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The 2nd Xingcomic International Anime Award Contest Kicked Off in Daxing, Beijing

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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2020 — Organized by the Beijing Daxing New Media Industry Base Management Committee and Beijing Xingyikaichen Culture Media Co., Ltd., the opening ceremony for the 2nd Xingcomic International Anime Award Contest was successfully held on October 23, 2020 in the Beijing Daxing District National New Media Industry Base. Industry and district leaders in attendance included Li Xuejie, Executive Vice President of the Animation Education Professional Committee under the China Life Science Association, Zhai Degang, member of the Daxing District Standing Committee and Director of the district’s Publicity Department, and Yang Beibei, Deputy District Head.

Group photo of leaders, with the Head of Daxing District and Executive Vice President of the Animation Education Professional Committee under China Life Science Association in the middle
Group photo of leaders, with the Head of Daxing District and Executive Vice President of the Animation Education Professional Committee under China Life Science Association in the middle

The "Xingcomic Award" practices the model of "government guidance, park support, enterprise organization, and societal participation". It seeks to share positive stories about China with the rest of the world through animation. To achieve this goal, the initiative has built a new ecosystem around animation entertainment with integrated industry support featuring collaboration between government, industry, academic and research bodies. All these contribute towards the rapid development and promotion of the animation entertainment industry.

The 2nd "Xingcomic Award" Contest 2020, while previously national, has been reimagined as an international animation contest. Its influence spreads across China, Japan and Korea and even extends to Southeast Asia. There are 13 awards in the contest, covering categories such as cartoon, animation, design and children painting. Among these categories is the special "Chinese Opera Animation Award", the first Chinese opera animation award in China which aims to encourage the use of animation to carry forward traditional Chinese opera culture. The "Xingcomic Award" seeks to revitalize the animation industry. The contest opened for entries in October 2020 and will stop accepting contributions in May 2021. The awards will be presented in September 2021.

Zhai Degang, member of the Standing Committee of Daxing District and Director of the district’s Publicity Department, said that the newly globalized "Xingcomic Award" contest will certainly accelerate cultural exchange in the international animation industry, enhance skill competition among animation talent, attract attention to more outstanding talent and works, and bring the development of China’s original animation into the spotlight. He noted that, with the official opening of Daxing International Airport, the image of Daxing District as a "new gateway of China" is more distinctive. Daxing is in an unprecedentedly advantageous position for development, and can leverage its vast space, rich resources and prominent location. Daxing will spare no efforts to achieve a new height for the business environment in Beijing, continue reform and innovation, cultivate talent, and promote enterprise development! We welcome friends from all sectors of society to invest in Daxing so that we can share in the growth and accomplish great achievements together!

For more information about the contest, please visit the official website: WWW.XINGCOMICAWARD.COM

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Artprice by Artmarket.com: Condition of the Street Art market worldwide

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PARIS, Oct. 20, 2020 — At its online sale on 28 May 2020, Phillips sold Banksy’s lot Happy Choppers (2003) for $39,000. That may not seem surprising until you take into account that the work was a screenprint numbered 621 from a series of 750, purchased four years earlier for $4,500… which means its value climbed 70% per year.

 

Festival Peinture Fraîche (Wet Paint Festival) at the Halle Debourg in Lyon, from 2 to 25 October, 2020 - extended until 1 November 2020
Festival Peinture Fraîche (Wet Paint Festival) at the Halle Debourg in Lyon, from 2 to 25 October, 2020 – extended until 1 November 2020

 

Festival Peinture Fraîche (Wet Paint Festival) at the Halle Debourg in Lyon, from 2 to 25 October, 2020 – extended until 1 November 2020
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"Street Art is a truly universal art that can be found everywhere – from Rio to Berlin – and whose place is changing very rapidly on the Art Market," observes thierry Ehrmann, President and Founder of Artmarket.com and its Artprice department. "It’s a market that took 15 years to consolidate and is at last reaching maturity. It now constitutes a segment in its own right, with its stars and its masterpieces… but also numerous editions, some more important than others… some more affordable than others."

