II. Frames of Consciousness Tomoko Yoneda on the photography of paradigm shifts. Lovers, Dunaujvaros (formerly Stalin City), Hungary (2004), C-type print, 66 x 84 cm. All images: © Tomoko Yoneda, courtesy ShugoArts, Tokyo. ART iT: We were just discussing howView More >
One of the leading representatives of post-war photography in Japan, Yasuhiro Ishimoto passed away Feb 6 at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 90-years-old. Born in San Francisco in 1921, Ishimoto lived in Japan from the age of three beforeView More >
A Restatement: The Art of ‘Ground Zero’ (Part 3) Iwaki Yumoto I Exterior view of the Mihako-za After taking part in the symposium Community and Art in the Aftermath of March 11: Before and After, held October 30 of lastView More >
The artist Mike Kelley has died at the age of 57, it was widely reported Feb 1. One of the most influential American artists of his generation, Kelley was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. Authorities are currentlyView More >
Coincidence Measured by Body By Andrew Maerkle From A Zebra for 5 Persons, 2006-12-28, 12:30-13:00, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong. All images: Courtesy Pak Sheung Chuen/pakpark.blogspot.com. Based in Hong Kong, Pak Sheung Chuen is known for works involving subtle interventionsView More >
THE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION OF IMAGES By Andrew Maerkle Cover image: From “House of Love” (2010-11). All images: © and courtesy Dayanita Singh. Describing herself as a bookmaker who works with photography, Dayanita Singh has a profound understanding of theView More >
THE MULTIPLE LIVES OF IMAGES By Andrew Maerkle and Natsuko Odate Former house of General Wang Shu-ming, the Chief of Staff under Chiang Kai-Shek, Cidong Street, I (2010), C-type print, 65 x 83 cm. All images: © Tomoko Yoneda, courtesyView More >
Massimiliano Gioni will direct the next edition of the Venice Biennale’s international art exhibition, it was announced Jan 31 in Venice. Associate director of New York’s New Museum for Contemporary Art and artistic director of Milan’s Foundation Trussardi, Gioni isView More >
The shortlist for the UK’s largest art prize, the Artes Mundi, was announced Jan 27 by the Artes Mundi artistic director, Ben Borthwick. The seven finalists for the prize, which confers upon one winner GBP 40,000 and provides the runners-upView More >
Collage and Photography: Naruki Oshima’s New Series ‘haptic green’ (Part 1) Reflections – 0606 (2006), Lambda print mounted on Plexiglas, 120 x 123cm, edition of 5. All images: Courtesy Gallery Nomart. Having exhibited work at the International Architecture Biennale RotterdamView More >
© 2010 NEUE ROAD MOVIES GMBH, EUROWIDE FILM PRODUCTION It is the first among the art movie world! Subject, it which director eminent scholar Wim Wenders who established the monumental achievement of the musical film in latest 3D movie “BuenaView More >
“End of Photography” December 9, 2011, to January 27, 2012 Gallery Side 2, Tokyo Installation view of Steven Pippin’s “End of Photography” at Gallery Side 2, with Out of Body Experience (2010) in foreground. All images: Photo ART iT. InauguratingView More >