Monthly Archives: March 2009

First forays for Saudi art in international art market

Posted on March 31, 2009

SAUDI ART MARKET A group of Saudi artists will appear for the first time at international auction at Christies April sale in Dubai. This follows the inaugural entry of Saudi Arabia to Art Dubai fair last month. Christies: Christie’s will … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Calligraphy, Dubai, Islamic art, Market watch, Saudi | Tagged Abdullah Hamas, Ahmed Mater, Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad, Athr Gallery, Ayman Yusri, Bakur Sheikhoon, Baseim Al Shargi, Christies Saudi, Lulwah Al Homoud, Michael Jeha, Noha Al Sharif, Saudi art, Saudi artists, Shadia Alem | 2 Comments

Multiple biennale-exhibiting female video artist Larissa Sansour shows a fresh view of Palestine

Posted on March 30, 2009

PALESTINIAN VIDEO ART ‘Soup Over Bethlehem’ (2006) by Larissa Sansour, depicts an ordinary Palestinian family, Sansour’s own, around a dinner table on a rooftop overlooking the West Bank city of Bethlehem. In this entrancing 9 minute (save it for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Palestinian, Political, Video | Tagged family art, food art, Larissa Sansour, Palestinian artist, partition art, video artist | Leave a comment

Who are the emerging Generation Y artists from Asia? The New Museum selects

Posted on March 30, 2009

EMERGING ARTISTS ASIA Trend: Generational grouping of art The New Museum in New York chooses 8 artists from Asia and a total of 50 globally, to describe the next generation of emerging artists (born after 1976) as part of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Emerging artists, Generation art, Indian, Iranian, Israeli, Kazakhstani, Museum shows, Overviews, Surveys, Turkish | Tagged Ahmet Ogut, Alexander Ugay, Cao Fei, Chu Yun, Elad Lassry, emerging artists Asia, Liu Chang, New Museum, New York museums, Shilpa Gupta, Tala Madani, Younger than Jesus | 1 Comment

Win US$1000 of original art by well-known Asian artist

Posted on March 30, 2009

WIN ASIAN ART SURVEY Whether you are committed or just a wannabe, Hong Kong Time Out is offering collectors a chance to win an original piece of art worth US$1,000. It is not clear when the survey will close so … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Hong Kong | Tagged art survey, Jehan Chu, The Collectionist | Leave a comment

Japanese contemporary art – changes and trends – by gallerist Koyanagi

Posted on March 24, 2009

JAPANESE ART SCENE Gallerist Atsuko Koyanagi discusses: why Japanese galleries group together in different districts how the opening of the Mori museum impacted the art scene Japanese government’s relationship with culture how Japanese and Western collectors differ the strengths and weaknesses … Continue reading →