Works ‘in circulation’

Street Art is by nature a work created in an urban environment. As soon as it leaves the street to be exhibited in a gallery or exchanged in an auction room, it necessarily loses a great deal of its essence. That said, there is quite clearly a fully fledged and dynamic Street Art market.

The development of the market for Street Art seems to have learnt a lot from a number of other relatively recent art movements (Land Art for example). Street artists can record their interventions in public spaces with photography; they can also make small works or drawings or screenprints based on original street creations, or they can create a second body of paintings and original sculptures alongside their outdoor work. All of these ‘derivatives’ are now changing hands and lots end up in auction rooms… now forming a genuinely ‘deep’ market.

The 4 pillars of the market

Jean-Michel Basquiat left his mark on the streets of New York at the start of the 1980s, but did he remain a street artist all of his (short) life? Are his paintings and his drawings – worth millions of dollars – still part of Urban Art? In 2019, works by Jean-Michel Basquiat generated $130 million on the secondary market and those by Keith Haring totalled $42 million. These two major Contemporary artists remain generally associated with Street Art… but they are not in fact catalogued as such.

A similar ambiguity seems to apply to the more recent mega-phenomenon Kaws ($108 million in 2019) who has gradually moved away from his initial practice of Street Art over the course of his career. His paintings and sculptures, offered for sale by the most powerful Contemporary art galleries, have seduced a broad international market, particularly in Asia.

Flowing somewhat ironically against this trend there is of course the anonymous artist Banksy ($28 million in 2019) who voluntarily maintains his presence in urban spaces around the world.

15 years to create a structured market…

Nobody epitomises the rapid evolution of the Street Art market more than Banksy with his auction track record:

  • His first paintings were sold at auction in 2005
  • His auction turnover peaked just before the subprime crisis
  • 10 years of more or less regular turnover growth between 2010 and 2019
  • Exceptional resilience to the coronavirus crisis

With Banksy, the Street Art movement has undoubtedly found its figurehead and in the wake of the ‘Banksy phenomenon’, a whole market has emerged with three names that have become unavoidable: the French artist Invader ($4 million in 2019), the English artist Stik ($1 million) and the American artist Obey ($1 million), the latter who, alone, sold more than 700 lots at auction in 2019.

A dozen other street artists generate several tens of thousand of dollars a year each: Jonone, Mr Brainwash, Futura 2000, Vhils, JR, etc. But the markets of the bulk of street artists are still fragile. This is true even of relatively established artists like Ernest Pignon-Ernest, whose turnover usually averages around $50,000 per year.

Specialized sessions

In February 2008, Bonhams organized the first auction sale dedicated to Street Art in London. Soon afterwards, Phillips also offered a Contemporary & Urban Art session. But the subprime crisis and its repercussions halted the development of these sessions, and they were dropped by Phillips in 2009 and by Bonhams in 2013.

Artcurial also started its Urban Art sales in 2008 … and never abandoned them. The leading French auction house, which organized four Street Art sessions in 2019, now clearly dominates this niche market. In 2009, dedicated Street Art sales generated $10 million from 3,000 lots in auctions scattered between Europe and the USA: Digard and Cornette de Saint-Cyr in Paris, Tate Ward in London, Heritage in Dallas and Julien in Los Angeles.

An exciting market

Christie’s and Sotheby’s prefer to offer Street Art works in their catalogues, especially those of their most prestigious sales. In July 2020, Sotheby’s sold Banksy’s triptych Mediterranean Sea View (2017) for $2.9 million in an extraordinary sale entitled Rembrandt to Richter. Surrounded by such respected signatures, Banksy’s work was bound to elicit strong bidding.

Indeed, the sale of any Banksy work at a physical auction will always arouse interest since his Girl with Balloon (2006) self-destructed in 2018. In February 2020 at Artcurial, Raising the steaks (2001) – a photograph taken by Steve Lazarides but framed by Banksy himself –  reached $84,500. It was not impossible that Banksy had hidden another surprise in the work, which was duly accompanied by his PEST Control (certificate of authentication issued by the artist himself). 

