Country in flux.

by Katherine Kims

Urban China: Informal Cities is the seventh commission of the Three M Project, a collaboration between New York's New Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. The 167-by-15-foot installation with displays from Urban China magazine illustrates the story of a country struggling with urbanism and change. With the current economic climate and accumulation of yet-to-be-completed high rises in New York City, its first stop out of the three cities, the exhibit is as relevant now as ever.

"Urban China: Informal Cities," February 11 to March 29, 2009, The New Museum, 235 Bowery New York, (212) 219-1222

Further reading:
* The Three M Project: "From China, Iraq and Beyond, but Is It Art?" (NYT)
* The New Museum's new commision
* Word of Mouth: The buzz worldwide