Guggenheim Hosts Major Exhibition of Southeast Contemporary Asian Art

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Southeast Asian Contemporary Art has recently been receiving a lot of attention from some of America’s major museums and institutions. For example, the Getty Foundation is supporting research projects on Southeast Asian contemporary art by the Power Institute at the University of Sydney. The Clark Institute co-organised a colloquium titled “Histories of Art History in Southeast Asia” which Read more....

Augustine Wong (Graduated in 2013)

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Augustine presently teaches General Paper, Study of Visual Arts (SOVA) and Theory of Art in a junior college.  His interests include word-image relationships and cross-disciplinary collaborations between theatre practitioners and visual artists. Read more....

Worldly Ties and Living Lies in the Land of Smiles

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by Woho Weng - The title of the exhibition Ties and Fragrant Lies is derived from a play of words with Thai fragrant rice, Thailand’s most well-known export noted for its delectable light aroma. It is an everyday staple in the diet of many Asians. The subversion in rhyme however signals a departure from the wholesome goodness image. The exhibition title encapsulates the criticality in the paintings Read more....

Unresolved Problems in Global Art History by Professor James Elkins

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by Rohaya Binte Mustapha - The Second MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 17 April 2013 Unresolved Problems in Global Art History by Professor James Elkins It takes someone of heavy credentials like world-renowned art historian and prolific publisher, Professor James Elkins from the Art Institute of Chicago to talk about the unresolved problems regarding the practice and theorization of Read more....

Subjective Truth Contemporary Art from Thailand

Category - exhibitions
Subjective Truth Contemporary Art from Thailand 20 May to 20 July 2013, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Central, SoHo, Central, Hongkong Subjective Truth, Contemporary Art from Thailand is a special project curated by Southeast Asia specialist Iola Lenzi, presenting artists Sutee Kunavichayanont, Tawatchai Puntusawasdi, Michael Shaowanasai, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and Prapat Read more....