Building up to the Tokyo Art Fair: G-tokyo, Tokyo Frontline and Art Fair Tokyo Scene from G-tokyo 2011. Photo Keizo Kioku. In the last few years, February has become the month for graduation exhibitions and art fairs. VisitorView More >
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Roger M Buergel to direct Busan Biennale 2012
As reported earlier by ART iT, Japan Edition, the German-born curator Roger M Buergel will be the artistic director of the Busan Biennale 2012, the Busan Biennale Organizing Committee announced Jul 15. Buergel has put forward the concept of “GardenView More >
Laureates announced for Praemium Imperiale 2011
The laureates for the Praemium Imperiale 2011 were announced Jul 11 by the Japan Art Association. One of the world’s most prestigious cultural distinctions, the prize is awarded in by the imperial family of Japan in honor of Prince TakamitsuView More >
Kimsooja: Part II
II. Mirror-Void-Other Kimsooja on the performance of non-action. Cities on the Move – 2727 KM Bottari Truck (1997), single-channel video, 7 min 33 sec loop, silent. Commissioned by Korean Arts & Culture Foundation. All images: Courtesy Kimsooja Studio. View More >
Hong-Kai Wang
By Leslie J Ureña Music While We Work (2011), audio and video installation recorded on location in Huwei, Yunlin, Taiwan. Photo You-Wei Chen, courtesy Hong-Kai Wang. Born in 1971, the Taiwanese artist Hong-Kai Wang works with sound asView More >
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
The artist Cy Twombly died Jul 5 in Rome at the age of 83, it has been announced. The cause of death has not been revealed, but according to the New York Times Twombly had been engaged in a longView More >
Taishin Arts Awards were announced on May 11th, 2011
Taipei, 31 May 2011 – The winners of the 9th annual Taishin Arts Awards were announced on May 11th, 2011 and attended by the fifteen finalists and nine international jury members. This year’s winner of the Visual Arts Award isView More >
Kimsooja: Part I
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,View More >
An African in Guangzhou
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 toView More >
Martha Rosler
THE GARDEN SPEAKS FOR ITSELF By Andrew Maerkle and Natsuko Odate Proposed Helsinki Garden at the Singapore Biennale (2011), site-specific community project commissioned by the Singapore Biennale 2011 . Photo Mae Ee Wong. All images: Courtesy Martha Rosler. InView More >
No. 20
URGENT IS TO TAKE A DISTANCE A letter from Hou Hanru to Hans Ulrich Obrist Notes on the dramatic events of the past three months Dear HUO, Thank you for your last correspondence. I’m so sorry for the long silenceView More >
Noi Sawaragi: Notes on Art and Current Events 17
Kuninosuke Matsuo and the Yomiuri Independent Exhibitions (Part I) From fall 2010 through May this year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum has held a series of two exhibitions of works from its collection titled “MOT Collection Chronicle 1947-1963: Days ofView More >