Monthly Archives: July 2008

Anish Kapoor plans largest public artwork in the world in north of England

Posted on July 31, 2008

INDIAN MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE PROJECT UK It began with a pair of tights and two rings. It will become the world’s largest public art project: five huge sculptures dotted around a region attempting to rejuvenate itself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Indian, Sculpture | Tagged Anish Kapoor, Cecil Balmond, contemporary sculpture, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Middlesborough football club, public art, Redcar, sculpture, Stockton, Tees | Leave a comment

Internationally known Asian artists' collaborative art project in Laos ends after 4 years

Posted on July 30, 2008

Between 2004 and 2008, fourteen internationally renowned artists undertook residencies in Luang Prabang, Laos and developed art projects with local communities, including the Sangha (the Buddhist community of monks), artisans and students. The artists were Marina Abramovic, Janine Antoni, Hans Georg … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Iranian, Japanese, Laoation, Pakistani | Tagged Cai Guo Qiang, collaboration, collaborative art, community art, curator, Dinh Q Lê, France Morin, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Laos, Manivong Khattiyarat, Nithakhong Somsanith, Shahzia Sikander, Shirin Neshat, Spirituality, The Quiet in the Land, The Quiet in the Land: Art, Vong Phaophanit | Leave a comment

Survey exhibition in Vancouver, New York shows Manga, cartoon art in context

Posted on July 29, 2008

SURVEY OF MANGA ANIME COMICS AND ART IN VANCOUVER NEW YORK to March 2009 The influence of manga, anime, video games and cartoons on contemporary art is one of the most prominent current trends. The exhibition “Krazy” brings the worlds of anime, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Cartoon, Japanese, Manga, Museum shows, Styles | Tagged anime, Art Spiegelman, Atelier Bow Wow, Bruce Grenville, cartoon art, cartoons, comic art, comics, curator, Ichiro Itano, Iwatani Toru, Japanese, Krazy, Mamoru Nagano, Mamoru Oshii, manga, Moyoco Anno, new york, Seth, Shigeru Miyamoto, The Sims, vancouver, Video, video games, Will Wright, Yoko Kanno | Leave a comment

Saatchi site features documentary video of Chinese contemporary art

Posted on July 29, 2008

CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART DOCUMENTARY The hour long film produced by Pia Getty Films documents interviews with major Chinese contemporary artists as they work in their studios as well as interviews with gallerists and auctioneers about the market for Chinese contemporary … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese | Tagged Cang Xin, Chinese contemporary art, chinese contemporary art documentary, Pia Getty, Yue Minjun, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhang Huan, Zhang Xiaogang | Leave a comment

Asia Society to show emerging Pakistani artists in New York summer 2009

Posted on July 27, 2008

Source: Asia Society EMERGING PAKISTANI ARTISTS NEW YORK SHOW Art from Pakistan Today Summer 2009 Radar update 5 December 2008: The Asia Society has written to inform us that the exhibition has been delayed to a date yet to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Curators, Museum shows, New York, Pakistani, USA | Tagged Asia Society, contemporary pakistani art, emerging pakistani art, Female Pakistani artists, new york, Shahzia Sikander | Leave a comment

Guggenheim shows copy of Cai Guo Qiang sculpture

Posted on July 25, 2008

CHINESE NEW YORK EVENT “Unbeknownst to the casual viewer, Cai’s spectacle, “Inopportune: Stage One,” isn’t the real thing. It’s a copy. The original is 3,000 miles away at the Seattle Art Museum” says Newsweek. A small army of assistants and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Installation, Sculpture | Tagged authentic, Cai Guo Qiang, Damien Hirst, exhibition copy, Guggenheim, installation, LED, replica, sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Tate Modern, Tate Modern. Inherent Vice | Leave a comment

Contemporary art of China, Korea, Japan course 3 days SOAS London November 2008

Posted on July 25, 2008

SHORT COURSE CONTEMPORARY ART ASIA 3-5 November 2008 SOAS, School of African and Oriental Studies part of the University of London holds a 3 day course on contemporary art of China Japan and Korea. Lectures … Continue reading →

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Fotan art district grows in Hong Kong's industrial area

Posted on July 24, 2008

Forty five minutes from Central on the MTR brings you to a bleak warehouse area housing industrial storage and artist studios close to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Don’t be misled by the lack of galleries and coffee houses lining … Continue reading →