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Artmarket with its Artprice department accumulates data on a permanent basis from 6300 Auction Houses and produces key Art Market information for the main press and media agencies (7,200 publications). Its 4.5 million ‘members log in’ users have access to ads posted by other members, a network that today represents the leading Global Standardized Marketplace® to buy and sell artworks at a fixed or bid price (auctions regulated by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article L 321.3 of France’s Commercial Code).

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A Unique Art Tour — London-based V&A Museum Goes Virtual on Kuaishou

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BEIJING, Aug. 27, 2020 — The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), a world-renowned museum in London, launched its official account on Kuaishou on August 25th, becoming the first overseas museum to join China’s leading short-video and livestreaming platform.

The next day, the 160-year-old museum made its livestreaming debut on Kuaishou, whose livestreaming service has been embraced by over 170 million daily active users.

Before the pandemic, the V&A received over 1.5 million visitors annually, contributing more than 40% of visitor admissions in London. Renowned as the world’s largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, the V&A houses a collection of over 2.3 million objects, with 5000 years of art and design history.

For their Chinese visitors, the V&A provided a virtual gallery-travel for Kuaishou’s millions of users, who are blocked from going abroad due to the pandemic. This 2-hour-long special exhibit tour via livestreaming attracted 3.8 million audiences, with 166 thousand users contributing likes.

"The coronavirus blocks physical communications between people from China and other countries but cannot cut the connection and emotion bonding between peoples and cultures. Artistic-cultural heritages are borderless," said Yi Xuan, Senior Director of Kuaishou’s regional cooperation.

"As the leading short-video platform in China, Kuaishou is continuously striving its best to introduce the international cultural-artistic contents via social media in China, enabling users to have a better understanding of the world without leaving home," added Yi.

Guided by Xiao Lang and Li Xiaoxin, V&A’s Chinese social media adviser and Chinese collections researcher respectively, Kuaishou users enjoyed themselves with the museum’s charms and exhibits from India and the Royal Family. Kuaishou also kicked off a Quiz Challenge about V&A to personalize the event and make it memorable for the audience.

Nick Marchand, V&A’s Director of International Business, expressed his appreciation to Kuaishou and the audience. "With the V&A’s reopening, we’re thrilled to welcome audiences back. But not everyone can travel right now, to see them. Thankfully, Kuaishou provides an invisible thread to connect us. While our worlds seem a little smaller right now, the V&A will transport you across time and geography. Step behind the doors of the museum with us, and get close to the extraordinary."

Nick Marchand, V&A's Director of International Business, addressed the online audiences in livestreaming via Kuaishou.
Nick Marchand, V&A’s Director of International Business, addressed the online audiences in livestreaming via Kuaishou.

As the leading livestream platform, Kuaishou has been putting great efforts into pushing the art sector to reach more people. On 14 February 2020, the world-renowned pianist Lang Lang gave a piano demonstration lesson to over 3 million music lovers and fans on Kuaishou via livestreaming, in honor of supporting efforts against COVID-19.

Since the first quarter of 2020, the National Museum of China has rolled out a series of cultural events on Kuaishou. On 5 March, the museum launched a short-video campaign under the hashtag of museum tour on Kuaishou, providing a chance for users to experience the museum. One of these short videos, which exhibited a 1500-year-old Celadon lotus-shape Zun from ancient China, achieved 2.5 million views and over 44,000 likes.

About Kuaishou Technology

Kuaishou Technology develops content sharing platforms and makes content production, distribution, and consumption fast and easy. Our content recommendation system is built on a deep understanding of our users and the content being shared on our platforms every day.

Our flagship product, Kuaishou, is China’s leading short video sharing and social networking platform that enables users to capture the unique and memorable moments of their everyday lives, and to interact with followers in real-time. Our technology offers users a highly personalized experience and encourages members from all communities to create and discover interesting and dynamic content.

Founded in 2011, Kuaishou Technology is headquartered in Beijing with more than 10,000 employees and offices in China, the United States, India and Brazil. Our notable investors include DCM Ventures, Morningside Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings, Tencent and Baidu. For more information, please visit www.kuaishou.com.

