Internationally renowned contemporary artists John Wood and Paul Harrison have brought a subtle British humor to the Colombian city of Medellin with a major exhibition at the Antioquia Museum, an anthology of drawings and videos they have made for the past 20 years. According to the curator Nydia Gomez, humor is the main resource of [...]
By E. Leigh I spent four days visiting Art Basel Hong Kong in an area that occupied almost 35,000 square meter (115,000 square feet) of the Convention Center by the waterfront. It was impossible, of course, to see all the exhibitions from 245 participating galleries from 39 countries and territories and go to over [...]
by AP Surprising is the recently born Cartagena de Indias International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Colombia, that opened within the framework of one the most beautiful cities in the world. Under the direction of the well-known curator Berta Sichel, and a team of curators such as the American Barbara S. Krulik, the Nigerian Bisi [...]
The room is spacious and empty, except for a projection of three gigantic screens on the wall. It shows a bright image of sand dunes, infinite and lonesome, with the wind whistling by. Then a loud cranking sound of mechanical wheels shatters the stillness and shutters slide down and immerse the room in total darkness. [...]
Three huge black domes caught my eyes when I was strolling along the embankment of the Seine in Paris near the Pont Alexander III Bridge on a July afternoon. Shaped to represent Rome’s cupolas, the domes housed an amazing photography exhibition titled “The Glory of Water” by Karl Lagerfeld, better known as the German head [...]
Ernesto Neto-.Nave Nude Plasmic 1999 Two groundbreaking art events are held in Medellin, the Colombian city that this year has earned the reputation of the most innovative city in the world. The first is “Antioquias- Diversity and Imaginaries”, an exhibition held at the Museum of Antioquia. The second event, under the name of [...]
Surrounded by ancient city walls dating back to 1370s in central China, this year’s 13th Pingyao International Photography Festival opened on September 19 thru 25. Despite large-scale destruction of historical sites during the Cultural Revolution and beyond, Pingyao is a rare jewel that has succeeded in preserving intact the Ba Gua pattern (eight trigrams in Taoism) for its city layout. [...]
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum has opened a major exhibition of the work of award-winning Taiwanese photographer Chang Chao-Tang, who has chronicled the changes in his country over the past six decades. Time: The Images of Chang Chao-Tang presents more than 400 pieces from 1959 to 2013. These include prints, previously unreleased portraits, and images [...]
James Turrell’s “Skyspace” in Järna is the most northerly Skyspace in the world. 99.9% of the population lies below this city in Sweden. In summer, daylight lingers longer so the Sunset Session begins at 10:00 pm and the Sunrise Session starts at 2:00 am. Named “Outside Insight”, this is a round wooden structure placed on [...]
The Liverpool Biennial, in partnership with Qatar, is organizing a Future City Forum on Sept. 27. Experts in the fields of art, architecture and urbanism will meet to explore optimistic plans about urban transformation around the world. The one-day forum will be held at the John Lennon Art and Design Building in Liverpool. Entrance is [...]
