Turkish Contemporary Art 2.0
Recently I got my hands on User's Manual 2.0: Contemporary Art in Turkey 1975–2015, a 664-page book edited by the contemporary artist Halil Altındere and writer Süreyyya Evren. It is a finely executed work, designed by Şener Özmen in the shape of a ...
(Jan 16, 2016, lareviewofbooks)
Seattle Presents Gallery features Dialogues in Art: Exhibitions on Racial ...
Seattle Presents Gallery features Dialogues in Art: Exhibitions on Racial ...
(Jan 16, 2016, seattlepi.com (blog))
Beyond the canvas
INDIA ART Fair, one of the biggest fairs of modern and contemporary art in the country, is back for its eighth edition. To be held at the NSIC grounds in Okhla, New Delhi, the fair, which started in 2008, will ... The 32-year-old postgraduate from ...
(Jan 16, 2016, Financial Express)
Before & After Cruise Excursions in Burma
The Strand is also home to River Gallery I, opened in 2005 by a Kiwi expatriate, Gill Pattison, and an ideal place to explore Yangon's buzzing contemporary art scene. Last year, Ms. Pattison expanded with River Gallery II, just up the street in a lofty ...
(Jan 17, 2016, Passport Magazine)
Twenty reasons to visit Valencia
Contemporary art aficionados may prefer the revolving exhibitions of the IVAM (Institute of Modern Art). Valencia has a rich ceramics heritage, and more than 5000 artfully decorated pieces are on show ... You'll find a jumble of Middle Eastern kebab ...
(Jan 17, 2016, Stuff.co.nz)
Auction houses place bets on Chinese buyers picking up Impressionist and ...
Auction houses place bets on Chinese buyers picking up Impressionist and ...
(Jan 17, 2016, South China Morning Post (subscription))
Museum might need to open for longer for 'thrilling' year
Running at the same time as the Warhol show, starting on March 18, will be a new work created by Elizabeth Price, winner of the 2013 Contemporary Art Society Award. She has created a 20-minute two-screen digital video in response to the collections and ...
(Jan 18, 2016, The Oxford Times)
Wuzhen, China's extraordinary conservation project: A tale of two cities ...
Wuzhen, China's extraordinary conservation project: A tale of two cities ...
(Jan 18, 2016, The Independent)
Kentridge retrospective of China main feature at Joburg exhibition
The exhibition ended with Kentridge's own exploration of China, showing links between SA's failed apartheid "utopia" and that of Maoist China. Just as this film was the centrepiece of the Chinese exhibition at the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art in ...
(Jan 18, 2016, BDlive)
Prudential Eye Award 2016 opens today in Singapore
This writer has been invited to cover the prestigious award ceremony, along with a group exhibition showcasing the best emerging artists' works from across Greater Asia, with representing artists from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, China ...
(Jan 18, 2016, The Daily Star)
Art Titans: Wang Guangyi
The Chinese avant-garde artist Wang Guangyi, a titan in the Chinese contemporary art scene, is often referred to as the "King of Political Pop" for his Great Criticism series, which superimposed popular Western capitalism icons onto Communist-style ...
(Jan 18, 2016, The Straits Times)
Art Titans: Three internationally acclaimed artists showing at Singapore Art Week
The Chinese avant-garde artist Wang Guangyi, a titan in the Chinese contemporary art scene, is often referred to as the "King of Political Pop" for his Great Criticism series, which superimposed popular Western capitalism icons onto Communist-style ...
(Jan 18, 2016, The Straits Times)
Kentridge exploration of China main feature at Joburg exhibition
Just as this film was the centrepiece of the Chinese exhibition at the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art in Beijing, so that work is the main feature of the Goodman Gallery exhibition. The Kentridge exhibition is the first new exhibition this year for ...
