Tag Archives: Asia

Access 100 Artists: Get Involved!

by Rosanna Flouty | Jan 25, 2013

Access 100 Artists: Get Involved!

by Rosanna Flouty | Jan 25, 2013

Art21’s Director of Education, Rosanna Flouty, sends out a call to action. Get involved with our latest initiative, Access 100 Artists, and host a screening!

Island. Then Island Again.

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 17, 2012

Island. Then Island Again.

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 17, 2012

Mike Chang goes to Pulau Ubin Island to speak with artist Amanda Heng about the early days of Artist Village, a long-running art space and residency program there.

New Guest Blogger: Mike Chang, Artist, Singapore

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Mike Chang, Artist, Singapore

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Former guest blogger Mike Chang, an artist and educator living in Singapore, returns for another stint as the Art21 Blog’s writer-in-residence!

Bedfellows: Art and Visual Culture

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Leeza Ahmady (Part 2)

by Georgia Kotretsos | Aug 3, 2012

Bedfellows: Art and Visual Culture

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Leeza Ahmady (Part 2)

by Georgia Kotretsos | Aug 3, 2012

Part 2 of Georgia Kotretsos’ interview with independent curator Leeza Ahmady, the director of Asian Contemporary Art Week in New York.

On View Now

On View Now | Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings and the “Joy of Color”

by Max Weintraub | Feb 2, 2012

On View Now

On View Now | Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings and the “Joy of Color”

by Max Weintraub | Feb 2, 2012

Max Weintraub argues that Gagosian Gallery’s exhibition provides convincing evidence that Damien Hirst is indeed an extraordinary colorist.

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Escape from 3G

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Sep 14, 2011

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Escape from 3G

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Sep 14, 2011

Summer flew by, largely because I spent most of it taking courses in order to graduate in the Spring of 2012. But I can’t complain. I got to take a …

Talking to Kai Lam about Performance Art, Invisibility, and “Art Laws” in Singapore

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 9, 2011

Talking to Kai Lam about Performance Art, Invisibility, and “Art Laws” in Singapore

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 9, 2011

  First, before I start, I would like to complain a bit: Singapore prides itself on being a city of electronic gadgets and connectivity-on-the-go. There are many people watching videos …

Arts Funding, Censorship, and Writing in Singapore

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 6, 2011

Arts Funding, Censorship, and Writing in Singapore

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 6, 2011

  Soon after writing my first post for this blog, I realized how unnecessary it was for me to point out that things are different between the States and Singapore.  …

A Classroom Chat with Artist and Farmer Louisa Conrad

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 5, 2011

A Classroom Chat with Artist and Farmer Louisa Conrad

by Mike HJ Chang | Sep 5, 2011

  As the artist-in-residence at an all-girls high school in Singapore, I have been working on an environmental project with the students. Twenty students and myself have each been carrying …

In Your Court

by Mike HJ Chang | Aug 29, 2011

In Your Court

by Mike HJ Chang | Aug 29, 2011

Before I start, I have to confess: let’s just say writing about/for other people is not my strong suit.  Writing about other people’s art gives me the nausea. Writing about …

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights: Extramücadele/Extrastruggle

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Jan 25, 2011

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights: Extramücadele/Extrastruggle

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Jan 25, 2011

Extrastruggle is an enormous project which began in 1997. It works on imaginary demands from imaginary customers. Just like a graphic designer designing a logo for a client, it designs …

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights: An Introduction

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Jan 11, 2011

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights: An Introduction

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Jan 11, 2011

Art21 is pleased to announce our newest column on the blog — the first of several new endeavors for 2011. Turkish and Other Delights is a column devoted to exploring …

Negotiating an Artistic Practice in a Capitalist Ecology: An Interview with Anne Elizabeth Moore

by Caroline Picard | Jan 10, 2011

Negotiating an Artistic Practice in a Capitalist Ecology: An Interview with Anne Elizabeth Moore

by Caroline Picard | Jan 10, 2011

This introduction is short. Anne Elizabeth Moore gave such thorough answers, it seemed more important to let those stand than offer an interpretation of her merit. Safe to say having …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 9, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 9, 2010

In this week’s roundup, Alfredo Jaar and Andrea Zittell go natural, Bruce Nauman tries to get off the ground, Cai Guo-Qiang answers questions about the impact of social visibility in …
Jenny Holtzer

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 2, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 2, 2010

Soon after last week’s roundup went live, I discovered a Jenny Holzer event happening in my backyard.  In this week’s roundup, CNN shows William Kentridge drawing apartheid, Scotland shows William …

The Search

by Baseera Khan | Apr 20, 2010

The Search

by Baseera Khan | Apr 20, 2010

Following is a final post from our previous guest blogger, Baseera Khan. — Ed. [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0GbatnR9dI] On Saturday March 20, I practically walked my way up from Chelsea to 125th Street. …