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Topic Archives: Fantasy art
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
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
Animamix Biennial – an alternative biennial pushes aesthetic of comic art – interview curator Victoria Lu
Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
ANIMATION ART BIENNIAL The Animamix Biennial is unique. The first was held in 2007, organised by Victoria Lu, an experienced curator and the Artistic Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai. This years show, also curated by Lu, spans four … Continue reading
Catch Palestinian Art in Venice – Islamic art in the spotlight or in a corner?
Posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
ART PALESTINE VENICE BIENNALE The debut of Palestine contemporary art at the 53rd Venice Biennale (June 7th – Sept. 30th) attempts to elevate Palestine art to the international spotlight. This post explores whether Islamic art from Palestine has been marginalized and to … Continue reading
The distinctive style of young Hong Kong Fine Line artists: what is it and who are they?
Posted on Friday, February 20th, 2009
HONG KONG ART REVIEW Meticulous, pale and delicate, the work of a group of artists from Hong Kong is getting noticed well beyond its borders. Characterised by fine lines and sophisticated irony, these understated works in a variety of media show a … Continue reading
New York’s first major show of Anime, Manga and Video Games KRAZY! Japan Society
Posted on Sunday, February 15th, 2009
JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ART MANGA ANIME KRAZY! The delirious world of Anime, Manga and Video Games March – June 14 2009 New York The influence of these three forms of Japanese contemporary art and popular culture has been sweeping across Asia and … Continue reading
What are latest trends in Chinese art, who are the top two emerging artists? Melissa Chiu video
Posted on Sunday, February 1st, 2009
CHINESE ART TRENDS Australian curator and writer Melissa Chiu of the Asia Society New York discusses the newest trends from China in a video called Inside The Contemporary Art Scene. She identifies several emerging changes: young Chinese women are emerging as … Continue reading
New roles for art collectors, organisations created by Cao Fei on Second Life – Uli Sigg is RMB City governor
Posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009
INTERVIEW CHINESE ARTIST CAO FEI Editor of Asia Art Archive’s Diaaalogue, Sue Acret spoke to Chinese artist Cao Fei about her Second Life project RMB City which was officially launched in January 2009. In this project which uses as a … Continue reading
Takashi Murakami on why the War helped create Japanese pop culture
Posted on Monday, December 1st, 2008
JAPANESE ART LECTURE HONG KONG On November 28 2008 world-renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami gave a lecture organised by Christie’s as an ancillary event appended to their November sales in Hong Kong. He is the … Continue reading



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