Freedom to create: Myanmar’s artists explore an open society
Follow Faced with rapidly increasing access to information and technologies, Burmese artists are responding in the best way they know:…
South African photographer wins inaugural Artraker Award for “conflict art”
Follow As African art gathers international attention, photographs of South Africa’s poorest citizens win the first ever award for conflict…
Shanghai surprise? Christie’s in Shanghai – art world reaction
Follow Christie’s is the first international auction house to hold sales in mainland China, but how do Shanghai’s art crowd…
“Memorizing the Tristan Chord”: Hong Kong sound artist Samson Young – interview
Follow What do Cantonese mnemonics, Hong Kong politics and Wagner have in common? Samson Young. Hong Kong sound artist Samson…
Japan’s art decade: 10 years of Mori Art Museum – picture feast
Follow Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum celebrates its ten year anniversary with global-looking Japanese art. To celebrate its tenth year, the…
A window onto the world: 5 female artists from Pakistan
Follow Pakistan’s female artists are opening windows onto their country and their world. Pakistani artists are receiving more and more…
Written in style: Golnaz Fathi’s calligraphic works debut in Shanghai – interview
Follow Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi discusses the speaking stillness of her work. Trained as a traditional calligrapher in Iran, artist…
“Sip!” Three generations of Indonesian Art in Singapore – picture feast
Follow “Sip! Indonesian Art Today” features sixteen artists from three generations at ARNDT Singapore. The travelling exhibition “Sip! Indonesian Art Today”, which originated in…
Myanmar’s rural museums – Tun Win Aung and Wah Nu Guggenheim video interview
Follow In a country with few gallery spaces, two Burmese artists are proving that disused barns can make surprisingly good…
Googling contemporary art: How Google is changing our interaction with visual art
Follow More than just a search engine, Google and its new technologies are revolutionising how we make and view art.…