BODY DOUBLE By Andrew Maerkle Behold the Fire and the Wood, installation view, Maison Hermès, Tokyo, 2013. © Nacása & Partners Inc, courtesy Fondation d’enterprise Hermès. Based in Tel Aviv, Sigalit Landau has participated in major exhibitions such as documentaView More >
NEVER ENDING STORY By Andrew Maerkle Paradox of Praxis I (Sometimes Doing Something Leads to Nothing) (1997), Mexico City, video documentation of an action, 5 min. Photo Enrique Huerta. All images: Unless otherwise noted, courtesy Francis Alÿs. Born in BelgiumView More >
WAYS OF SEEING By Andrew Maerkle Three Women (2010), installation view. All images: Courtesy Alfredo Jaar, New York. Representing his native Chile in this year’s 55th Venice Biennale, New York-based mulimedia artist Alfredo Jaar recently visited Japan for the openingView More >
FIT TO SCALE By Andrew Maerkle Installation view of “Andreas Gursky” at the National Art Center, Tokyo, 2013, with Bangkok I (2011) at left and Klausenpass (1984) at right. Photo ART iT. On the eve of his current solo exhibitionView More >
RESTRUCTURED HISTORIES By Akira Rachi Bell Peppers (2012), C-print, painted frame, 29.2 x 36.8 x 3.8 cm. All images: Unless otherwise noted, courtesy Elad Lassry and Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo. Interview: ART iT: You are best known for your photographs,View More >
ALL TOO HUMAN By Andrew Maerkle The video of a man calling himself Bin Laden staying in Japan (2005), video, 8 min, 14 sec. All Images: Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo. Interview: ART iT: Your work is often discussed inView More >
The Legacy of Objects By Andrew Maerkle Installation view of Welcome to the Hotel Munber (2010) at the 3rd Singapore Biennale, 2011, mixed media, dimensions variable. All images: Unless otherwise noted, courtesy Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt, and TARO NASU, Tokyo.View More >
Coincidence Measured by Body By Andrew Maerkle From A Zebra for 5 Persons, 2006-12-28, 12:30-13:00, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong. All images: Courtesy Pak Sheung Chuen/pakpark.blogspot.com. Based in Hong Kong, Pak Sheung Chuen is known for works involving subtle interventionsView More >
Models of Agency By Andrew Maerkle Mama Bush: One of a Kind Two (2009), acrylic, rhinestone and enamel on wood panel, approx 274 x 366 cm. All images: Unless otherwise noted, courtesy Mickalene Thomas Studio. Interview: ART iT: Your workView More >
By Leslie J Ureña Music While We Work (2011), audio and video installation recorded on location in Huwei, Yunlin, Taiwan. Photo You-Wei Chen, courtesy Hong-Kai Wang. Born in 1971, the Taiwanese artist Hong-Kai Wang works with sound as a conceptualView More >