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Topic Archives: Art spaces
Chinese affordable art fair AAC to launch Hong Kong edition
Posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Chinese art company Affordable Art China Ltd (AAC) will launch an art fair in Hong Kong in 2013. The event will focus on emerging artists and sell contemporary art works at “accessible prices”.
Adequate professional talent for China’s expanding arts infrastructure? The New York Times
Posted on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Does China lack the professional talent and collection strength to support its new arts infrastructure? The New York Times recently published an article on China’s rapid expansion.
Palais de Tokyo expands: More room for international contemporary art
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Eleven Asian artists have been included in the inaugural edition of La Triennale, which was launched at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris on 20 April 2012.
Pearl Lam: Another gallery for Hong Kong’s Pedder Building
Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Pearl Lam will be the next high-end commercial gallery to move into the historic Pedder Building. The new 340 square metre gallery space will open to the public on 16 May 2012.
Foreign-owned Beijing 798 gallery expands into creative entrepreneur incubator – WSJ Scene Asia
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
David Ben Kay’s Yuanfen Flow started out as a house, became a new media art gallery and is now a creative business incubator. Read on to find out more about this unique Beijing space.
Heritage factory renovation to lay new foundations in Sharjah art scene – The National
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The National recently reported on two cultural development projects set to grow Sharjah’s cultural footprint. The projects herald further development for the burgeoning art hub.
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art: Education priority for India’s first private institution
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), which opened in 2010, is India’s first philanthropic, profit-free contemporary and modern art museum.
Art museum independence challenged – The Guardian
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2012
In a scathing review of Damien Hirst’s ongoing Tate Modern retrospective, Hari Kunzru of The Guardian questions museum independence.
Google Art Project “goes global”: treasure trove of Asian contemporary art
Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2012
In addition to improved clarity and new capabilities, Google has also added eleven Asian museums that prominently feature contemporary art to Google Art Project.
Dafen Art Village, part II: Original art struggles in Shenzhen copy town – artist interview
Posted on Monday, March 5th, 2012
In the second part of our series on Dafen Art Village, we speak to Wang Zeng Chun to find out what it’s like for an original artist in an art district dedicated to copy-art.
2 top Australian art professionals return home to head leading Oceanic institutions
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Michael Brand, former Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Roger McIlroy, former Chairperson of Christie’s Australia, are heading back to work in their homeland of Australia.
Airports “shrines of public art”? Terminals to art museums in India
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Could airports be the new shrines of public art in India? Art-interested travellers are in for a visual treat when stopping by the country’s New Delhi and Mumbai air transport hubs.
Museums in the age of the mega-collector: Can public institutions compete? – WSJ Blogs
Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
In January 2012, The Wall Street Journal interviewed Siu Li Tan, an assistant director and curator for the Singapore Art Museum (SAM).
Qatar Cézanne purchase points to building of art “museum empire”?
Posted on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The royal family of Qatar recently purchased Cézanne’s The Card Players for more than USD250 million, the most expensive art acquisition in history.
What is ahead for contemporary Asian art, 2012 and beyond? Part IV
Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
In this final installment of our ‘trends in contemporary art’ series, we look at how collectors are adapting to the era of information technology and increased interconnection.
Seeking Korea artist residency? International opportunities at Seoul Art Space Geumcheon
Posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Seoul Art Space, founded in 2008, has a dual mission that differentiates it from other art foundations. It focuses on reviving abandoned and idle buildings into venues for artists.
Echo: Support for contemporary Iraqi art
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Art Radar interviews Rijin Sahakian on the functions of Echo, a non-profit organisation formed in 2011 to support the growth of contemporary visual art in Iraq and its diaspora.
Post-disaster reflections in Japan-Australia art exhibition “Alternating Currents”
Posted on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) in cooperation with the Japan Foundation attempts to show art that has been influenced by Japan’s Tōhoku earthquake.
4 Philippine artist-run spaces profiled – Asia Art Archive
Posted on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Asia Art Archive introduces four new artist-run spaces that opened in late 2010 and 2011 in Manila. Art Radar takes a look and adds one of our own.
Tokyo Wonder Site 2011 solos for 20 emerging Japanese artists
Posted on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Art Radar lists the twenty artists chosen for solo exhibitions at TWS-Hongo studio by TWS-Emerging in 2011 and takes a closer look at five of them.
Steal a Banksy and keep it, guilt and prison free
Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
There is a AUD15,000 Banksy lurking in a corridor of one of three of Melbourne’s Art Series Hotels and the company is offering its guests the opportunity to swipe it.
New private contemporary art museum for Dubai
Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The Salsali Private Museum, home to the private collection of art patron Ramin Salsali, opened its doors to the public and collectors on 13 November 2011 in Al Quoz, Dubai.
Will Ai Weiwei rebuild Shanghai studio in Ghent?
Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 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.
What motivates billionaire collector Victor Pinchuk? The Art Newspaper
Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
An article in The Art Newspaper sheds light on the motivations of Ukrainian super-collector Victor Pinchuk. Art Radar sums up highlights from the original piece.
Outside influences seep into Myanmar art scene – New York Times
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
In an article written for The New York Times, Ceil Miller Bouchet introduces us to the budding art scene in Yangon, the biggest city in isolated Myanmar.



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