Topic Archives: London

Hong Kong artist Leung Chi Wo’s first solo exhibition in London presents the artist’s reflections on how history is represented and interpreted.

Continue reading →

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.

Continue reading →

The Art Newspaper has reported that The Delfina Foundation, a key supporter of artistic exchanges between the UK and West Asia and North Africa, is expanding.

Continue reading →

An introduction to the Somerset House showing of detained Chinese activist artist Ai Weiwei’s 2010 “Zodiac Heads” by Art Radar‘s London-based guest writer Rajesh Punj.

Continue reading →

Summaria Lun Gallery mounted a solo exhibition of geometric paintings by Korean artist Yun-Kyung Jeong from May to June 2011 to inaugurate their new London space.

Continue reading →

Will 2011 be the year the Israeli art market makes it’s comeback? It is the year Bonhams has chosen for its first auction of modern and contemporary Israeli art and Judaica.

Continue reading →

Sheela Gowda, in conversation with Grant Watson, curator of her first UK solo “Therein & Besides”, discusses her ash and incense installation Collateral.

Continue reading →

Korean Meekyoung Shin’s soap sculptures span the no-man’s-land between conceptual art and craft. We profile her first major solo at UK gallery Haunch of Venison.

Continue reading →

Art Radar Asia tours Indian artist Sheela Gowda’s first UK solo with guest curator Ruth Noack. The tour focusses on the ground-floor installation of all people (2011).

Continue reading →

More contemporary art education opportunities in London. ArtInsight and London Business School Art Connection have put together a series of evening seminars and receptions focussed on understanding and analysing key developments in the global art market. We talk about the content and dates of the three seminars. Continue reading →

Londoners or New Yorkers can learn about the art of China at both Sotheby’s Institute and Christie’s Education this February and May, although those in London get the added bonus of having the opportunity to attend a evening lectures on Middle Eastern contemporary art throughout May and June. Read on for more. Continue reading →

Art enthusiasts and those at the top of the art profession gathered on 11 November at The Saatchi Gallery to witness “The Most Ground Breaking Contemporary Art is from the East”. This debate, organised by Intelligence Squared, a global forum for live debate that is dedicated to producing knowledge through contest, explored the growth of Eastern economies and its effect on the globalised art market. And sitting among the audience was Art Radar, armed with a tape recorder and notepad, busy getting the information we pass onto you now.

Continue reading →

ALTERNATIVE ART SPACES CHINA ART FAIRS As well as representing the likes of Zheng Guogu, Koki Tanaka and the Yangjiang Group, China’s Vitamin Creative Space and its ethos is perhaps best observed in their recent collaboration with Cao Fei, Room … Continue reading →

AI WEIWEI CHINESE ART TATE MODERN UNILEVER SERIES INSTALLATION SCULPTURE Ai Weiwei – artist, architectural designer, curator and social commentator – unveils his work for the prestigious Unilever Series for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall – Britain’s largest contemporary art commission. … Continue reading →

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART CHINOISERIE CONFERENCE Originating in the 17th century to describe the Western fascination with Chinese art and design, the phenomenon of Chinoiserie will be the focus of a new three year project SINOPTICON: Contemporary Chinoiserie in Contemporary Art … Continue reading →

MIDDLE EAST CONTEMPORARY ART LONDON CONFERENCES ArtInsight, the events partner of leading art market research firm, ArtTactic, has organised what we think looks to be a very important conference for early October in London. State of the Art – Middle East … Continue reading →

KOREAN ARTISTS WESTERN EXPOSURE The Saatchi Gallery in London once again hosted the popular exhibition “Korean Eye“, which showcases emerging Korean artists to the West. This year the exhibition will travel; in October and November it will travel to Singapore … Continue reading →

ART MARKET INDIAN ART MODERN ART AUCTIONS For some time now, the Indian art market has been reviving after the post-2008 buying slump. New Delhi-based journalist John Elliott, who runs the current affairs blog Riding the Elephant, reports in a recent post … Continue reading →

TATE MODERN ARTS FESTIVALS ASIAN ART INSTITUTIONS LISTS In celebration of the Tate Modern‘s tenth birthday, thirteen Asian art institutions were invited to join global arts festival No Soul For Sale: A Festival of Independents in early May this year. The event brought … Continue reading →

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY MARKET INTERVIEW In the art bonanza that was the third incarnation of Art HK, there was one gallery among the 155 visual arts exhibitors with the unique distinction of being the only dealer specializing in photographic artworks. It … Continue reading →

Courtesy Rossi & Rossi RUSSIAN ARTIST TALK EXHIBITION A technical impresario who underwent rigorous formal training, Konstantin Bessmertny has risen to become one of Macau’s foremost artistic ambassadors. Raised in Far Eastern Russia on the Chinese border, Bessmertny learned the traditions … Continue reading →

ANISH KAPOOR TO DESIGN SCULPTURE FOR LONDON’S OLYMPIC PARK Anish Kapoor’s new work, to be titled The ArcelorMittal Orbit, will commemorate the London 2012 Olympics in Olympic Park.   Anish Kapoor has received a commission to construct The ArcelorMittal Orbit … Continue reading →

ART COURSE CHINESE ART A half day seminar “State of the Art – China 2010: Trends and Developments in Chinese Contemporary Art” will be hosted by ArtInsight and the University of Westminster – Asian Studies department on 12 April 2010.  … Continue reading →

INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET OUTLOOK CEO of on-line Indian auction house Saffronart explains that the collector base for Indian art is changing Dinesh Vazirani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Saffronart, the world’s largest online auction house for fine art … Continue reading →

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET Chinese Contemporary Art Lots Sell Out in London Major auctions held in February 2010 in London featured impressive sales of Chinese contemporary art works reports Jing Daily with surprisingly high sell-through rates compared with works from other markets. The rising … Continue reading →