Monthly Archives: July 2009

Lisa Reihana's electronic Maori art at Anna Landa new media biennial 2009 Australia – video

Posted on July 9, 2009

NEW ZEALAND DIGITAL ART AUSTRALIA Combining ancestral culture and slow art with new media Mâori artist Lisa Reihana (born New Zealand 1964, lives Auckland) has produced an intriguing and inspiring body of work collectively called Digital marae (2001,2008) which is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic art, Emerging artists, Museum shows, New media, New Zealander, Photography, Slow art, Video | Tagged ancestral art, Anna Landa Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales, art New Zealand, digital art, Electronic art, gender art, Lisa Reihanna, Slow art, textile art, Victoria Lynn | 1 Comment

Chinese art to move to conventional venue says Chairman Venice Biennale

Posted on July 9, 2009

CHINESE ART AT THE VENICE BIENNALE This post gives an overview Chinese art on exhibit at the 53rd Venice Biennale until November 2009 with a blogs-eye round-up of images and reviews. We also take a look at how Chinese art … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia expands, Biennials, International, Overviews, Prizes, Shows, Venice | Tagged Cao Fei, Chen Zhen, China Biennale, Chinese avant-garde, Chinese Pavilion, Chu Yun, contemporary Chinese art, Fang Lijun, Harald Szeemann, He Jianwei, He Sen, Huang Yong Ping, international art fair, international contemporary art, Kan Xuan, Liu Ding, Making Words, Qiu Zhijie, Shen Yuan, Tian Tian Wang, Venice Biennale 2009, Xu Tan, Yin Xiuzhen, Zeng Fhanzi, Zeng Hao | Leave a comment

First of its kind in Asia – Taiwan's Digital Art Center officially opens

Posted on July 2, 2009

DIGITAL ART TAIWAN First of its kind in Asia and six years in the making, the NT$25 million (US$756,000) avant-garde art facility, the Taipei Digital Art Center, is now officially open to the public. Taiwan News has the full report: … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Electronic art, Emerging artists, Gallery shows, Human body, Laser, Light, Museums, New media, Nonprofit, Sound, Sound art, Taiwan | Tagged arts in Taipei, digital art, installation art, Kodomo Manufacture, Ma Chun-fu, sonic art, Speaker Tree, Taipei Digital Art Awards, Taipei Digital Art Center, Taiwan artists, Taiwan contemporary art, Tao Ya-lun, The Light of Historical Ending, Tseng Wei-hao | Leave a comment

Why is Thailand difficult for street artists? Graffiti artist Bundit Puangthong explains

Posted on July 2, 2009

THAI STREET ART GRAFITTI Thai artist Bundit Puangthong arrived in Melbourne 10 years ago and is a well established figure in the Australian art world, having staged highly successful exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. He tells the Bangkok Post … Continue reading →