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Tag Archives: Chinese contemporary art
Xu Bing on life, art, China and New York: ARTINFO studio interview – video
Posted on Monday, May 21st, 2012
Art Radar links to a video interview by ARTINFO with contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing, known for his unique approach to Chinese characters, calligraphy and printmaking.
ART HK 12: What to do outside of the fair? Essential extra event list
Posted on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
ART HK 12 kicks off this Thursday, 17 May 2012, and will run through Sunday. Art Radar has rounded up some of the best concurrent art events happening around the city.
What went for how much at Art Beijing 2012? Red dot round up
Posted on Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Art Beijing 2012 ran for three days from 30 April to 2 May. Art Radar stopped by the fair on the final afternoon and went hunting for red dots. Here are some of the works that sold.
Pearl Lam: Another gallery for Hong Kong’s Pedder Building
Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Pearl Lam will be the next high-end commercial gallery to move into the historic Pedder Building. The new 340 square metre gallery space will open to the public on 16 May 2012.
How Chinese performance artist Fang Lu uses food as artistic medium – Asia Art Archive interview
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2012
In an interview with Asia Art Archive (AAA) published in a recent newsletter, Chinese artist Fang Lu explains how she uses food as an artistic medium in her performance art.
Political spectre looms over Ai Weiwei Taiwan exhibition – round up
Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
“Ai Weiwei absent” wrapped up at TFAM on 29 January 2012 after a three-month-long run. Art Radar takes a look at its reception and the political questions surrounding the show.
What is ahead for contemporary Asian art, 2012 and beyond? Part II
Posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The past decade has seen galleries expand, both in their reach and roles. Just how are they responding to the challenges of a globalised world? We explore in the second post in our 2012 and beyond art trend series.
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.
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.
Chinese artists Wang Qiang and Zhu Zi at White Space Beijing – picture feast
Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Work by two Chinese artists, Wang Qiang and his younger countryman Zhu Zi, are showing at White Space Beijing until 15 January 2012.
Habits of 7 top collectors – Wall Street Journal
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
A recent article published in The Wall Street Journal gives us a rare peek into the minds and habits of seven top collectors and the strategies that they are employing.
Christie’s Hong Kong autumn 2011 sales: Indonesian art triumphs, Indian falters amid cautious market
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The response to Christie’s Hong Kong day sale of Asian Contemporary Art, held on 27 November 2011, was restrained. 28 percent of works in the 273-lot sale failed to sell.
Swiss collector opens Art Supermarket in Hong Kong… but is it?
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
A rainy night in November 2011 saw the Hong Kong opening of Art Supermarket. We popped in to investigate this new concept store and nabbed an interview with the director.
Higher level of international exposure for Southeast Asian art at Christie’s
Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Christie’s includes Southeast Asian art in their Hong Kong autumn 2011 Asian 20th century and contemporary art sales along with art from China and other parts of East Asia.
10 Xu Bing prints among auctionable items in Bonhams 2011 autumn sale – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Bonhams Fine Chinese Paintings and Modern Asian Art Autumn Auction features work by contemporary artist Xu Bing and living artists Zhu Ming and Liu Kuo-sun.
Chinese collectors no longer follow cues from West, says Wall Street Journal
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
A report published in The Wall Street Journal in October 2011 identifies new trends set by Chinese collectors and reveals how the auction market is responding to new demand.
Asian art market trends: 5 top posts from 2010 to 2011
Posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
This post in the ‘List’ series focuses on the latest trends in the contemporary Asian art market and summarises the 5 top posts the the Art Radar archive over the last year.
A different way to show art: art at home, art for guests – AHAlife
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Collector Charles Riva and others open their homes to art lovers. In Asia, art collectors open local museums or display their collections online.
Asian Art Biennial 2011: 40 artists from New Zealand to Kazakhstan – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Forty Asian artists are participating in the 2011 Asian Art Biennial. Curator Iris Shu-Ping Huang has asked each to reflect upon today’s “M-shaped” Asian society.
Contemporary art funding in Asia: 5 top posts
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Art Radar’s ‘Lists’ series continues with a look at five of the top posts on contemporary art funding in Asia.
Judging Venice Biennale: How is the Golden Lion selected? Panellist interview
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Part 2 of Art Radar’s interview with Liu Ding and Carol Yinghau Lu in which we ask Lu about her experience as judge of the Golden Lion Awards for the Venice Biennale in 2011.
Get educated on Chinese art schooling – LEAP magazine
Posted on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
China-based bilingual art publication LEAP has put together an incredibly in-depth April 2011 issue that focusses on China’s art education system, past to present.
Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping’s once-banned ‘Bat Project’ gets first European showing
Posted on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Work by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping is being shown for the first time in Europe at a solo exhibition organised by UK-based Nottingham Contemporary.
Ai Weiwei’s anthropomorphic army: 12 Zodiac Heads storm Somerset House London
Posted on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
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.



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