11.3 – 1.11 Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art Silence hones the senses. John Cage’s performance 4’33” (1952) – in which four minutes and 33 seconds of silence, save extraneous sounds within the venue, transpired from the timeView More >
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Artist In Residence Kurashiki, Ohara
The Ohara Museum of Art, a private museum with a collection of Western contemporary art in the city of Kurashiki, is calling for applications for its ARKO (Artist In Residence Kurashiki, Ohara) program. The program aims to support young artistsView More >
Ohtake Shinro
Constant thoughts of pictures never done before The Shinro Ohtake Zen-kei Retrospective 1955-2006 staged at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2006 was an unconventional attempt to present in toto the journey of this intensely private artistView More >
Phillips NY contemporary sales results
Phillips de Pury & Company’s New York Contemporary Art Part I sale on 12 November realized a total of $7,099,250 from 31 lots sold. The top lots were Kusama Yayoi’s Infinity Nets (T.W.A.) (2000) (est $300-400,000) and Andy Warhol’s BrilloView More >
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2009
The Tokyo Bijutsu Club will be host to the third edition of this art fair dedicated to contemporary art at which bidding and trading generally take place within the industry. Based on the idea of fostering the art scene’s nextView More >
The 7 top runners: Art merry-go-round
11.10 – 1.24 The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu Left: Murase Kyoko Puddles 2008 Private collection Right: Ohmaki Shinji ECHO – Crystallization – 2005, Installation view Photo Taniguchi Teruki MFA Gifu launched its Cross Waves in Art series introducingView More >
Pushpamala N. in a cinematic installation
11.9 – 12.9 Chemould Prescott Road (Mumbai) Paris Autumn – Angeles2006 – 2008 Silver gelatin print An installation of Pushpamala N’s Paris Autumn, an experimental short film based on the artist’s own experiences, and photographs. In the autumnView More >
‘Compartment city’ hits Ikebukuro
©Hasunuma Masahiro Compartment city – Tokyo is the contemporary theatre unit headed by Takayama Akira, Port B’s contribution to Festival/Tokyo09. The installation-like piece set in Ikebukuro West Gate Park takes the form of a small booth inside which visitorsView More >
Sotheby’s New York sales results
Sotheby’s New York Contemporary Art evening sale on 11 November realized a total of $134,438,000 – far above estimates – from 52 lots sold. The top lot was Andy Warhol’s 200 One Dollar Bills (1991) fetching $43,762,500 (est. $8-12,000,000), followedView More >
Opening/Closing this week (11.16-22)
Japan* Opening this week Motoi Yasuo: Hi・Amoru・Ki 11.16 – 21 ASK? art space kimura（Kyobashi）[MAP] http://www2.kb2-unet.ocn.ne.jp/ask/default.htm Kiyokata’s Nostalgia: Kiyokata Kaburaki, a Painter who Loved the Quintessence of Edo 11.18 – 2010.1.11 Suntory Museum of Art（Roppongi）[MAP] http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/sma/index.html ©Usui Ryohei 2009 View More >
CREAM Forum – Revisited
An adhoc gathering of the young researchers affiliated with the now completed CREAM Forum series of talks and discussions by Japanese and international artists and media arts researchers held in conjunction with the International Festival for Arts and Media Yokohama.View More >
Christie’s New York posts sale results
Christie’s New York Post-War and Contemporary evening sale on 10 November realized a total of $74,151,500 from 39 lots sold. The top lot was Peter Doig’s Reflection (What does your soul look like) (1991) fetching $10,162,500 (est $4-6,000,000), followed byView More >