Monthly Archives: August 2008

Asian artists on show in Liverpool Biennial September to November 2008

Posted on August 31, 2008

EVENT BIENNIAL LIVERPOOL Celebrating 10 years of commissioning ambitious and challenging new work by leading international artists, the 5th edition of Liverpool Biennial’s International exhibition MADE UP runs from 20 September to 30 November 2008. Artists from Asia include: Khalil … Continue reading →

Posted in Biennials, Chinese, Israeli, Japanese, Kinetic, Korean, New media, Palestinian, Sculpture, Video | Tagged Ai Wei Wei, art in Liverpool, Atelier Bow Wow, Biennials, female contemporary artists, Guy Ben-Ner, Israeli art, Israeli artist, Japanese art, Japanese artist, Khalil Rabah, kinetic sculpture, Korean art, Korean artist, Liverpool Biennial, Palestinian art, Palestinian artist, U-Ram Choe, Yayoi Kusama | Leave a comment

Russian art collectors are changing their tastes – New York Times

Posted on August 29, 2008

RUSSIAN COLLECTORS Until recently, market experts say, the Russians were primarily interested in the decorative arts. In 2004, for instance, the Russian billionaire Victor Vekselberg spent $100 million for the entire Forbes family Fabergé collection. Then about five years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, Collectors, Market watch | Tagged Abramovich, Dasha Zhukova, Russian collectors, Victor Vekselberg | Leave a comment

Five emerging artists from the Middle East – Saatchi Online

Posted on August 28, 2008

EMERGING ARTISTS MIDDLE EAST Saatchi Online magazine showcases five up and coming artists from the Middle East. Nadine Kanso Lebanese collage artist Nadine Kanso has her second solo show in B21 comprising 20 mostly monochromatic works. She explains “I work … Continue reading →

Posted in Egyptian, Emerging artists, Iranian, Iraqi, Islamic art, Jordanian, Lebanese | Tagged B21, Dubai gallery, Emerging artists, emerging Middle Eastern artists, ermerging photographer, Hayv Kahrman, Hilda Hiary, Islamic art, Laleh Khorramian, Nadine Kanso, The Third Line Gallery, XVA gallery, Youssef Nabil | 1 Comment

Two decade survey of Chinese contemporary art 'Our Future' at Ullens Center Beijing to 12 October 2008

Posted on August 27, 2008

SURVEY EXHIBITION CHINESESE CONTEMPORARY ART BEIJING to 12 Oct 2008 This series of exhibitions, site commissions and educational projects entitled “Our Future” aims at opening its door to the future of art in China. The exhibition will give wide-angle view … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Surveys | Tagged art in Beijing, Cao Fei, Chen Zhen, Chinese art, Gu Wenda, He Yunchang, Huang Yong Ping, Michael Lin, Our Future, Qiu Zhijie, survey, UCCA, Ullens Center, Wang Du, Wang Guangyi, Wang Jianwei, Wen Fang, Yan Lei, Yan Peiming, Yang Jiechang, Zhang Xiaogang | Leave a comment

New contemporary art from India and Thailand in Bangkok to September 27 2008

Posted on August 26, 2008

CONTEMPORARY INDIAN AND THAI ART SHOW August 16 to September 27 2008 Gallery Souflower, Bangkok’s only gallery exhibiting contemporary Indian art, in Silom Galleria is showing “The Ethics of Encounter: contemporary art from India and Thailand” until September 27 2008. The show is … Continue reading →

Posted in Gallery shows, Identity art, Indian, Thai, Vehicles | Tagged Chintan Upadhyay, contemporary indian art, contemporary thai art, Gallery Soulflower, Indian art, Indian artists, Indian photography, Manjunath Kamath, Navin Rawanchaikul, Navin Rawanchaikul Taxi, Pinaree Sanpitak, Ranbir Kaleka, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Silom Galleria, Sudsiri Pui-Ock, Thai art, Thai video, The Ethics of Encounter, Vidya Kamat, Vidya Kamat Birthmark | 1 Comment

Zhukova, girlfriend of Abramovich opens new 92,000 sf art space in Moscow 2008 – International Herald Tribune

Posted on August 25, 2008

RUSSIA NEW CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE opens September 2008 Dasha Zhukova is to open a contemporary art space in the Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage, a giant red-brick Constructivist-era landmark near the Olympic Stadium in Moscow. Popular with architects the garage … Continue reading →

Posted in Art spaces, Collectors, Russian | Tagged Abramovich, art advisors, art collectors, art curator, art on internet, art space, Dasha Zhukova, Dent-Brocklehurst, Emilia Kabakov, Francois Pinault, Garage Center, Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Ilya Kabakov, installation, moscow, Russian art, Russian collectors | Leave a comment

Art market shifts from New York to London – Artprice

Posted on August 24, 2008

MARKET WATCH GLOBAL ART SALES The growing interest shown by emerging markets (China, the United Arab Emirates, India…) and good performances from traditional markets resulted in spectacular figures for the first half of 2008. This has silenced the sceptics who … Continue reading →

Posted in Market watch | Tagged art recession, art sales, Chinese art market, contemporary art, emerging art markets, French art market, global art sales, UK art market, US art market | Leave a comment

Gender examined in Pergamon Museum of Islamic Art's exhibition of Iranian contemporary art to September 7 2008

Posted on August 23, 2008

IRAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM SHOW to 7 September 2008 The relation of the sexes to each other is at the very forefront of the various debates on societies shaped by Islam which are currently being held all over … Continue reading →