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ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Thomas Shao
Founder
Thomas Z. Shao is the Chairman and the Editor-in-Chief of Modern Media
Group. An innovative publisher, renowned columnist and a
recognized arbiter of taste and fashion, he has always been devoted to
advancing the domestic publishing industry to meet the highest standards. Shao
is the founder and editor of many premier Chinese periodicals,
including Modern Weekly, The Outlook Magazine, Life Magazine, City
Magazine, Asian Business Leaders, Auto Life, and Lohas. Modern Media
Group currently publishes ten magazines and several online media, and
is widely regarded as a leader of China's media industry.
In August, 2008, Mr Shao was selected to be one of the torch bearers
of the Beijing Olympics and was an invited guest to the open ceremony.
In September, he founded Shao Foundation, a not-for-profit
organisation dedicated to cultural production and social engineering.
Mr Shao holds EMBA degree from Tsinghua University.
The New York Times - China's Press: Still Not Free, but More Freewheeling
- Shao Foundation is soon to hold the Liu Xiaodong Documenta. All preparations are going on schedule. 2:00 PM Sep 10th
- Sichuan Chronicles + CROSSTALK Beijing #5 will be held at 5 pm, Aug 30th, 2009. Beijing Angel Modern Art, 4/F, Tower 1, Zhongguo Hongjie, Jia 2 Gongti Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing. 1:47 PM Aug 30th
- Sichuan Chronicles: a Ying Liang retrospective will start in August, 2009. We welcome you to attend. 1:50 AM Aug 15th
- Jul 18, the '09 SZHK Biennale curatorial teams from SZ & HK met in HK and discussed how to cooperate better and do a real Bi-city Biennale. 1:47 AM Jul 19th
- The 3rd Academic Committee meeting of '09 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism / Architecture was successfully held yesterday. 1:46 AM Jul 19th