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“DEEP S.E.A.”: Art to preserve heritage? Nithakhong Somsanith and La Huy
For two Southeast Asian artists, art is a means of preserving a cultural or spiritual heritage. In the fourth and final post in our series on Primo Marella Gallery’s “DEEP S.E.A.” exhibition, we delve...
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Tearing down the past to build the future: Yang Yongliang, Chinese artist...
In Yang Yongliang’s digital art works, we see an ancient past in the process of being erased by the machinery of urbanisation. Viewed from up close, Yang’s apparently idyllic scenery reveals that...
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Singapore to return to Venice Biennale in 2015
Those in the city’s arts community and local officials see eye to eye on Singapore’s return to Venice Biennale in 2015. In March 2013, Singapore announced that it will resume participation in the...
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Cities of the future: What’s next for art and urbanism? Default 13 interview
An international residency programme is bringing together 18 Asian and European artists to discuss art and urban regeneration. From 17 to 26 September 2013, nine artists from Asia and nine from Europe...
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Venice Biennale 2013: 5 pavilions that reveal Asia’s diversity
From Japan’s video installation of post-quake memory to Turkey’s robots and tattoos, here’s a selection of five Asian pavilions at the 55th Venice Biennale. 1 June 2013 marked the opening of the 55th...
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Taiwan and Tuvalu shine spotlight on climate change’s consequences at Venice...
Taiwan and Tuvalu, two small island nations edging the Pacific, are combining forces to bring art activism to the 55th Venice Biennale. At the 2013 Venice Biennale, the Polynesian island of Tuvalu is...
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Angola’s Golden Lion 2013: What next for Venice’s winning pavilion? curator...
Angola’s pavilion won the Golden Lion at the 2013 Venice Biennale: what does this success signify for the future of the country’s art scene? 2013 marked Angola’s first participation in the...
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Okwui Enwezor named first African-born director of the Venice Biennale
Curator, critic and writer Okwui Enwezor is the first African-born to be appointed to the position in the biennale’s history. On 4 December 2013, Nigerian-born American Okwui Enwezor has been named...
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Sarkis to represent Turkey at the Venice Biennale 2015
The Turkish Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 will present Sarkis. Turkey has announced Sarkis as the representing artist for its new pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015, where the...
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14 curatorial training programmes in Europe
Art Radar profiles a selection of 14 curatorial training programmes in Europe. European cultural institutions and academies offer a variety of curatorial programmes, with theory and practice courses...
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India and Pakistan to collaborate at the 56th Venice Biennale
The two neighbouring countries will come together for a historic collateral exhibition at La Biennale in 2015. Renowned contemporary artists Shilpa Gupta and Rashid Rana will collaborate in a show...
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Tuvalu returns to Venice with first-ever ‘sinking’ pavilion
The Biennale’s smallest national pavilion highlights the world’s biggest issue. The small island nation of Tuvalu returns to the Venice Biennale in 2015 with a project by Taiwanese artist Vincent J....
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100 years of Armenian genocide: Venice Biennale 2015
Artists from the Armenian diaspora will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the 2015 Venice Biennale. The Republic of Armenia’s Ministry of Culture announced on 2 February 2015 that...
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Iraqi contemporary art’s ‘invisible beauty’ at the Venice Biennale 2015
The Ruya Foundation announced details of the Iraqi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, as well as a collaboration with Ai Weiwei. The recent announcement of the National Pavilion of Iraq at the 56th...
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More than 40 Australian artists flood to the 56th Venice Biennale
At the 56th Venice Biennale, Australian artists arrive in large contingents. Australia has recently unveiled its new permanent pavilion in the Giardini, renewing its foothold in the most prestigious...
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10 pavilions to see at the 56th Venice Biennale
Art Radar selects 10 national highlights from the Venice Biennale 2015. The 56th Venice Biennale has opened with an intense programme of events and the enthusiastic participation of international art...
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Vietnam’s Tiffany Chung explores the effects of disasters in New York...
Tiffany Chung’s latest solo exhibition explores three historical events and their effects on society. Vietnamese artist Tiffany Chung, whose work is part of the Central Pavilion at the 56th Venice...
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Sand and sea: Charles Lim and Shabbir Hussain Mustafa on the Singapore...
The artist and curator of the Singapore Pavilion reveal the intensive research behind “SEA STATE”. The Singapore Pavilion returned to the Venice Biennale in 2015, after missing the 55th edition of the...
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Chinese women artists explore humanity’s relationship with nature – in pictures
Five female artists in Beijing reveal works-in-progress for the Sino-Italian project “Naturally Women”. Beijing’s Italian Space hosts a preview of a Sino-Italian art project featuring five Chinese...
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My East is Your West: Rashid Rana and Shilpa Gupta in Venice – interview
Internationally acclaimed artists Rashid Rana and Shilpa Gupta talk about their collaboration at the 56th Venice Biennale. Within the framework of the official collateral programme of events at this...
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