist Helen Couchman, 38, who’s lived in a nearby hutong for over four years. But what’s especially striking is her use of three mirrors placed [...]
Posted in exhibition, newspaper, review
Tagged 'In Beijing', Aluss Art Photography Space, China, Global Times
Exhibition: In Beijing
Press release ‘In many parts of China mirrors are placed outside the house to frighten away evil spirits… Mass production of mirrors in the early 20th C. reinforced cosmological conceptions, and mirrors were placed in many different settings to help improve the flow of energy and money, and keep a confined space from becoming dead [...]
Posted in exhibition
Tagged Aluss Art Photography Space
One of five pieces at Affordable Art Beijing
Two etchings (from ‘Cloud series, Yellow lining’), two woodblock prints (from the ‘New work, Dragon panel’ series) and one photograph on aluminum (‘Boy with Firework’). 10am-6pm, 14-15th May. 798 Space www.affordableartchina.com
Posted in exhibition, photography, printmaking
Tagged 798 Art District, Affordable Art Fair Beijing
WORKERS 工人 and Mrs. West’s Hats now available at UCCA
Check VISIT for gallery shop opening times. Check UCCASTORE for online sales. UCCA, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 798 Art District, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. 北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路4号798艺术区 北京8503信箱 www.ucca.org.cn
Posted in book, online
Tagged 798 Art District, Mrs. West's Hats, UCCA. Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, WORKERS 工人
Mrs. West’s Hats – available at Transition Gallery
Transition Gallery, Unit 25a Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN www.transitiongallery.co.uk
Posted in book
Tagged Transition Gallery
Workshop – Easter weekend photography
Posted in back stage, photography, talk
Tagged Beijing Improv Festival
Extract from essay – Sheltering from the Storm
Living as an artist in Beijing on an open-ended mostly self-generated residency, UK artist Helen Couchman independently navigated the construction site for the Bird’s Nest Stadium in December 2007 before the 2008 Olympics where she asked construction workers to pose for 143 haunting photographic portraits whose anonymous faces look out of her resulting book capturing [...]
Posted in interview, magazine, online, photography, printmaking, residencies
Tagged Bronaċ Ferran, Leonardo Journal Transactions, Royal College of Art
Shot for The New York Times – found on the cutting room floor
Although shot in December 2009 I have not seen these images until this week. Taken by freelance news photographer Shiho Fukada we agreed to do the shoot at Beijing Central station where I very first alighted in China from the Trans-Mongolian train – departing Moscow, stopping in Ulaan Baatar and onto Beijing, February 2006. Images [...]
Posted in newspaper, photography
Tagged The New York Times
Happy Christmas!
‘Snow gate, Heilongjiang Province, Northern China’
Posted in photography
Tagged China, Heilongjiang Province
Mrs West’s Hats – China State Radio website
Click here to see the China State Radio’s new web page about Helen Couchman and her book Mrs West’s Hats. The page written in mandarin shows images from the book and a video. The video features clips from their recent hour long interview with Helen about her book and British hats in general. The programme [...]
Posted in book, interview, radio, video
Tagged China State Radio
Commission – Hublot Gold Cup, Gstaad for The Polo Times
Posted in commission, magazine, photography
Tagged The Polo Times
Mrs. West’s Hats – discussing hats
Helen Couchman discussing Mrs. West’s Hats with presenter Chloe and milliner Elisabeth Koch. Live radio/video broadcast on 1st December. 8-9pm, Beijing / 12noon-1GMT. Listen live here on China State Radio 774.
Posted in book, interview, photography, radio
Tagged China State Radio, Mrs. West's Hats
Mrs. West’s Hats – available at the ICA
Mrs. West’s Hats is now available at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) London.
TINAG festival inc. ‘Cloud series, Yellow lining’ opening photos
Thanks to Rehan Jamil for the images.
Posted in printmaking, private view
Tagged This Is Not A Gateway (TINAG)
Exhibition – Cloud series, Yellow lining
Exhibition of lino-cut, woodblock, etched and Chine-collé prints. Shown at the This Is Not A Gateway (TINAG) 3rd, Festival On Cities. Opening 7pm on Thursday 21st October. Then 22-24th October. Hanbury Hall, 22 Hanbury Street, (off Brick Lane) London E1 6QR * * * Cloud series, Yellow lining This new, ongoing series of landscapes employs [...]
Posted in exhibition, printmaking, private view
Tagged This Is Not A Gateway (TINAG)
