“Catastrophe and the Power of Art”: art, disaster and social change at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
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Follow Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum hosts the monumental group show “Catastrophe and the Power of Art”, curated by Kondo Kenichi. Featuring 40 artists and collectives, the exhibition examines ways of articulating disastrous events and harnessing the ‘power’ of the visual arts for social change. Yoko Ono, ‘Add Color Painting (Refugee Boat)’, 1960 / 2016, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Image courtesy Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. To speak of catastrophe – to excavate, memorialise and discuss it – is to somehow quantify or rationalise it. Any processes of creation or attempts at ..read more
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Phantom city: Chinese artist Yang Yongliang at Utah Museum of Fine Arts
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by Art Radar
4y ago
Follow Yang Yongliang’s layering of digital photography with traditional painting techniques shines a light on rampant development.  Images captured from Asia’s densely populated environs subtly tease out the reality of environmental destruction for the sake of urbanisation at the Chinese artist’s latest solo exhibition in the United States. Yang Yongliang, ‘The Path’, 2016, film on lightbox, 20 x 20 cm. Image courtesy the artist. “salt 14: Yang Yongliang” is a solo exhibition of Chinese artist Yang Yongliang’s work at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City. Part of the sa ..read more
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The shining “Congo Stars” of Kunsthaus Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum 
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by Art Radar
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Follow Austria’s Kunsthaus Graz presents “Congo Stars”, a comprehensive group show featuring 70 Congolese artists. Curated by Sammy Baloji, Bambi Ceuppens, Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Günther Holler-Schuster and Barbara Steiner, “Congo Stars” draws inspiration from literature, spirituality and the DRC’s bustling city life. SAPINart, ‘L’image d’un Congo Prospere et d’Espoir’, 2006, acrylic colors on canvas, 120 x 200 cm. Collection Horvath Politischer Kunst. Photo: W. Horvath. Image courtesy Universalmuseum Joanneum. In the book Tram 83, Lumbumbashi-born and Graz-based author Fiston Mwan ..read more
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“Blooming Matrix”: MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2018 presents Choi Jeong Hwa
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Follow “MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2018: CHOIJEONGHWA – Blooming Matrix” at The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art features the ‘flowery’ works by the Korean artist. Art Radar takes look at Choi Jeong Hwa’s installation works infused with common and inexpensive consumables used in daily life. Choi Jeong Hwa, ‘Present of Century’, 2016, FRP, steel structure, chrome coating, dimensions variable. Image courtesy the MMCA and the artist. The MMCA Hyundai Motor Series is an annual project that supports one of the influential artists who have represented Korea for more tha ..read more
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“DAMASESE”: Korean artist Seulgi Lee at Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
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by Art Radar
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Follow Korean artist Seulgi Lee expresses a desire to recognise what we have forgotten in a modern society. Gallery Hyundai in Seoul showcases “DAMASESE”, a new solo exhibition of Paris-based Korean artist Seulgi Lee. Art Radar takes a close look at Seulgi Lee’s oeuvre and the meaning of the DAMASESE. Seulgi Lee, “DAMASESE”, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, 2018. © Seulgi Lee and Adagp. Image courtesy Gallery Hyundai, Seoul. “DAMASESE DAMASESE DAMASESE DAMASESE SURI SURI DAMA DAMA SSEU EU EUK DAMA SUSU OKSUSU DAMAS DAMAS ABRACADABRA DAMA DAMA” With eight capital letters and an invented ..read more
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“ARABÉCÉDAIRE”: building a syncretic artistic vocabulary with Egyptian modernist Hamed Abdalla – artist profile
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4y ago
Follow Earlier this year, Mosaic Rooms in London presented ‘ARABÉCÉDAIRE,’ the first exhibition in the UK by the significant Egyptian modernist Hamed Abdalla. Art Radar looks at the artist’s practice and the works in the show, constructed from Abdalla’s own extensive archive. Hamed Abdalla, ‘Arabécédaire’, installation view at The Mosaic Rooms, 2018. Photo: Andy Stagg. Image courtesy Mosaic Rooms. Hamed Abdalla (1917-1985) was an influential painter in Egyptian modernism. Self-taught, he had established himself as an artist by his early 20s and gained public recognition early in ..read more
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Portraying sexuality: a retrospective of Pakistani artist Iqbal Hussain at Tanzara Art Gallery, Islamabad
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4y ago
Follow Art Radar looks at the retrospective of Iqbal Hussain’s oeuvre in Islamabad. Showing the personal collection of former Country Director of the World Bank in Pakistan, the exhibition offers an insight into 30 years of Iqbal Hussain’s career and practice. Iqbal Hussain, ‘Sheena’, oil on board, 48 x 54 in. Image courtesy the artist and Tanzara Art Gallery. Tanzara Art Gallery in Islamabad has brought Iqbal Hussain’s works to the capital city of Pakistan for many years. Mr John Wall, former Country Director of the World Bank, Pakistan is kindly showcasing his personal collectio ..read more
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“Nested”: memory, musicality and language with Su-Mei Tse – artist profile
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Follow MUDAM – Musée d’Art Moderne in Luxembourg recently presented a solo exhibition by the artist Su-Mei Tse. Art Radar profiles the artist on the occasion of the show entitled “Nested”. “Su-Mei Tse: Nested”, installation view at Mudam Luxembourg, 2018. From left to right: ‘Schmerzhafte ZwischenTöne (Painful Dissonances)’, 2009, ink on oriental paper (#1 – 10), 41,9 x 49,5 cm each. Image courtesy the artist and Peter Blum Gallery, New York, #8: Private Collection, Switzerland; ‘Trees and Roots I’, 2010, colour inkjet print on fine art paper mounted on dibond, museum glass, framed ..read more
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“The Song of Small Things”: Indian Sculptor KS Radhakrishnan in Mumbai – in conversation
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4y ago
Follow The prominent Indian artist reminds us of the simplicity of childhood by showcasing his new bronze sculptures in the city, after a gap of five years. After a successful showing at the Jehangir Art Gallery, the exhibition opened at Mumbai’s Art Musings on 17 October 2018. Art Radar talks to the artist about his practice. “The Song of Small Things”, KS Radhakrishnan, 10 – 15 October 2018. Installation view at Jehangir Art Gallery. Image courtesy the artist, Jehangir Art Gallery and Art Musings. Celebrating the memories of childhood in metal At Art Musings’ space in the sylvan ..read more
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Dream, detour, expand: Art021 and West Bund Shanghai art fairs – round-up
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by Art Radar
4y ago
Follow Shanghai’s Art021 and West Bund Art & Design fairs closed on 11 November 2018 after a bustling weekend of exhibitions, public programmes and record sales. Focusing on collaboration, both contemporary art fairs invited international audiences to interact with the local Shanghai community. Choi-Jeong Hwa, ‘Fruit Tree’, 2014-2018, fabric, motors, timers, electrical accessories, steel frame, height 7m. Image courtesy West Bund Art & Design. Art021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair returned in its sixth edition to the Shanghai Exhibitio ..read more
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