  • March 2011 GIF Kuaishou was created as a product tool for creating animated GIFs
  • October 2013 GIF Kuaishou was transformed into a short-form video social platform – Kuaishou
  • January 2015 Kuaishou’s DAU (daily active user) exceeded 10 million
  • September 2017 Kuaishou’s total users exceeded 600 million and DAU exceeded 80 million
  • December 2017 Kuaishou’s DAU exceeded 100 million
  • June 2018 Kuaishou Technology completed the acquisition of Acfun, an ACG video community
  • May 2019 Kuaishou’s DAU exceeded 200 million
  • March 2020 Kuaishou’s DAU exceeded 300 million
  • July 2020 Kuaishou’s Livestream DAU surpassed 170 million

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ViewSonic Holds “ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest” to Highlight the Spirit of Kindness

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BREA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2020 — ViewSonic International Corp.*, a leading global provider of visual solutions, invited four leaders in the creative industry with many years of experience in providing professional tools and services to creators—Blurb, Shoot the Frame (STF), Tinyspace,  and TourBox—to hold the ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest. The theme of the contest is "kindness," and everyone is welcome to submit photos from August 18 to 30 to demonstrate what kindness means to them. The top prize includes a ColorPro VP2785-2K professional display and a package of photography tools.

The theme of ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest is “kindness,” and everyone is welcome to submit photos from August 18 to 30 to demonstrate what kindness means to them.
The theme of ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest is “kindness,” and everyone is welcome to submit photos from August 18 to 30 to demonstrate what kindness means to them.

"We are glad to host this global contest with our partners and help generate positive energy during this difficult time," said Oscar Lin, Head of the Monitor Business Unit at ViewSonic. "With this contest, we seek to encourage people to explore stories and moments about kindness and share what kindness means to them through photographs. Our aim is to inspire creativity and identify the kindness that has always been within us, no matter the changes to the way we live."

The ColorPro Award fully respects artistic creativity, setting no limits on size, aspect ratio, style, or device. Two well-known professional photographers, Luke Stackpoole and Kai W, are serving as ColorPro Award ambassadors, sharing their photographs of kindness. In Luke Stackpoole’s photo, a mother sled dog is sheltering her young puppies from a blizzard in temperatures of -35°C, reflecting the paternal instinct to care for the young. Meanwhile, Kai W’s fascinating photo shows a butcher using a meat knife to help a little girl open a straw hole on her tea carton.

Partner companies have made available generous prizes for inspiring submissions. In addition to US$1,000 in cash, the top prize includes a ColorPro VP2785-2K professional display and a TourBox Controller that will help creators develop their work. STF, Tinyspace, and Blurb will also provide memberships and vouchers, so that creators can showcase their work, build online portfolios, and take advantage of online printing and self-publishing services.

All submitted photographs will be evaluated based on three main aspects: (1) overall impression conveyed and emotion delivered; (2) originality, creativity, and storytelling; (3) technical aspects, such as lighting, exposure, color, tone, and execution.

Contest Details

  • When: 18th to the 30th of August
  • How: submit your photo with the theme of "Kindness" to event site
  • First prize:
    1.  $1,000 Cash
    2.  ColorPro VP2785-2K
    3.  TourBox Controller
    4.  12 Month Tinyspace Membership
    5.  $500 Blurb Voucher
    6.  12 Month Shoot The Frame Premium Membership
     
    Second prize:
    1.   Blurb $200 voucher
    2.  12 Month Tinyspace Membership
    3.  12 Month Shoot The Frame Premium Membership
     
    Third prize:
    1.  Blurb $100 voucher
    2.  12 Month Tinyspace Membership
    3.  12 Month Shoot The Frame Premium Membership

*The Contest is hosted and sponsored by ViewSonic International Corp., located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. ViewSonic International Corp. is a subsidiary company of ViewSonic Corp. located in California, USA.

About ViewSonic

Founded in California, ViewSonic is a leading global provider of visual solutions and conducts business in over 100 countries worldwide. As an innovator and visionary, ViewSonic is committed to providing comprehensive hardware and software solutions that include monitors, projectors, digital signage, ViewBoard interactive displays, and myViewBoard software ecosystem. With over 30 years of expertise in visual displays, ViewSonic has established a strong position for delivering innovative and reliable solutions for education, enterprise, consumer, and professional markets and helping customers "See the Difference." To find out more about ViewSonic, please visit www.viewsonic.com.

