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Topic Archives: Electronic art
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”.
How to exhibit, collect and preserve new media art – resource alert
Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
New media art collection is on the rise. But how do you look after it? We delve into EAI’s “Online Resource Guide for Exhibiting, Collecting & Preserving Media Art” to find out.
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
Top Australian media artists introduced at Art Taipei – public lecture by Antoanetta Ivanova
Posted on Thursday, September 9th, 2010
MEDIA VIDEO AUSTRALIA ARTISTS CURATORS AGENCY ACQUISITION ART FAIR EXHIBITION Ela-Video “Encoded” was a special exhibition organised as part of the broader Ela-Video exhibition held as part of this year’s Art Taipei. Guest curated by Antoanetta Ivanova, also a producer and … 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
"Post adolescent" art on display in two Taiwanese museums – picture feast
Posted on Thursday, August 5th, 2010
EMERGING ARTISTS TAIWANESE ART MUSEUM SHOWS COLLECTIONS An exhibition exploring the theme of “post adolescence” is presenting 72 works by younger generation Taiwanese artists, those between 25-35 years of age, in an effort to reveal their art creation processes and … Continue reading
Young Chinese artist Lu Yang brings anti-humanist elements to the Hong Kong art scene
Posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
CHINESE ART HONG KONG ART GALLERIES BIOLOGICAL ART Chinese artist Lu Yang has shocked and electrified the Hong Kong art scene with her recent solo new media exhibition, “A Torturous Vision“, held at Input/Output (I/O). Showcasing her latest music video … Continue reading
Korean artist Kim Joon discusses tattoos, taboos and his inspiration – interview
Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
KOREAN CONTEMPORARY ART The powerful works by Kim Joon depicting intriguingly ‘tattooed’ bodies beg for context. However, to more deeply understand Joon’s meditation on the meaning of tattoo as a social phenomenon and uniquely human act, a viewer must first … Continue reading
Catch Palestinian Art in Venice – Islamic art in the spotlight or in a corner?
Posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
ART PALESTINE VENICE BIENNALE The debut of Palestine contemporary art at the 53rd Venice Biennale (June 7th – Sept. 30th) attempts to elevate Palestine art to the international spotlight. This post explores whether Islamic art from Palestine has been marginalized and to … Continue reading
Lisa Reihana's electronic Maori art at Anna Landa new media biennial 2009 Australia – video
Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2009
NEW ZEALAND DIGITAL ART AUSTRALIA Combining ancestral culture and slow art with new media Mâori artist Lisa Reihana (born New Zealand 1964, lives Auckland) has produced an intriguing and inspiring body of work collectively called Digital marae (2001,2008) which is now … Continue reading
First of its kind in Asia – Taiwan's Digital Art Center officially opens
Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
DIGITAL ART TAIWAN First of its kind in Asia and six years in the making, the NT$25 million (US$756,000) avant-garde art facility, the Taipei Digital Art Center, is now officially open to the public. Taiwan News has the full report: … Continue reading
New York’s first major show of Anime, Manga and Video Games KRAZY! Japan Society
Posted on Sunday, February 15th, 2009
JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ART MANGA ANIME KRAZY! The delirious world of Anime, Manga and Video Games March – June 14 2009 New York The influence of these three forms of Japanese contemporary art and popular culture has been sweeping across Asia and … Continue reading
ARCO Madrid 2009 international art fair news round-up – galleries drop out, public funding prop, Indian art
Posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS ARCO Madrid, one of the largest and most important international art fairs holds its 28th edition from 11 February to 16 February 2009 in a new location: Halls 6, 8 & 10 at Feria de Madrid, Spain. … Continue reading
Japanese Indian artist Ashok Sukumaran creates mobile home installation in first major solo exhibition in Europe
Posted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Bombay-based Ashok Sukumaran is one of the few artists in the world making work that directly addresses the issues of infrastructure in cities, electricity, water … Continue reading
New roles for art collectors, organisations created by Cao Fei on Second Life – Uli Sigg is RMB City governor
Posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009
INTERVIEW CHINESE ARTIST CAO FEI Editor of Asia Art Archive’s Diaaalogue, Sue Acret spoke to Chinese artist Cao Fei about her Second Life project RMB City which was officially launched in January 2009. In this project which uses as a … Continue reading
4 Asian video artists make top 30 – Art Report's international rankings
Posted on Thursday, January 29th, 2009
ASIAN VIDEO NEW MEDIA Art-Report, a German art website, has published a list that ranks the top 30 living contemporary video artists globally. By video artist, it refers to artists whose works are based on video and film as their … Continue reading
Emerging Chinese artist Cao Fei’s first solo museum exhibition in Germany
Posted on Monday, January 5th, 2009
EMERGING CHINESE ARTIST SHOW to 15 February 2009 Born in Guangzhou in 1978, Cao Fei is one of the most important Chinese artists of her generation. Since the turn of the millennium, she has gained considerable attention from international curators such … Continue reading
Emerging Taiwanese new media artist Huang Hsin-Chien at Shanghai Biennale 2008
Posted on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
TAIWANESE ART SHANGHAI BIENNIAL In Huang Hsin-Chien’s work, Shanghai, Shall We Dance? located in the public space of the Shanghai Museum of Art, viewers are invited on to a typical Shanghainese dance floor for a spontaneous dance. As the dancers move the images … Continue reading
Russian new media artists at MOMA Moscow where interest in electronic art grows
Posted on Sunday, September 21st, 2008
SURVEY NEW MEDIA ART RUSSIAN ARTISTS to 19 October 2008 CRITI-POP Dates: September 19 – October 19, 2008 Location: Moscow Museum of Modern Art at Ermolaevsky lane, 17 (floors 2-5) “It seems incredible, but interactive and communicative art in Russia … Continue reading
Western art advisors turn to Asian new media art for their corporate clients – International Herald Tribune
Posted on Friday, September 5th, 2008
NEW MEDIA ART FROM SOUTH EAST ASIA FOR COLLECTORS Fortune Cookie projects, an art consulting service with clients who include Clifford Chance, Hermes, UBS and Saatchi, plan to set up headquarters in Singapore this year and they are on the … Continue reading



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