(Jan 19, 2016, BDlive)
South Korea tops global list for private art museums
“Before our research, we found a lot of guessing and exaggeration on the situation of private contemporary art museums and at the same time we found very little data available,” says Christoph Noe, the founder of Larry's List and an author of the ...
(Jan 19, 2016, Art Newspaper)
Le Bon Marché Celebrates Ai Weiwei's Exhibition
SELFIE OP: Fans rushed to take selfies with Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei at Le Bon Marché on Monday night. The occasion ... On Sunday evening, a contemporary art crowd plus Paris Hilton joined Bernard Arnault to celebrate the exhibit. Ai, for ...
(Jan 19, 2016, WWD)
Is Ai Weiwei the Andy Warhol of Our Time?
It also considers the connections between Warhol, the enigmatic pop artist of the 20th century, and Ai, a Chinese artist and activist known for his work challenging the Chinese regime. “[Warhol] is the first artist I felt that I could completely ...
(Jan 19, 2016, Smithsonian)
Ai Weiwei's Latest Canvas: A Luxury Emporium in Paris
PARIS — On Sunday evening, Ai Weiwei — Chinese dissident artist, human rights activist and, now, European scenester — was holding court on the cosmetics floor of the Bon Marché Rive Gauche, the Paris department store. The event was the invitation ...
(Jan 19, 2016, New York Times)
Meet The Chinese American Bank That Wants To Become Wells Fargo
Dominic Ng, the boyish 56-year-old CEO of East West Bank with perfectly combed short black hair, is giving me a tour of the contemporary art gallery on the first floor of his company's headquarters in Pasadena. In front of us is a gorgeous 110-by-30 ...
(Jan 19, 2016, Forbes)
London Auctioneer Sounds the Call to Address Art Market Gender Inequality
The art world is far from balanced. It's no secret that a select few (mostly dead) figures dominate the upper stratosphere of the art market—and they're mostly white men. Now, at least one auction house is trying to level the playing field by adding ...
(Jan 19, 2016, Observer)
Sotheby's Packs Its Major Spring Sales Into One Week
"We were weighing our options," said Alexander Rotter, Sotheby's co-head of contemporary art worldwide, in a phone interview with artnet News. "The main argument for it is we can take advantage of this ten-storey building that we have—we have eight ...
(Jan 19, 2016, artnet News)
Shenzhen art show Adrift explores what it means to be a migrant
Shenzhen is a city of migrants. Of its 18 million people, eight out of 10 have their hukou – or household registration – somewhere else in China. So the theme of a new exhibition at Shenzhen's OCT Contemporary Art Terminal (OCAT) will strike a chord ...
(Jan 19, 2016, South China Morning Post (subscription))
Art Stage Singapore Director Lorenzo Rudolf on Helping Asia Kick Its Addiction ...
Art Stage Singapore Director Lorenzo Rudolf on Helping Asia Kick Its Addiction ...
(Jan 19, 2016, Artsy)
US award to Singapore artist for promoting freedom of expression 'not political'
The regional award is co-organised by Art Stage Singapore, one of Asia's biggest contemporary art fairs, which opens today. Its founder, Lorenzo Rudolf, said that without freedom, there could be no good art. “We don't want to provoke, but if you really ...
(Jan 20, 2016, South China Morning Post (subscription))
Sneak Peek: What to See at Artgenève 2016
Artgenève, which bills itself as “a contemporary art fair of human dimensions,” returns to the Palexpo exhibition centre in Geneva, Switzerland for its 5th edition in 2016 from January 28-31. This year's fair brings together 80 galleries from 14 ...
(Jan 20, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Audemars Piguet to Unveil Sun Xun's Commission Artwork
Having recently renewed its global partnership with Art Basel, Audemars Piguet is continuing its support to the arts with a commission to Chinese artist Sun Xun, which will be unveiled at Art Basel Miami in December, Tim Sayler, Audemars Piguet's Chief ...
