Monthly Archives: April 2009

Rarely exhibited art and more firsts at Asian Contemporary Art Week New York 2009

Posted on April 30, 2009

ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART WEEK 2009 For the first time since its inception in 2004 Cambodian and Tibetan artists will be on show in the 200 artist, 8 day event to be held in New York May 10-18th. But this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodian, Central Asian, Chinese, Gallery shows, Iranian, Kyrgyz, Museum shows, New York, Nonprofit | Tagged ACAW, ACAW 2009, ACAW New York, Asian Contemporary Art Week New York, Cambodian art, Central Asian art, Gumara Kasmalieva, Leeza Ahmady, Melissa Chiu, Middle Eastern art, Mitra Tabrizian, Muratbek Djumaliev, Qiu Zhijie, Tibetan art | Leave a comment

Sotheby’s charges for coffee – impact of recession on auction houses

Posted on April 27, 2009

AUCTION HOUSES RECESSION A tongue in cheek look at the impact of the recession on Sotheby’s at its Spring 2009 Southeast Asian sale in Hong Kong. With Asia seen as the great hope for an art market now in deep … Continue reading →

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Is ink the next thing? Evidence mounts of growing interest in Chinese ink painting – Redbox

Posted on April 27, 2009

CHINESE INK The international debut of contemporary ink painting from China already follows the wake of enthusiasm for Chinese contemporary art says the must-read Beijing-based Chinese art news site Redbox. Speculations of an energetic revival … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Installation, Museum shows, Videos | Tagged Chinese ink, Dai Guangyu, Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition, ink art, Ink not Ink, Lin Tianmiao, Outside IN, Peng Wei, Post-Mao Dreaming, Re-Bo, Redbox, shuimo hua, The Transforming Marks of Ink, Wang Jiawei, Wang Tiande, Wei Qingje, Wei Qingji, Wenda Gu, Yan Yinghong, Yang Guoxin | 1 Comment

Middle East art scene today is like London in nineties – Judith Greer – international art collector

Posted on April 27, 2009

ART COLLECTING MIDDLE EAST ART Now based in London, well-known US collector Judith Greer spent thirteen years in Japan where she discovered the work Yayoi Kusama well before the artist became well known. Greer, originally from Seattle, Washington told The Observer in 2006 … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors, Emirati (UAE), Individual, Videos | Tagged art books, art collecting books, art collections, art collectors, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Japanese art, Judith Greer, Middle Eastern art, Yayoi Kusama | 1 Comment

Emerging Chinese installation artist Tozer Pak Sheung Chuen at Venice Biennale 2009

Posted on April 27, 2009

VENICE BIENNALE HONG KONG The award-winning young conceptual artist Tozer Pak Sheung Chuen will represent Hong Kong at the 53rd Venice Biennale (June to November 2009) with an exhibition of newly-created works and past works which will focus on the … Continue reading →