Topic Archives: Interviews

Guest writer Rajesh Punj interviews Vidya Shivadas, Researcher at the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art and an important figure in the Indian art scene.

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For the last interview in our year-long “Words in Art” series, Art Radar met with the Indian painter Sujata Bajaj in her Paris studio. Read on for an overview of her practice.

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Chinese artist Cao Fei discusses the anti-hero characteristics she gave factory workers from the Pearl River Delta region in China in a recent theatrical work.

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A rainy night in November 2011 saw the Hong Kong opening of Art Supermarket. We popped in to investigate this new concept store and nabbed an interview with the director.

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Art Radar interviews Chin Chih Yang on the multidisciplinary work be brought to Art Taipei 2011

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Art Radar talks to Chinese artist-curators Liu Ding and Carol Yinghua Lu, who discuss their ongoing projects, Liu Ding’s Store – In Conversations and Little Movements.

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As we near the end of our “Words in Art” series we look at how seminal Chinese artist Wenda Gu manipulates and reinvents the traditional calligraphy of his home country.

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Art Radar catches up with iconic auctioneer Simon de Pury, in Hong Kong to participate in the latest IQ2 debate, the motion of which is “Art Must Be Beautiful”.

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We talk to Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong about why he is so strongly involved in local protest action and what Ai Weiwei’s detention means for the city’s art community.

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We talk to MoMA about 3 photographs by Chinese artists Ai Weiwei, Rong Rong and Huang Yan, on show for the first time since their acquisition by the museum in 2008.

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MiFA’s “Closing the Gap” is Australia’s first commercial survey of contemporary Indonesian art but educating collectors and the public is just as important as sales.

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In a recent TimeOut interview, Ai Weiwei weighs in on the cancellation of his Ullens Centre retrospective and the organisation’s impending management changes.

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Australian artists Josephine Starrs and Leon Cmielewski use poetry, local quotes and lyrics in their environmentally-conscious new media art.

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In this interview, Hong Kong-born new media artist Hung Keung explores the philosophy behind Traditional Chinese characters. Part of our “Words in Art” series.

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Manuel Ocampo talks to Art Radar Asia about how he uses words and philosophy as a tool of expression in his paintings and so joins our Words in Arts series.

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Part two of our interview with Tate curator Juliet Bingham on Ai Weiwei’s “Sunflower Seeds” exhibit; historical significance and management of installation discussed.

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Tate curator Juliet Bingham talks to Pippa Dennis on the challenges of curating Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds and the artist’s talent for social media.

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Indian artist group Raqs Media Collective is the first to be featured as part of our new words-in-art series. In this interview, Raqs talks about how they use written language to express their particular views and thoughts within their new media works.

- Group conversation and discussion, and the recording of this narrative, is integral to their art practice
- Their biggest challenge to date was the curation of “The Rest of Now” for Manifesta 7 in 2008
- The group likes to use words that leave the reader asking questions and for them, words have no hierarchy
- The installation Skirmish (2010) is part of an ongoing series of ‘love stories’
- Time is often explored in artwork by Raqs and is a concept that particularly interests the group; they discuss Escapement
- A show at Experimenter Gallery in February, 2011, is announced as well as a new light sculpture, Revoltage. Continue reading →

Environmental art in Asia is not a subject we’ve touched on much here at Art Radar. So when we heard about “Going Green”, an environmental art exhibition that took Taiwanese artists and their art to America, we decided to interview curator Jane Ingram Allen to find out more. Continue reading →

The third edition of “Get It Louder” (GIL), perhaps one of the most ambitious Chinese exhibitions representing emerging young talent across multiple fields, ran from 19 September to 7 November this year in Beijing and Shanghai. Curious about GIL’s mission and its growth, Art Radar Asia had an in-depth discussion with Ou Ning, the brainchild and chief curator of the event. Ou Ning himself is a wearer of many artistic hats and our interview also explores some of his experiences. Continue reading →

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 →

For the last couple of years, the Malaysian art scene has been opening up to visitors. The 4th International Art Expo Malaysia, held at the end of October this year, attracted large numbers of visitors and buyers and the event has been instrumental in encouraging the Malaysian art market. While this expo is perhaps Malaysia’s best known international art event, the real story could be said to begin with Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers. Continue reading →

AW Asia is a private organisation founded to promote Chinese contemporary art in the United States. In this original Art Radar interview, we gain insight into the aims of the organisation and founder Larry Warsh provides expert opinion on contemporary Chinese art. Continue reading →

Art Stage Singapore will soon be joining the international art fair circuit. The event is planned for January 2011, to be held at the New Marina Bay Sands Water Front Development. ART iT conducted an interview with Lorenzo Rudolf, the director of Art Stage Singapore, the former director of Art Basel, inventor of Art Basel Miami Beach and co-creator of Shanghai Contemporary. We summarise the interview with Lorenzo Rudolf in which he discusses the plans for Art Stage Singapore and the potential for the development of a regional art market. Continue reading →

“Phenomena and Prophecies” is an exhibition of over 100 photographic and video works by the internationally acclaimed Thai artist Manit Sriwanichpoom. In an interview with the artist, Art Radar explores how he uses photography to expose the brutal truth behind Thai society and to denounce consumerism through satirical compositions.

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