(Jan 20, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Ellsworth Kelly Foundation Gives $250000 to Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies
Ellsworth Kelly, an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, was involved with FAPE since 1997 and has completed commissioned works that are on display in US embassies in China and Berlin. Born in Newburgh, New York ... According to a report by ...
(Jan 20, 2016, Artforum)
Morning Links: Morgan Stanley Art Loan Edition
Steven A. Cohen has taken out a personal loan with Morgan Stanley's private bank in the form of art. [The New York Times]. Barbara Bloom is among the 2016 Foundation for Contemporary Art grantees. Also announced was the winner of the 2016 Robert ...
(Jan 20, 2016, ARTnews)
Asset Inflation Is Dead
Asset deflation teeters on the brink of embracing hotels, luxury apartments and office buildings, not just stocks and junk bonds. Contemporary art is already there. Oligarchs must pull in their horns. Maybe, Citigroup's stock is saying too many ...
(Jan 20, 2016, Forbes)
Steve Cohen Taps Morgan Stanley for Loan Backed by His Art
Cohen, who has a fortune of about $12 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, is a major collector of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art. Cohen's art ... You've got China as an issue which is is probably overdone. So when you put ...
(Jan 20, 2016, Bloomberg)
A ride in Caracas after subsidies costs one half-cent. And there are no rats included.
There were some questions that left me stumped and curious (“What's the contemporary art scene like in Caracas?”) and others that might lead to reporting at some point (“Is there still a strong Socialist Party presence within the jails?”). Here are a ...
(Jan 20, 2016, New York Times)
Contra Costa: Bedford Gallery's look at superhero influence
WALNUT CREEK -- Leave it to artists to envision Superman with gray hair, Wonder Woman outfitted in textured red leather and painted-metal rivets, or Batman's head atop a Chinese warrior's terra-cotta body. Superheroes are universally loved and fodder ...
(Jan 20, 2016, Contra Costa Times)
Svay Sareth wins top prize in Singapore
Wenda, who is himself a highly celebrated artist in China, said that he also admired Sareth's cross-disciplinary approach. “A lot of it is a cross, a mix – that's the charm and challenge of the contemporary art,” he said. The Prudential Eye Awards were ...
(Jan 21, 2016, The Phnom Penh Post)
Art review: 'Art Inter/National Art Exhibition' at BoxHeart Gallery
Over the past 14 years, BoxHeart's “Art Inter/National Exhibition” has featured the work of artists from more than 50 countries, including Angola, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, India, Iran and Myanmar. “Despite our ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Tribune-Review)
Singapore Biennale returns after 3-year absence
Set to take place from Oct 28, 2016, to Feb 26, 2017, the international contemporary art exhibition is organised by the Singapore Art Museum for the second time and commissioned by the National Arts Council. The theme aims to highlight the similarities ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Channel News Asia)
Singapore Contemporary: Five Asian Artists To Look Out For
Heavily influenced by Taoism, the artist often signs his works with “Sanzi” (散子), which has the metaphysical meaning of “floating”, “freedom” and “humility.” He was also commissioned to create a background painting for the China Pavilion at the ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Billionaire.com)
Arts Listings for Jan. 21
"CIRQUE ZÍVA" -- Danny Chang and his troupe of world-class performers showcase centuries-old Chinese art forms that will amaze and delight. 7:30 p.m. ..... UTAH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART — 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Daily Herald)
Tam Van Tran at MCASB
Although many of these techniques show up in some of Van Tran's other works, it's the fluttering shapes of the Beetle Manifesto pieces that stand out as his most resonant contribution to the contemporary art conversation. Van Tran's more recent works ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Santa Barbara Independent)
Make yourself an Eastern promise: Now's the time to explore the high-tech cities and ancient cultures of Asia
