Monthly Archives: November 2011

One World Exposition: ambitious Chinese media art symposium in Hong Kong – event alert

Posted on November 30, 2011

“One World Exposition”, a project curated by Videotage, aims to “re-engage contemporary Chinese art from regional, national and global perspectives.”

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Posted in Chinese, Conference, Connecting Asia to itself, Crossover art, Event alert, Festivals, Hong Kong, Hong Kong artists, Lectures and talks, New media | Tagged art event alert, Asia Art Archive, Chinese new media art, Chinese new media artists, City University of Hong Kong, computer game art, Danny Yung, Ellen Pau, event alert, Feng Mengbo, Film, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong art conferences, Hong Kong art events, Hong Kong art expos, Hong Kong art festivals, Hong Kong art lectures, Hong Kong art symposiums, Hong Kong art talks, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong new media art, Hong Kong new media artists, Interactive art, interactive media art, Isaac Leung, Jeffrey Shaw, Johnnie To, Kee Club, Li Zhenhua, lighting, New Media Art, One World Exposition, Osage Art Foundation, Ou Ning, Qiu Zhijie, School of Creative Media, theatre, Video art, Videotage, Wang Jianwei, Yang Fudong, Zhang Peili | Leave a comment

Cao Fei’s unsung factory heroes explained – art:21 video

Posted on November 30, 2011

Chinese artist Cao Fei discusses the anti-hero characteristics she gave factory workers from the Pearl River Delta region in China in a recent theatrical work.

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Posted in Cao Fei, Chinese, Crossover art, Interactive art, Interviews, Performance, Political, Social, Utopian art, Videos | Tagged art videos, Art21, Asian Contemporary Art, Avatars, biennale, China Tracey, Chinese contemporary artist, Chinese Pavilion, Chinese video art, Christine Lee, contemporary art, Guggenheim, International Center of Photography, Lombard-Freid Projects, MOMA, New York Times, Palais de Tokyo, Pearl River Delta, PRD Anti-Heroes, RMB City, second life, Serpentine, Shadow Life, Venice Biennale, videos | Leave a comment

Christie’s Hong Kong autumn 2011 sales: Indonesian art triumphs, Indian falters amid cautious market

Posted on November 30, 2011

The response to Christie’s Hong Kong day sale of Asian Contemporary Art, held on 27 November 2011, was restrained. 28 percent of works in the 273-lot sale failed to sell.

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Posted in Asia expands, Auctions, Business of art, Hong Kong, Overviews, Research | Tagged Andrea Fiuczynski, Asian Contemporary Art, Asian Contemporary Fall Sale, Burmese contemporary art, buyer’s premium, Chinese contemporary art, Christie's art auctions, Christie's Asian art auctions, Christie's auctions, Christie's Hong Kong, Christie's Hong Kong Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Christie's Hong Kong Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) 2011, Christie's Los Angeles, Erin Wooters, Filipino contemporary art, Hong Kong art auctions, Hong Kong Asian art auction, I Nyoman Masriadi, Indian contemporary art, Indonesian contemporary art, Japanese contemporary art, Jitish Kallat, Korean contemporary art, Malaysian contemporary art, Mao + Calling, paintings, Rudi Mantofani, Singaporean contemporary art, Sotheby's Asian art auctions, Sotheby's auctions, Sudut Bumi #3 (The Corner of the Earth #3), Thai contemporary art, Zeng Fanzhi | Leave a comment

12th Istanbul Biennial: women artists and emerging regions stand out

Posted on November 30, 2011

The 12th Istanbul Biennial was an unconventional show, but the work by women artists and artists from emerging regions such as the Middle East stand out as strong points.

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Posted in Biennales, Biennials, Curators, Istanbul, Museum shows, Political, Women power | Tagged 12th Istanbul Biennial, Adriano Pedrosa, Ala Younis, Alessandra Alliata Nobili, Annette Kelm, Antrepo 3, Antrepo 5, Chris Burden, Elizabeth Catlett, Felix Gonzalez Torres, Francisco Tropa, Füsun Onur, Gabriel Sierra, Hou Hanru, Istambul Modern Museum, Istanbul Biennal, Jens Hoffmann, Letizia Battaglia, Lygia Pape, Martha Rosler, Middle Eastern art, Milena Bonilla, Ralph Rugoff, Ryue Nishizawa, Teresa Burga, Tina Modotti, Turkish, Turkish contemporary art, twelfth Istanbul Biennal, Untitled, Wael Shawky | Leave a comment

Swiss collector opens Art Supermarket in Hong Kong… but is it?

Posted on November 30, 2011

A rainy night in November 2011 saw the Hong Kong opening of Art Supermarket. We popped in to investigate this new concept store and nabbed an interview with the director.

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