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Topic Archives: Video
Walid Raad’s Lebanon shows in Sweden for first time – picture post
Posted on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Lebanese-American Walid Raad’s retrospective spans twenty years of artworks that study Beirut, the Lebanese civil war and the Arab art world.
Video artists raise awareness about water conservation in China
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Beijing’s second “Shan Shui” exhibition, “Shan Shui 2010: H2O”, showcased the works of such internationally acclaimed video and new media artists as Song Dong, Bill Viola, Wang Gongxin and Janaina Tschӓpe, all drawing attention to the subject of water either by using it as their subject or as material in their art.
Taiwan digital art in rare established Paris gallery showing
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Exhibition “False Friends/An Ephemeral Video Library” marks the first time Taiwanese digital art has been showcased in an established Paris gallery. Three Taiwanese artists, Ming-Yu Lee, Wu Shang Lin and Chia Wei Hsu, are among 24 international artists whose video-based works are on display in the city’s Jeu de Paume.
Para/Site bring Indonesian moving image to Hong Kong – Record Waves exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
“Recorded Waves: Moving Images from Indonesia” began at Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong in November this year. Curated by Para/Site’s Executive Director and Curator Alvaro Rodríguez Fominaya, the exhibition displays an assemblage of examples of the development of video art in Indonesia. It is presented simultaneously with “Jompet.Third Realm”, a solo exhibition of work by celebrated Indonesian artist Kuswidananto aka Jompet.
If it makes you scratch your head, its art – Sakshi 25th anniversary exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
MUMBAI ART SHOW SAKSHI GALLERY SWAPAN SETH Mumbai-based Sakshi Gallery has made the rather unusual decision of having a first-time curator put together its golden jubilee show. Having said that, the gallery is well-known for exhibiting experimental works so perhaps, … Continue reading
Miao Xiaochun pushes limits of digital art – an Art Radar interview
Posted on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Chinese digital artist and photographer Miao Xiaochun held his first solo-show at the Ludwig Museum in Koblenz, Germany from 15 August to 3 October this year. The show was entitled “Macromania” and showcased a selection of his work from the past ten years. Art Radar had a chance to catch up with him in his studio in Beijing to discuss his latest works, his artistic process and his views on the art market. Continue reading
Video artist Chen Chieh-jen premieres in UK with Empire's Borders II
Posted on Thursday, October 14th, 2010
TAIWANESE ARTIST VIDEO ART UK EXHIBITIONS Following his successful exhibition in the United States, Chen Chieh-jen (b. Taoyuan, Taiwan, 1960), an internationally acclaimed video artist, presents the UK premiere of ”Empire’s Borders II – Western Enterprises Inc.” at the Chinese Arts Center … Continue reading
Artpartment a Hong Kong space for experimental art – video
Posted on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
ARTIST-RUN SPACES VIDEOS PERFORMANCE ART VIDEO ART STOP MOTION We bring you another summary of an [art]attack show by ChooChooTV, this one profiling C&G Artpartment, founded by Clara Cheung, who studied art in the United States for four years, and Cheng Yee … Continue reading
Tyler Rollins names top Asian artist line-up for new season
Posted on Sunday, September 19th, 2010
CONTEMPORARY ART SOUTH EAST ASIA ART PROMOTION EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Tyler Rollins Fine Art has announced its 2010-2011 exhibition schedule. The gallery will present solo exhibitions by four of the most highly respected artists from the Southeast Asian region starting from … Continue reading
India’s Experimenter focuses on the "now" with RAQS and Kolkata location – an interview with Prateek Raja
Posted on Thursday, September 16th, 2010
KOLKATA CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE ART GALLERIES INTERVIEWS For a gallery that is just over a year old, Experimenter, co-owned, run and mostly curated by husband-and-wife duo Prateek Raja and Priyanka Raja, is quickly becoming a critical current in the very new … Continue reading
ArtSway Associate Dinu Li's new solo exhibition on China's past and present – two Art Radar interviews
Posted on Saturday, September 11th, 2010
BRITISH-CHINESE ARITST PHOTOGRAPHY NEW MEDIA MULTIMEDIA RESIDENCY INTERVIEW QUAD Gallery at Derby, UK presents UK and China-based artist Dinu Li’s past, recent and newly commissioned works in a solo show “Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is Mystery“. This show is partly … 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
