A Subjective History of Photography Before and After Literature By Andrew Maerkle Although they rarely feature people, the photographs of Naoya Hatakeyama often evoke the grand narrative of humanity’s interaction with the environment. Like monuments once forgotten and then rediscovered,View More >
Hic et Nunc; or, The Delirium Beyond Translation By Andrew Maerkle Working effortlessly between canonical, alternative and esoteric sources, Cerith Wyn Evans draws upon a broad knowledge of literature, linguistics and even astrophysics in his conceptual art practice. At timesView More >
Six Rooms for Enrique Vila-Matas ON RECORD is a series of dialogues with contemporary artists about the ideas and influences that inspire their works. ON RECORD #3 was conducted in Tokyo and edited by ART iT in collaboration with DominiqueView More >
Asia-Pacific area Opening this week Angus McDonald 10.12 – 30 Jan Murphy Gallery, Queensland “Paintings by Amitava” 10.14 – 11.16 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai “Afghanistan: The Perils of Freedom 1993 – 2009” 10.15 – 11.20 Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney “LegacyView More >
Paris-based curator Akiko Miki has been selected as artistic director for next year’s 4th Yokohama Triennale, it was announced Oct 1. Miki is chief curator at the contemporary art center Palais de Tokyo. While she has yet to determine anView More >
Asia-Pacific area Opening this week Nidhi Agarwal, Ramakrishna Behera and Basist Kumar: “The Gamut” 10.5 – 23 Gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi Fauzulyusri & Agathe de Bailliencourt 10.6 – 29 TAKSU, Singapore Chatr Jenchitr: “Intersections” 10.6 – 31 H Gallery,View More >
Seiichi Furuya: The Disclosed Mémoires (Part I) East Berlin, 1985. Published intermittently since 1989, Seiichi Furuya’s series of photobooks entitled “Mémoires” was concluded this year with the appearance of volume five. Furuya’s 25-year “journey” began in the fallView More >
Asia-Pacific area Opening this week Shelley McSpedden and Jessica Neath: “Views from the Vanishing Point” 9.30 – 10.23 Sutton Gallery Project Space, Melbourne Chow Chun-fai 9.30 – 10.23 Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong K. G. Subramanyan 10.1 – 25 TheView More >
New songs without words: Yurie Nagashima’s ‘SWISS+’ All images: Installation view of “SWISS+” (2010) at SCAI The Bathhouse 2F View Room. Photos Keizo Kioku, courtesy SCAI The Bathhouse. It was 1994 when I first met Yurie Nagashima, soonView More >
Co-founder in 1975 of the Rotterdam-based firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Rem Koolhaas is known not only for producing designs and masterplans of radical innovation, but also for radically innovating contemporary architectural practice through his numerous publications and exhibitions.View More >
2010 CRONOCAOS 12th Venice Architecture Biennale Both: Photo Yasuhiro Takagi for ART iT. The exhibition occupies a suite of two rooms, each with a distinct character and function. The first room is a vestibule featuring a range ofView More >
Asia-Pacific area Opening this week Shezad Dawood: “Cities of the Future” 9.24 – 10.20 Chemould Prescott Road (Mumbai) Vishal K Dar: “BROWNation” 9.24 – 10.23 Gallery Espace (New Delhi) Yang Shaobin: “Blue Room” Alberto Garcia-Alix: “From where there is noView More >