Dubai-based Iranian art collector Ramin Salsali has announced the opening of his privately-owned and funded museum of contemporary art, to take place in September (2011). For Ramin it's a dream project, inspired by a passion to spread the ...full story
Amongst the Asian artists who also had successful sale results are Su Jianguo from Richard Koh Fine Art Gallery in Singapore and Naiz Khan, represented by Rossi & Rossi in London. The organisers have revealed that the 2012 edition will take place from ...full story
The mid-sized board, The Frightened Bridegroom, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's Important Australian and International Art auction in Sydney on August 23, one of a tight, 67-lot sale that includes an etching by the late Lucian Freud. ...full story
It is a collaborative work by cross-disciplinary artists in an exploration of solitude and crowd dynamics. The season finishes on Sunday. WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7pm, 8pm and 9pm, Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry Street, ...full story
The national broadcaster's decision to drop Art Nation, the Melbourne-based, half-hour show hosted by Fenella Kernebone and the ABC's only dedicated local arts program, has been met with criticism. Although head of television Kim Dalton insists that ...full story
Where do you get in contact with nature in Jakarta? It's under my feet in my own garden. How would you describe the art scene in Jakarta? Jakarta is not a very good place to develop art these days. Yogyakarta and Bali have a good atmosphere for ...full story
The organiser of Oi You! says it is a coup for the Nelson region that a section of the show is destined for one of the biggest street art festivals in Sydney after it goes on show here. Urban art from the "best of world" section of Oi You! ...full story
"The exhibition was created in collaboration with the Kyoto City Zoo. This is the first time we have looked at our works not only from an art historical point of view but also from the perspective of zoology," says Meiko Nagashima, a curator at the ...full story
In Hanoi, it was crowded and congested, but he was among family. In Utah, there were wide-open spaces, but he knew virtually no one. The 28-year-old was studying art at the University of Utah when he decided to explore what it meant to be living and ...full story
The $174.1 million sale made for the highest total ever for any contemporary art auction in London. By Shane Ferro NEW YORKâSotheby's, the only publicly traded auction house, announced its best first half in history this afternoon. ...full story
