Monthly Archives: January 2011

Penelope Seidler announced board director Sydney Biennale

Posted on January 19, 2011

BIENNALES AUSTRALIA ART PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS One of the world’s longest running biennales, the Biennale of Sydney, has announced architect and arts supporter Penelope Seidler AM as a new Board Director. Though new to the event’s board, Seidler is by no … Continue reading →

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Missed the 8th Gwangju Biennale? Watch it all online

Posted on January 19, 2011

BIENNALES CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS KOREA Mousse Magazine was chosen by the Gwangju Biennale to put together a series of video portraits of the entire 2010 event. The resulting set of films tour the various exhibition spaces and provide a surprisingly … Continue reading →

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Delhi plans new art museum in power plant – Guardian article

Posted on January 19, 2011

CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM PUBLIC GALLERY INDIA London’s Tate Modern will provide the model for a new public art gallery in Delhi, to be built within the shell of the decommissioned Indraprastha power plant. The cost of the reportedly-approved project could … Continue reading →

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Contemporary art blogs in 2010: Who made the Arts Media Contacts top 10?

Posted on January 19, 2011

Ten art blogs have been announced as the best on the World Wide Web by Arts Media Contacts. The company, who publish art media directories, asked for submissions last year for their competition, Top Art Blogs of 2010, and received a “huge number” of entries, narrowed down to ten by reader vote and their own judging process. We list the blogs, link to them and invite readers to tell us their favourite Asian art blogs.

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Is Hong Kong’s current art climate failing local artists? Wall Street Journal discusses

Posted on January 19, 2011

HONG KONG ART SCENE NONPROFIT SECTOR As Hong Kong’s commercial sector continues to grow in leaps and bounds, has the city’s independent art scene been forgotten? A critical report from the Wall Street Journal marks 2010 as a year in … Continue reading →

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Ai Weiwei’s Shanghai studio demolition: top stories, photos, video

Posted on January 14, 2011

Ai Weiwei’s Shanghai studio has been demolished in a move by the government that took the artist by surprise: Chinese officials had said they wouldn’t act on a demolition warrant issued in June 2010 until after February 3 this year. We have collected the top news, photos and videos.

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Art Observed reports on Mathaf Arab art museum inauguration and preview

Posted on January 12, 2011

Art Observed was on site for the inauguration of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar. As stated by the online art magazine, “Mathaf – Arabic for ‘museum’ – is the first institution of its kind in the region focusing entirely on Arab art and creativity.” Read on for images and information from the magazine. Continue reading →

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3 ArtInsight seminars on global art market to start January 2011 – event alert

Posted on January 12, 2011

More contemporary art education opportunities in London. ArtInsight and London Business School Art Connection have put together a series of evening seminars and receptions focussed on understanding and analysing key developments in the global art market. We talk about the content and dates of the three seminars. Continue reading →