randian | 燃点

Conrad Shawcross makes large-scale sculptures, some mechanical and involving light. But he is conceptually a draftsman.

Taryn Simon is a New York-based artist known primarily for her meticulous work combining photography and text, though her practice has included sculpture and performance.
 

I first met Karsten Födinger while we were penned up at the back of a small car being rushed from one museum opening—a recently opened museum, which of course was huge—to another in Pudong’s monumental waterfront spectacle of shiny high-rises…

Known for his constructed environments and his use of a variety of different props, Chen Wei is unlike some earlier contemporary photographers in the Chinese art scene who focus more on the documentation of performances and installations.

Lorenzo Rudolf talked to Randian about the need for a stronger non-commercial scene (including museums) in Southeast Asia, better bridges and connections throughout the region, and how he will continue to keep his eyes on China.

Franklin Melendez, a writer and independent curator based in the San Francisco Bay area, is the creative director behind Simon Lee Hong Kong’s recent group show “1000 Islands”.

In essence, Zheng Chongbin has fought an unwinnable but fertile battle to deconstruct and meld traditions.
 
 

I visited Gregor Hilderbrandt’s studio in West Berlin; a string of rooms are packed with seemingly every material and detritus possible….Gregor arrives, wearing dark jeans and jacket, and an un-tucked stripy business-shirt….