Monthly Archives: March 2010

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 →

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Discover new artists and keep abreast of shows with artinasia.com – website review

Posted on March 9, 2010

ASIAN ART WEBSITE TIP When we come across sources and sites which we find useful, we try to pass them on to you. This time we want to highlight www.artinasia.com, a well-designed eye-pleasing site providing gallery listings and directories of … Continue reading →

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Balgo Hills art: Indigenous Australian art by renowned masters in rare tour through Asia

Posted on March 3, 2010

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN ART Bright colors and mythical subjects in 26 works of internationally-renowned Balgo-style Australian desert art on tour in Asia: information about the show and a primer on the Balgo art genre The exhibition Balgo: Contemporary Australian Art … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancestors, Australia, Australian, China, Conceptual, Emerging artists, Identity art, India, Korea, Land art, Landscape, Mythical figures, Painting, Philippines, Social, Taiwan, Thailand, USA | Tagged Art from the Great Sandy Desert, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Australia, Balgo Hills, Bob Dingle Tjapanangka, Boxer Milner, Breandy Tjungurrayi, Elizabeth Nyumi, Eubena Nampitjin, Fred Tjakamarra, Helicopter Tjungurrayi, indigenous art, Indigenous Australian art, Indigenous Australians, Jimmy Tchooga, Joan Nagomara, John Lee Tjakamarra, Kate Nicholson, Kathleen Paddoon, Lucy Loomoo, Lucy Yukenbarri, Miriam Baadjo, Ningie Nangala Nangala, Pauline Sunfly, Susie Bootja Bootja, the Dreaming, Tjumpo Tjapanangka, Warlayirti Artists Corporation, Western Australia | Leave a comment

Xing Danwen’s perfect world gets noticed at the Ooi Botos Gallery in Hong Kong

Posted on March 3, 2010

CHINESE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY IN HONG KONG Chinese artist Xing Danwen’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong titled ‘In a perfect world…’ at the Ooi-Botos gallery in Wan Chai has been the subject of extensive media coverage recently, which is … Continue reading →