Blurb

Blurb is a creative platform that enables individuals to create high-quality Photo Books, Trade Books, Magazines, and Wall Art with free, innovative creation and layout tools. To find out more about Blurb please visit: https://www.blurb.com/

Shoot The Frame

Shoot The Frame, launched in 2012, are a suite of monthly photography awards. Join professional and amateur photographers from around the globe and enter your best portrait, landscape and wildlife photos. https://shoottheframe.com/

Tinyspace

Tinyspace is about to launch a neat little product that allows designers and creative people to build a simple portfolio & resume. We are dedicated to helping you get your next job as a creative. We’re giving away discount codes to a limited number of early users. To get your voucher, visit: http://tinyspace.io/

TourBox

TourBox team was thus founded in November 2016 and began to create new tools that would reshape the industry.TourBox innovates step by step and is dedicated to developing a tool that can increase efficiencies and truly optimize operational experiences and increase efficiencies. TourBox has now become the first choice of creators to accelerate their workflows. The support of every creator will continue to encourage us to innovate with passion and continue delivering the best tools to the digital world. To find out more about TourBox please visit: https://www.tourboxtech.com/en/index.html

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Japanese Technologists Develop New Product “WAVING LED RIBBON” – Drawing Organic Lines in the air with Rippling Light

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Used for the first time in a performance that brightens the future of SPORTS x TECHNOLOGY, “Opening For The Brighter Future”

TOKYO, July 25, 2020 — Stage Technologist Group mplusplus Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / President and CEO, Representative Director: Minoru Fujimoto) has developed a “WAVING LED RIBBON” equipped with unique wireless synchronization functions and an LED infinite rotation mechanism. This product was used for the first time in a zero-audience performance “Opening For The Brighter Future” – released on Friday, July 24th, 2020 – to cheer up the world.

 

 

  • WAVING LED RIBBON

“WAVING LED RIBBON” is a next-generation sports entertainment item that enables organic rippling LED light to draw lines in the air. Throwing the LEDs into the air and rotating them without breaking it was considered difficult from the perspective of durability and operability. However, in addition to the unique hardware and software that enables wireless synchronization of multiple devices, the development of a unique mechanism that allows the connection part to rotate infinitely has made possible the fantastic performance even making it look like computer graphics. mplusplus plan to expand the range of use in various stage productions including sporting and music events.

  • Opening For The Brighter Future

Since last year, the company has continued the development of the “WAVING LED RIBBON” in preparation for various upcoming international festivals in Japan. However, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, postponement and cancellation of events were unavoidable. In the absence of clients and no events to unveil our new product, the company believed that times like this is when entertainment is needed, and mplusplus carried out a performance in an empty indoor ballpark at Komazawa Olympic Park. This performance is performed by the Color Guard Performance Team “Via Colorguard”, which also suspended its activities due to the coronavirus. mplusplus aimed for a performance where the trajectory of the LED, condensed with Japanese technology and delicate expressions, shines a bright light on our future. The company strongly hope that people all over the world will enthuse to sports and entertainment again soon. Better days will return.

  • mplusplus Co.,Ltd.

In charge of a number of projects from world-famous companies such as the Toyota Motor Show booth and general direction of the Grand Mall Park for the Pokemon event “Pikachu Outbreak! 2019”, they are also expanding their business abroad – the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and ULTRA MIAMI. They are a stage technologist group established in 2013 by a researcher and media artist, Minoru Fujimoto.

They deliver a total performance from hardware development to stage direction, music composition, and costume design, using LED VISION FLAGs, wearable device and robots, all self-developed.

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Huion Unveils Its Latest Kamvas 22 & Kamvas 22 Plus to Empower Artists Around the World

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SHENZHEN, China, July 10, 2020 — Huion, one of the leading manufacturers of graphic input devices, launched two 21.5-inch pen displays today, namely Kamvas 22 and its higher configuration version Kamvas 22 Plus. These two pen displays again demonstrate the diversity of Huion products, which enable users to choose a more suitable device based on their budgets and needs.

