Monthly Archives: January 2011

Video artists raise awareness about water conservation in China

Posted on January 26, 2011

Beijing’s second “Shan Shui” exhibition, “Shan Shui 2010: H2O”, showcased the works of such internationally acclaimed video and new media artists as Song Dong, Bill Viola, Wang Gongxin and Janaina Tschӓpe, all drawing attention to the subject of water either by using it as their subject or as material in their art.

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Posted in American, Beijing, Brazilian, China, Chinese, Documentary, Environment, European, Events, Museum shows, Video | Tagged Abolutions, art about the environment, art about water, art and environment, art and the environment, Art in America, artists that work with water, BCA, Beijing artists, Beijing Center for the Arts, Bill Gates, Bill Viola, Blood Sea, Charlie Chaplin, China's 60th anniversary, Chinese art venues, Chinese artists, Chinese contemporary art, Chinese contemporary artists, Chinese enviro-artists, Chinese environmental artists, Chinese new media artists, Chinese video art, Chinese video artists, Christopher Phillips, contemporary Chinese art, contemporary Chinese artists, Cultural Revolution, der Fuehrer, documentary video, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, eco-art, ecological art, enviro-art, enviro-artists, environment art, environmental art, environmental artists, facebook, Father of the Republic, grassroots documentary project, Great Influenza, green art, Green Art Project, International Center for Photography New York, Italo Calvino, Janaina Tschӓpe, Kassel Documenta, Microsoft, Museum shows, NA, New Media Art, Nooshfar Afnan, Opera, Rain or Water, Richard Wagner, Shan Shui, Shan Shui 2010: H2O, Shan Shui Conservation Center, Song Dong, southwest China, t zero, Through Their Eyes, Tibetan Tableau, Touched 100 years, Tristran and Isolde, Twitter, Video art, Wang Gongxin, water, Water Diary, Weng Ling | Leave a comment

Art Stage Singapore East-West balance praised

Posted on January 26, 2011

ART FAIRS SINGAPORE CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS ASIAN ART MARKET With a total of 32,000 visitors – viewing work presented by 121 galleries from 26 countries – and some major sales, the inaugural edition of Art Stage Singapore seems to have proved … Continue reading →

Posted in Business of art, Events, Fairs, Market watch, Singapore | Tagged Agus Suwage, Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Arrested Motion, Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, art collectors, art fair, art fairs, art fairs in Asia, Art HK, art professionals, Art Stage Singapore, Art Stage Singapore 2011, Art Stage Singapore 2012, ARTINFO, ARTIST PROFILE Magazine, artists, artports.com, Asia expands, Asia Pacific, Asian art collectors, Asian collectors, Collectors, Cul-de-sac, David LaChapelle, gallerists, Geraldine Javier, I Nyoman Masriadi, Jitish Kallat, Jittish Kallat, Jumaldi Alfi, Li Chen, Lorenzo Rudolf, Mao Yan, Marilyn Crying “what do I wear in bed why Chanel No. 5 of course”, Marina Bay Sands, Martha Soemantri, nippets from the Manila Art Scene, Posie Musgrau, Ranbir Kaleka, Rogue Art, Ronald Ventura, Russell Young, Sh Contemporary, Shen Shaomin, Singapore art fairs, Singapore art venues, Singapore contemporary art events, Snow Moon Flower, Soul Guardian, Southeast Asian Collectors, Takashi Murakami, The Wall Street Journal, Three Dead Trees, Tomio Koyama, Yoshitomo Nara, Zeng Fanzhi | Leave a comment

Takashi interview number 3 in VernissageTV top 10 videos for 2010

Posted on January 26, 2011

While Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, perhaps unsurprisingly, claimed top spot with the channel’s video on his much-discussed Tate Modern exhibition, Sunflower Seeds, it seemed viewers thought that what Japanese Takashi Murakami had to say was worth third place in this list.

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Posted in East Asian, Japanese, Takashi Murakami, Videos | Tagged Ai Weiwei, art videos, artist video interview, Chateau De Versailles, Chinese artists, contemporary Chinese artists, contemporary Japanese Art, contemporary Japanese artists, Japanese artists, Japanese contemporary art, Japanese contemporary artists, Murakami Versailles, Takashi Murakami, VernissageTV, Video Interview | Leave a comment

500+ articles on Chinese contemporary art available on new Yishu online

Posted on January 26, 2011

Formerly a print-only publication, Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art have now made their 500+ archive of artist interviews, profiles, panel discussions and exhibition reviews available online, for USD2.95 per PDF download.

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Taiwan digital art in rare established Paris gallery showing

Posted on January 26, 2011

Exhibition “False Friends/An Ephemeral Video Library” marks the first time Taiwanese digital art has been showcased in an established Paris gallery. Three Taiwanese artists, Ming-Yu Lee, Wu Shang Lin and Chia Wei Hsu, are among 24 international artists whose video-based works are on display in the city’s Jeu de Paume.

