6.18 – 30 Sigiarts (Jakarta) An exhibition of leading Indonesian artists who make themselves the subjects of their works. Participating artists include Agus Suwage, who uses himself as a motif peppered with humor to satirize political and religious views; BudiView More >
Picks
Ambroise Tezenas: Theatre of the People
6.17 – 8.30 9.23 Catherine Schubert Fine Art (Bangkok) Haunting photographs of traditional aspects of contemporary Beijing by a French-born artist. (Brian Curtin) http://www.catherineschubertfineart.com/news
Natalie Darbellay: The Geography of Oneself
6.6 – 7.26 Kathmandu Photo Gallery (Bangkok) Kathmandu continues its notable program with a solo exhibition of works that explore notions of self in terms of disorienting reflections. (Brian Curtain) http://www.kathmandu-bkk.com/exhibition_future01.html
Dinh Y Nhi: Security
6.6 – 28 Thavibu Gallery (Bangkok) One of Vietnam’s major female artists. Nhi’s expressive figurative works have a visceral yet psychological appeal. (Brian Curtain) http://www.thavibu.com/vietnam/dinh_y_nhi/VIE3100.htm
Larrissa Hjorth: CU
6.5 – 8.2 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Melbourne) Larissa Hjorth collected SMS messages from users worldwide along with associated feelings. She made images to correspond with these emotional states and the result is a moving image of fleeting moments ofView More >
Ricky Maynard: Portrait of a Distant Land
6.4 – 8.23 Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney) Over 60 works by this leading Aboriginal documentary photographer who is based on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia. (Natalie King) http://www.mca.com.au/default.asp?page_id=10&content_id=4790
Wilhelm Sasnal
6.2 – 7.11 Sadie Coles HQ (London) Polish painter Wilhelm Sasnal (born in 1972) has a solo show underway at Sadie Coles HQ in London featuring eight new large-scale paintings and a 16mm film. A major overview of Sasnal’s worksView More >
Shiota Chiharu: Flowing Water
5.30 – 9.6 9.23 (Extended) Nizayama Forest Art Museum (Toyama) Uncertain Daily Life, 2002 Bed, tile, water, mud, shower 700x 50x 200 cm Installation at Kenji Taki Gallery, Tokyo Photo: Ito Tetsuo Solo show by the Berlin-based female artist active on theView More >
Synesthesia
5.23 – 6.26 Island 6 (Shanghai) Synesthesia is the first in a six-part series of exhibitions that focuses on how studies of consciousness have inspired artworks. The inaugural exhibition explores themes of paranormal studies, evolutionary theory and lucid dreaming throughView More >
The end of the line
5.22-7.19 The Bluecoat (Liverpool) http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/ 9.11-11.1 City Museum and Art Gallery (Bristol) www.bristol.gov.uk/museums 11.14-1.11 The Fruitmarket Gallery (Edinburgh) http://www.fruitmarket.co.uk/ Featuring artists whose practices involve drawing as an integral element, this international mini-survey focuses predominately on the figurative or representational. From the abstractView More >