Defining a Proposal Through Questions: Jun Yang on the Taipei Contemporary Art Center ON RECORD is a series of dialogues with contemporary artists about the ideas and influences that inspire their works. ON RECORD #2 was conducted in Tokyo andView More >
Doryun Chong reviews Japan as seen in both national and international imaginaries This is the first in a series of essays by the author addressing questions related to historical periodization, cultural particularism and the avant-garde. During a visit to JapanView More >
Asia-Pacific area Opening this week Heidi Yardley 7.13 – 31 Jan Murphy Gallery (Queensland) Geoff Newton: “French Dressing” 7.14 – 8.15 The Physics Room (Christchurch) “Collaboration Polish – Indonesian Artist” 7.15 – 20 Tembi Contemporary (Yogyakarta) Gareth Sansom / JulieView More >
To Whom Does Art Belong? On the forced resignation of Fram Kitagawa (Part II) In Part I of this two-part essay on the current conditions for exhibiting contemporary art in Japan, Noi Sawaragi reviewed the historical relationship between fine artView More >
Still from Blow (2009), video installation, © Tabaimo, courtesy the artist and Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo. The Japan Foundation revealed on June 5 that the media artist Tabaimo will represent Japan at next year’s 54th Venice Biennale. Known for hand-drawn animationsView More >
Dan Cameron reflects on his recent visit to Seattle’s uniquely architectural art scene Exterior view of Western Bridge. Courtesy Western Bridge, Seattle. I was not in Seattle for the purpose of looking at art, and probably no one would haveView More >
Asia-Pacific area Opening this week Chen Wei Meng and Wong Perng Fey: “Heartland” 7.5 – 31 Wei-Ling Gallery (Kuala Lumpur) Dileep Sharma, Jayanta Roy, Jaya Ganguly 7.5 – 31 Gallery Nature Morte (New Delhi) Corinne de San Jose: “Some DieView More >
By Hu Fang They leave the cinema, dark and dejected. This is not the movie of their dreams. This is not that perfect, all-encompassing film unspooling in every person’s mind that can never be completed. This is not the movieView More >
The Path to Appearance is Always… By Andrew Maerkle The path to appearance is always accessible and traveled but one can go around it. (2010), installation with baseball bat and golf ball. Courtesy the artist and Long March Space, Beijing.View More >
Who I am or what I do By Aveek Sen Installation view, 1st floor, of “Roni Horn: Well and Truly” at Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2010. Photo Stefan Altenburger, © Kunsthaus Bregenz, Roni Horn. On an “unspeakably quiet” summer afternoon in AugustView More >
Issue 2: CHINA With its extraordinary transformation over the past decade, China’s contemporary art scene has become the focus of intense international scrutiny, featured in numerous publications and surveyed by a multitude of large-scale exhibitions in cities worldwide. Corresponding toView More >
A speculative essay on the relations between viewers and cinema in China today. They leave the cinema, dark and dejected. This is not the movie of their dreams. This is not that perfect, all-encompassing film unspooling in every person’s mindView More >