Lisa Movius

Hailing from California but based in Shanghai since 1998, freelance writer Lisa Movius covers Asia's contemporary art, music, theatre and film, history, design, fashion and business. Previously the correspondent for WWD, she has contributed to British Vogue, The New Republic, and The Wall Street Journal, and currently she writes regularly for WGSN, The Art Newspaper and Art in America. Movius is active in the Shanghai indie music scene, and works part-time at the city's largest rock venue Mao Livehouse. She also sidelines as a translator and collects vintage hats and Shanghainese Art Deco furniture.

Lisa Movius's articles

The Heavenly King

In an exclusive interview with The Official Ferrari Magazine,Hong Kong’s superstar Aaron Kwok, one of the biggest names in the Chinese film industry and Cantopop singing sensation, talks about culture, his stellar career and his love of Ferrari

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Li Xiaohua, called Mr Ferrari, with his 348 TS; photo Jasper James

A man called Mr Ferrari

Back in 1992, Li Xiaohua was the first man in China to buy a Ferrari. A potent symbol of success, Li quickly became associated with the vivid, magical, red of the Prancing Horse. So much so, that people soon dubbed him “Mr Ferrari”. His global fame saw a succession of visiting dignitaries, including American Presidents Bush (father and son) and Clinton, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, all signing his 348 TS

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Cinese artist Zhang Huan in his studio with a Ferrari California; photo James Wasserman

Free spirit

Dubbed the ‘Chinese Andy Warhol’, Zhang Huan is one of the world’s most intriguing artists. In this exclusive interview, he draws parallels between the contemporary art world and the ‘design exquisiteness’ of the prancing horse

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