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Jul 30 2014

Report of the 89Plus Project at The O.P.E.N.

by Melanie Pocock
Report of the 89Plus Project at The O.P.E.N.

The year 1989 is considered a pivotal moment in global history; it marked the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War and the birth of the World Wide Web. 

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Jul 24 2014

Concrete Love

by Jen Kwok
Concrete Love
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Jul 23 2014

Hauntological trajectories in “When Does An Exhibition Begin And End?”

by Amanda Lee Koe
Hauntological trajectories in “When Does An Exhibition Begin And End?”

“The time is out of joint.”

Derrida opens Spectres of Marx (1993) with the above line, taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, wherein the troubled prince is communing with the ghost of his father. Derrida invokes the ghost of Hamlet’s father to bear the weight of history as it is deconstructed, to preface disjointedness and pluralism.

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Jul 16 2014

All the Small Things: Interview with Emirati Artist Nasir Nasrallah

by Sylvia Tsai
All the Small Things: Interview with Emirati Artist Nasir Nasrallah
If you happen to be in Sharjah and stumble upon a card with a curious rabbit illustration at a café or ATM machine, flip it over and check for the question you get on the other side. 
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Jul 11 2014

The Fluidity of Time: Interview With Jumaldi Alfi

by Sylvia Tsai
The Fluidity of Time: Interview With Jumaldi Alfi

Looking at the paintings of Indonesian artist Jumaldi Alfi feels like stepping into a stream of his subconscious. One enters a dreamy space with floating images of rocks and horses grounded by a background of text. 

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Jul 10 2014

Concrete Love

by Jen Kwok
Concrete Love
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Jul 09 2014

Book Blog: Who Cares? 16 Essays on Curating in Asia

by Jacqueline Liu
Book Blog: Who Cares? 16 Essays on Curating in Asia

South Asia is described by many in the art world as being “the next big thing.” With more and more artists and museums popping up, increased attention has been focusing on the rapidly emerging Asian art scene. 

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Jul 04 2014

Art Fair Report: Hotel Art Fair, Bangkok

by Brian Mertens
Art Fair Report: Hotel Art Fair, Bangkok
Among the art bazaars happening in Asia this year, Thailand’s recent Hotel Art Fair 2014 won’t set any records in terms of attendance or sales. But the lively event clearly succeeded at tapping into the easy-going verve and quirkiness of the local art scene. 
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Jul 02 2014

Opening of the Yuz Museum: “Myth/History: Yuz Collection of Contemporary Art”

by Xhingyu Chen
Opening of the Yuz Museum: “Myth/History: Yuz Collection of Contemporary Art”

Back in 2006, the government of Shanghai ambitiously declared their mission to build 100 new museums by decade’s end. Now, nearly ten years since, it has unsurprisingly not reached this lofty goal; yet the city has nonetheless seen a significant museum boom in recent years, thanks mainly to the proliferation of private institutions. In less than a decade, Shanghai has averaged a new museum per year, with even more to come. 

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