Auction Christie’s First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art sale on 11 March realized a total of $7,552,900 from 146 (of 168) lots sold. The top lot was Wayne Thiebaud’s Valley River (1995, oil on canvas) fetching $842,500 (est. $200-300,000), followedView More >
Award Image from GROUND © Cozue Takagi, Courtesy TARO NASU The 35th Kimura Ihei Memorial Photography Award, considered the Akutagawa Prize (for new writers of serious fiction) of the photography world, has been awarded this year to Takagi Cozue. TheView More >
MAD (Making Art Different) is a series of courses that respond inquisitively to diverse aspects of contemporary art launched in 2001 by the non-profit organization of arts coordinators and curators AIT (Arts Initiative Tokyo). The tenth school year beginning inView More >
Exhibition & event Marking the publication of his second photo-collection, mind encode, photographer Nagare Satoshi will hold a solo show of the same title in Kanazawa. Born in 1975 and based in Tokyo, Nagare captures the workings and interludes ofView More >
Auction Sotheby’s Contemporary art auction held 9 March in New York realized a total of US$5,847,378. The top lot was Andy Warhol’s Self Defense (1985-1986) fetching $506,500 (est. $250-350,000), followed by Robert Motherwell’s Open #94 (1969) at $224,500 (est. $100-150,000).View More >
Event For the final round of his talk-session series, ART iT editor-in-chief Ozaki Tetsuya welcomes artist Nakamura Masato. Head of the artists’ initiative Command N since 1997, Nakamura’s creative practice has consistently explored the relationships between ‘art and society’ andView More >
Award Sophie Calle Photo: Yves Géant French artist Sophie Calle has been selected as the 2010 winner of the prestigious Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. The award was established by the Swedish camera manufacturer in 1980, making Calle theView More >
Ai Weiwei files suit against Civil Affairs Ministry for refusing to release information on its handling of 2008 Sichuan earthquake. (Associated Press) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glSIWJhUVswbTzVXHtFa9S4TeMYw Venice Biennale 2011: New Zealand picks Michael Parekowhai for its pavilion (ART INFO) http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/33767/the-2011-venice-biennale-new-zealand-picks-michael-parekowhai-for-its-pavilion/ P.S. 1 ContemporaryView More >
Art fair The 2010 edition of New York’s Armory Show art fair opens to the public today. In addition to the main venue, which premieres new works by living artists, The Armory Show – Modern segment, new since last year,View More >
Tokyo’s Akihabara district is about to witness the opening of a new art center dedicated to ‘creating new forms of art’. Housed in the now custom-renovated former Chiyoda Rensei Junior High School, 3331 Arts Chiyoda is modeled as an ‘alternativeView More >
Book Artist Aida Makoto has published his collection of essays previously published serially over the two years from October 2007 through November 2009 in Gentosha’s PR magazine Sei sei kyo. He continues to pen the series. The book’s obi featuresView More >
Book Suzuki Hiraku’s first published collection of drawings, titled GENGA, will be released this weekend. Suzuki is known for his live painting performances rendered in natural materials such as clay and leaves, on substrates that range from walls to photocopyView More >