Monthly Archives: September 2009

Surprising new direction taken by cadaver artists and Saatchi stars: Sun Yuan and Peng Yu – interview

Posted on September 16, 2009

HONG KONG CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHY ART Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, born in the early 1970s and both alumni of the prominent Beijing Central Academy of Art, have a long-established reputation in Asia for their controversial collaborative installations featuring animals, human tissue … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Chinese, Collaborative, Documentary, Domestic, Family, Gallery shows, Hong Kong, Human body, Interviews, Migration, Participatory, Photography, Social, Toys, War | Tagged Beijing artists, Chinese art, Chinese contemporary art, Chinese contemporary photography, domestic art, domestic helpers, Filipino, home art, Hong Kong art, Intervention, migrant art, Old People's Home, Osage Gallery, Peng Yu, photography, Saatchi, Saatchi Gallery, social art, Sun Yuan, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, The Revolution Continues, wendy ma | 1 Comment

Two contemporary art museums planned for Moscow

Posted on September 12, 2009

RUSSIAN ART MUSEUMS Two new contemporary art museums are planned for Moscow reports Artinfo. National Centre for Contemporary Art Mikhail Mindlin and Leonid Bazhanov, directors of the National Centre for Contemporary Art in Moscow, initiated the plan to establish a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art districts, Art funds, Funding, Moscow, Museums, Russia, Russian | Tagged Art Moscow, art museum Moscow, art museums, ArtMedia Group, Gary Tatintsian, moscow, Museums, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Russian art, Stella Art Foundation, Valery Nosov, wendy ma | Leave a comment

Chance to learn where Singaporean art is heading plus two firsts for emerging artist competition Presidents Young Talents at Singapore Art Museum

Posted on September 9, 2009

SINGAPORE MUSEUM ART COMPETITION Singapore had a predicament. The city-state needed to find the young artistic voices to represent Singapore at international level art fairs and events. The problem has been solved and future Singaporean art stars are being identified … Continue reading →

Posted in Conceptual, Domestic, Furniture, Galleries work the Web, Landscape, Museum shows, Museums, Singapore, Space, Uncategorised | Tagged Donna Ong, Erin Wooters, family art, Felicia Low, Istana, Land art, Light art, Presidents Young Talents, river art, Singapore Art Museum, Singaporean contemporary art, space in art, Tan Boon Hui, Tan Siu Li, Twardzik Ching Chor Leng, Vertical Submarine, words in art | Leave a comment

Rare piece of good news for art from Australian Tax Office – be quick to benefit

Posted on September 9, 2009

ART TAX AUSTRALIA There is a rare piece of good news from the Australian Tax Office for artists and art buyers down under. A substantial tax break is being offered for purchases of new art before the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Business of art, Collectors, Funding, Market watch | Tagged art Australia, art business, art tax | Leave a comment

Sin Sin, Hong Kong gallerist and Indonesian art specialist, on recently flourishing Indonesian art scene- interview-

Posted on September 9, 2009

INDONESIAN CONTEMPORARY ART It was a sweltering Hong Kong afternoon, and I was feeling scattered after running through Hong Kong’s charmingly retro Hollywood Road district in search of the renowned Sin Sin Atelier. Upon discovering it, I was escorted into Sin … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists as curators, Curators, Gallerists/Dealers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong artists, Indonesia, Indonesian, Interviews, Putu Sutawijaya, Uncategorised | Tagged Abdi Setiawa, Ann New, Balinese art, Bob Sick, Bob Sick Yudhita, Bùi Xuân Phái, Eddie Hara, Enin Supriyanto, Entang Wiharso, Erin Wooters, hong kong, I Gusti Ngurah Buda, Indonesian contemporary art, Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Indonesian Invasion, Jumaldi Alfi, Komaneka Fine Art Gallery, Nadi Fine Art Gallery, Pande Ketut Taman, Purnati Culture Center, Putu Sutawijaya, Roland Hagenberg, Rudi Mantofani, S. Teddy Darmawan, Sin Sin, Sin Sin Annex, Sin Sin Atelier, Sin Sin Fine Art Gallery, Tisna Sanjaya, Ugo Untoro, Villa Sin Sin, Ye Yongqing, Yunizar, Zulkarnaini | Leave a comment

Iran Inside Out review round up – 56 artist survey show in New York described as mesmerising, a privilege

Posted on September 3, 2009

IRANIAN ART SURVEY 56 contemporary Iranian artists are presented in the attention-grabbing and timely Iran Inside Out exhibition at Chelsea Art Museum in New York (June 26 – Sep 5 2009). Surprisingly – or perhpas not – only 35 artists in the show reside inside Iran … Continue reading →

Posted in Activist, Critic, Curators, Feminist art, Identity art, Iranian, Islamic art, Museum shows, New York, Political, Religious art, Reviews, Shows, Social, Surveys, USA, War, Women power | Tagged Abbas Kowsari, Ahmad Morshedloo, Alireza Dayani, Arash Hanaei, Chelsea Art Museum, Golnaz Fathi, Iran Inside Out, Iranian Art, Iranian artists, Iranian contemporary art, Islamic art, Mitra Tabrizian, Muslim art, Newsha Tavakolian, Pouran Jinchi, repression in art, Reza Paydari, Sadegh Tirafkan, Saghar Daeeri, sam bardaouil, Shahram Entekhabi, Shirin Fakhim, Shoja Azari, Siamak Filizadeh, Siamek Filizadeh, till fellrath, veil and art, wendy ma, Zaal arrives to help Rostam | 1 Comment

Hugs in Hong Kong by mainland artists formerly branded national criminals – interview Gao Brothers

Posted on September 3, 2009

CHINESE PERFORMANCE ART Take a walk down a public Hong Kong street these days and you might find yourself bumping into some portable – and surprisingly intimate - art. While Hong Kong artist Tim Li’s private bed has been erected all over … Continue reading →