Sarah Sze will represent the United States at the next Venice Biennale in 2013, it was announced Feb 24. Entitled Triple Point, her project for Venice is commissioned by the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York. Known for site-specificView More >
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The Legacy of Objects By Andrew Maerkle Installation view of Welcome to the Hotel Munber (2010) at the 3rd Singapore Biennale, 2011, mixed media, dimensions variable. All images: Unless otherwise noted, courtesy Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt, and TARO NASU,View More >
Tomoko Yoneda: Part III
III. Frames of Action Tomoko Yoneda discusses art in Japan after March 11. Chrysanthemum (2011). All images: © Tomoko Yoneda, courtesy ShugoArts, Tokyo. ART iT: In your career to date you’ve shot at various locations and in differentView More >
Dayanita Singh: Part II
II. Antonino’s Bundle Dayanita Singh on photo editing, form and dissemination. From the series “Dream Villa” (2010). All images: © and courtesy Dayanita Singh. ART iT: We were just discussing photography in terms of breakdown, and how yourView More >
Tomoko Yoneda: Part II
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 justView More >
Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921-2012)
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 >
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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 30View More >
Mike Kelley (1954-2012)
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 >
Pak Sheung Chuen
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 involvingView More >
Dayanita Singh: Part I
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 understandingView More >
Tomoko Yoneda: Part I
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 to direct Venice Biennale
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 >