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Laboratory for an uncertain future A letter from Hou Hanru to Hans Ulrich Obrist Dear HUO, I was very impressed by your text on Paul Chan. Certainly the question of political engagement in contemporary art activity has become more crucialView More >

Paul Chan in the Uncertain States of America A letter from Hans Ulrich Obrist to Hou Hanru Dear Hanru Last night, as I was writing a bit about Paul Chan, I suddenly decided to send it to you. If weView More >

The Staff Contemporary art surely has to be the freest form of expression in the world. A painting, an object, a performance: simply say ta-dah! A work of art! And there you have it ? contemporary art. But even contemporaryView More >

Contemporary “hot spring” art museum What would you do if a hot spring sprung in your backyard? Build a super sento public bath with all the trimmings? A spa, a sanitarium? Sure, but there are plenty of these already. HowView More >

Announcing the results of our ‘unsolicited proposal’ selection! (Round 1) Well we called for your proposals, and sure enough, in they rolled! A grand total of two that is, so far anyway. Huh! Anyway, this issue we present the proposalView More >

Announcing the results of our ‘unsolicited proposal’ selection! (Round 2) It’s here at last: autumn, the season of art. So exclusively for the enjoyment and edification of ART iT readers, this issue we present a proposal from Monika, of Poland.View More >

Announcing the results of our ‘unsolicited proposal’ selection! (Round 3) Once again this issue we present a proposal from overseas ? this time from Italy. Hang on, what’s this?! Traversing the galleries of New York’s venerable Guggenheim Museum, fabled creationView More >

Exhibition of Manga This issue’s proposal is an exhibition concept complete with all the bells and whistles, primed and ready for use by any worthy art museum. Recently the likes of manga and anime have been elevated to the statusView More >

Mona Lisa World Tour You’ve gotta admit, art these days is such a hoot. And even events where art congregates are starting to resemble a circus – or an amusement park. All the fun of the fair, something to delightView More >

Observations on Contemporary Art in Japan　Index Text is Japanese only. 10: Conclusion 9: Tsubaki Noboru Part 1 | Part 2 8: Mizuma Sueo Part 1 | Part 2 7: Koike Kazuko Part 1 | Part 2 6: Sumitomo Fumihiko PartView More >