Kamvas 22 & 22 Plus
Kamvas 22 & 22 Plus

The most exciting part about these two products is the screen. Kamvas 22 Plus that boasts a QD LCD not only blocks out blue light but also brings a wider color gamut of 140% sRGB and an optimized contrast ratio of 1200:1. Together with a full-laminated anti-glare etched glass that can minimize parallax and reduce glare, this pen display creates a wonderful device for professional creative workers who have higher demands on display. While Kamvas 22 equipped with an anti-glare matte film is able to alleviate the reflection of glare and bring users pen-on-paper drawing experience.

The exterior design of Kamvas 22 and Kamvas 22 Plus is simple and sleek. Unlike their predecessors, there are no programmable press keys and touch bars on these two products. Instead, a hidden USB-A port is available for the connection to external peripherals, allowing users to work with their most familiar gadgets such as a designer keyboard. In addition, Kamvas 22 and Kamvas 22 Plus also support the connection to computers, tablets, and phones, which increase the versatility of these two products.

Kamvas 22 & 22 Plus
Kamvas 22 & 22 Plus

Equipped with the latest digital pen PW517 that is developed based on Huion PenTech 3.0, both Kamvas 22 and Kamvas 22 Plus can bring users more lifelike drawing experience with better drawing accuracy. These two products also featured 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity, which enables lines to be rendered in different width and saturation as the pressure applied changed. With ±60°tilt support, Kamvas 22 and Kamvas 22 Plus also allow users to add shading in a more vibrant way and help users to unfold their drawing techniques as using a real pencil.

As an international supplier of graphic input devices, Huion has always been dedicated to creating innovative and user-friendly products that empower artists around the world to achieve their dreams.

For more information about Huion products, please visit www.huion.com.

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The Central Axis of Beijing: The cultural charm of balance and harmony

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BEIJING, July 6, 2020 — A news report by China.org.cn on the charm of Beijing’s Central Axis:

 

 

On Jun. 13, the city of Beijing held a livestream event to celebrate the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, introducing the city’s Central Axis. Millions of netizens from around the world watched the livestream online to learn about the architecture and culture of Beijing.

The Central Axis is a north-south line that runs through the center of Beijing. This 7.8-kilometer axis was formed 800 years ago during the Yuan Dynasty. Along the line, the old city of Beijing was divided in two, with buildings on both sides arranged symmetrically.

The Central Axis is not an actual road, but a harmonious cluster of distinct buildings and sites. The best-known attractions along the axis include the Palace Museum, the Temple of Heaven, and the Drum and Bell Tower to name a few. Quadrangular courtyards, or Siheyuan, and the narrow streets lined with those courtyards, or hutong, are both icons of Beijing that are mostly scattered around the axis. It is more than fair to say the Central Axis is the epitome of quintessential old Beijing.

Moreover, building complexes along the central axis showcase ancient Chinese architecture and embody Chinese philosophy on the relationship between heaven and mankind. The main structures of the Temple of Heaven are circular, symbolizing the relationship of heaven and earth at the heart of ancient Chinese cosmology. The reciprocal concepts of Yin and Yang, right and left, civil and military, as well as the dichotomy of simple dialectics, can be found everywhere in the design of the Forbidden City. The symmetrical layout of the Central Axis, which echoes the golden mean in Chinese ideology, is still widely applied in urban planning and architectural design to this day.

The Central Axis’ beauty lies in its balance and harmony. In the past 800 years, the city of Beijing has gone through lots of changes, yet the Central Axis has been kept in good repair.

Some spots have been repurposed as times have changed. The once important ritual sites for the imperial family have become parks. Shichahai, once a stretch of the Grand Canal, has now emerged as a chic hangout for young people. As the city grows, the Central Axis continues to extend. The Olympic Park was added in the north and Daxing International Airport was built in the south. The Central Axis has been a cultural symbol for generations and will continue to be one long into the future.

