Monthly Archives: January 2010

Indian artist Anish Kapoor’s solo at Royal Academy – what did the critics call it? Performance art and Turkish toilet

Posted on January 11, 2010

INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART SCULPTURE Anish Kapoor’s sculpture fills London’s Royal Academy British Indian artist Anish Kapoor’s mid-career retrospective at the Royal Academy in London, England, has just wrapped up. Two years in the making, the exhibition ran from 26 September … Continue reading →

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China to use "soft power" of arts for international influence

Posted on January 5, 2010

CHINESE ART AND POLITICS China wants its own version of Hollywood. An intriguing article in the Toronto Star examines China’s growing recognition that media and culture can be a powerful tool to spread political, social and economic ideologies beyond its borders much … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia expands, China, Chinese, Globalisation, Museums, Nationalism, Political, Social | Tagged 798 Art District, China, How China is using art (and artists) to sell itself to the world, Kate Nicholson, Murray White, soft power, Toronto Star | Leave a comment

Top 17 Asian artists 2009: Art Radar's most-searched artists

Posted on January 5, 2010

TOP ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS We have been up and running for over 18 months now and we receive over 25,000 page views a month. Our readers come to us in various ways: via links from other websites, from twitter, facebook … Continue reading →