Choreographer, dancer and driving force in the world dance scene Teshigawara Saburo will present his new work Mirror and Music at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in autumn. For this outing Teshigawara not only undertakes choreography, direction, art direction, lighting,View More >
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Subsidies for insuring artworks under review
In recent times, terrorist attacks among other things has meant the cost of insuring artwork on loan from overseas has skyrocketed, thus creating an obstacle to the holding of large exhibitions. In response to this, the Agency for Cultural AffairsView More >
Roger Hiorns’ ‘Seizure’ reopens
Photo Nick Cobbing British artist Roger Hiorns’ arresting sculptural project Seizure – an abandoned London flat transformed into a cavern coated in copper sulfate crystals that first opened last autumn – will reopen from 23 July. The work led toView More >
Takamine Tadasu presents new collaborative performance
Melody Cup, a new performance piece by Takamine Tadasu, will be staged in the Hyogo Prefecture city of Itami. The multitalented artist known for his performance, video and installation works received critical acclaim for his collaboration last year with musicianView More >
Symposium: What is Media art?
A four-hour discussion about issues surrounding media and art will be held with media artist Fujihata Masaki (Director of the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts), art critic and poet Akira Tatehata (Director ofView More >
Art Lovers’ Mixer?!
The ‘I love Art – Art & Capitalism: Art Lovers’ Mixer’, a place to meet other art enthusiasts both male and female, has been organized by Civic Art, an organization whose purpose is to create contact points between art andView More >
Beijing ‘Bird’s Nest’ wins RIBA Lubetkin Prize
The National Stadium Beijing, the symbol of the 2008 Beijing Olympics known as the ‘Bird’s Nest’, is the winner of the Royal Institute of Architecture’s prestigious Lubetkin Prize for 2009. The Stadium was designed by Swiss architects Herzog & deView More >
SCOPE Miami appoints young curatorial committee
SCOPE Miami Art Show has announced the appointment of New York-based independent critic and curator David Hunt as Curatorial Director, along with four junior curators to the curatorial committee. In an effort to strengthen the SCOPE brand, the committee hasView More >
The Dong-gang International Photo Festival
Park Saerom The Climbing Monkey Launched in 2002, the Dong-gang International Photo Festival kicks off again this week with nine photo exhibitions at the Donggang Museum of Photography and other venues in the Yeonwol district of Gangwan-do. The exhibitions includeView More >
Zhang Huan makes foray into opera
The poster for Zhang Huan’s new production of Handel’s Semele Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan will design and direct a new production of George Frideric Handel’s Baroque opera Semele at the National Opera of Belgium (La Monnaie) in Brussels. TheView More >