Monthly Archives: July 2010

Israeli kinetic artist Yaacov Agam helps make "Taipei Beautiful"

Posted on July 29, 2010

PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION ISRAELI ARTISTS KINETIC ART A public art installation by pioneering Israeli kinetic artist Yaacov Agam was inaugurated in May this year in Taipei City, Taiwan. The NTD60 million design was commissioned to cover Shuiyuan Market in the … Continue reading →

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Sotheby's to hold first ever international auction house sale of calligraphy in Doha

Posted on July 28, 2010

ART MARKET ART AUCTIONS CALLIGRAPHY DOHA Sotheby’s London recently announced it will hold the first ever international auction house sale dedicated solely to calligraphy in Doha, Qatar, at The Ritz-Carlton Doha hotel, on 15 December. The groundbreaking calligraphy auction Hurouf: The Art of … Continue reading →

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27 contemporary Southeast Asian artists featured in ASEAN-Korea photo exhibition

Posted on July 28, 2010

KOREAN ASEAN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Created to showcase the range of dynamic contemporary photography coming from Korean and Southeast Asian artists, “Emerging Wave“, currently on view at the GoEun Museum of Photography in Busan (South Korea), features works from 27 artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Connecting Asia to itself, Emerging artists, Indonesian, Korea, Korean, Laoation, Malaysian, Museum shows, Museums, Myanmar/Burmese, Photography, Southeast Asian, Thai, Vietnamese | Tagged Akmal Benangsutera, Angki Purbandono, Arya Pandjalu, ASEAN, Bea Camacho, Brunei, Brunei artists, Brunei contemporary art, cambodia, Cambodian art, Cambodian artists, Choi Jung Won, contemporary art, contemporary artists, contemporary Cambodian art, digital photography, Dow Wasiksiri, Erica Holloway, Hangaram Museum of Art, Hirfian Husain, Indonesia, Koo Seong Youn, Korea, Korean artists, Laos, Laotian art, Laotian contemporary art, Le Kinh Tai, Lee Won-chul, Lee Yeleen, Liew Kung Yu, Malaysia, Malaysian art, Manichanh Pansivongsay, Mintio, Myanmar art, Myanmar artists, Nanda, Philippine art, Philippines, Phonephet Sitthivong, photography, Po Po, Richard Streitmatter-Tran, singapore, Singapore artists, Sok Sophal, Tan Nan See, Tanapol Kaewpring, Thai artists, Thai contemporary art, Thailand, Thit Lwin Soe, Tralong Borin, Vietnam, Vietnamese art, Wawi Navarrozza, Yoo Hyun Mi, Zhao Renhui, Zu Do Yang | Leave a comment

Will Youtube become a new platform for video art? Guggenheim experiments

Posted on July 28, 2010

YOUTUBE GUGGENHEIM VIDEO ART ONLINE BIENNIALS The world’s most popular online platform for video sharing, YouTube, will soon be put to the test as a potential new platform for art expression in joint initiative with the Guggenheim Museum. Launched this year, … Continue reading →

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Indian art market hits peak 2008 figures – modern art favoured

Posted on July 27, 2010

ART MARKET INDIAN ART MODERN ART AUCTIONS For some time now, the Indian art market has been reviving after the post-2008 buying slump. New Delhi-based journalist John Elliott, who runs the current affairs blog Riding the Elephant, reports in a recent post … Continue reading →