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New works by Xu Zhen’s MadeIn Company all about action
Posted on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
MadeIn artist collective held a solo exhibition of its new works titled Action of Consciousness which explored the concept of action.
Yang Fudong’s video installations a contemporary form of Chinese hand scrolls
Posted on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Yang Fudong sheds some light on his unique aesthetic through on explanation of the video works now on show at Spring Workshop and Osage in Hong Kong.
Post-disaster reflections in Japan-Australia art exhibition “Alternating Currents”
Posted on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) in cooperation with the Japan Foundation attempts to show art that has been influenced by Japan’s Tōhoku earthquake.
Shahidul Alam’s ‘My Journey as a Witness’: book excerpt and giveaway
Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
A retrospective publication dedicated to the work of renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist and social activist Shahidul Alam has been published by Skira. Win a copy.
Engaging tour of public sculptures in Taipei – Borneo Post Online
Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
In his November 2011 BorneoPost online article, writer Ghaz Ghazali explores Taipei and thrusts the city’s public art into the limelight.
Tokyo Wonder Site 2011 solos for 20 emerging Japanese artists
Posted on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Art Radar lists the twenty artists chosen for solo exhibitions at TWS-Hongo studio by TWS-Emerging in 2011 and takes a closer look at five of them.
Steal a Banksy and keep it, guilt and prison free
Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
There is a AUD15,000 Banksy lurking in a corridor of one of three of Melbourne’s Art Series Hotels and the company is offering its guests the opportunity to swipe it.
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.
Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam’s first UK retrospective – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The first UK retrospective of works by internationally renowned Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam is on at London’s Wilmotte Gallery until December 2011.
Yoko Ono to exhibit solo in India for first time – Times of India
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Yoko Ono is to hold her first Indian solo in January 2012 at Vadehra Gallery in New Delhi, The Times of India reported on 3 December 2011.
Cao Fei’s unsung factory heroes explained – art:21 video
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
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.
Palestinian artists use documentary tactics to sustain and subvert – ArtAsiaPacific
Posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
An article published in the Issue 74 of ArtAsiaPacific explores the adoption of documentary-based techniques by contemporary Palestinian artists.
Charmi Gada Shah recipient of FICA Emerging Artist Award 2011
Posted on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
A jury that included Bharti Kher and Sunil Gupta has selected installation artist Charmi Gada Shah as the winner of the 2011 Emerging Artist Award, initiated by FICA.
Australian street artists are ‘Young & Free’ in San Francisco
Posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
The rise in popularity of street art in Australia is signalled by a large exhibition of the art form and its Australian artists in San Francisco, America entitled “Young & Free”
Can graffiti still shock and challenge? Top Art Radar posts
Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Art Radar looks at a theme that has been a bone of contention in the art world for some time. Is street art finally being accepted as mainstream? Part of our ongoing ‘Lists’ series.
Large art is back, reports The Art Newspaper
Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
According to The Art Newspaper, Large art is making a comeback. The resurgence of massive art comes on the crest of an increase in the number of gigantic gallery and museum spaces.
3D digital art catalogues soon a reality – TED video demonstration
Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Mike Matas demonstrates the power of Apple’s Ipad applications using Al Gore’s The Choice app, while galleries begin to use the new digital format for art catalogues.
Chin Chih Yang’s roving projections challenge Art Taipei audience: video and interview
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Art Radar interviews Chin Chih Yang on the multidisciplinary work be brought to Art Taipei 2011
Graduate artist Liu Xinyi’s playfully political Chinese Art Centre installation
Posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Young Chinese artist Liu Xinyi’s commentary on international politics, an installation made up of exercise grippers, is on display at the Chinese Art Centre in Manchester.
Asian artists bring cross-disciplinary work to New York’s Performa 11
Posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Introducing the Asian artists performing at New York’s Performa 2011 performance art biennale.
Brazilian Ricardo O’Nascimento combines sound and textile in Taiwan artist residency
Posted on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Brazilian new media artist Ricardo O’Nascimento was artist in residence at the Taipei Artist Village from May to June 2011. Read about how the city influenced his art.
Hong Kong Wan Chai Visual Archive: community art experimentation
Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Art Radar looks at the history and development of the Wan Chai Visual Archive, a non-profit, community-focussed, short-term art space in Hong Kong.
Japanese artist Hirotoshi Iwasaki draws time with video – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Thirty-year-old Japanese artist Hirotoshi Iwasaki combines drawing and animation to create flip book-like artworks and video pieces that explore time, memory and space.
Mella Jaarsma in rare Manila performance art residency
Posted on Monday, August 1st, 2011
Multidisciplinary artist Mella Jaarsma was one of four artists invited to take part in a rare performance art residency hosted by Filipino gallery Manila Contemporary.
Fashion photography to fishing: Manila Contemporary shows Philippine artist Wahoo Guerrero
Posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
FILIPINO PHOTOGRAPHER ART EXHIBITIONS In “Man and the Sea”, on show at Manila Contemporary from 2 July to 14 August 2011, Filipino photographer and filmmaker Wahoo Guerrero presents a body of work depicting the Philippine Sea and the people that … Continue reading
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