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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Wu Guanzhong retrospective Singapore Art Museum – New York Times review
CHINESE ART SINGAPORE Some of the best arts writing on the web is produced by the New York Times. Coverage of art in Asia is rare unfortunately which makes this review of the celebrated and influential 90 year-old Wu Guanzhong’s … Continue reading
Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto – 4 fascinating video interviews
JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY Thank heavens for youtube which has given us a whole new way to appreciate art and learn about artists. In these video interviews, internationally-acclaimed Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto gives us a glimpse of his warm personality. Intelligent and mild-mannered, he responds with … Continue reading
Chinese artist-run spaces rise up again?
ARTIST RUN SPACES BEIJING CHINA Eflux writer Carol Linghua Yu has written an interesting piece on the recent sprouting of independent artist-run spaces ‘born as a response to a specific situation in China’. Obsessed with constructing physical infrastructure and state-of-the-art … Continue reading
Newslink roundup Hong Kong art fair – Art HK 09
HONG KONG ART FAIR NEWS Flu Season – Artforum – 24 May 09 – Must read - This gossip column-style drily written piece, complete with photos of Asian art scene-shapers, takes a comprehensive look at most aspects of the fair: management (white … Continue reading
Historically important Indonesian gallery Cemeti closes…to change focus
INDONESIAN ART GALLERY Update: 14 May 2009 As rumours swirl in the blogosphere, we are pleased to report that there is a more nuanced story to the Cemeti closure. Mella Jaarsma at Cemeti Art House tells us that the closing will be temporary … Continue reading



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MoMA collects numerous drawings by Hajra Waheed
Kazakhstani art festival ArtBatFest calls for public arts submissions
ART HK repositions ASIA ONE section for 2012, now “heart” of fair
Museums in the age of the mega-collector: Can public institutions compete? – WSJ Blogs
Meet us at ARCOmadrid 2012! Art Radar participant in Asian Maps IX
Art Radar’s 16 most-searched contemporary Asian artists, July to December 2011
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Indian art collective WALA wins FICA Public Art Grant 2011 with performance art
Qatar Cézanne purchase points to building of art “museum empire”?