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Shanghai

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Spent about 3 weeks in Shanghai in a lovely small hotel behind the Shanghai Library on a tree-lined street of the former French Concession. The US Embassy was next door to the Library but we never did figure out where the entrance was.

Had some interesting conversations at breakfast in the hotel with two men from Manhattan New York…both fluent in Mandarin. They collect Chinese art and furniture and are proficient in Chinese calligraphy. Made me wonder where I have been all my life. They are gay with a long relationship together…separated now…but still travel together and share their Chinese interests. I wish I could explore this further with them…after all relatonships are relationships…whether gay or straight.

Shanghai is a surprisingly user-friendly city for a Westerner. Just felt good to get off the road and cool out. Spent a whole day at the Shanghai Museum Of Modern Art during a tech-friendly exposition of world renowned artists…mostly video exhibits…very inspiring for a video freak. Even Yoko Ono sponsored a Wishing Tree which will provide the basis of some future work of hers.



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