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Topic Archives: Biennales
12th Istanbul Biennial: women artists and emerging regions stand out
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 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.
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”.
Biennials showcase Asian art globally: 4 top posts
Posted on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
In this addition to Art Radar’s “Lists” series we look at five of our best posts on Asian Biennials.
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.
Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale: VernissageTV two minute video tour
Posted on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
VernissageTV releases a video tour of the Russian Pavillion at the 54th Venice Biennale. The video captures the work of Andrei Monastyrski and artist group Collective Actions.
Asian pavilions at the 54th Venice Biennale – first critic response
Posted on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
ART HK 11 is over and as art world attention moves back to Europe, we take a look at what pavilions from the Asian region are offering viewers at the 54th Venice Biennale.
The fences are down so look inside: Singapore Biennale 2011′s Old Kallang Airport – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Singapore Biennale 2011 has turned the city’s Kallang Airport into a venue for art, one that houses more work by artists in the event than any other biennale space.
Tatzu Nishi’s ‘Merlion Hotel’ over-hyped? Art Radar collects opinions and images
Posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
The Merlion Hotel could be considered the centre piece of the 2011 Singapore Biennale. What has response has it engendered from the public and critics?
Curators appointed for Higher Atlas El Badi Palace exhibition – Arts in Marrakech
Posted on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Arts in Marrakech (AiM) has announced the two curators of the event’s the Main Visual Arts Exhibition, titled “Higher Atlas”, which is scheduled for 2012.
International contemporary ink artists show with Chinese in Shenzhen
Posted on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The traditional art of Chinese ink painting has so far received little attention in the international art market. This state of affairs may finally be changing.
Singapore Biennale 2011, 29 of 63 exhibiting artists are from Asia
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The list of artists for the 2011 Singapore Biennale has been revealed. Beginning in early March, and this year titled “Open House”, SB2011 will feature over 150 works by 63 artists from 30 countries, with more than half of them premiering new works or creating new commissions. We have picked out the 28 artists who are living , working in or originally from the Asian region and listed them.
Penelope Seidler announced board director Sydney Biennale
Posted on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
BIENNALES AUSTRALIA ART PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS One of the world’s longest running biennales, the Biennale of Sydney, has announced architect and arts supporter Penelope Seidler AM as a new Board Director. Though new to the event’s board, Seidler is by no … Continue reading
Missed the 8th Gwangju Biennale? Watch it all online
Posted on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
BIENNALES CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS KOREA Mousse Magazine was chosen by the Gwangju Biennale to put together a series of video portraits of the entire 2010 event. The resulting set of films tour the various exhibition spaces and provide a surprisingly … Continue reading
Representing South Korea at the 54th Venice Biennale: Lee Yong-baek and his art
Posted on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
KOREAN ARTIST VENICE BIENNALE ART EVENTS Artist Lee Yong-baek is to represent Korea at the upcoming 54th Venice Biennale, Arts Council Korea recently announced. According to a report in the Korea Times, Lee, 44, has been chosen as the official … Continue reading
Can’t get to the Shanghai Biennale? First day in 10 pictures
Posted on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Art Radar was at the Shanghai Biennale in November this year. We took a ton of photos and have selected ten of the best to help give those of you who weren’t able to attend a glimpse of what the event had to offer. For some images, we have quoted from the wall panels that accompanied the artwork at the event or from what was written about the artwork in the Biennale catalogue. Continue reading
Today's societal image obsession explored in "10000 Lives", Gwangju Biennale
Posted on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
KOREA ART BIENNALES IMAGE ART PHOTOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY Starting from the third of September this year and spanning sixty-six days, “Maninbo – 10000 Lives“, part of the eighth edition of the Gwangju Biennale, will focus on the 21st century’s obsession with … Continue reading
Busan Biennale pushes for new discoveries in contemporary Asian art – artist list
Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
KOREA ART EXHIBITIONS BIENNALES ART EVENTS EMERGING ARTISTS The Busan Biennale 2010 will be held from 11 September until 20 November at several locations in Busan, including the Busan Museum of Art, as well as at the nearby Yachting Center … Continue reading
The 17th Sydney Biennale – Art Radar rounds up highlights, disappointments and critiques
Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
BIENNALES ART EVENTS AUSTRALIAN ART CONTEMPORARY ART GLOBALISATION ENLIGHTENMENT With an unprecedentedly high attendance of over half a million visitors, the 17th Sydney Biennale has also been the largest in scale since the biennale was first held in 1973. From … Continue reading
Flash Reward: Love South Korean contemporary art? Museum and gallery guide giveaway
MoMA collects numerous drawings by Hajra Waheed
Kazakhstani art festival ArtBatFest calls for public arts submissions
ART HK repositions ASIA ONE section for 2012, now “heart” of fair
Museums in the age of the mega-collector: Can public institutions compete? – WSJ Blogs
Meet us at ARCOmadrid 2012! Art Radar participant in Asian Maps IX
Art Radar’s 16 most-searched contemporary Asian artists, July to December 2011
Migrant Ecologies: Innovative Southeast Asian science-art collaboration
Indian art collective WALA wins FICA Public Art Grant 2011 with performance art
Qatar Cézanne purchase points to building of art “museum empire”?