Monthly Archives: September 2009

GREEN: New affordable art fair in Beijing smashes the traditional art fair format

Posted on September 30, 2009

BEIJING ART FAIR Light up your senses with fresh, cutting-edge, yet affordable art on the new frontier– that is the proposition of the GREEN Art Fair 2009. Organized by New CAE Media and Air Media, promoters of the established Beijing … Continue reading →

Posted in Beijing, Business of art, China, Chinese, Fairs, Interviews, Market watch | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Two internship opportunities at Art Radar autumn/winter 2009

Posted on September 23, 2009

ART INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Art Radar Asia is offering two internship opportunities this autumn/winter 2009. Although we are not able to provide renumeration, we can promise that you will gain invaluable experience and make many useful, influential and interesting contacts.  As an intern, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged | Leave a comment

Shahzia Sikander questions authority with new video art medium at Para/Site in Hong Kong

Posted on September 23, 2009

PAKISTANI CONTEMPORARY VIDEO ART Art Radar talks to Pakistani miniaturist and video-maker Shahzia Sikander on the occasion of her debut show in China. The internationally acclaimed Shahzia Sikander spent 2003-2008 performing an in-depth study of the moving image and the fruits … Continue reading →

Posted in Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya, Art and the Internet, Asia expands, Biennials, Connecting Asia to itself, Hong Kong, Islamic art, Miniatures, New media, Pakistani, Shahzia Sikander, Sound, Sound art, Video, War, Women power | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Acclaimed Vietnamese artist and collector Dinh Q. Le reveals which Vietnamese contemporary artists he is collecting now – interview Wall Street Journal

Posted on September 23, 2009

CONTEMPORARY VIETNAMESE ART Dinh Q. Le, a Vietnamese-American artist and collector, is touted as one of the world’s most acclaimed Vietnamese artists, and his work will be featured in a solo exhibition by  the Museum of Modern Art in New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, Dinh Q Le, Interviews, Vietnamese | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is….. contemporary art? A definition

Posted on September 22, 2009

DEFINITION OF ART TERMS This is the first in a new series of posts defining art terms in the contemporary art field. Whether you are completely new to art or already count yourself among the cognoscenti, we hope this series will … Continue reading →

Posted in Definitions | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Picasso of China or voice of dissent: Who is Ai Wei Wei? Profile

Posted on September 22, 2009

CHINESE ARTIST PROFILE Ai Wei Wei is vying with Cai Guo Qiang to become the most famous contemporary Chinese artist in the world claims Artinfo in its must-read quote-dense 4 page profile produced on the occasion of  Ai Wei Wei’s first … Continue reading →

Posted in Ai Weiwei, Chinese, Collaborative, Identity art, Installation, Japan, Land art, Large art, Museums, New media, Overviews, Participatory, Profiles, Shows, Video | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Stop…look again! Work of Iranian activist artist Parastou Forouhar is not what it seems…

Posted on September 22, 2009

CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN ART For a revealing insight into contemporary art and its relationship with political and gender issues in Iran today, don’t miss this intriguing interview with Parastou Forouhar in which she describes how she challenges viewers to take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activist, Germany, Iranian, Museum shows, Parastou Forouhar, Political | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Short course on Chinese Contemporary Art at AW Asia New York, October 2009

Posted on September 16, 2009

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART COURSE AW Asia is offering a four-part introductory course on Chinese contemporary art “that explores the rise and development of avant-garde art practices in China over the last thirty years”. Taliesin Thomas, Director of AW Asia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Courses, Events, New York | Tagged , , | 1 Comment