Art Shanghai 2009, widely known as the Shanghai Spring Art Salon, the first major art event on this year's calendar, is a barometer of how the industry and market are responding. This year it seems to be offering some hope and brightness for the local ... full story
Hanru came late to this job -- the original curator, Catherine David, left the post midway through, leaving Hanru a mere seven months to organize the show -- but he has plenty of experience, having put together biennials or triennials in Shanghai ... full story
A painting exhibition by Japanese illustrator Iwasaki Chihiro opened at the Japanese Cultural Exchange Centre on 27 Quang Trung street , Hanoi on April 28. The exhibition was jointly organized by Chihiro Art Museum and the Japanese Cultural Exchange ... full story
In 1997, the Chihiro Art Museum was built in Tokyo to honour her contributions and artistic achievements. In 2005, the Museum, in cooperation with the Vietnam Women's Union held an exhibition of 80 paintings chosen from her 9350 works of art. ... full story
BY DONNA BUNCE, Register Columnist The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art opened its stunning new exhibition from the Tokyo National Museum, "Art of the Samurai," with a first-rate gala for 250 guests on April 18 at the Santa Ana-based museum. ... full story
By Neil Chatterjee SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - The seven model tanks in an art installation by an Indonesian artist look like the machines the United States used in the invasion of Iraq. Except they are pink, covered in lotuses and have heart-shaped ... full story
A selection of major artistic photographers in Singapore and Southeast Asia will be presented at TransportAsian, the Singapore Art Museum's Asian photography exhibition. Structured around the themes of "transport" and "Asia", this exhibition introduces ... full story
Emmanuel Garibay and Rene Robles have an unusual show, Fusion, at Momentous Art Gallery in Singapore, ongoing until May 23. Although their joint show may be considered an experiment in fusion or mixing modes of painting, the figurative and the abstract ... full story
Art for All (AFA) Society Macau and AFA Beijing Contemporary Art Centre for the second year participate in “Art Beijing 2009” which is being held at the Agricultural Exhibition Centre in Beijing until April 30. The large-scale contemporary art event ... full story
In a sign that Guangzhou has arrived, there is even talk of opening a contemporary art space, modeled after Beijing's 798 Space, along its waterfront. Even a gay-friendly bar and restaurant, Wilber's (62 Zhusigang Er Road; 86-20-3761-1101), ... full story
