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Topic Archives: East Asian
Engaging tour of public sculptures in Taipei – Borneo Post Online
Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
In his November 2011 BorneoPost online article, writer Ghaz Ghazali explores Taipei and thrusts the city’s public art into the limelight.
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.
Chinese artists Wang Qiang and Zhu Zi at White Space Beijing – picture feast
Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Work by two Chinese artists, Wang Qiang and his younger countryman Zhu Zi, are showing at White Space Beijing until 15 January 2012.
Christie’s ‘Faces of New China’ Private Collection Sale underperforms amidst art market slowdown
Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Christie’s Hong Kong November 26 Private Collection Sale provides a dramatic example of single-owner sales’ susceptibility to the faltering Asian art market.
Yoko Ono to exhibit solo in India for first time – Times of India
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Yoko Ono is to hold her first Indian solo in January 2012 at Vadehra Gallery in New Delhi, The Times of India reported on 3 December 2011.
One World Exposition: ambitious Chinese media art symposium in Hong Kong – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
“One World Exposition”, a project curated by Videotage, aims to “re-engage contemporary Chinese art from regional, national and global perspectives.”
Cao Fei’s unsung factory heroes explained – art:21 video
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 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.
Swiss collector opens Art Supermarket in Hong Kong… but is it?
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 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.
Higher level of international exposure for Southeast Asian art at Christie’s
Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Christie’s includes Southeast Asian art in their Hong Kong autumn 2011 Asian 20th century and contemporary art sales along with art from China and other parts of East Asia.
Filipino artist Rodel Tapaya named Signature Art Prize 2011 grand prize winner
Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd, 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.
Young Russian contemporary artists on art as communication – video
Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd, 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.
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.
Unravelling history in “Japanese House” – Tomoko Yoneda at ShugoArts
Posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 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”.
10 Xu Bing prints among auctionable items in Bonhams 2011 autumn sale – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 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.
Chinese collectors no longer follow cues from West, says Wall Street Journal
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
A report published in The Wall Street Journal in October 2011 identifies new trends set by Chinese collectors and reveals how the auction market is responding to new demand.
Modernity through eyes of 8 South Korean photographers
Posted on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Work by eight contemporary Korean photographers is on show at the Galerie Paris-Beijing in France. We take a closer look at the artists.
Sotheby’s Ullens Collection: private collection sales stay strong
Posted on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
HONG KONG CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART AUCTIONS Art Radar was present in the auction room for the second instalment of Sotheby’s Ullens Collection Sale on October 2, 2011 in Hong Kong. Composed of 90 lots, this highly anticipated sale achieved sales of 93% … Continue reading
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sale 2011: Contemporary Asian Art
Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Art Radar reports from the auction room of Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary Asian Art on October 3, 2011. The 176-lot sale featured two ‘premium’ works, and revealed lagging enthusiasm in the contemporary Asian art market
4 emerging Hong Kong artists naturals at portraying nature
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Hong Kong artists Nimchi Yuen, Silvia Chan, Flora Fok and Jessica Cheung are featured in a September 2011 group show at Karin Weber Gallery that explores the natural world.
Chin Chih Yang’s roving projections challenge Art Taipei audience: video and interview
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Art Radar interviews Chin Chih Yang on the multidisciplinary work be brought to Art Taipei 2011
Graduate artist Liu Xinyi’s playfully political Chinese Art Centre installation
Posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Young Chinese artist Liu Xinyi’s commentary on international politics, an installation made up of exercise grippers, is on display at the Chinese Art Centre in Manchester.
4 Russian artists to watch: Turku Biennial 2011 selection
Posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
We explore the work of four Russian contemporary artists – Tatiana Akhmetgalieva, Alexander Gurko, Elena Gubanova and Ivan Govorkov – as shown in Turku.
Photographic duo RongRong and inri get first Hong Kong retrospective
Posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
More than sixty works by Chinese artist RongRong and his Japanese companion in art, inri, are on show at Blindspot Gallery for the first time.
Takashi Murakami tops Japanese artist by auction price list – Artprice
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Two out of the three artists on Artprice’s top ten list of best auction results generated by Japanese artists (August 2011) are contemporary: Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama.
Judging Venice Biennale: How is the Golden Lion selected? Panellist interview
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Part 2 of Art Radar’s interview with Liu Ding and Carol Yinghau Lu in which we ask Lu about her experience as judge of the Golden Lion Awards for the Venice Biennale in 2011.



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