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Sou Fujimoto to design Serpentine Pavilion

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013, designed by Sou Fujimoto / Indicative CGI. © Sou Fujimoto Architects, courtesy Serpentine Gallery, London. Architect Sou Fujimoto will design this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens, it was announced Feb 14. At 41,View More >

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Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013)

A co-founder of the post-war avant-garde group, the Gutai Art Association, the artist Shozo Shimamoto died Jan 25 of sudden heart failure at hospital in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, it has been reported. He was 85. Shimamoto was born in OsakaView More >

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Nagisa Oshima (1932-2013)

One of the leading voices of Japanese post-war avant-garde cinema, the film director Nagisa Oshima, died Dec 15 at hospital in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, due to complications arising from pneumonia. He was 80 years old. Oshima was born in KyotoView More >

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Shomei Tomatsu (1930-2012)

One of Japan’s most distinguished photographers, Shomei Tomatsu, died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in Naha, Okinawa, on Dec 14, 2012, it has been revealed. He was 82 years old. Known for investigating the landscape of postwar Japan,View More >

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Shizuko Watari (1932-2012)

The founder and director of the private Watari-um, Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Shizuko Watari died Dec 1 of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo. She was 80 years old. From 1972 to 1989, Watari was the director ofView More >

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Takashi Azumaya (1968-2012)

The independent curator Takashi Azumaya died Oct 16 at the age of 44, it has been announced. After completing his MFA in 1994 at Tokyo University of the Arts, Azumaya worked as a curator at the Setagaya Art Museum andView More >

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Singapore inaugurates new art zone

Through a biennale, an art fair, institutional development and other initiatives, Singapore has aggressively positioned itself as a hub for contemporary art in Southeast Asia. On Sep 15 the island-state welcomed the latest addition to its growing art infrastructure, GillmanView More >

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