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Topic Archives: Shows
Louis Vuitton gets Yayoi Kusama’s polka-dots
Posted on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Marc Jacobs of Louis Vuitton continues to push fashion and art collaboration to the cutting edge as his partnership with the contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama proves.
Was Nam June Paik’s Tate Liverpool show information overload? Critics report
Posted on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Nam June Paik, a Tate Liverpool retrospective celebrating the late artist’s career, wound up in March 2011. We’ve picked out a few of the best critic quotes.
Rubin Museum breaks tradition to show the first Tibetan art show in New York – New York Times
Posted on Thursday, September 16th, 2010
TIBETAN CONTEMPORARY ART NEW YORK MUSEUM SHOWS Until October 18, Rubin Museum, usually New York’s home for traditional art of the Himalayas, will run the first Tibetan contemporary art show in the city. Titled “Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond“, this … 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
Reji Arackal is new kid on contemporary Indian art block
Posted on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
INDIAN ART EMERGING ARTISTS Art Radar Asia is pleased to bring you a review of new kid on the block Reji Arackal’s “Sans Divine Machines” by guest contributor and veteran Indian art writer, Deepanjana Pal. Reji Arackal is among 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
"The Empire Strikes Back – Indian art Today" at Saatchi Gallery: critics' review roundup
Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART “The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today” opened on 28 January 2010 at Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, London. It has received attention from critics interested in both the cultural implications of contemporary Indian art in British society … Continue reading
A perspective on Viewpoints and Viewing Points – 2009 Asian Art Biennale
Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Writer for Art Radar Asia reflects on the exhibition Kate Nicholson, a Taiwan-based contributor to Art Radar Asia, writes about her favourite picks from Viewpoints and Viewing Points , the 2009 Asian Art Biennale exhibition, currently on show at the National … Continue reading
{Inter}Viewing Possession with Leung Chi Wo, Hong Kong artist at Asia Art Archive – interview
Posted on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
HONG KONG ARTIST INTERVIEW The remarkable Hong Kong artist Leung Chi Wo explores the idea of possession and value in his fascinating installation exhibiton entitled {Inter}Viewing Possession, curated by Carl Cheng Chi-Ming and Livia Garcia. Leung Chi Wo is a … Continue reading
Indian artist Anish Kapoor’s solo at Royal Academy – what did the critics call it? Performance art and Turkish toilet
Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART SCULPTURE Anish Kapoor’s sculpture fills London’s Royal Academy British Indian artist Anish Kapoor’s mid-career retrospective at the Royal Academy in London, England, has just wrapped up. Two years in the making, the exhibition ran from 26 September … Continue reading
Why do critics like Zhang Huan but not his show? Live pigs installation at White Cube 2009 – review roundup
Posted on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
CHINESE ANIMAL INSTALLATION ART REVIEW Zhang Huan is known for his performance acts of physical and psychological endurance. This time, however, he left that act up to a couple of pigs. Zhang Huan’s first show at White Cube Zhang’s first exhibition … Continue reading
Picasso of China or voice of dissent: Who is Ai Wei Wei? Profile
Posted on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
CHINESE ARTIST PROFILE Ai Wei Wei is vying with Cai Guo Qiang to become the most famous contemporary Chinese artist in the world claims Artinfo in its must-read quote-dense 4 page profile produced on the occasion of Ai Wei Wei’s first … Continue reading
Iran Inside Out review round up – 56 artist survey show in New York described as mesmerising, a privilege
Posted on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
IRANIAN ART SURVEY 56 contemporary Iranian artists are presented in the attention-grabbing and timely Iran Inside Out exhibition at Chelsea Art Museum in New York (June 26 – Sep 5 2009). Surprisingly – or perhpas not – only 35 artists in the show reside inside Iran … Continue reading
Thai Chinese artist Nipan Oranniwesna shows installation art made of baby powder in Hong Kong – review
Posted on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
THAI CONTEMPORARY ART IN HONG KONG Is national identity still relevant within our globalized world, which is more interdependent than ever before? Where do we get our identity, and what does baby powder have to do with it? Art Radar … Continue reading
Louis Vuitton, A Passion For Creation review – the fine art of branding in Hong Kong
Posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
LOUIS VUITTON EXHIBITION REVIEW HONG KONG The historical roots and modern artistic expression of a luxury brand are revealed at ‘Louis Vuitton: A Passion For Creation,’ presented as a 3-part series by the Hong Kong Museum of Art. In the … Continue reading
80 per cent of Iraqi artists live elsewhere – Creativity vs Destruction review
Posted on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
IRAQ ART REVIEW Around 80 per cent of Iraq’s artists now live elsewhere but many are still driven to explore events in their former homeland, as is shown in Creativity vs Destruction, a group exhibition of Iraqi art in Edinburgh, … Continue reading
Chinese art to move to conventional venue says Chairman Venice Biennale
Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2009
CHINESE ART AT THE VENICE BIENNALE This post gives an overview Chinese art on exhibit at the 53rd Venice Biennale until November 2009 with a blogs-eye round-up of images and reviews. We also take a look at how Chinese art … Continue reading



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