III. Theatre of Transformation Wong Hoy Cheong discusses propaganda, politics and transparency in art. Still from Doghole (2009), HD Video, 22 min. All images: Unless otherwise noted courtesy Wong Hoy Cheong. ART iT: Earlier you mentioned that youView More >
‘Kaza Ana/Air Hole: Another Form of Conceptualism from Asia’ March 8 – June 5, 2011 National Museum of Art, Osaka Shimabuku – Installation view of My Teacher Tortoise (2011). All images: Photo ART iT. Despite the ambitious-sounding titleView More >
Naked Photography: Takuma Nakahira’s ‘Documentary’ Left to right: Images of “tactile surface layers” (2007), (2009), (2007). In photography, every common noun becomes a proper noun, every being becomes “this,” and in this thisness, or haecceity, everything becomes equivalent. If “thisView More >
This article was originally published Mar 15. Last updated Apr 13. We appreciate the expressions of concern and sympathy from our friends and colleagues overseas following the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami that struck on Mar 11 and the ongoingView More >
Allow me first to offer my heartfelt condolences to all those suffering as a result of the recent massive earthquake and tsunami. I hope life can return to some kind of normality in a safe environment as soon as possible.View More >
II. Theatre of Consumption Wong Hoy Cheong on commodifying exploitation and the aesthetics of critique. Chronicles of Crime: Rooftop (2006), digital print on Kodak professional paper, 84 cm x 120 cm. All images: Unless otherwise noted courtesy Wong HoyView More >
We Are the System By Andrew Maerkle A Space between You and Me (2011), installation of wooden chairs and wood, speakers, iron electrical box. Courtesy Ark Galerie, Jakarta. Part of an energetic, community-driven art scene in Yogyakarta, JompetView More >
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, ToyoView 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 aView 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 >