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While the minimum and average quality of art displayed was noticeably higher than last year (better galleries, minimal kitsch) the art displayed was generally conservative—innovation was seldom seen... >> Read more

Initially, the hotel's eclectic sense of curation and placement are overwhelming, but nonetheless the effort to make art a crucial part of the design is a welcome one. >> Read more

 
It was difficult, at times, to keep track of everything on offer; particularly chaotic was the China Focus section which, despite the amount of hoopla that surrounded it in the run up to the fair, was squeezed into a small back section.
 
 
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Dear Mr & Mrs Singapore: Your children, Art Stage and Biennale, have successfully completed the year and may enter the next class. Here is our report card. They are performing stronger but still have some work to do.
 
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These four artists come from four different countries that together span East and South East Asia. Placed besides one another, the art work of these four artists show a certain unity as much as a distinction. This unity is a commitment to the materiality of artistic practice not simply the basis of much of artistic practice but, as its subject. >> Read more

The international art crowd convened in Miami again for the 2013 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the goliath art fair along with a myriad of satellite fairs and events. For any fair-goers who might feel interested or even just curious about Chinese contemporary art, “28 Chinese” at the Rubell Family Collection is a must-see... >> Read more

Several Shades of Grey Weather (Chapters 1 to 5 have been lost in the cellar at randian headquarters except for the following fragment). Undoubtedly what strikes me most at the fair are the VIP toilets which are divided by panels in six groups of three — I guess to allow private diuretic parties. They are […] >> Read more

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong of acclaimed Korean artist Do Ho Suh, who is best known for his fabric sculptures that recreate the spaces of his homes and the domestic objects found within. >> Read more

Review of the inaugural show at Antenna Space, a promising new gallery in Shanghai's m50 district... 
 
 
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ICA Director Gregor Muir speaks about his first contact with the artist Zhang Enli's work, their shared impressions of Shanghai, Zhang Enli's artistic practice and why now is the time for a show in London by one of China's "lasting artists". >> Read more