Events

THE ALMANAC 2008 ArtAsiaPacific's third annual edition is now available!   ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor of the two-year initiative The Mekong Art and Culture Project! Now featuring the exhibition and symposium program "UNDERLYING: Contemporary Art from the Mekong Sub-Region," which looks at contemporary art from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. From February 6-June 13 in various locations, for more information: www.mekongart.org ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor of the first Asia Triennial Manchester 2008 (ATM 08)! Featuring new site-specific commissions, public art and residencies, ATM08 is a new city-centre based program highlighting some of the most exciting artists from China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. From April 5 - June 1, throughout the city of Manchester. For more information: www.asiatriennialmanchester.com ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor Art HK 08, the leading contemporary and modern art fair in Hong Kong. At the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 14-18. For more information: www.hongkongartfair.com   ArtAsiaPacific and Shanghai Tang commission artist Movana Chen for ART HK 08 to create “Body Container,” challenging the language of fashion culture with live performances at ArtAsiaPacific's stand G14. Click for images of the performance and more information.

News

Kolkata-based Raqib Shaw reinvents himself
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080428/jsp/nation/story_9198368.jsp

Major donation to Sydney museum from Australia’s leading collector
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23477571-5013571,00.html

Spectacular auction prices persist for Chinese painting
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/arts/design/10auct.html?_r=1&ref=design&oref=slogin

Omer Fast nabs Bucksbaum Award at New York’s Whitney Museum biennial
http://www.interiordesign.net/id_newsarticle/CA6554514.html

Ongoing war in Iraq prevents museum loans
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7722

Collector recovers stolen FN Souza paintings
http://indianartnews01.blogspot.com/2008/04/good-copbad-cop-london-dealer-stung-by.html

Italian performance artist murdered in Turkey
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/arts/17arts-ITALIANPERFO_BRF.html

Tokyo’s new art fairs
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2008/gb2008044_311390.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business

NS Harsha wins Artes Mundi Prize
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/2008/04/25/n-s-harsha-wins-artes-mundi-prize-91466-20818154/

North Korean artists exhibit in Jakarta’s
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/04/25/exhibition-shows-a-glimpse-n-korean-beauty.html

archived news


Sightings

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor of FOTOFEST-CHINA at FOTOFEST 2008 in Houston, Texas! The exhibition and symposium programs, Photography from China, 1934-2008, will bring from China many works that have never been seen outside of China. Artists include legendary Zhuang Xueben (1934-1939) to leading photographers Cang Xin and Xing Danwen. From March 7-April 20, for more information: www.fotofest.org

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor Asian Contemporary Art Week featuring “Artists in Conversation,” a series of talks by leading and emerging artists alongside exhibitions at major museums and galleries across New York City. From March 16-24, for more information: www.acaw.net

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor of the Pakistan Pavilion at Art Dubai! Entitled "Desperately Seeking Paradise" it is curated by Salima Hashmi and features the artists Rashid Rana, Naiza Khan, Mohammad Ali Talpur, among others. From March 19-22 at Madinat Jumeirah Dubai. For more information: www.artdubai.ae

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be a sponsor of the Chinese pavilion at the 52nd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale! Entitled "Everyday Miracles: Four Woman Artists" it is curated by Hou Hanru and features the artists Shen Yuan, Yin Xiuzhen, Kan Xuan and Cao Fei.

ArtAsiaPacific will participate at the Press Village at Lyon Biennial 2007, from September 18, 2007 - January 6, 2008. This year's edition, "The 00s- The History of a Decade That Has Not Yet Been Named," is directed by Thierry Raspail with conception by Stéphanie Moisdon and Hans Ulrich Obrist. For more information, please visit www.biennale-de-lyon.org/bac2007/angl/.

ArtAsiaPacific will participate at Art Basel Miami Beach from December 6 - 9 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida. The fair features over 200 international galleries exhibiting 20th and 21st century artworks. ArtAsiaPacific's booth location to be announced shortly. For more information, please visit www.artbaselmiamibeach.com.

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be the media sponsor of VITAL 07, an International Chinese Live Art Festival. The performances take place at the Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, from November 20 - 21. A conference at the John Moores University, Liverpool, from November 22 - 23, will document current practice and critical thinking in historical and contemporary Chinese performance arts. For more information, please visit www.vitalfestival.org.