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Posted in Emerging artists, Events, France, Gallery shows, New media, Profiles, Taiwanese, Video | Tagged 001-ing, art, art collectors, art in Taiwan, art market, art news, Asian art, Chia Wei Hsu, contemporary art exhibitions, contemporary art exhibitions in Paris, contemporary Taiwanese art, contemporary Taiwanese artists, contemporary video art, cultural art exchange, diaspora, digital art, digital art exhibitions, Emerging artists, False Friends/An Ephemeral Video Library, filmmaker, filmmaking, Going Home, history, Home Not Yet Arrived, independent film directors, independent filmmaker, Jeu De Paume, Kaohsiung, mainstream history, Memory, micro-narratives, Ming-Yu Lee, National Taiwan University of the Arts, New media, new media art exhibitions, nostalgia, Open-Contemporary Art Center, Paris, Paris art exhibitions, Paris art gallery, Paris contemporary art gallery, personal stories, Portrait of Cities - Space of Remembrance, self-identity, Shih Hsin University, Space of Remembrance 1, Super 8 film, Taipei, Taiwanese art, Taiwanese contemporary art, Taiwanese contemporary artists, Taiwanese digital art, Taiwanese emerging artists, Taiwanese new media art, Taiwanese video art, Taiwanese video artists, The Gallery, The Story of Hoping Island, Time Variations, Video art, Wu Shan Lin, Wu Shang Lin, Zoe Dulay | Leave a comment

Singapore Biennale 2011, 29 of 63 exhibiting artists are from Asia

Posted on January 26, 2011

The list of artists for the 2011 Singapore Biennale has been revealed. Beginning in early March, and this year titled “Open House”, SB2011 will feature over 150 works by 63 artists from 30 countries, with more than half of them premiering new works or creating new commissions. We have picked out the 28 artists who are living , working in or originally from the Asian region and listed them.

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Posted in Biennales, Events, Lists, Singapore | Tagged Ang Song Ming, Arin Rungjang, artist lists, Asian biennales, Asian Contemporary Art, Asian contemporary artists, biennale, Charles Lim, Danh Vo, Elena Nikolaeva, Genevieve Chua, Gigi Scaria, Ise (Roslisham Ismail), Koh Nguang How, Kyungah Ham, Lists, Louie Cordero, Mark Salvatus, Michael Lee, Michael Lin, Ming Wong, Navin Rawanchaikul, Omer Fast, ruangrupa, SB2011, Shao Yinong & Mu Chen, Sheela Gowda, Shooshie Sulaiman, Simon Fujiwara, Singapore art events, Singapore art exhibitions, Singapore art venues, Singapore Biennale 2011, Sopheap Pich, Southeast Asian art events, Southeast Asian art exhibitions, Tala Madani, Tan Pin Pin, Tatzu Nishi, Teppei Kaneuji, The Propeller Group, Tiffany Chung, Zai Kuning | 1 Comment

South Asian contemporary art scene: Five artists to watch

Posted on January 26, 2011

Looking for new names in the South Asian art world? Deepika Sorabjee, writing for CNN Go, has profiled five emerging artists from India and Pakistan whose works were recently on display in Mumbai galleries. We provide information and images on the five artists: Bani Abidi (Pakistan, 1971), Prashant Pandey (India, 1984), Waqas Khan (Pakistan), Ritesh Meshram (India, 1975), C K Rajan (India, 1960).

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Posted in Emerging artists, Indian, Lists, Pakistani, South Asian | Tagged art galleries, Bani Abidi, C K Rajan, Canvas Gallery, Chemould Prescott Road, chocolate sculpture, cigarette butts, cobwebs, contemporary art, Emerging artists, Even Infinity Takes Time, exhibition, frames, Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinrucke, Gallery Maskara, geometry, glass, Gwangju Biennale, home objects, India, Indian, infinity, ink, installation, iron, Karita Kan, kinetic, Lahore Art School, Lakeeren, Mad Furnitures and Psychic Objects, miniature art, monograph, motor, Mumbai, Pakistan, Pakistani, perforation, pointillism, Prashant Pandey, Project 88, Ritesh Meshram, Rohtas Gallery, sacred art, sculpture, Section Yellow, Shelf Life, sound, South Asia, space, time, Video art, Waqas Khan, wasli, wood | Leave a comment

Galleries say debut Art Stage Singapore brings diversity ART HK lacks

Posted on January 19, 2011

ART FAIRS SINGAPORE CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS Art Stage Singapore made its success debut at Marina Bay Sands last week. While attendees praised the fair’s diverse yet strongly Asian audience, initial sales have been reported as mixed. Art Radar was there, taking … Continue reading →