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The Era of Uglies? Taobao puts on “ugly things” art exhibition

Summary by Dao Insights
Every year, Taobao hosts an award for the best ugly things sold on its platform. The award, ironically named “Taobao Cute Show” (淘宝丑东西大赛), has been bringing shock value and hilarity for the past five years. People are still talking about the 40+ strong nominations from this year’s show in January. Now, Taobao has brought the best of the past five shows offline with an art exhibition titled The Era of Uglies Has Arrived (丑时已到): Taobao’s Treasured…
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Dao Insights broke the news in on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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