Located in the hills of La Jolla, a seaside resort community near San Diego, California, the residence of Chris and Eloisa Haudenschild is home to a major U.S. collection of contemporary Chinese video art and photography. The Haudenschilds began collecting contemporary Chinese video and photography in the late 1990s, when these mediums were beginning to become as widely used and important as they are today, and just before the beginning of the market’s current boom.

Coinciding with the anniversary of the “Art For Sale” exhibition, the haudenschildGarage held a Ten Year Reunion Celebration for artists, critics, and curators in Shanghai and Beijing organized by Laura Zhou and Lorenz Helbling.

True to the spirit and legacy of Allan Kaprow, the haudenschildGarage reinterpreted his happening, Travelog (1968), over the course of two days, May 10 & 12, 2008 in conjunction with the exhibition Allan Kaprow – Art as Life at the MCA, Los Angeles. Participants included The Urban Think Tank in Venezuela, Song Tao in China, and Nicholas Christenfeld in the U.S.

The Haudenschild Collection was the inspiration for the exhibition City Lights: Shanghai – Los Angeles which was on view from November 7 – December 17, 2006 at the University Art Gallery, CSULB. The exhibition was organized by Yeonsoo Chee and examined contemporary life in Shanghai and Los Angeles.

Works from the Haudenschild Collection by Lui Wei , Yang Fudong, Song Tao, & Xiang Liqing were the inspiration for the exhibition City Lights: Shanghai – Los Angeles at the University Art Gallery, CSULB on view November 7 – December 17, 2006.

Works from the Haudenschild Collection by Chen Shaoxiong, Shi Yong, Song Tao, and Yang Yong were loaned to the San Diego Museum of Art for the exhibition Personal Views: Regarding Private Collections in San Diego on view October 21, 2006 – January 7, 2007.