The winners of the Prix Émile Hermès 2011 were announced on October 18 2011 by architect Toyo Ito, President of the jury, and Pierre-Alexis Dumas, President of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. – First prize: Arnaud le Cat, Esther Bacot andView More >
How to abandon Japan: ‘Yasuo Kuniyoshi from the Fukutake Collection’ at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art This exhibition of works by Yasuo Kuniyoshi at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art is extensive, ranging from anti-Japanese campaign posters created duringView More >
II. I believe in the skin Monica Bonvicini discusses fetishism and the act of destroying her own works. Hammering Out (an old argument) (1998), video color projection, sound, amplifier, two speakers, 18 min 45 sec. All images: Courtesy Monica BonviciniView More >
II. The Index of Robert Macaire Cheyney Thompson on the technology of perspective, and names that un-name. Installation view of the solo exhibition “Chronochromes, Data, Motifs” at Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo, 2011. All images: Courtesy Cheyney Thompson and Rat HoleView More >
Kuninosuke Matsuo and the Yomiuri Indépendent Exhibitions (Part III) In his previous two columns, Part I and Part II, Noi Sawaragi has been exploring the links between the intellectual and newspaper correspondent, Kuninosuke Matsuo, and the Yomiuri Indépendent series ofView More >
The Long Way Around Can Also Be the Most Direct: Peter Coffin on Field Tests in Modalities of Consciousness ON RECORD is a series of dialogues with contemporary artists about the ideas and influences that inspire their works. ON RECORDView More >
Five Steps Toward an Eight-Year Manifesto By Praneet Soi I Still from Kumartuli Printer, Notes on Labor Part 1 (2010), slide installation of 80 transparencies with rotary slide projector. Courtesy Praneet Soi. Standing at the immigration hall at JFK, fatigueView More >
From Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo Art Scope 2009-2011: Invisible Memories September 10 (Saturday) – December 11 (Sunday), 2011 Meiro Koizumi, Hiroe Saeki, Eva Berendes, Jan Scharrelmann Four Japanese and German Artists to be Featured at the Hara MuseumView More >
Kuninosuke Matsuo and the Yomiuri Indépendent Exhibitions (Part II) In his previous column, Noi Sawaragi began exploring the links between the intellectual and newspaper correspondent, Kuninosuke Matsuo, and the Yomiuri Indépendent series of exhibitions that provided a key platform forView More >
From Hara Museum, Tokyo Tan Fu Kuen: Ming Wong’s work is about questioning “what is national cinema. “ In 1965, Singapore gained independence but it was the same year, ironically and sadly, that Singapore film industry totally collapsed. And byView More >
POINTS OF CONVERGENCE By Andrew Maerkle Still from Thread Routes – Chapter 1 (2010), 16mm film transferred to HD format, 29 min 31 sec, sound. All images: Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio. In 1999, in Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya neighborhood, Kimsooja producedView More >
A unique urban ecology prompts a new look at globalization. By Naohiko Hino Photo Naohiko Hino. Extending from the interior of the mainland to the southern regions west of Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta is home to Guangzhou, China’sView More >