Monthly Archives: October 2008

Hong Kong artist Joey Leung is Saatchi online critic's choice October 2008

Posted on October 31, 2008

EMERGING ARTIST HONG KONG Reminiscent of Ming and Yuan dynasty art, Joey Leung’s work tells a pictorial story in a manner which falls somewhere between a modern cartoon strip and ancient Chinese scrolls. The scratchy fine drawings of fantastic fruit, … Continue reading →

Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2008 emerging artists on show in Hong Kong

Posted on October 29, 2008

ASIAN ART PRIZE The Sovereign Asian Art Prize carries a first prize of US$25,000 and is in its 5th edition. This time the acceptance criteria have been broadened from all forms of painting to all forms of 2D media. Thirty finalists have been selected by … Continue reading →

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Iranian cartoonist Ardeshir Mohasses dead at 70 – New York Times

Posted on October 28, 2008

IRANIAN ARTIST Ardeshir Mohassess, an Iranian artist long resident in America who pushed the art of the cartoon to almost Surrealist satire of his native land in work both popular and profound died of a heart attack on Oct. 9 in Manhattan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoon, Iranian, Political | Tagged Ardeshir Mohasses, cartoonist, cartoons, Iranian Art, Iranian artists, obituary Ardeshir Mohasses | Leave a comment

Royal Academy announces Anish Kapoor retrospective London 2009

Posted on October 27, 2008

INDIAN SCULPTURE Anish Kapoor is having a busy year. His work commanded one of the top 10 prices achieved at Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Sale at Bond Street London on July 2 2008. His summer survey in ICA Boston ended September 2008 but … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Indian, London, Museum shows, Sculpture, UK | Tagged Anish Kapoor, exhibition, Indian artist, Indian artists, Museum shows, Place No Place, retrospective, sculpture | Leave a comment

New art fund gives money to galleries in ground-breaking business model – Saatchi

Posted on October 26, 2008

MARKET WATCH ART FUNDS It was two years ago that Kristina McLean, a Canadian-born financial analyst in her early 20s, left Morgan Stanley in order to enter the art world. Her research has indicated that there are some fifty funds … Continue reading →

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Filipino artist Ronald Ventura in Singapore museum show to November 2008

Posted on October 25, 2008

FILIPINO ART EXHIBITION to 16 November 2008 Ronald Ventura in Mapping the Corporeal at NUS Museum of Singapore studies the human body, paranoia and religious consciousness in modern societies. Ventura expresses these ‘tensions’ in the form of … Continue reading →

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Buddhist motifs, artist collectives in Tibetan art – Asia Art Archive

Posted on October 24, 2008

BUDDHISM, COLLECTIVES CONTEMPORARY ART TIBET OVERVIEW The last couple of decades have seen an explosion of international interest in Tibetan contemporary art writes Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, assistant Professor of the University of Alabama in a column for Asia Art Archive. A common theme of this art is religious … Continue reading →

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Emerging artists sell well at Zoo Art Fair London 2008 – Telegraph

Posted on October 24, 2008

ART FAIR LONDON Like Frieze, the Zoo Art Fair, which was held at the Royal Academy’s Burlington Street galleries, concentrates on new work. “Several of us did very well,” says Nick Hackworth, director of London’s Paradise Row gallery, … Continue reading →