Monthly Archives: June 2011

PiST///: a space for interdisciplinary art in Istanbul – art:21

Posted on June 29, 2011

ISTANBUL ART SPACES PROFILE Exploring the art scene of a new city can be a challenge. As we roam the Internet we occasionally discover profiles of off-the-beat art centres: here is one, published on art:21, that should inspire you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist-run, Nonprofit, Profiles | Tagged alternative spaces, Arrow Project, art, art centre profiles, art tourism, art travel, art travel holidays, Art21, artist residencies, artist talks, artist-run space, collaboration, contemporary art, dialogue and discourse, Didem Ozbek, emerging art, experimental art, independent art spaces, international artist residencies, Istanbul, Monday Talks, non-profit, Osman Bozkur, Pangaltı, PiST, PiST/// Interdisciplinary Project Space, travelling for art, Turkey, Zoe Dulay | Leave a comment

Fighting fakes in Asia: Pioneering technology from Cranfield University and Bonhams may help

Posted on June 22, 2011

Cranfield University and Bonhams have established a collaborative forensic science research project that represents significant advances in the authentication of art objects.

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Posted in Authentication, Overviews, Research | Tagged Andrew Shortland, antiques, art market, auction houses, auctioneers, auctions, authentication, Bonhams, Centre for Archaeological and Forensic Analysis, China, Chinese ceramic wares, Chinese ceramics, Christies, Colin Sheaf, consumer rights, Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, Dick Wang, Dong Guoqiang, forensic science, forensics, Fu Wen, Hanhai Auction Company, Jaime M. Salazar, law, legal issues, Pola Antebi, porcelain, Ron Gluckman, Sothebys, Su Minluo, trace element analysis, Wu Guanzhong | Leave a comment

Korean artists: 4 top posts from 2010 to 2011

Posted on June 22, 2011

In the first post of an ongoing series, we dig deep into our archives to bring you the best and brightest post written by us on the topic of contemporary ‘Korean artists’.

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Posted in Korean, Lists | Tagged 54th Venice Biennale, Angel Soldier, Art Radar topics, Beijing, Beijing art galleries, Busang Flower, DPRK, emerging Korean artists, Gang Hye Yong, Haunch of Venison, Hong Sun Dok, Jeanne Mueller, Korea Times, Korean artists, Korean contemporary art, Korean contemporary artists, Leap magazine, Lee Yong-baek, list posts, London exhibitions, London solo exhibitions, Mansudae Art Studio, Mansudae Art Studio Museum, meekyoung shin, National Museum of Contemporary Art Deoksugung, North Korean art, North Korean art galleries, North Korean artists, North Korean propaganda art, propaganda art, soap sculpture, South Korean artists, topic list, Translation Series, Venice Biennale | Leave a comment

Painter Nihad Al Turk creates myths daily at Beirut’s Ayyam Gallery – picture post

Posted on June 22, 2011

Bleakness abounds in work by Syrian painter Nihad Al-Turk, who was on show at Ayyam Gallery in Beirut, Lebanon. We bring you a feast of images of his work.

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Posted in Gallery shows, Lebanon, Picture feasts, Syrian | Tagged abstract, abstract art, abstraction, Arab art, Arab artists, Ayyam Gallery, Ayyam Gallery Beirut, Beirut art exhibitions, Beirut gallery shows, Carmela Sagritalo, Damascus, Damascus art critics, Damascus's Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Dialogue, Emerging artists, emerging artists in Asia, emerging Middle Eastern artists, expressionism, Lebanese art exhibitions, Lebanese art shows, Lebanese gallery shows, March Myths, Mark Hachem Gallery New York, Maymanah Farhat, Myths, Nihad Al-Turk, Palmyra prison, Park Avenue New York, picture feast, picture post, Rashed Issa, Syrian artists, Syrian Contemporary Art, Syrian contemporary artists, Syrian painters, Tree 1, Tree 3, UNESCO Palace Beirut, Wedding, West Asian art, West Asian artists, West Asian contemporary art, West Asian contemporary artists | Leave a comment

ART HK versus Art Stage Singapore: ART HK 11 dealers debate Asia’s top fair

Posted on June 22, 2011

In 2011, two art fairs have been battling it out for the title of top Asian show, namely ART HK and Art Stage Singapore. We ask galleries at ART HK 11 which has come out on top.

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