on the road

been traveling for over a week now between Hangzhou, Shanghai and most recently, Shenzhen. I decided to hop down to SZ for one night to see the Ink Biennial which opened yesterday at the He Xiangning Museum (and other venues). I also wanted to come because I have never been here before and wanted to check it out.

It is a welcome change of pace from the big city life...I sit in a hotel looking out over the sea and am surrounded by lush tropical foliage. And the weather is just perfect, about 70 degrees during the day and pleasant enough to sit outside at night! Yesterday was the opening, a grand event with buses carting everyone from one venue to the next followed by a very splashy dinner in a hotel ballroom. It's actually a pretty good show and extends over 2 venues - one more standard contemporary ink and one more installation based with Chinese and non-Chinese artists exhibiting together.

I am exhasted and tired of traveling but I still have a ways to go. Back to Shanghai today for a few more days, then to Hangzhou to see a show there and then finally back to Beijing. I have lots of things I want to accomplish in Shanghai but I am feeling unmotivated...maybe I am just feeling the effects of being on the road.