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
Follow "The Penguin" to the mountain – Tobias Berger on the NJPAC show
Posted on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
KOREAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS EMERGING ARTISTS “The Penguin that goes to the Mountain“, an exhibition of contemporary art by young and emerging Korean artists, recently finished up this month at the Nam June Paik Art Center (NJPAC). It took … Continue reading
World premiere of new AES+F photo collages at Moscow's Garage Center – video
Posted on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
RUSSIAN ARTIST COLLECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEO Made up of artists Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovitch, Evgeny Svyatsky, and Vladmir Fridkes, internatinoally acclaimed Russian collective AES+F returns once again to Moscow’s Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in the center’s newest exhibition, “The Feast of … Continue reading
Rashid Rana show proof of Musée Guimet new contemporary acquisition policy – interview with curators
Posted on Thursday, August 5th, 2010
INTERVIEW ASIAN ART MUSEUM CONTEMPORARY ART PAKISTANI ARTISTS Revolutions come far and few in between in the museum world. This season promises to be different. The Musée Guimet, France’s leading ancient Asian art museum, has opened its doors to contemporary Asian … Continue reading
Will Youtube become a new platform for video art? Guggenheim experiments
Posted on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
YOUTUBE GUGGENHEIM VIDEO ART ONLINE BIENNIALS The world’s most popular online platform for video sharing, YouTube, will soon be put to the test as a potential new platform for art expression in joint initiative with the Guggenheim Museum. Launched this year, … 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
Xu Zhen takes on Middle Eastern identities and cultures as the new artists’ collective alias Madeln at the Ikon Gallery, UK
Posted on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
MADEIN ARTIST COLLECTIVE CHINESE ART UK GALLERY SHOW “Seeing One’s Own Eyes“ is the first European exhibition by MadeIn, a new artists’ collective founded in 2009 in Shanghai by Xu Zhen (b. 1977, Shanghai), often heralded as one of the … Continue reading
Beijing first to host Arles program outside France
Posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL BEIJING EXHIBITIONS In the first part of Art Radar Asia’s coverage of Beijing’s Caochangdi PhotoSpring (17 April-30 June, 2010) we presented the winners and semi-finalists of three photography awards. This article aims to explore some of the 27 … Continue reading
Curator Valerie Doran on ‘Hope and Glory’ and challenges for Hong Kong art world – interview
Posted on Friday, May 28th, 2010
HONG KONG CURATOR INTERVIEW For a place that has been repeatedly touted as a cultural desert, Hong Kong has managed to attract arts practitioners from many walks of life who are dedicated to working with the challenging realities present within … Continue reading
Watch Simon Birch’s video tour of conceptual circus ‘Hope and Glory’ in Hong Kong
Posted on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
HONG KONG PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION VIDEO TOUR For international art lovers who aren’t able to see the sprawling conceptual circus for themselves, Simon Birch guides viewers through his masterful art event “Hope & Glory”. Watch the videos to see the … Continue reading
Simon Birch is ringleader of artists in Hong Kong’s conceptual circus ‘Hope and Glory’
Posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
HONG KONG PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION Simon Birch, Hong Kong’s celebrated Englishman artist of Armenian heritage, becomes the ringleader of artists in his conceptual circus ‘Hope and Glory,’ which features a bevy of artists as creative collaborators. The exhibition, curated by … Continue reading
Art about curators: Korean artist Yang Ah Ham's No Nonsense solo show
Posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
“Out of Frame” video still Courtesy the Artsonje Centre KOREAN CONTEMPORARY ART Netherlands-based Korean artist Yang Ah Ham turns her focus on the art world itself. In her work “‘Chocolate Head” , a series of head sculptures of famous curators around … Continue reading
This is Hong Kong: video art exhibition highlights differences between Hong Kong and the mainland
Posted on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
HONG KONG VIDEO ART MOVING IMAGE Hong Kong’s identity revealed through moving image Hong Kong: a Chinese city, a territory, a post-colonial state. Since China regained sovereignty of the area from Britain in 1997, Hong Kong has been struggling to … Continue reading



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