Monthly Archives: February 2009

Add-art replace ads on the web with art shows, Brooklyn Museum's curator of Asian art leads the way

ART TECHNOLOGY CURATORS Add-Art is a ground-breaking software service internet users can download  to replace ads on internet sites with art images from a curated database. The site is calling curators to contact them to assist with curating shows, each show … Continue reading

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14 China rim artists show landscapes at opinion-leading Hong Kong gallery Hanart

CHINESE LANDSCAPE SHOW This show interests us because it points to the classic/contemporary trend in which we see a juxtaposition of  the historic and traditional with the new. Many contemporary Chinese artists are rediscovering the traditional medium of ink and using it … Continue reading

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Japanese Indian artist Ashok Sukumaran creates mobile home installation in first major solo exhibition in Europe

                              Bombay-based Ashok Sukumaran is one of the few artists in the world making work that directly addresses the issues of infrastructure in cities, electricity, water … Continue reading

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Artists as curators and a round up of other art trends

FINE ART TRENDS Ben Lewis of The Evening Standard, London has published an intriguing piece called the Best Shows of 2009 in which he predicts the upcoming trends in art. Apart from a new trend in which artists are acting as curators … Continue reading

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Chinese auction houses dominate top 10 list of global auction houses for contemporary art – Artprice

  AUCTION HOUSE REVENUE According to Artprice, in the global ranking (in terms of revenue) of the 10 biggest auction houses for contemporary art over the last 12 months, 6 are Chinese. Euro     1. Sotheby’s 14.5m 2. Christie’s 14.4m 3. … Continue reading

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What are latest trends in Chinese art, who are the top two emerging artists? Melissa Chiu video

CHINESE ART TRENDS Australian curator and writer Melissa Chiu of the Asia Society New York discusses the newest trends from China in a video called Inside The Contemporary Art Scene. She identifies several emerging changes: young Chinese women are emerging as … Continue reading

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