Monthly Archives: June 2009

Unusual art investment model launched by China Merchants Bank

Posted on June 18, 2009

ART INVESTMENT Earlier this week China Merchants Bank launched a new ‘art banking’ service for China’s rich says the People’s Daily Online. The unusual model allows private banking clients to pay a deposit for an artwork and take it away to enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors, Services | Tagged art and private banking, art banking, art investment, China Contemporary Art Foundation, China Merchant Bank, Chinese art market, Chinese contemporary art | 1 Comment

Where is the Sharjah Art Museum heading? – Manal Ataya, Sharjah Museums director

Posted on June 18, 2009

MIDDLE EAST MUSEUMS The Art Newspaper has published a fascinating video interview with the Director of the Sharjah Museum, Manal Ataya. Because the video is in a frame rather than its own separate page, it is not possible to link to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art districts, Curators, Interviews, Islamic art, Museum collections, Museum shows, Nonprofit, Professionals | Tagged art in Middle East, figurative art in Islam, graphic art, Islamic art, Manal Ataya, Middle East curators, Middle Eastern art, Middle Eastern art museums, Sharjah art, Sharjah art museum, Sharjah Museums, Sharjah Museums Director | 1 Comment

Thai installation artist Surasi Kulsowong promises Good News at Para/Site Hong Kong – review

Posted on June 11, 2009

THAI ARTIST SHOW REVIEW Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya, as new curator for the well-regarded Hong Kong non-profit Para/Site art space, explained his mission for the space in January 2009 to Claire Morin for Time Out: “I want to refocus Para/Site … … Continue reading →

Posted in Art spaces, China, Connecting Asia to itself, Curators, Gallery shows, Hong Kong, Installation, Nonprofit, Participatory, Recession, Thai, Thread | Tagged Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya, garbage art, gold in art, Good News is Coming, Good News is Coming (With Warhol's Flowers), non-profit art, Para/Site, rubbish art, site-specific art, Surasi Kulsowong, Tatsumi Orimoto, Thai contemporary art, Thread art, waste in art | Leave a comment

How a long recession helped Japanese contemporary art collector, Ryutaro Takahashi

Posted on June 11, 2009

JAPANESE ART COLLECTOR A Japanese psychiatrist, Ryutaro Takahashi, has become one of the most important collectors of Japanese contemporary art, having amassed a collection of over 1,500 pieces since 1997. And, in an inspiring story we can all take heart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, Collectors, Individual, Japan, Japanese, Profiles, Recession | Tagged Akira Yamaguchi, art collectors, Hisashi Tenmyouya, Japanese art collectors, Japanese artists, Japanese contemporary art, Japanese museum collections, Makoto Aida, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Ryutaro Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Ozawa | 1 Comment

Young Israeli artist Karen Russo photographs tunnels and the other side of the moon in London

Posted on June 11, 2009

ISRAELI PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEOS AND DRAWING ‘On a Clear Day We Can See Forever’, a solo show by Israeli-born artist Karen Russo is presented by Paradise Row until 13th June 2009. In her video installations, drawings, writing, and photographs, Russo attempts to … Continue reading →