Monthly Archives: February 2011

Political correctness enemy of good art says Valentine Willie – BFM podcast

Posted on February 23, 2011

We pull some quotes from a fascinating BFM podcast with Malaysian contemporary art specialist and dealer Valentine Willie. Find a link to the interview here, too.

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Early signs of ‘Sunflowers’: Interview Tate’s Juliet Bingham – Part II

Posted on February 23, 2011

Part two of our interview with Tate curator Juliet Bingham on Ai Weiwei’s “Sunflower Seeds” exhibit; historical significance and management of installation discussed.

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Tips and tricks for buying Asian contemporary art – event alert

Posted on February 23, 2011

Get specialist tips and tricks for buying Asian art. An event alert for a course on art investment given by Art Radar founder Kate Cary Evans.

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Walid Raad’s Lebanon shows in Sweden for first time – picture post

Posted on February 23, 2011

Lebanese-American Walid Raad’s retrospective spans twenty years of artworks that study Beirut, the Lebanese civil war and the Arab art world.

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International contemporary ink artists show with Chinese in Shenzhen

Posted on February 23, 2011

The traditional art of Chinese ink painting has so far received little attention in the international art market. This state of affairs may finally be changing.

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