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The Central Axis of Beijing: The cultural charm of balance and harmony
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Despite Global Pandemic and Recession – 4ARTechnologies is the First Start-up to Fulfil Its ICO Promises With Innovative Product Release and Exchange Listing

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ZUG, Switzerland, July 2, 2020 — Following the implementation of Apple recommendations, the Swiss company 4ARTechnologies launches the next version of the 4ARTapp, the art innovation that already has customers in over 60 countries, and has now successfully placed its cryptocurrency 4ARTcoin on the renowned BITTREX Global exchange in Liechtenstein.

Niko Kipouros, Founder and CEO, Photo: Michael Weber
Niko Kipouros, Founder and CEO, Photo: Michael Weber

 

4ARTechnologies is the first Startup to fulfill its ICO promises
4ARTechnologies is the first Startup to fulfill its ICO promises

With the placement on the exchange, 4ARTechnologies is the first company in the world to have successfully completed an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) with an existing product and whose cryptocurrency is listed on a trading exchange with a stable value.

The 4ARTcoin is the world’s first cryptocurrency for the art world. It will enable transactions between all art market participants, maximizing security and eliminating transaction or exchange losses. The digital currency further supports the digitization of the global art market, which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the shift of trade to borderless online platforms. In addition, customers of 4ARTechnologies can pay for services within the 4ARTapp using the 4ARTcoin and receive a 20 percent discount.

Since the demand for the 4ARTcoin will increase with the expanding use of the 4ARTapp in the art market, financial experts expect the value of the cryptocurrency will only become higher in the long-term. Currently, the 4ARTcoin can only be purchased and traded by investors on the BITTREX Global exchange.

About 4ARTechnologies

With the goal of protecting the cultural heritage of art for future generations and bringing the global art market into the digital age, 4ARTechnologies is setting a new digital standard for the art world. The company combines the blockchain with its patented technology and offers all art world participants more transparency, security and efficiency.

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TAICCA Presenting the Best of Taiwan Cinema at Cannes Festival’s Online Marche du Film

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TAIPEI, June 28, 2020 — Due to the pandemic, the 73rd Cannes Film Festival transformed its highly anticipated film market to the online Marche du Film, starting from June 22 to 26. Seizing the opportunity to present Taiwan’s content industry to the world, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has set up a virtual Taiwan Cinema Pavilion to join a publisher- producer matchmaking session and participate in the Cannes XR program.

“I WeirDo” by director Ming-Yi LIAO as the theme of 2020 Taiwan Cinema Cannes.
“I WeirDo” by director Ming-Yi LIAO as the theme of 2020 Taiwan Cinema Cannes.

The Taiwan Cinema Pavilion will showcase more than 80 Taiwanese films at the online Marche du Film, marking their debut at an international film market. Some outstanding works include “My Missing Valentine” by Yu-Hsun CHEN, and a zombie comedy featuring Taiwan’s parliament, “Get The Hell Out” by new director I-Fan WANG.

Also featured are two films representing different kinds of breakthroughs: “I WeirDo” by Far East Film Festival nominated director Ming-Yi LIAO, is the first Taiwanese movie filmed on an iPhone; as well as “Acting Out of Love” directed by Taiwanese comedic actor Ken LIN, debuting for the first time at a film market on the Marche du Film official site.

Additionally, TAICCA is excited to take published works from Taiwan to the Cannes Festival “Shoot the Book!”, an international initiative for film adaptations of books, for the first time. TAICCA has selected several works from this year’s Books from Taiwan recommended books for translation to showcase during the networking event, including author Kevin CHEN’s new work “Ghost of a Place” By participating in these networking events, TAICCA hopes to build a strong global presence for Taiwanese content and open up more opportunities for international audiovisual co-production.

In recent years, Taiwan has emerged as a key player in VR content and is excited to partner with Cannes Festival’s XR Day Program. More details will be announced on June 22 on the series of events highlighting Taiwan’s immersive content.

Marche du Film: https://www.marchedufilm.com/
Festival de Cannes | Shoot the book: https://www.marchedufilm.com/programs/shoot-the-book/  
Taiwan Cinema Pavilion: http://taiwancinema.taicca.tw/cannes

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Bringing Clarity to the Architecture & Engineering Industry: A Global Perspective

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HERNDON, Virginia, June 25, 2020 — Each year, Deltek surveys leaders in the architecture and engineering (A&E) industry to identify benchmarks, trends and market outlook to help businesses identify their strengths and opportunities for improvement. This year, Deltek is launching the 41st Annual Deltek Clarity Architecture & Engineering Industry Report for North America, and for the first time, an additional global perspective to monitor the same trends and benchmarks throughout the EMEA and APAC regions.

