I have been fortunate to be able to meet many photographers, artists, historians and curators. The visit to the studio of Maleonn, a former production artist now photographer, is definitely one of those linings of the shiny variety. Many props, stages, costumes and imagery comprises much of Maleonn's studio.

In relation to Mainland China, there is a some sentiment of what is Chinese. Much of this sentimentality stays with me in a struggle with my existence through my identities and background. There are arguments of whom are "true Chinese" between Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Overseas Chinese and Chinese descendants. In the discourse of art making Chinese, there is a magnetism in seeing how the development of art differs between regions.

I coined the term, "Post-Maodernism" for a fellow Chinese Photographer, Pixy Liao, who wanted to start a curated website exhibiting contemporary Chinese photographers. Months later, I took the name back in applying the term to some unknown thesis. The thesis has now become a series of articles I plan on writing ranging on a variety of topics, reflecting over about my three years of research into Chinese Photography. This part of my website will be a collection of my own articles. I will definitely post the website Pixy is curating once it is up and running.  

Tommy "What's one more for the pile?" Kha

Part of the reason of being in Shanghai is to do research for Chinese photography, its discourse and its concurrent history with Western photography.

Living in the future, almost a day ahead than the rest of the world in fact, I have to forewarn futurists—of the non-precursor to Fascists art movement—the future is… ethnic. Ethnic of the Sino kind.

Peter Schjeldahl's Ten Commandments for Artists: "Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work, don't whine."

You can see England from here.

More photos from the experience in being the New York Studio Residency Program after the jump.

Note: This is a reposting of the night where Those Darlings, from Murfreesboro, TN, played at the Bowery Ballroom. Click "read more" for Those Darlings' mini-gallery!

This is it, what five or six of y'all have been waiting for, photos from the Armory Shows. Even though the original one ended about ninety-seven years ago.

Photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia, who allowed me to photograph him after I asked him. He complimented my suit I was wearing and I shook his hand for all of the work he has done.

More Armory Show photos after the jump:

Click "Read More" for a gallery of Midlake at the Bowery Ballroom!