Left: Arakawa Shusaku & Madeline Gins Right: Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro Park Conceptual artist Arakawa Shusaku died in New York on May 19. He was 73. Arakawa began his career as a jockey for the avant-garde movement inView More >
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Kaikai Kiki opens new space in Nakano
Installation view of works at Hidari Zingaro, 2010 Murakami Takashi’s art production company, Kaikai Kiki, has opened a new space called Hidari Zingaro in the otaku shopping mall, Nakano Broadway. The gallery is said to take its name from theView More >
Thai artist diagrams political conflict
With clashes between anti-government protestors and the military escalating in the Thai capital, people both in and outside the country have been asking what exactly is going on and how it all came about? Finding the complexity of the situationView More >
Pompidou Center opens satellite in Metz
On May 12 France’s national museum of modern art, the Pompidou Center, inaugurated its satellite space in the northeastern city of Metz, capital of the Lorraine region. Pompidou Center Metz has already gained worldwide distinction for the design of itsView More >
Ochiai Tam and his ‘Artist Orchestra’ debut
Event To celebrate the opening of his solo show Spies are only revealed when they get caught this Saturday at the Watari-um in Tokyo, Ochiai Tam has organized and will perform in his very own, all-friends, all-artist orchestra. Made upView More >
Taishin Arts Awards
Award Left: Hsu Su-Chen and Lu Chien-Ming Plant-Matter NeoEden: Born in a Vegetable Patch & Material World in the Amis Tribe of Riverbank Right: Visual Arts Award ceremony The Taishin Arts Awards recognize the best of Taiwanese visual and performing artsView More >
Japanese curators make mark at Korean biennials
Not one but two Japanese curators will be on the scene for this year’s triumvirate of large-scale international art festivals in Korea. Independent curator and art critic Takashi Azumaya is directing the 2010 Busan Biennale, while independent curator Fumihiko SumitomoView More >
Tate Modern celebrates 10 years with new acquisitions
Kader Attia – Untitled (Ghardaïa) (2009), cooked couscous, edition of 3 + 1 AP. Courtesy Tate Modern, London. In anticipation of its 10th anniversary later this year, London’s Tate Modern has announced a list of new acquisitions since 2009 thatView More >
Simon Fujiwara wins 2010 Cartier Award
British-Japanese artist Simon Fujiwara is the winner of the 2010 Cartier Award, it has been announced. Organized in conjunction with the annual Frieze Art Fair, London, the competitive award recognizes emerging artists living outside the UK, providing the winner 10,000View More >
Tokyo Midtown Award 2010 Art Competition
Award Exhibition view of 2009 Art Competition Tokyo Midtown is calling for submissions for both the art and design segments of the Tokyo Midtown Award 2010. Launched in 2008, this year marks the third edition of the competition that hasView More >