Regardless of location, A&E firms are facing the same challenges across the business. Finding time to nurture client relationships, competing priorities for project managers and increasing profitability are the top challenges identified in North America, EMEA and APAC while the strategies for addressing these challenges vary by region.

Emerging Technology Trends Impacting Firms

One of the key focus areas for the Deltek Clarity A&E Industry Report is how technology trends are impacting the industry. Emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and geolocation, are becoming increasingly important to A&E firms globally. In North America, the top three trends most important for firms are IoT, geolocation and augmented/virtual reality. In EMEA and APAC, the top three trends are similar with IoT, geolocation and big data rising to the top of the list.

Examining the various regions shows firms are addressing their challenges with emerging technologies in different ways. While EMEA and APAC firms are putting people at the heart of addressing technology challenges, North American firms are focused on the strategic and process side of the equation. EMEA and APAC firms noted that identifying and developing technology subject matter experts, hiring staff or acquiring a company with necessary expertise and identifying a champion to lead the initiatives are the top strategies for firms.

In North America, A&E firms are focused on developing strategic plans for implementing technology trends, educating staff on trends and developing a budget for strategic investment. There is no right or wrong answer in strategy, but what’s important is that firms take these challenges and develop action plans to better incorporate emerging technologies into their businesses. 

Benchmarking to Drive Business Forward

When setting targets for the business, it’s critical to evaluate if a firm’s targets are realistic – are targets too low or are expectations too high? The Deltek Clarity report delivers insight into numerous key performance indicators (KPIs) that are common in the industry such as projects on budget, utilization rate, operating profit, employee turnover rates and many more to enable firms to benchmark their business performance against other companies like theirs.

With the industry in flux, monitoring KPIs is more important than ever. Companies can use the benchmarks as a starting point to set more realistic targets, but then set up their solutions and processes to monitor the business consistently and frequently. If a company is global, it can now compare some of these key metrics to others within the same geography to ensure the targets are aligned regionally.

While the numbers themselves are a snapshot in time, this resource helps companies establish a realistic starting point, identify which KPIs they should be monitoring and empowers firms to do something about their business. What the number says is only a piece of the story. Using the KPIs, as well as the top challenges companies are facing, as a conversation starter with other leaders within the business, can help uncover underlying challenges or strengths. It’s also an opportunity to determine if technology is supporting the business or is creating more barriers. Some companies have the tools they need, but outdated processes are holding them back while other companies are still managing their business and monitoring their KPIs on spreadsheets and outdated systems.

Leveraging Technology to Address Top Challenges

As more firms explore digital transformation, they face challenges with not only the technology, but outdated processes. When looking at what the top firms are facing, processes and technology are at the core of nearly every challenge. A&E firms around the world are struggling with project managers having competing priorities. Firms are looking to address these challenges through more clearly defined responsibilities and better processes or best practices. Business developers are struggling to find time to nurture client relationships and the top challenge is the same across regions. Financial managers are looking for ways to better manage profitability while firms continue to struggle finding and retaining employees.

By looking at some of the key trends and challenges facing A&E companies around the world, firms can start to take a closer look at their own processes and their own technology to better understand where there are opportunities to up-level their technology, expedite their journey to digital transformation and streamline processes to make their business more efficient and effective.

Bringing Clarity to the Conversation

The Deltek Clarity report is a catalyst for meaningful conversations with leadership teams, management and employees, to help them uncover the barriers to success, identify areas for improvement and ensure alignment of initiatives across the business. The full reports will give firms greater insight into business and pinpoint where there is room for improvement. Deltek can help a firm’s digital transformation through technology and process improvement so it can move its business forward. It’s time to bring clarity to the conversation and take action to power project success.

For more information, download the Architecture & Engineering Industry Studies for North America and EMEA & APAC or visit Deltek.com.

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