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What the ballet ban means for contemporary art in Malaysia in 2012
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Just how pernicious is censorship in Malaysia, and what does this mean for Malaysian contemporary art?
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art: Education priority for India’s first private institution
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), which opened in 2010, is India’s first philanthropic, profit-free contemporary and modern art museum.
Stripping ‘Ophelia’ and more: 3 young Taiwanese new media artists in Hong Kong
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Hong Kong-based gallery Input/Output (I/O) featured Taiwanese new media artists Yao Chung-Han, Lin Guan-Ming, and Chang Li-Ren in their show “Made in Taiwan”, which closed April 2012.
Indian Modern and contemporary market treading water? ArtTactic reports decline
Posted on Monday, April 16th, 2012
ArtTactic recently released their spring 2012 auction analysis of Indian modern and contemporary art sales. The figures show a steady decline in the region.
Want to meet other Art Radar readers? 2nd Hong Kong City Meet Up for 2012
Posted on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
We warmly invite our Hong Kong readers, students and friends to join executive editor and founder Kate Cary Evans at an Art Radar get-together in April 2012.
Video artist eats like Andy Warhol, wins 2nd Bandung Contemporary Art Awards
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2012
ArtSociates announces the winners of its second annual Bandung Contemporary Art Awards. The grand prize was presented to video installation artist Yusuf Ismail.
North African-born curator Abdellah Karroum to direct International Contemporary Art Prize
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2012
The Prince Pierre Foundation has brought on Moroccan-born curator Abdellah Karroum as an Artistic Director for their triennial International Contemporary Art Prize.
M+ Museum public forum: hear Lars Nittve’s plans; share your thoughts – event alert
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2012
Lars Nittve, Executive Director of the M+ Museum of Visual Culture in the up-and-coming West Kowloon Cultural District, will take part in a free public forum on 11 April 2012.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong spring 2012 auctions: Modern Asian art still outselling contemporary
Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Sotheby’s just wrapped up their spring auctions in Hong Kong. Though Chinese art sold well, modern works were the clear highlights of the show.
Sowing Seeds residency art leaves India for first time international airing
Posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2012
In 2012, organiser and curator Vagaram Choudhary will bring Sowing Seeds’ latest artistic outcomes to an international audience.
Lado Sarai’s Art Nite: one night, 9 New Delhi art galleries – event alert
Posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Lado Sarai, one of India’s newest gallery districts, is holding nine exhibition openings in one night on 5 April 2012, an event certain to attract art professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Sotheby’s announces launch of new Hong Kong gallery space
Posted on Saturday, March 31st, 2012
Demonstrating their commitment to the Asian market, Sotheby’s has just announced they will open a new exhibition space in Hong Kong on 19 May 2012.
Art Dubai: strong sales shine through fog of political tension
Posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
The sixth edition of Art Dubai recently wrapped up, running from 21 to 24 March 2012. The fair reportedly logged high sales, despite political tension in the region fuelled by the Arab Spring.
Sharjah Art Foundation Production Programme grant winners announced
Posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
At the closing reception of the annual March Meeting on 19 March 2012, the Sharjah Art Foundation announced the winners of its Production Programme grant.
Emerging Korean artist Rim Lee exhibits new surrealist works in Chicago
Posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Young Korean artist Rim Lee’s first solo exhibition, “Retrospective”, recently opened at Kasia Kay Art Projects gallery in Chicago.
India Art Fair Founder Neha Kirpal sees galleries “upping the game” – ArtTactic podcast
Posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Neha Kirpal sat down with ArtTactic to talk about this year’s India Art Fair, the growing international presence in Indian arts and the importance of quality in the contemporary art market.
Sotheby’s runs one-week art business course in Hong Kong – resource alert
Posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
In April 2012, Sotheby’s Institute of Art is bringing a one-week “Business Management in the Art World” course to Hong Kong art professionals.
Shanghai’s Birdhead combines poetry and photography for first London exhibition
Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART URBAN LIFE Paradise Row gallery in London is currently running a show of new work by Shanghai-based photography duo Birdhead. The exhibition, entitled, “Welcome to Birdhead World Again, London” will feature a site specific installation. It runs … Continue reading
Seasoned Hong Kong artist sees WKCD project as “one step forward” – AAA interview
Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
In a recent interview with Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong artist Chu Hing Wah commented on the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) and the M+ contemporary art museum.
Art Fair Tokyo expands venue in 2012
Posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Art Fair Tokyo has announced that it will be expanding its venue in 2012, using all of the available space in the Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall.
Russian contemporary photography features at FotoFest 2012, Houston
Posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Now in its fourteenth edition, the FotoFest 2012 biennial “Contemporary Russian Photography” will run from 16 March to 29 April, 2012 in Houston, Texas.
Japanese Paramodel artists combine Vietnamese, Japanese toys in new work
Posted on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Japanese “art unit” Paramodel recently wrapped up their exhibition at the Japanese Foundation Centre in Hanoi, entitled “the plastic model of paramodel is paramodel”.
Millennium Magazines at MoMA: What is from Asia? Resource alert
Posted on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
“Millenium Magazines”, an exhibition of experimental art and design magazines from the year 2000 onward, is currently running at MoMA from 20 February to 14 May 2012.
State of art appreciation in Pakistan – The Express Tribune
Posted on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Pakistan has seen a wave of interest in its contemporary artists. Some critics remain sceptical about this popularity, however. Is the Pakistani art industry is still immature?
Sharjah 2012 March Meeting attracts top art professionals, from MoMA to UNESCO – event alert
Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2012
Sharjah Art Foundation is inviting art professionals across the world to attend their 2012 March Meeting, being held from 17 to 19 March 2012.



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