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“Hou Hanru’s 2007 Istanbul Biennial was a notoriously unwieldy affair. “Not Only Possible But Also Necessary: Optimism in a Time of Global War” assembled an unprecedented number of artists in multiple venues (two of them unreachable except via taxi), under
Arteri|Art + Culture|Malaysia have published an obituary for our friend Emil Goh, whose recent sad passing was recorded here on the 9th of September: Emil Goh (b. 1966, Malaysia) passed away last Monday 7 September at his apartment in Seoul.
Kazuki Takamatsu, Our Best Place, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, 586x320mm Kazuki Takamatsu, Target, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, 420x420mm Kazuki Takamatsu, Go to nest!!, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, 586x320mm Kazuki Takamatsu, Meal time, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, 420x420mm Distantfeerism: Kazuki Takamatsu
Greetings, Oh how I find it difficult to talk about my work! Let me see… I usually work in ink and pastel; this allows me to compose my pictures very quickly. Indeed, I seldom spend more than an evening on
The news arrived this morning via mutual friends that much loved artist, curator, writer and publisher Emil Goh has died suddenly of a heart attack in Seoul. He was 43. After moving to South Korea on an OzCo residency in
From Isobel Johnston… The raven is a bird often seen as a portent of evil or a bad omen. In their absence or their presence there lies the unsettling suggestion that something evil follows. From the six ravens that legend
Under my direction the Art Gallery of NSW will: Have many more contemporary art exhibitions 20% 33 Coast along until my forced early retirement 6% 10 Require school groups to be tethered 13% 21 Get rid of video art once
“Cartrain, a 17-year-old graffiti artist embroiled in a feud with Damien Hirst, has been arrested after stealing pencils from the millionaire artist’s latest installation “Last year Cartrain was ordered by the Design and Artists Copyright Society to hand over collages
“A SILENT, ten minute video of young music fans letting loose in front of rock gods playing on stage has won the main award at this year’s Blake Prize for religious art. The $20,000 prize went to 32-year-old Sydney artist
Until the Kingdom Comes, by Simen Johan Got new work you’d like to share? Send images and description of your work to thearlife at hot mail dot com. Images should no larger than 350k each