Over the years Fumio Nanjo has worn many hats as a critic, curator, lecturer as well as the director of the Japan Pavilion at the 47th Venice Biennale (1997) and a member of the jury committee for the Turner Prize (1998).
Nearly two years ago, ChinarTree met with the formidable Nanjo ...
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By Jonathan Thomson
Al Bastakiya is one of the most intriguing places in the world for an art fair. This year’s Fair was better organized and much more manageable than earlier versions. Yet, whatever the changes to the Fair, the feeling of a strong art community remains.
When it was first run, ...
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Changing the face of any biennial is no simple matter. Recently Jack Persekian, artistic director of the Sharjah Biennial, spoke with Asian Art News’s Jonathan Thompson about new directions for the Biennial.
Jonathan Thompson: Were there any problems that you inherited with the Sharjah Biennial that were difficult to solve?
Jack Persekian: ...
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By Jonathan Thompson
The Abraaj Capital Prize is awarded not on the basis of an exhibition or an existing work of art, but for a project proposal and its potential. The application is not made by an artist, but by a curator who makes the application with the consent of an ...
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An established editor and respected filmmaker, Tirdad Zolghadr is the official curator for the UAE national pavilion at the world’s most prestigious contemporary art event, the Venice Biennale. In its much publicized debut showing, the pavilion will combine the work of several UAE artists alongside thought-provoking video installations and paradoxical ‘world ...
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