Monthly Archives: March 2010

Two internship opportunities at Art Radar Asia summer/autumn 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010

ART INTERNSHIP WEB WRITING RESEARCH Art Radar Asia is offering two internship opportunities this summer/autumn 2010. 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 … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s “father of printmaking” Liao Shiou-ping wins national award – profile

Posted on March 30, 2010

LIAO SHIOU-PING TAIWAN AWARD PRINTMAKING Graphic master recognised for ability to blend Eastern imagery and Western technique Earlier this year, Taiwan’s Council for Cultural Affairs awarded graphic artist Liao Shiou-ping one of three National Cultural Awards. The 74-year-old artist, renowned … Continue reading →

Posted in Collage, Design, Domestic, Painting, Prizes, Profiles | Tagged British Museum, Chat series, Council for Cultural Affairs Taiwan, Dreams series, Fine Arts Institute of Paris, Future Life, Gate series, Gathering series, Ghost Month, graphic art, graphic design, Guimet Museum, Kate Nicholson, Knots series, Liao Shiou-ping, Life Symbols series, Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, National Cultural Awards Taiwan, National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo), National Taiwan Normal University, new york, Oriental Fesitval, Paris, printmaking, Prix de Paris fund, Seasons series, Shanghai Museum of Art, Speechless, Symbols series, Taipei Fine Arts Museum (Taiwan), The Art of Printmaking, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Timeless, Tokyo, Yin and Yang | 3 Comments

Dinesh Vazirani CEO Saffronart speaks about 2010 market outlook for Indian art – Arttactic podcast

Posted on March 28, 2010

INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET OUTLOOK CEO of on-line Indian auction house Saffronart explains that the collector base for Indian art is changing Dinesh Vazirani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Saffronart, the world’s largest online auction house for fine art … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and the Internet, Art funds, Asia expands, Auctions, Business of art, Corporate collectors, eCommerce, Globalisation, Hong Kong, India, Indian, Individual, Interviews, London, Market transparency, Market watch, Mumbai, New Delhi, Recession, Website | Tagged Arttactic, Dinesh Vazirani, Market Outlook, mobile bidding, online auction, price, Saffronart, Speculators, young collectors | Leave a comment

Surprising sell-through rates for Chinese art recorded in London's February auctions

Posted on March 28, 2010

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET Chinese Contemporary Art Lots Sell Out in London Major auctions held in February 2010 in London featured impressive sales of Chinese contemporary art works reports Jing Daily with surprisingly high sell-through rates compared with works from other markets. The rising … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Chinese, London, Market watch | Tagged art auction results, art auctions, auctions, Cai Guo Qiang, Chinese contemporary art, Christies, contemporary art, Ian McGinlay, Phillips, Phillips de Pury, sell-through rate, Sothebys, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhang Xiaogang | Leave a comment

Contemporary Indian art meets tradition at inaugural ‘Sowing Seeds’ artist workshop in Rajasthan, India -interview

Posted on March 23, 2010

INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART WORKSHOP The first edition of a new and unprecedented artists’ workshop in Rajasthan brings together traditional rural artists and urban international contemporary artists for approximately 12-14 days to create art and exchange ideas. This project, called ‘Sowing Seeds’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Art spaces, Artist-run, Courses, Globalisation, India, Indian, International, Interviews | Tagged Aditi A. Kulkarni, artist camp, artist workshop, Bhupat Dudi, Chiman Dangi, Corina Gertz, Erin Wooters, Indian contemporary art, Indian traditional art, interview, Jodhpur, Judit Hettema, Kaman Art Gallery, Lucrecia Pittaro, Maria Rebecca Ballestra, Mitendra Singh, Nilesh Shidhpura, Rajasthan, Rajesh Pullarwar, Sowing Seeds, Terue Yamauchi, Vagaram Choudhary | 5 Comments

Gallerist Salwa Zeidan explains mission of inaugural Abu Dhabi Sculpture Symposium – interview

Posted on March 13, 2010

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM Salwa Zeidan, gallerist and an organiser of the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium (ADISS), (25 February to 7 April 2010 at Zayed University) talks to Art Radar about the mission of ADISS, government sponsorship of the arts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abu Dhabi, Events, Interviews, Sculpture, UAE, Uncategorised | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi art scene, art, art symposium, billy lee, Caroline Ramersdorfer, Dubai, Dubai art scene, Elab El Laban, gallerist, Guatemala, Hassan Sharif, jo kley, Jon Barlow Hudson, masahiro, public art, Salwa Zeidan, sculpture, symposium | 5 Comments

Ai Weiwei is next artist in Unilever Series at Tate Modern

Posted on March 12, 2010

Ai Weiwei is first artist from Asia Pacific to create installation in Tate’s Turbine Hall Prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will be the next artist in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall for the Unilever series (12 Oct 2010-25 Apr … Continue reading →

Posted in Ai Weiwei, China, Chinese, Installation, London, Museum shows, Museums, Political, UK | Tagged Ai Wei Wei, art, Asian art, Asian artists, Chinese art, Chinese contemporary art, Chinese installation art, installation, Sichuan earthquake, Tate Modern, Unilever series | Leave a comment

What is street art? Top 5 street artists in the art world- Part II

Posted on March 10, 2010

STREET ART CULTURE As street art goes mainstream in Asia, Art Radar takes a look at its roots. Modern graffiti art originated as an underworld activity and coincided with the hip hop movement in the late 1960′s and early 70′s … Continue reading →