Heritage factory renovation to lay new foundations in Sharjah art scene – The National
Follow UAE CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION SPACE The National recently reported on a development project that is set to grow Sharjah’s…
Foreign-owned Beijing 798 gallery expands into creative entrepreneur incubator – WSJ Scene Asia
Follow NEW MEDIA CONTEMPORARY ART BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY An article published in WSJ Scene Asia on 9 April 2012 draws attention to a…
Bangladeshi artists win Dhaka Art Summit 2012 awards for exposing social ills
Follow SOUTH ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHY PAINTING Closing out the inaugural Dhaka Art Summit, which ran from 12 to…
Stripping ‘Ophelia’ and more: 3 young Taiwanese new media artists in Hong Kong
Follow NEW MEDIA ART TAIWANESE ARTISTS HONG KONG GALLERY SHOWS Interested in the evolution of new media art in Asia,…
South and Southeast Asian start for ambitious Guggenheim UBS MAP Initiative
Follow INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION TRAVELLING SHOW The Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative aims to open the museum to…
What the ballet ban means for contemporary art in Malaysia in 2012
Follow CONTEMPORARY ART LAW GOVERNMENT In early April 2012, the Malaysian government cancelled a ballet show due to, by some…
North African-born curator Abdellah Karroum to direct International Contemporary Art Prize
Follow MOROCCO CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR ART AWARD The Prince Pierre Foundation has brought on Moroccan-born curator Abdellah Karroum as an…
Video artist eats like Andy Warhol, wins 2nd Bandung Contemporary Art Awards
Follow INDONESIA CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE On 24 March 2012, ArtSociates announced the winners of its second annual Bandung Contemporary Art…
Art museum independence challenged – The Guardian
Follow CONTEMPORARY ART PRIVATE MUSEUMS In a scathing review of Damien Hirst’s ongoing Tate Modern retrospective, Hari Kunzru of The…
Google Art Project “goes global”: treasure trove of Asian contemporary art
Follow ONLINE ART MUSEUMS INTERNET TECHNOLOGY WEB On 3 April 2012, Google announced a massive expansion to their Google Art…