Monthly Archives: March 2010

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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This is Hong Kong: video art exhibition highlights differences between Hong Kong and the mainland

Posted on March 10, 2010

HONG KONG VIDEO ART MOVING IMAGE Hong Kong’s identity revealed through moving image Hong Kong: a Chinese city, a territory, a post-colonial state. Since China regained sovereignty of the area from Britain in 1997, Hong Kong has been struggling to … Continue reading →

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Four Asian artists nominated for NYC PULSE Awards

Posted on March 9, 2010

EMERGING ASIAN ARTISTS – ART PRIZES Four Asian artists were nominated for Pulse Awards at the PULSE art fair which took place in New York City and Miami between 4-7 March 2010: Shun Duk Kang from Korea, Hiroshige Furuhaka … Continue reading →