Monthly Archives: August 2010

First ever Moroccan art fair to launch in October

Posted on August 24, 2010

MARRAKECH MOROCCO ART FAIRS ARAB ART In October this year, the tourist hotspot Marrakech, Morocco, will host the country’s first modern and contemporary art fair. The fair points towards a growing trend of interest and investment in art in the Middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia expands, Business of art, Crossover art, Fairs, Globalisation, Middle East, Promoting art, Venues | Tagged Abu Dhabi, art fairs, art fairs in Asia, Art in Morocco at the dawn of globalization, Art market in the Arab world, art news, Asian art fairs, BIGG, contemporary art, Dubai, East meets West, Europe, France, Francois Morellet, Galerie 127, Gjdn Neshat, Global art, graffiti art, Identity art, installation art, Jean Brolly Gallery, Mahjoud Ben Bella, Marrakech, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech Museum, Middle East, Middle Eastern art, modern art, Moroccan heritage, Morocco, North Africa, October, paintings, Panel discussions, Pascel Amel, rap music, Resonance: Contemporary Moroccan artists across the world today, Roxana Azimi, Sharjah, Talks, The role of patrons and collectors, Tindouf Galler, Tourism, Tunisia, UAE | Leave a comment

Follow "The Penguin" to the mountain – Tobias Berger on the NJPAC show

Posted on August 24, 2010

KOREAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS EMERGING ARTISTS “The Penguin that goes to the Mountain“, an exhibition of contemporary art by young and emerging Korean artists, recently finished up this month at the Nam June Paik Art Center (NJPAC). It took … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist nationality, Computer animation software, Curators, Emerging artists, Events, Generation art, Installation, Interviews, Korea, Korean, Medium, Museum shows, Museums, Photography, Professionals, Sculpture, Styles, Tobias Berger, Venues, Video, Virtual | Tagged Adjong PARK, animation, art school, art students, controversial art, Dokyun KIM, Donhwi YOUN, Encounter at the end of the world, Eunphil CHO, Hojun SONG, Intergate, Intermedia, Jaechoul JEOUNG, Jihoi LEE, Jinwoo RYU, Jinwook MOON, Joonghyup SEO, Julie Anne Sjaastad, Kimoon KIM, Korean art, Korean art scene, Korean artists, Korean contemporary art, Korean emerging artists, Mano AHN, Minkyu KOH, Mongjoo SON, Moon Moowang, Moon Sohyun, Moowang MOON, Nam June Paik, Nam June Paik Art Center, post-EAT, provocative art, Rhee SEI, Seoul, Seungwon PARK, Sohyun MOON, Son Mongjoo, Song Hojun, Subin HEO, Sungeun CHANG, The Penguin that goes to the mountain, Tobias Berger, Vaemo, visual arts, Werner Herzog, Yeoja DDAN | Leave a comment

Japanese artist Hiroshige Fukuhara reappears after 8 year absence – Art Radar interview

Posted on August 19, 2010

JAPANESE ARTIST INTERVIEW PAINTING DRAWING EMERGING ARTISTS Eight years ago, Japanese artist Hiroshige Fukuhara was building up a successful career as a promising contemporary artist. He showed work at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in 2001 then disappeared from the contemporary … Continue reading →

Posted in Conceptual, Drawing, Emerging artists, From Art Radar, Gallery shows, Hiroshige Fukuhara, Interviews, Japan, Japanese, Painting | Tagged "Binary", Ai Kowada Gallery, aluminium, Art Hour, artist interview, black gesso, contemporary artists, contemporary Japanese Art, contemporary Japanese artists, Ebisu Japan, exhibition, Fukuhara Hiroshige, galleries, gallery exhibition, gallery show, Hiroshige Fukuhara, Interactive art, interview, Japan, Japanese, Japanese art, Japanese art culture, Japanese art galleries, Japanese art scene, Japanese artist, Maya McOmie, Media Art, minimalism, New Media Art, NYC PULSE, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, pencil, Phillip Morris International, Sendai Mediatheque, Solo Exhibition, ULTRA002, young artists | 2 Comments

Sheikh Sultan opens private collection to public putting Sharjah on the UAE art map

Posted on August 18, 2010

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS PUBLIC GALLERIES SHARJAH In Arabic, the word “barjeel”, from which the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, takes its name, means “wind tower”. For collector and owner Sheikh Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi, the euphemism does very little to hide his vision – … Continue reading →

