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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.
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.
“Morning Glory” adorns Tyler Rollins: second solo for Cambodian Sopheap Pich
Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Cambodian sculptor Sopheap Pich presents a poignant statement on daily life in his homeland through large-scale sculptures of a humble, hardy flower, the morning glory.
5 Indonesian painters in Hong Kong group show – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Work by five Indonesian painters was on show at Hong Kong gallery iPRECIATION. The selection included work by artists like Alfi Jumaldi and Budi Ubrux.
4 emerging Hong Kong artists naturals at portraying nature
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Hong Kong artists Nimchi Yuen, Silvia Chan, Flora Fok and Jessica Cheung are featured in a September 2011 group show at Karin Weber Gallery that explores the natural world.
Photographic duo RongRong and inri get first Hong Kong retrospective
Posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
More than sixty works by Chinese artist RongRong and his Japanese companion in art, inri, are on show at Blindspot Gallery for the first time.
Sand-covered Cambodian artist Khvay Samnang’s Phnom Penh lake performance
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Cambodian artist Khvay Samnang questions urban development in his home country through performance photography and video, on show at local gallery SA SA BASSAC.
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.
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.
Paradox opens in Singapore with diverse Indian contemporary artworks – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Paradox presents established and emerging artists, some never seen before in Singapore, in its inaugural exhibition of Indian contemporary art, “A Material Difference”.
Korean sculptor Park Sung Tae first New York solo – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Contemporary Korean sculptor Park Sung Tae presents new works in his first New York solo, held in March 2011. We bring you pictures from the show.
Indian Reena Kallat first solo at Nature Morte in 6 years – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
After a six year absence, Reena Kallat was back at Nature Morte in early 2011 with a new solo showing brand new work. Take a peak at the installation, painting and video work.
2 Japanese video artists at Auckland Arts Festival 2011 – profile
Posted on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Ko Nakajima and Kentaro Taki exhibited new video installations as part of the Visual Art programme of the Auckland Arts Festival 2011. We profile the artists and their work.
Korean soap sculptor Meekyoung Shin gets major London solo – pictures
Posted on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
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.
Para/Site bring Indonesian moving image to Hong Kong – Record Waves exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
“Recorded Waves: Moving Images from Indonesia” began at Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong in November this year. Curated by Para/Site’s Executive Director and Curator Alvaro Rodríguez Fominaya, the exhibition displays an assemblage of examples of the development of video art in Indonesia. It is presented simultaneously with “Jompet.Third Realm”, a solo exhibition of work by celebrated Indonesian artist Kuswidananto aka Jompet.
3 young Malaysian contemporaries, 3 cultural interrogations
Posted on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Valentine Willie Fine Art, located in Kuala Lumpur, presented “3 Young Contemporaries” in October and November this year. As the title suggests, the exhibition contained the work of three Malaysian contemporary artists: Chi Too, Minstrel Kuik and Poodien. It is part of the gallery’s annual exhibition programme that aims to provide a platform for young and emerging artists from the Southeast Asian region. Here we summarise comments made on the exhibition by curator and writer Eva McGovern. Continue reading
Jitish Kallat talks about Saatchi exhibition of Indian works to Economist – video
Posted on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS LONDON VIDEO Between January and May this year, Indian contemporary artist Jitish Kallat displayed seven pieces, paintings, sculptures and installations, at Saatchi Gallery, London with 23 other contemporary Indian artists in an exhibition called “The Empire … Continue reading
India’s Experimenter focuses on the "now" with RAQS and Kolkata location – an interview with Prateek Raja
Posted on Thursday, September 16th, 2010
KOLKATA CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE ART GALLERIES INTERVIEWS For a gallery that is just over a year old, Experimenter, co-owned, run and mostly curated by husband-and-wife duo Prateek Raja and Priyanka Raja, is quickly becoming a critical current in the very new … Continue reading
International artists reflect on controversial New Delhi face-lift
Posted on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
POLITICAL ART SOCIAL ART EXHIBITIONS INDIA RESIDENCIES SPORT EVENT As so often happens when cities are granted the right to host a major sporting event, New Dehli is undergoing a sometimes controversial face-lift in preparation for the Commonwealth Games. New Delhi artists, … Continue reading
“Korean Eye: Fantastic Ordinary” exhibition tours London, Singapore, and Seoul
Posted on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
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
Hong Kong a desert for new media art? New gallery I/O an oasis – interview
Posted on Thursday, July 8th, 2010
HONG KONG ART GALLERY CREATIVE DIRECTOR INTERVIEW Situated on Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road, Input/Output (I/O) is not a usual kind of gallery with ink paintings, sculptures and canvases on display. Instead, being the only gallery in Hong Kong that is primarily … Continue reading



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