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be the media sponsor of PERFORMA07, the Second Biennial of New Visual Art Performance, taking place in New York City from November 1 - 20. Under the curatorship of RoseLee Goldberg, PERFORMA07 will transform the city during its three-week run with a schedule of performances, screenings, symposia, exhibitions and other events at more than 20 venues across the city.
For more information, please visit www.performa-arts.org/biennials/performa07/.

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be the media sponsor of ACAF NY, the First Asian Contemporary Art Fair, taking place in at Pier 92 in New York City from November 8 - 12. Directed by Thomas Arnold, ACAF brings to New York a vibrant, international art market, attractive to experienced collectors but accessible to those new to contemporary Asian art. For more information, please visit www.acafny.com.

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be the media sponsor of The 10th International Istanbul Biennial, taking place September 8 – November 4. Directed by Hou Hanru, the exhibition's theme is "Not Only Possible, But Also Necessary - Optimism in the Age of Global War." For more information, please visit www.iksv.org/bienal.

ArtAsiaPacific will participate at the Frieze Art Fair from October 11- 14 at Regent's Park, London. The fair features over 150 international contemporary art galleries and includes commissioned artists' projects and a talks program. Please visit us at booth M13. For more information, visit www.friezeartfair.com.

ArtAsiaPacific announces that The REAL Photography Award has extended its submission deadline to September 1. This year's themes are: Nature, Development and Architecture. The prize money is EUR 50,000, to be awarded by a jury solely from the works that have been submitted. The 30 best photographers will be nominated and offered an exclusive exhibition. For more information, please visit www.realphotographyaward.com.

ArtAsiaPacific is proud to be the official media partner of the inaugural ShContemporary taking place at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from September 6 - 9. Organized by Lorenzo Rudolf and under the artistic direction of Pierre Huber, the fair features over 100 international galleries along with Best of Artists and Best of Discoveries sections, focusing on contemporary Asian and Chinese artists. For more information, please visit www.shcontemporary.info.

ArtAsiaPacific is the proud media sponsor of Thermocline of Art - New Asian Waves at ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, June 15 - October 21. The exhibition presents the first comprehensive view of contemporary Asian art production, with more than 100 artists from approximately twenty Asian countries—from Japan to Korea to China, from Southeast Asia to central Asia. The term "thermocline" refers to an oceanic phenomenon. When there is a dramatic change in the temperature of water, a maelstrom that has remained invisible until this point suddenly shoots out over the surface. The exhibition is meant to achieve a similar effect: a huge continent of art, which has remained hidden below the surface of observation, will now be made visible. For more information visit the ZKM Center for Art and Media's website.

ArtAsiaPacific will appear at Art Basel, June 13-27! Come visit us at booth L-25!

Artists On Art, ArtAsiaPacific's series of Artist's talks in cooperation with the Rubin Museum of Art concludes for the Spring 2007 season with artist Clive Murphy!

The Fifth Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art runs through May 27 at Queensland Art Gallery - Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia.

ArtAsiaPacific will be at the 2007 China International Gallery Exposition, May 2-6 in Beijing!

ArtAsiaPacific will participate in the 2007 Korea International Art Fair, May9-13 at the COEX Pacific Hall and Indian Hall in Seoul!

Bill Viola will present two recent works that are currently showing at the Rubin Museum's exhibit "The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama" as well as his upcoming Tristan Project at Lincoln Center in a special Artists On Art event, this Friday, May 4 at 1 pm. Tickets are $12, and reservations are strongly recommended. For more information please click here.

The Fund for Women in Asia, Chen Qiulin, and Max Protetch Gallery will hold a discussion of the role of women artists in China by Chen Qiulin coinciding with her exhibition at the gallery on Wednesday, April 25. For more information please click here.

ArtTactic will present a series of seminars involving the Asian contemporary art market beginning with Chinese & Asian Contemporary Art: Market Overview and Middle East Contemporary Art in February, and will continue in September with Indian Pakistani Contemporary Art in London. For more information visit their website.

Oath: Benefit for Darfur, A Clinton Global Initiative Commitment will hold a special concert benefit on April 12, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Angel Orensanz Foundation featuring Lebanese singer Elizabeth Ayoub and Junoon "The Pakistani Rock Star Professor." For more information visit their website.