Monthly Archives: March 2011

Hong Kong gets first major Australian art survey

Posted on March 30, 2011

“WATTLE: Contemporary Australian Art”, the first show of it’s kind to hit Hong Kong, exhibits 45 artists and is a comprehensive overview of the county’s art production.

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Art Dubai’s aim of giving back to region realised? Media round-up

Posted on March 24, 2011

The fifth edition of West Asian art fair Art Dubai has came to a close in March 2011. What did the media report? International audience and art and connection-generating events.

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Ai Weiwei on why Ullens are quitting Beijing centre – TimeOut interview

Posted on March 24, 2011

In a recent TimeOut interview, Ai Weiwei weighs in on the cancellation of his Ullens Centre retrospective and the organisation’s impending management changes.

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Art review revamp needed? Hyperallergic questions form’s relevance

Posted on March 24, 2011

Does the traditional art review need to reach audiences beyond art world boundaries? Is there a place for art reviewing in mass media? Art blog Hyperallergic questions.

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2 Japanese video artists at Auckland Arts Festival 2011 – profile

Posted on March 24, 2011

Ko Nakajima and Kentaro Taki exhibited new video installations as part of the Visual Art programme of the Auckland Arts Festival 2011. We profile the artists and their work.

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