New galleries, including West Bund Art Centre and Yuz Museum, showcase contemporary Chinese art. A green oasis criss-crossed with cycle paths, it will also be home to DreamWorks' new Oriental entertainment complex, opening in 2017 and featuring the ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Daily Mail)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts' Eco-Wise Element Brand Expands Presence in China with New Signing in Yinchuan
The Museum of Contemporary Art Yinchuan, the first contemporary art museum in northwest China, is located near the hotel, while Mingcui Lake Wetland Park and the future high-speed railway station will be within walking distance. Yinchuan Airport is ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Hospitality Net)
European Central Bank 'to review monetary policy stance at March meeting'
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany (AP). The European Central Bank (ECB) is ready to take action if plunging oil prices and weaker growth in China hurt the economy, ECB president Mario ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Irish Independent)
Element Yinchuan Hotel to Open 2021 in Northwest China
The Museum of Contemporary Art Yinchuan, the first contemporary art museum in northwest China, is located near the hotel, while Mingcui Lake Wetland Park and the future high-speed railway station will be within walking distance. Yinchuan Airport is ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Hotel News Resource (press release))
Crunching the Numbers Behind the Boom in Private Art Museums
What kind of person opens a private contemporary art museum? According to a new report by the art collector database Larry's List and the Chinese art market site Artron, he's probably in his 60s or his 70s; he's probably from South Korea, the US, or ...
(Jan 21, 2016, Hyperallergic)
Fifth Singapore Biennale returns on Oct 28, explores relationships of history and culture in Asia
The four independent curators collaborating with the museum are Ms Xiang Liping, head of exhibi- tions at the Shanghai contemporary art museum Power Station Of Art; Ms Nur Hanim Khairuddin, an artist and independent curator based in Malaysia; Singapore ...
(Jan 21, 2016, The Straits Times)
Lasting Beauty, Even in Shards
There is still a divide in the contemporary art world's recent embrace of ceramics and glass. You will find, for the most part, many traditional wares at the New York Ceramics and Glass Fair, now in its 17th incarnation. And yet, among 30 vendors ...
(Jan 21, 2016, New York Times)
A rare chance to see contemporary art from across the world at Eastbourne's Towner Gallery
Now Art From Elsewhere is displaying some of the pieces purchased by the Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Middlesborough galleries under the scheme, alongside some of Towner's own purchases. “Contemporary art being made in China and the former ...
(Jan 22, 2016, The Argus)
Hotel Eclat Beijing Triumphs With Five Industry Awards
Twinning the art of contemporary luxury with the luxury of contemporary art, Hotel Eclat Beijing re-defines the upscale boutique hotel experience in the Chinese capital. Along with 100 well-appointed rooms and suites, the hotel is also home to the ...
(Jan 22, 2016, China Newswire (press release))
Global art exhibition leaves city in thrall
The participating artists hope to bridge the northeast with the rest of the world to help it become an agent in contemporary art. He Sien, an artist from China who presented his work at the exhibition, attributed his inspiration to Chinese traditional ...
(Jan 22, 2016, Times of India)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts' eco-wise Element brand expands presence in China with new signing in Yinchuan
The Museum of Contemporary Art Yinchuan, the first contemporary art museum in northwest China, is located near the hotel, while Mingcui Lake Wetland Park and the future high-speed railway station will be within walking distance. Yinchuan Airport is ...
(Jan 22, 2016, ITCM)
Cleveland Arts listings for Jan. 22-28: Cleveland Play House's "Little Shop of Horrors" & More
Admission may apply to touring exhibitions. Exhibit (Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery): "Silent Poetry: Chinese Paintings from the Collection of the CMA. ... Exhibit: "I Came So Far for Beauty." Contemporary art curated by Lane Cooper and Karl ...
(Jan 22, 2016, cleveland.com)
The Art Market: Tribal gathering
The report defines private museums as those with their own collections of contemporary art and owned by an individual, not a company. It lists 317 globally, with South Korea leading (45), followed by the US (43), Germany (42) and China (26). More than ...
(Jan 22, 2016, Financial Times)
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