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Topic Archives: Interviews
Hong Kong: art world hub or art world hype? Gallerists give their opinions
Posted on Friday, June 14th, 2013
Hong Kong’s art scene is flourishing commercially, but has that translated into sustainable development on the ground? Art Radar spoke to three of the city’s gallerists to find out how it is to do business in the world’s third largest art market.
Cities of the future: What’s next for art and urbanism? Default 13 interview
Posted on Friday, May 31st, 2013
Default 13, an international residency programme organised by Ramdom and Arthub Asia, is bringing together 18 Asian and European artists to discuss art and urban regeneration.
Burmese artist Htein Lin breaks free of censorship and prison – interview
Posted on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Burmese artist Htein Lin spoke to Art Radar about finding creative freedom in the unlikely setting of prison life, his yearning to return home and the changes in Burma’s art scene.
Alien encounters at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013: conceptual artist Shezad Dawood – interview
Posted on Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Conceptual artist Shezad Dawood talks ancient astronomy, archetypes and aliens ahead of Art Basel Hong Kong 2013. As the first ever Art Basel Hong Kong opens its doors from the 23 to 26 May 2013, UK-based artist Shezad Dawood talks … Continue reading
Arab Spring for Saudi art? Gallerist Hamza Serafi – interview
Posted on Saturday, April 27th, 2013
From 25 to 28 February 2013, Saudi Arabia hosted its first major visual art event, Jeddah Art Week. Art Radar spoke to Jeddah-based gallerist and curator Hamza Serafi.
Manila exhibition “You Have Every Right” examines gender roles in contemporary art – curator interview
Posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
The March/April 2013 exhibition “You Have Every Right” responds to Manila’s international ranking of eighth on the World Economic Forum’s 2012 Gender Gap Report.
No more Chinese contemporary art: Curators Bao Dong, Sun Dongdong on UCCA’s “On | Off”
Posted on Monday, April 8th, 2013
“On | Off: Young Artists in Theory and Practice” wraps up on 14 April 2013. Art Radar sat down with curators Bao Dong and Sun Dongdong to talk about their curatorial process.



Hong Kong: art world hub or art world hype? Gallerists give their opinions
Thailand to launch first Biennale – Pattaya 2014
Tradition and Regeneration: Imran Qureshi at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York – picture feast
Asia’s contemporary art Tumblrs: Pick of 6
Iranian photographer breaks down borders to win Royal Academy Rose Award
Artists and archives: how art books are inspiring Sri Lanka’s young contemporary artists
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Love in a Caucasian Climate: Central Asian art at the Venice Biennale 2013 – picture feast
Singapore art scene booming? Gallerists give their opinions