Posted in Art spaces, Business of art, Collectors, Emirati (UAE), Gallery shows, Nonprofit, Oil, Painting, Palestinian, Promoting art, Sharjah, UAE | Tagged Abdul Qader Al Rais, Alma Kadragic, Arab Artist, Barjeel Art Foundation, Contemporary Arab Art, Contemporary Arab art trends, Dubai, Guggenheim Museum, Ladies of Gaza, Layan Shawabkeh, Louvre, Ministry of Culture Sharjah, National Daily Newspaper Abu Dhabi, Pablo Picasso, palestine, Palestinian art, Palestinian artist, Peripheral Vision, Real Estate Channel, Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, UAE, Women and trauma pictures | 1 Comment

Photography in contemporary Russia – Art Radar speaks with curator Olga Sviblova, AES+F and Igor Moukhin

Posted on August 18, 2010

MOSCOW PARIS CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION MUSEUM SHOWS With France-Russia Year 2010 in full swing, Maison Européene de la Photographie (MEP) and the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow (MAMM), formerly the Moscow House of Photography, partnered for the photo exhibition “Photography in Contemporary Russia, … Continue reading →

Posted in AES+F, Collaborative, Curators, Events, France, From Art Radar, Gallery shows, Interviews, Museum shows, Olga Sviblova, Paris, Photography, Professionals, Russian, Venues | Tagged AES+F, Alexander Abasa, Arsen Savadov, artist interviews, contemporary photography, curator interview, digital photography, Erica Holloway, exhibition, Fenso Group, Georgy Pervov, Igor Mukhin, Maison Europeene de la Photographie, Moscow House of Photography, Mutlimedia Centre for Contemporary Art, Oleg Kulik, Olga Chemijshova, Olga Sviblova, Paris, photography, photography exhibitions, political art, Russia, Russian, Russian art, Russian artists, Russian contemporary art, Russian contemporary photography, Russian photography, socialist realism, Valeri Schchekoldin, Vlad Loktev, Vladmir Fridkes, Vladmir Kuprianov | Leave a comment

Globalisation of contemporary art market evident in growth of art fairs – The Economist

Posted on August 17, 2010

ART FAIRS ECONOMY A recent article in the Economist comments on the globalisation of art and how art fairs accelerate the transnational exposure of artists, something that could become necessary for artists if they want to attract the attention of serious … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist nationality, Biennials, Business of art, Collectors, Events, Fairs, Festivals, Gallerists/Dealers, Globalisation, International, Market transparency, Market watch, Promoting art | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Art fair, Annette Schönholzer, Antony Gormley, Art Basel, art fairs, art festivals, Art HK, art industry, art investment, art market, artists, asia, Asian art market, avant-garde, biennale, Biennials, Chinese galleries, Collectors, contemporary art, Dealers, Deutsche Bank, Frieze Fair, global art market, Global frameworks – Art-fair musical chairs, Globalisation, Gwangju Biennial, hong kong, Hong Kong International Art Fair, International, international art, international art community, international art fair, international art market, Julie Anne Sjaastad, London, Lucy Mitchell-Innes, Marc Spiegler, market structures, Miami, Middle East, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, new york, Paris, South Korea, The Economist | 1 Comment

Tsong Pu discusses six artworks: Part II – Installations and art funding

Posted on August 17, 2010

TAIWAN CONTEMPORARY ART ARTIST INTERVIEW INSTALLATION In this second of three interviews, Tsong Pu reveals the concepts behind two important installations, Transposition of Light and Water (1992) and Backyard in June (1997). In it, he shows that works aren’t always … Continue reading →

Posted in Art spaces, Artist nationality, Artist-run, Business of art, Conceptual, From Art Radar, Funding, Installation, Interviews, Promoting art, Tsong Pu | Tagged 1 cm by 1 cm grid pattern, 13th Taipei Cultural Award, 47th International Biennial of Visual Arts, abstract art, abstract artists, archaeological research, archeology, art exhibitions, art funding, artist interview, artist interviews, artist-run spaces, Award for Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Backyard in June, cartoon inspired art, Chen Hui-chiao, comic art, contemporary Taiwanese art, government funding, grid technique, Huang Wen-hao, installation, installation art, installations, IT Park Gallery, Kate Nicholson, Liu Ching-tang, museum collections, National Culture Arts Foundation, non-profit, Taipei, Taipei City, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei Times, Taiwan Panorama, Taiwanese art, Taiwanese artists, Taiwanese contemporary art, Taiwanese installation artists, TFAM, The White Line on Grey, Transposition of Light and Water, Tsong Pu | Leave a comment

Top 8 Art Radar search terms: contemporary art trends revealed

Posted on August 13, 2010

JAPAN KOREA ART GRAFFITI NETWORKING PROPAGANDA POSTERS ART TRENDS What are Art Radar‘s most popular search terms? Japan tops other Asian countries with most-searched-for art, graffiti moves out from the underground and Chinese art and politics are brought once again … Continue reading →