Monthly Archives: December 2008

Indian contemporary art reaches a new stage of development

Posted on December 30, 2008

INDIAN ART SHOW Signs Taken For Wonders: Recent Art from India and Pakistan to January 31 2009 Indian contemporary art is reaching a new audience with large-scale museum surveys such as ‘Indian Highway’ at London’s Serpentine Gallery and ‘Chalo! India: A … Continue reading →

Posted in Bose Krishnamachari, Gallery shows, Indian, London, Museum shows, Pakistani, UK | Tagged Adeela Suleman, Aicon Gallery, Amjad Ali Talpur, Atul Bhalla, Bose Krishnamachari, Chalo India, Chintan Upadhyay, GR Iranna, Indian art, Justing Ponmany, MF Husain, Muhammad Zeeshan, Raqs Media Collective, Riyas Komu, Sajal Sarkar, Shibu Natesan, Signs Taken For Wonders, Talha Rathore, TV Santosh, Vivek Vilasini | 2 Comments

Radar's top four artist picks at Cairo International Biennal

Posted on December 29, 2008

ART BIENNIAL AFRICA EGYPT The opening ceremony of the 11th Cairo International Biennale took place on 21 December 2008. Past versions of this state-organised biennial have been slammed by critics: The 10th edition of the Cairo International Biennale could have very … Continue reading →

Posted in Azerbaijani, Bahraini, Bangladeshi, Biennials, Chinese, Egyptian, Emerging artists, Events, Iraqi, Japanese, Jordanian, Korean, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Libyan, Palestinian, Qatari, Saudi, Syrian, Turkish | Tagged Adel Abidin, Adel Amien Al-Siwy, Adil Yusifov, Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad, Ali al-Abani, Ali Assaf El-Gabry, Arman Agoub Gubian, Azerbaijani art, Buthayna Ali, Essam Mohamed Maarouf, Fahd al-Hijilan, Faisal Samra, Firoz Mahmoud, Gulsun Karamustafa, Hanafi Mahmoud Khalaf allah, Hani Hourani, Hani Zurob, Haruko Yamashita, Khaled Ramadan, Qiu Anxiong, Sabhan Adam, Salam Al-Malek, Salwa Zeidan, Shorouk Amin, Tamara Nouri, Wael Kamal Wahby Fahmy Darwish, Waheeda Malullah, Yousseff Ahmed | Leave a comment

Art buying in a bear market Sothebys course in London February 2009

Posted on December 27, 2008

COLLECTOR COURSE LONDON Sotheby’s Institute in London is running a six-week course Buying Opportunities in a Bear Market on Tuesday evenings 7.00 pm – 8.15 pm. February: 3, 10, 17 (term break on February 24th) March: 3, 10, 17 The present … Continue reading →

Posted in Courses, London, UK | Tagged art course, course for art collectors | Leave a comment

Central Asian art joins mainstream market – Eurasianet

Posted on December 27, 2008

CENTRAL ASIAN ART The strong presence of Central Asian artists at recent art fairs and exhibits in New York is helping to underscore the fact that the region has joined the mainstream of the international art market reports Eurasianet. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Asian, Emerging artists, Kazakhstani, Kyrgyz, Market watch, New York, Photography, Political, Trends, USA, Vehicles, Video | Tagged A New Silk Road, Almagul Menlibayeva, Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Central Asian art, Erbossyn Meldibekov, Family Album, Georgian artists, Given Difference, Gulnara Kasmalieva, Kazakhstani artists, Kissing Totems, Kyrgyz artists, Muratbek Djumaliev, Peak Communism, punk-shamanism, Turkish artists, Video art, video artists | Leave a comment

Kandinsky prize won by Russian artist Alexey Beliayev-Guintovt, video of menacing ceremony

Posted on December 26, 2008

RUSSIAN ART PRIZE Alexey Beliayev-Guintovt won Russia’s top contemporary-art award, the Kandinsky Prize, with a series of nationalist paintings “Motherland-Daughter,” winning 40,000 euros ($52,500). The prize, in its second year and named after Russian abstract painter … Continue reading →

Posted in Activist, Emerging artists, Moscow, Political, Prizes, Russia, Russian, Video | Tagged Alexander Yakut, Alexey Beliayev-Guintovt, Anya Zhelud, Boris Orlov, Diana Machulina, Dmitri Gutov, Grigory Yushchenko, Kandinsky prize, Motherland-Daughter, Mounting Mobile Agitation, PG Group | Leave a comment

The Dubai art market and its future – Nation, Guardian

Posted on December 25, 2008

ART MARKET DUBAI A spate of new gallery openings mostly in the city’s financial hub – the Dubai International Financial Centre - goes ahead despite the recent turmoil amongst financial institutions reports the Nation. The global turmoil certainly hasn’t affected the number … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Calligraphy, Dubai, Galleries, Market watch, Middle East, Recession | Tagged art auctions, art in Dubai, Art Sawa, art space, Christie's Middle East, Cuadro, Dubai art galleries, Farhad Moshiri, Latifa Bint Maktoum, Middle Eastern art, Opera Gallery, Parviz Tanavoli, Tashkeel, The Wall (Oh Persopolis), Will Lawrie | Leave a comment

Singaporean artist Mona Choo awarded first VandA print-making residency

Posted on December 24, 2008

SINGAPORE ARTIST LONDON MUSEUM Hong Kong-based and Singapore born artist and print maker Mona Choo has been awarded the first printmaking residency at the Victoria and Albert Museum in partnership with The London Print Studio and London Printworks Trust. The six … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, London, Museum collections, UK | Tagged Mona Choo, print making, residency, Singapore Art Museum collection, United Overseas bank collection, V&A, Victoria And Albert Museum | Leave a comment

Asian Art Fair in New York cancelled – New York Times, Artinfo

Posted on December 23, 2008

The New York Times reports: Reflecting the recent nose dive in confidence in the art and antiquities markets, the International Asian Art Fair held each spring in Manhattan has been canceled. The event’s organizers said the current economic slump was … Continue reading →