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Topic Archives: Curatorial practice
South and Southeast Asian start for ambitious Guggenheim UBS MAP Initiative
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
The Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative aims to open the museum to cross-cultural exchange on a vast scale. The inaugural region will be South and Southeast Asia.
North African-born curator Abdellah Karroum to direct International Contemporary Art Prize
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2012
The Prince Pierre Foundation has brought on Moroccan-born curator Abdellah Karroum as an Artistic Director for their triennial International Contemporary Art Prize.
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.
Japanese-born curator Sayoko Nakahara awarded 2012 H+F Curatorial Grant
Posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
A young curator who was born in Japan but now lives and works in London, has been awarded the H+F Curatorial Grant.
Sharjah 2012 March Meeting attracts top art professionals, from MoMA to UNESCO – event alert
Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2012
Sharjah Art Foundation is inviting art professionals across the world to attend their 2012 March Meeting, being held from 17 to 19 March 2012.
Migrant Ecologies: Innovative Southeast Asian science-art collaboration
Posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Art Radar talks to Lucy Davis about Migrant Ecologies, a project that explores the relationships that exist between both science and art, and nature and humanity.
Why are regional art shows so tricky to curate? The Japan Times
Posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The decision to bring contemporary Arab art to Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum also brought with it a number of curatorial challenges, among them, how to define the “Arab world”.
Role of the curator in maturing Indian art scene – interview Vidya Shivadas
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Guest writer Rajesh Punj interviews Vidya Shivadas, Researcher at the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art and an important figure in the Indian art scene.
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.
Japanese curator Yuko Hasegawa plans multi-disciplined Sharjah Biennial 11
Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced that Yuko Hasegawa will head the curatorial team for the eleventh edition of the Sharjah Biennial, to be held in March 2013.
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.
Anselm Franke to curate “global systemic crisis” themed Taipei Biennial 2012
Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
German curator and art writer Anselm Franke will curate a biennial that draws its thematic inspiration from “the current situation of a global systemic crisis.”
Fourth Moscow Biennale all about new media art – review round up
Posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Art Radar presents key ideas from commentators and critics at The Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, which was themed “Rewriting Worlds”.
Venice Biennale model outdated? Cultural citizenship an alternative – curator Ranjit Hoskote
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Curator Ranjit Hoskote shares his views on the Venice Biennale model and his image of the event as a shift from spectacle to search engine, nationality to cultural citizenship.
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.
Exhibition missed? National Art Gallery Singapore has solution – resource alert
Posted on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
The National Art Gallery, Singapore has launched Exhibition Panoramas and Art Radar takes a virtual tour to find out how close to a real show experience the feature is.
Hong Kong Wan Chai Visual Archive: community art experimentation
Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Art Radar looks at the history and development of the Wan Chai Visual Archive, a non-profit, community-focussed, short-term art space in Hong Kong.
Thoughts can be art! Chinese artist-curator duo Liu Ding, Carol Yinghua Lu interview
Posted on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Art Radar talks to Chinese artist-curators Liu Ding and Carol Yinghua Lu, who discuss their ongoing projects, Liu Ding’s Store – In Conversations and Little Movements.
Asian Curatorial Network Forum challenges traditional exhibition practices
Posted on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
CONTEMPORARY ART CURATING IN ASIA Inside shopping malls and hotel tearooms, even on boats, art exhibitions in Asia pop up in surprising places. The Asian Curatorial Network Forum, held in Hong Kong in May 2011, highlighted alternatives to traditional museum display. … Continue reading



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