Need an introduction to modern Arab art? Mathaf opens December
Follow QATAR ART EXHIBITIONS MUSEUM SHOWS ARAB ARTISTS Qatar Museums Authority announces the 30 December, 2010 opening of Mathaf: Arab Museum…
Internet best gift to China says artist and social activist Ai Weiwei
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Art world big boys attend second Abu Dhabi art
Follow ART FAIRS REVIEWS MIDDLE EAST Abu Dhabi Art, a fair now in it’s second year, has quickly “come of…
Christie’s provides first-hand view of top Indonesian artists – event alert
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Great gifts: 7 books on Chinese contemporary art
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Emphasis on viewer experience not sales: Vitamin Creative, Cao Fei at Frieze
Follow ALTERNATIVE ART SPACES CHINA ART FAIRS As well as representing the likes of Zheng Guogu, Koki Tanaka and the…
Critics can’t fault Pakistani artist Rashid Rana’s Guimet show
Follow PAKISTANI ARTISTS PHOTOGRAPHY SCULPTURE Pakistani artist Rashid Rana, 42 is exhibiting twenty-seven sculptures and photomontages in his retrospective called “Perpetual Paradox”…
140 not enough: Powerhouse favours Facebook over Twitter in social media experiment
Follow AUSTRALIA MUSEUM SOCIAL MEDIA CURATOR While not strictly related to contemporary or visual art in Asia, we thought this…
Art Stage Singapore to tap into growing Southeast Asian collector base
Follow SINGAPORE CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR Art Stage Singapore will soon be joining the international art fair circuit. The event is planned…
Ai Weiwei’s studio party cancelled? Art Radar was there
Follow AI WEIWEI POLITICAL ACTIVISM ARTIST STUDIO CHINA So the media thought the Ai Weiwei party was cancelled … but…