Life·Fantasy, Shanghai — Media Coverage
30th Jul 2021
Shanghai, China
Life·Fantasy at Fosun Foundation, Shanghai, brought Jacky Tsai’s decade of artistic exploration back to his hometown in summer 2021. These selected interviews explore the exhibition, his dialogue between Chinese craftsmanship and Western pop art, and the personal meaning of returning to Shanghai.
CGTN — English interview
Filmed during Life·Fantasy, Shanghai, 2021.
Shanghai Television — Documentary & Humanities Channel
Chinese-language interview filmed at Life·Fantasy, Shanghai, 2021. Tsai discusses his return to Shanghai and the ideas behind the exhibition.
Selected interviews and press coverage
Forbes China · 30 July 2021
An interview accompanying Life·Fantasy, exploring Tsai’s homecoming, the meeting of Chinese craft and pop art, and the musical references in Parody of Jay’s Music.
Read the interview — Chinese expression in pop art
Zhoudao · 23 July 2021
A report by Zhan Hao on the creation of Parody of Jay’s Music, tracing the collaboration with Jay Chou and the references to sixty of his songs.
Read the report — Sixty Jay Chou songs in one painting
Xinmin Evening News · 3 August 2021
Le Mengrong’s report in the newspaper’s arts and entertainment section introduces Life·Fantasy and Tsai’s exploration of painting, music and augmented reality.
Read the report — Painting Jay Chou’s songs
Jiemian News · 11 August 2021
Life·Fantasy featured in Jiemian’s exhibition recommendations, with on-site photography and an introduction to its Chinese craft, pop art and AR experiences.
Read the exhibition coverage — Jiemian’s August exhibition guide
NYLON · Interview
An interview exploring Tsai’s Shanghai roots, his artistic practice and the creative dialogue with Jay Chou behind Parody of Jay’s Music. Available via a Sohu repost dated 14 December 2021.
Read the NYLON interview — Fantasy, imagination and illusion
Later conversation: Jasmine Lounge · 7 September 2022
Presented by Branding Shanghai and published by The Paper, this 16-minute conversation revisits Tsai’s Shanghai roots and reflects on his 2021 homecoming exhibition. This is a later interview, rather than coverage of the opening.
Watch and read — The Chinese soul of pop art