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Roni Horn

On This is Me, This is You Text: Matsuura Naomi This is Me, This is You consists of portraits of a young girl shot over a period of about two years. The photos were taken two at a time usingView More >

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Friends of the arts: Cartier

Invitation to a creative space Since its establishment in 1847, the French jeweler and watch manufacturer Cartier has continued to produce modern jewelry that is ahead of its time. The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, which was founded as aView More >

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Wolfgang Tillmans

Exhibiting the ‘now’ Text: Iida Shihoko Portrait: Nagare Satoshi On a wet spring night at the scene of his solo show, Wolfgang Tillmans stood surrounded by starstruck admirers. Flashing the same charming smile as his previous trip to Japan fourView More >

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Alfredo Jaar

The balance between ethics and aesthetics Text: Matsuura Naomi Confronted by the deluge of images in the modern world, New York-based Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar remains steadfastly skeptical of their use as spectacle. Taking images that offer a fragment, aView More >

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Tao Soju

Creative endeavor as game spectator Text: Yanashita Tomoko Portrait: Inoue Yoshikazu Tao Soju presents his work as head of OkamePro, an imaginary entertainment production company, and as one of the company’s stable of artists. The company has its origins inView More >

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Miyanaga Aiko

‘Once in a lifetime’ art marking time and memories Text: Ozaki Tetsuya Portrait: Ishikawa Natsuko Many of Miyanaga’s works, pale and ephemeral, vanish over the space of a few weeks. Take for example her objects made from napthalene. The semitransparentView More >

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The Future is Unwritten

7.11 – 9.6 Adam Art Gallery Te Pataka Toi (Wellington) Fiona Connor Props 2008 Paint, wood, linoleum, commercial fittings, Perspex Installation at You Are Here, ARTSPACE, Auckland Speculating upon whether it is possible for art now to influence what isView More >

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India Xianzai: Contemporary Indian Art

7.10 – 8.30 Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai Riyas Komu Takeaway (detail) 2009 Courtesy the artist India Xianzai explores notions of what constitutes Indian-ness in the context of contemporary art in today’s global community. Through the work of 21 internationallyView More >

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