Rinder's experience as curator has included a stint as director of the Wattis Institute at California College of the Arts and six years at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. To prepare "Galaxy," "I spent several months going through all ... full story
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Athr Gallery sold three quarters of the work they brought, and New York’s Goff + Rosenthal sold out completely. But the sale on everyone’s lips was Anish Kapoor’s Untitled (2007), a convex stainless-steel plate textured with ... full story
Wealth managers began advising on art as an alternative investment, and dozens of galleries mushroomed in New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai, along with fancy wine and cheese soirees and waitlists for artists stretching into years. ... full story
In an amicable mood, Jakarta officials and councilors had lunch Wednesday at the Buddha Bar in Teuku Umar, Central Jakarta, with representatives from the Buddhist community and the restaurant’s management. The lunch marked an end to the debate about ... full story
It’s happening at Urbanattic, CapSquare, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday from 8.20pm. • Also in conjunction with Kuala Lumpur Design Week, Jendela KL and The Annexe Gallery is presenting The Living Room, a project that brings the domestic space into the art ... full story
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Design Week 2009 (KLDW'09) Festival is showcasing the 'World's Largest Eco Bag' hanging on the Kuala Lumpur Tower. The bag measuring 51.5 feet high and 29.65 feet wide was created to enhance ... full story
On your left, you will see Queen's Gallery (101 Ratchadamnoen Klang, 66-2-281-5360-1, closed Wednesdays; admission, 20 baht or 55 US cents), a contemporary five-story building that houses one of the best collections of Thai modern art in Bangkok. ... full story
... Manila, Marikina, Pasig, Valenzuela and Quezon City; and the municipalities of Lapuyan in Zamboanga del Sur and Tugaya in Lanao del Sur. All awardees received a Sarimanok trophy designed by National Artist for Sculpture Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao, ... full story
SYDNEY.- The Art Gallery of New South Wales presents Tim Johnson: Painting Ideas, on view through May 17, 2009. Tim Johnson is a fascinating Sydney painter who is making a significant contribution to Australian art. Since the late 1970s spiritual ... full story
... the topical shows are occurring elsewhere: at the Queensland Art Gallery, which recently staged the ambitious Optimism exhibition, the first in a new triennial series dedicated to contemporary Australian art; at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, ... full story
