Monthly Archives: October 2010

Video artist Chen Chieh-jen premieres in UK with Empire's Borders II

Posted on October 14, 2010

TAIWANESE ARTIST VIDEO ART UK EXHIBITIONS Following his successful exhibition in the United States, Chen Chieh-jen (b. Taoyuan, Taiwan, 1960), an internationally acclaimed video artist, presents the UK premiere of ”Empire’s Borders II – Western Enterprises Inc.” at the Chinese Arts Center … Continue reading →

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Performance art festival Action Script aims to provide deeper understanding of art form – event alert

Posted on October 13, 2010

PERFORMANCE ART HONG KONG FESTIVALS Art Radar Asia would like to notify you of what we consider an important and interesting Asia Art Archive performance art festival, Action Script – Symposium on Performance Art Practice and Documentation in Asia, which will … Continue reading →

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Jitish Kallat talks about Saatchi exhibition of Indian works to Economist – video

Posted on October 13, 2010

INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS LONDON VIDEO Between January and May this year, Indian contemporary artist Jitish Kallat displayed seven pieces, paintings, sculptures and installations, at Saatchi Gallery, London with 23 other contemporary Indian artists in an exhibition called “The Empire … Continue reading →

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Sotheby's London offers four short courses in Asian contemporary art for autumn

Posted on October 13, 2010

CONTEMPORARY ART EDUCATION This autumn, Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London is offering four courses focussing on modern and contemporary art in the Asian region, mostly Russia, India and China. Changing Dynamics in the Art Market, 12 and 26 October/2 and … Continue reading →

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Artnet chooses Hong Kong as debut venue for new venture – Art Radar scoop interview

Posted on October 10, 2010

ART PRICE DATABASE DEALER NEWS Artnet group, the leading art price database and online art auction company has chosen the year 2010 to branch out into a brand new venture: art dealing. And it chose a surprising venue for its … Continue reading →

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Sotheby's Hong Kong presents results of autumn sale of Southeast Asian paintings

Posted on October 7, 2010

ART AUCTION RESULTS SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG PRESS RELEASE We present you with the latest press release from Sotheby’s Hong Kong on their autumn sale of modern and contemporary Southeast Asian paintings: SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN PAINTINGS … Continue reading →

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How is Chinese ink painting explored in contemporary art? RedBox Review in discussion with Liang Quan

Posted on October 7, 2010

CHINESE INK CHINESE ARTISTS ARTIST INTERVIEWS In a conversation with Chinese-based art blog RedBox Review the artist Liang Quan (b. 1948), living and working in Shenzhen, China, explains how ink painting is used in contemporary art and how this exploration … Continue reading →

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New project on Chinoiserie and contemporary art to launch at London's Victoria and Albert Museum

Posted on October 7, 2010

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART CHINOISERIE CONFERENCE Originating in the 17th century to describe the Western fascination with Chinese art and design, the phenomenon of Chinoiserie will be the focus of a new three year project SINOPTICON: Contemporary Chinoiserie in Contemporary Art … Continue reading →