One of Asia’s most respected art festivals, the Gwangju Biennale opened its 9th edition to the public Sep 7. Entitled “Roundtable,” and co-directed by a group of six female curators from across Asia, the exhibition includes 92 artists and groupsView More >
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Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial opens 2012 edition
Installation view of Christian Boltanski’s No Man’s Land at the Echigo-Tusmari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, Kinare, 2012. Photo ART iT. The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial has opened its fifth edition Jul 29. Launched in 2000, the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial isView More >
Franz West (1947-2012)
The Austrian artist Franz West has died at the age of 65, it was announced Jul 26 in a joint statement issued by the Franz West Foundation, Gagosian Gallery, Galerie Meyer Kainer and Galerie Eva Presenhuber. According to the statement,View More >
documenta 13 opens in Kassel
The 13th edition of the periodic survey of international contemporary art, documenta, has opened to the public Jun 9 in Kassel, Germany. Organized by artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, documenta 13 spreads across a range of traditional and unconventional venues, spanningView More >
Taishin Arts Award celebrates 10 years
Jao Chia-en – REM Sleep (2011), installation view. All images: Courtesy Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture. One of the Asia-Pacific region’s most prestigious privately sponsored awards for arts and culture, the Taishin Arts Award has been an annualView More >
Koki Tanaka to represent Japan at the 2013 Venice Biennale
A Piano Played by Five Pianists at Once (First Attempt) (2012), video installation with HD video (run time 57 sec), two drawings, temporary wall. Created with University Art Galleries, University of California, Irvine. Courtesy Koki Tanaka; Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou;View More >
Art HK founder plans new art fair for Sydney
The co-founder of what is now one of Asia’s most successful contemporary art fairs, Art HK, is seeking to recreate the same international market magic for the Pacific region. Tim Etchells, of the British exhibitions company SME Ltd, is nowView More >
David Weiss (1946-2012)
David Weiss, of the Swiss artist duo Fischli/Weiss, died Apr 27, it has been reported. He was 66 years old. Weiss began collaborating with Peter Fischli in 1979. Consistently unsettling the boundaries between amateur craft and conceptual rhetoric, together theView More >
Architect Ryue Nishizawa recognized with AIJ Prize 2012
The Architectural Institute of Japan has honored Ryue Nishizawa as one the recipients of the AIJ Prizes for 2012, it was announced Apr 11. Partner with Kazuyo Sejima in the firm SANAA, and principal of his own firm, Office ofView More >
ICP to honor Daido Moriyama for lifetime achievement
The International Center of Photography in New York will present Daido Moriyama with a recognition for lifetime achievement at the institution’s annual Infinity Awards gala this May, it has been announced. Moriyama is the first Japanese photographer to earn theView More >