Interviews

A desire to revisit the 20th century, ascertaining something along the way < Part 1 Requiem and self-questioning, or past and future – The final work, Gift of Sea: Raising a Flag on the Summit of the Battlefield is inspiredView More >

The whole idea of conceptual art being about philosophy is bull; humor is more important. Proponent of conceptual art, pioneer of contemporary art, prognosticator of post-conceptualism… Countless phrases have been turned to sum up Dan Graham, but none quite likeView More >

Thanks to APT, now conscious of the Asia-Pacific as one big region Nara Yoshitomo is currently taking part in APT 6 as YNG (Yoshitomo Nara and graf), presenting an arresting combined effort that catches the eye immediately on entering theView More >

We respect local art forms made according to local histories As an art festival focusing in the vast and varied region known as the Asia-Pacific, yet intimately tied to its locale, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (hereafter APT)View More >

– I’d like to talk about the selection of Japanese artists this time – Nara/graf, Ohmaki Shinji, Nawa Kohei, Sawa Hiraki – why did you choose these artists? With Nara/graf I was thinking about collaboration, partly in light of theView More >

The sense of harmony is probably more a sense of uncertainty Conjuring up a blazing orange sun in London’s Tate Modern, and giant artificial waterfalls in New York Harbor: with his delicate manipulations of light and shadow, mist and breeze,View More >

What does trying to be a bird say about being a human? The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Art Prize was launched in 2008 with the objective of introducing talented British contemporary artists to Japan by offering them their first Japanese soloView More >

The sense of a person has wider contours The VOCA exhibition presents two-dimensional works by promising contemporary artists up to the age of forty nominated by members of the professional art fraternity. We talked to 2010 VOCA Prize winner MiyakeView More >

Of the myriad possibilities for expression, I was most taken with moving imagery, with film. Lyrical images, rendered in exquisite composition and camerawork. Somehow magical, the realm of Yang Fudong’s art yet takes us on a journey through the soulsView More >