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Topic Archives: Collage
Mongolian Mugi’s first Hong Kong solo: Rediscovering past lost to communism
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Mongolian artist Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav, also known as Mugi, recently concluded her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong. Her works commonly depict women and deal with the re-emergence of Mongolian heritage.
Malaysian abstract expressionist Eric Quah’s Penang retrospective
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Eric Quah talks to Malaysian English daily New Straits Times about his 44th solo exhibition, a retrospective spanning his international art career of almost five decades. We profile the artist.
Words in Art: How Indian-born painter Sujata Bajaj uses Sanskrit on canvas
Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
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.
Words in Art: How does Manuel Ocampo avoid alphabet soup?
Posted on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
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.
How is Chinese ink painting explored in contemporary art? RedBox Review in discussion with Liang Quan
Posted on Thursday, October 7th, 2010
CHINESE INK CHINESE ARTISTS ARTIST INTERVIEWS In a conversation with Chinese-based art blog RedBox Review the artist Liang Quan (b. 1948), living and working in Shenzhen, China, explains how ink painting is used in contemporary art and how this exploration … Continue reading
Taiwanese collage artist Liu Shih-tung on 18th Street residency – profile
Posted on Thursday, September 16th, 2010
TAIWAN LOS ANGELES ARTIST RESIDENCIES COLLAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE Liu Shih-tung is a Taiwanese mixed media artist, born in 1970 in central Taiwan’s Miaoli County. He has been a practicing artist since 1985 when he entered the newly established senior high … Continue reading
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
Unapologetically political Burmese artist Chaw Ei Thein discusses her country and her art: Asia Art Archive interview
Posted on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
MYANMAR ART BURMESE ART ASIA ART ARCHIVE ARTIST INTERVIEW After growing up under Myanmar‘s military junta, Burmese artist Chaw Ei Thein‘s works is unapologetically political. In a recent interview with Asia Art Archive the artist speaks about the connection between … Continue reading
Taiwan’s “father of printmaking” Liao Shiou-ping wins national award – profile
Posted on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
LIAO SHIOU-PING TAIWAN AWARD PRINTMAKING Graphic master recognised for ability to blend Eastern imagery and Western technique Earlier this year, Taiwan’s Council for Cultural Affairs awarded graphic artist Liao Shiou-ping one of three National Cultural Awards. The 74-year-old artist, renowned … Continue reading
Questioning “Made in China” – Interview Avant-Garde Beijing Artist: Huang Rui
Posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART Father of contemporary Chinese art, Huang Rui is a Beijing artist who dares to think and act differently in a society that demands conformity. Prominent founder of the historically momentous 1979 Stars Group as well as the famous … 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
Middle Eastern, Indian, Pakistani artists show seminal works in 3-city exhibition: Lines of Control
Posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009
MIDDLE EAST SOUTH ASIA ART Two influential art enterprises, Green Cardamom and Middle Eastern gallery The Third Line co-present Lines of Control, a fascinating series of exhibitions in Dubai, Karachi and London comprising both seminal and new works by 18 … Continue reading
Manga, ink and new generation Chinese – Top ten shows in Hong Kong September 2008 part 1 – Saatchi Online
Posted on Thursday, September 4th, 2008
EXHIBITIONS HONG KONG Yoshitaka Amano – New Works Art Statements Gallery 30 August to 10 October 2008 Fans of Japanese cartoons and animations are in for a treat this September at Art Statements Gallery where legendary Japanese manga artist Yoshitaka … Continue reading



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