ARCHITECTURE OF INVOLVEMENT By Andrew Maerkle Toyo Ito at his offices in Tokyo, March 2011. Photo ART iT. Through designs for projects including the Sendai Mediatheque, Tama Art University Library (Hachioji Campus) and Taichung Metropolitan Opera House, Toyo Ito expressesView More >
The following text was originally published in Japanese on March 28 on the ITO School website, and is reproduced here in English with permission of Toyo Ito and ITO School. Message for those affected by the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake andView More >
COMPLICIT CONSCIOUSNESS By Andrew Maerkle Still from Doghole (2009), HD Video, 22 min. All images: Unless otherwise noted courtesy Wong Hoy Cheong. Born in Penang in 1960 and now based in Kuala Lumpur, Wong Hoy Cheong explores a diverse rangeView More >
3.25: Remembering Yusuke Nakahara (1931-2011) On Mar 3, the pioneering art critic and administrator Yusuke Nakahara died of complications related to gallbladder cancer, age 79. A graduate of Kyoto University’s Faculty of Science, Nakahara is perhaps best remembered for hisView More >
Photo courtesy Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. On Mar 3, the pioneering art critic and administrator Yusuke Nakahara died of complications related to gallbladder cancer, age 79. A graduate of Kyoto University’s Faculty of Science, Nakahara was variously president ofView More >
This article was updated Mar 29. In a statement to the press Mar 22, Art Fair Tokyo announced it will be postponing its 2011 edition. Scheduled to run Apr 1-3, the fair will not be able to proceed as plannedView More >
FEATURES I. Yutaka Sone: The Patience of Materials Yutaka Sone is best known for his marble sculptures of landscapes ranging from Hong Kong Island to imagined alpine scenes, as well as his “snow flake” works in crystal. However, employing materialsView More >
Tatzu Nishi – The Merlion Hotel (2011), artist’s rendering, construction-installation. © the artist. On Mar 13 the third edition of the Singapore Biennale officially opened to the public at multiple venues in Singapore. Directed by artist Matthew Ngui, this year’sView More >
A week has passed since the devastating Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami that struck northeastern Japan March 11. With the ensuing nuclear crisis at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, these events have taken a great human, economic and spiritual tollView More >
Known for his easily and cheaply assembled “paper log” houses, architect Shigeru Ban has announced plans to contribute to relief efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked northeastern Japan Mar 11. Ban’s designs have already been employed inView More >
From the Mouth or in the Mouth but not of the Mouth – Words and Objects By Andrew Maerkle Installation view of Too Far to See (2011) at the Yokohama Museum of Art; ceramic, computers, projectors, speakers, mirrors; sound programmingView More >