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Topic Archives: Festivals
Kazakhstani art festival ArtBatFest calls for public arts submissions
Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The third edition of ArtBatFest is set to run in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 25 to 27 May 2012. The theme of this year’s festival is “2012: The Beginning of the World”.
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.”
2 Japanese video artists at Auckland Arts Festival 2011 – profile
Posted on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Ko Nakajima and Kentaro Taki exhibited new video installations as part of the Visual Art programme of the Auckland Arts Festival 2011. We profile the artists and their work.
New media art showcased in first Indian festival of its kind
Posted on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
INDIA FESTIVALS NEW MEDIA ART Artists, critics, historians and art lovers gathered at the First National Art Week of New Media in late September this year at the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh, India, through the collaboration between … Continue reading
International contemporary artists produce unique works for Istanbul
Posted on Friday, October 22nd, 2010
NEW MEDIA ART FESTIVAL INSTALLATION Akbank art centre, Istanbul continues with its exhibition “The Rhythm of Istanbul“, in collaboration with the Akbank Jazz festival. Marking the twentieth anniversary of this world renowned music festival, it will feature installations by six … Continue reading
Performance art festival Action Script aims to provide deeper understanding of art form – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
PERFORMANCE ART HONG KONG FESTIVALS Art Radar Asia would like to notify you of what we consider an important and interesting Asia Art Archive performance art festival, Action Script – Symposium on Performance Art Practice and Documentation in Asia, which will … Continue reading
Contemporary Malaysian art fair encourages tourist dollar
Posted on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
VISUAL ART FESTIVAL MALAYSIAN ARTISTS GALLERY EXHIBITIONS ART SEMINARS TALKS 1 Malaysia Contemporary Arts Tourism Festival 2010 or MCAT 2010, organised by Tourism Malaysia, is a new Malaysian visual art festival that is attempting to draw more “high-yield” tourists to … Continue reading
'A Red Carpet' for Singapore's Digital Nights Showcase, courtesy artist Tom Carr
Posted on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
DIGITAL ART SINGAPORE PUBLIC ART Racing fever hits Singapore as the city prepares to host the Singapore Grand Prix from 17 to 26 September. And with the expectant influx of tourists, preparations are in full swing for the Digital Nights … Continue reading
Globalisation of contemporary art market evident in growth of art fairs – The Economist
Posted on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
ART FAIRS ECONOMY A recent article in the Economist comments on the globalisation of art and how art fairs accelerate the transnational exposure of artists, something that could become necessary for artists if they want to attract the attention of serious … Continue reading
Leading non-profit institutions gathered by Tate Modern for art event: Art Radar Asia lists Asian participants
Posted on Thursday, July 8th, 2010
TATE MODERN ARTS FESTIVALS ASIAN ART INSTITUTIONS LISTS In celebration of the Tate Modern‘s tenth birthday, thirteen Asian art institutions were invited to join global arts festival No Soul For Sale: A Festival of Independents in early May this year. The event brought … Continue reading



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