Abdulla Al Saadi – Naked Sweet Potato (2000-10), detail, engravings on rock. Photo Mohamed Somji. Based in Istanbul where he is research director of the newly established cross-disciplinary organization SALT, Vasif Kortun is curator of the UAE Pavilion at theView More >
Dayanita Singh – From “File Room” (2011), pigment print, 60 x 60cm. Courtesy the artist, Frith Street Gallery, London, and Nature Morte, New Delhi. The artistic director of the 54th Venice Biennale, Bice Curiger is curator of Kunsthaus Zürich, co-founderView More >
Installation view of the French Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale, “Chance,” by Christian Boltanski, with kinetic installation The Wheel of Fortune in foreground and the interactive multimedia work Be New in background. All images: Photo Didier Plowy In JulyView More >
III. Theatre of Transformation Wong Hoy Cheong discusses propaganda, politics and transparency in art. Still from Doghole (2009), HD Video, 22 min. All images: Unless otherwise noted courtesy Wong Hoy Cheong. ART iT: Earlier you mentioned that you often referenceView More >
II. Theatre of Consumption Wong Hoy Cheong on commodifying exploitation and the aesthetics of critique. Chronicles of Crime: Rooftop (2006), digital print on Kodak professional paper, 84 cm x 120 cm. All images: Unless otherwise noted courtesy Wong Hoy Cheong.View More >
ARCHITECTURE OF INVOLVEMENT By Andrew Maerkle Toyo Ito at his offices in Tokyo, March 2011. Photo ART iT. Through designs for projects including the Sendai Mediatheque, Tama Art University Library (Hachioji Campus) and Taichung Metropolitan Opera House, Toyo Ito expressesView More >
The following text was originally published in Japanese on March 28 on the ITO School website, and is reproduced here in English with permission of Toyo Ito and ITO School. Message for those affected by the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake andView More >
COMPLICIT CONSCIOUSNESS By Andrew Maerkle Still from Doghole (2009), HD Video, 22 min. All images: Unless otherwise noted courtesy Wong Hoy Cheong. Born in Penang in 1960 and now based in Kuala Lumpur, Wong Hoy Cheong explores a diverse rangeView More >
FEATURES I. Yutaka Sone: The Patience of Materials Yutaka Sone is best known for his marble sculptures of landscapes ranging from Hong Kong Island to imagined alpine scenes, as well as his “snow flake” works in crystal. However, employing materialsView More >