Monthly Archives: November 2011

Filipino artist Rodel Tapaya named Signature Art Prize 2011 grand prize winner

Posted on November 23, 2011

Five artists from across the Asian region have been named as winners in the APB Foundation Signature Art Prize 2011. Filipino Rodel Tapaya took home the Grand Prize.

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“Morning Glory” adorns Tyler Rollins: second solo for Cambodian Sopheap Pich

Posted on November 23, 2011

Cambodian sculptor Sopheap Pich presents a poignant statement on daily life in his homeland through large-scale sculptures of a humble, hardy flower, the morning glory.

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Young Russian contemporary artists on art as communication – video

Posted on November 23, 2011

Dmitri Venkov and Baibakov Art Projects explore the idea of art as communication in their 2008 video The World of the Other. Art Radar takes a look.

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Will Ai Weiwei rebuild Shanghai studio in Ghent?

Posted on November 22, 2011

Flemish artist Wim Delvoye has offered Ai Weiwei the chance to rebuild his demolished Shanghai studio in his planned sculpture park in the grounds of his house in Ghent.

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Palestinian artists use documentary tactics to sustain and subvert – ArtAsiaPacific

Posted on November 16, 2011

An article published in the Issue 74 of ArtAsiaPacific explores the adoption of documentary-based techniques by contemporary Palestinian artists.

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Unravelling history in “Japanese House” – Tomoko Yoneda at ShugoArts

Posted on November 16, 2011

Japanese-style houses built in Taiwan at the turn of the century are the subject in a new series by photographer Tomoko Yoneda, called “Japanese House”.

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10 Xu Bing prints among auctionable items in Bonhams 2011 autumn sale – event alert

Posted on November 16, 2011

Bonhams Fine Chinese Paintings and Modern Asian Art Autumn Auction features work by contemporary artist Xu Bing and living artists Zhu Ming and Liu Kuo-sun.

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