EDITOR’S LETTER
New Frontiers
By Elaine W. Ng

The last decade has seen a technological re-revolution in Asia. Japan, already among the world’s most technologically advanced nations, brought telecommunications into the 21st century with the first 3G cell phones in 2001, ushering in a new era of mobile TV, web-browsing and online game-playing. In 2006, South Korea became the first country to provide broadband-network access to more than half of... [more]

CASE STUDY
Model Intercourse
By Chin-Chin Yap

Even for artist-prankster Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), his Modell Interconti (1987) is a high point in the subversion of art and its institutions. Kippenberger bought a 1972, all-gray abstract painting by Gerhard Richter, added a frame and screwed legs onto it. Having transformed a picture into a table-like sculpture, Kippenberger—an avid Richter fan—sold the piece at a price far lower than the cost of the Richter. [more]