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JF Books, formerly known as Jifeng Bookstore (Chinese: 季风书园; pinyin: jìfēng shū yuán), is an independent bookstore in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. [1] [2] [3] It is the only Chinese-language bookstore in D.C. [4] It was originally founded in 1997 in Shanghai. [5]
This is a list of public art in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum. Most of the works mentioned are sculptures.
The project began in late 2017, first with the bequest of a 1907 historic, 5-story building in the Embassy Row section of Washington four blocks north of the White House. The museum had been open to visitors during its development and has recently reopened to the public after pandemic restrictions. [2] [3]
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. [1] The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in the country.
The same year, ShanghART became the first gallery from China to participate in Art Basel, one of the biggest and most prestigious art fairs in the world. [7] This marks the beginning of an increased presence in international art fairs such as FIAC, Frieze, and the Armory Show in years to come. At the same time, many of ShanghART's artists start ...
Construction of the gallery began in 1916 and was completed in 1921, after a delay due to World War I. [7] On May 9, 1923, the Freer Gallery of Art was opened to the public. Designed by American architect and landscape planner Charles A. Platt , the Freer is an Italian Renaissance-style building inspired by Freer's visits to palazzos in Italy ...
Twin Oaks (Chinese: 雙橡園; pinyin: Shuāng Xiàng Yuán) is a 17-acre estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States.It was the residence of nine Republic of China ambassadors to the United States before the United States broke off diplomatic ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan in 1979.
50 Moganshan Road (Chinese: 莫干山路50号) or "M50" is a contemporary art district in Shanghai, China, that houses a community of more than a hundred artists whose studios are open to the public. [1] [2] It is often compared with New York's SoHo and Beijing's 798 Art Zone. [3]