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Masterpiece by Rembrandt
26 November 2013Sotheby’s Beijing will be presenting a portraiture piece by Rembrandt (1606 – 1669) Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo, at Sotheby’s Beijing Art Week from 28 November to 1 December 2013.
Embracing change in Singapore
25 November 2013If the World Changed is the theme of the ongoing Singapore Biennale 2013 which brings a sense of the unexpected with many artists from the fringes of Southeast Asian art centres.
Into its fourth edition, the Singapore Biennale is organized by the Singapore Art Museum and is held in eight different venues in the city. It will end on Feb 16, next year.
Asia Art Archive Annual Fundraiser Auction 2013 Preview
19 November 2013In partnership with Christie’s, Asia Art Archive will be presenting 75 works of art generously donated by both local and international galleries and artists in the 2013 AAA Annual Fundraiser Auction.
Korean Rising Star
4 November 2013Just turned 40, Korean sculptor Osang Gwon hopes to be remembered as the artist who bridged classical sculptures with artworks of the future.
In the world of contemporary art, there are many flash-in-the-pan artists but South Korean sculptor Osang Gwon has been generally hailed as one of the risings stars in Asia with his cut-and-paste photo-sculptures.
Labyrinths: A SELLING EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY INK PAINTINGS BY ZENG XIAOJUN
1 November 2013Labyrinths – A Selling Exhibition of Contemporary Ink Paintings by Zeng Xiaojun, will be presented by Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery from November 8 – 24. A contemporary literati who reinforces the importance of Chinese ink paintings as an iconic art form, the exhibition will feature 22 of Zeng’s extraordinary ink paintings of his renditions of vines, roots, trees and works of art in wood: incarnations of the 1,300-year-old Chinese literati tradition.
Development of Singapore art
30 October 2013What has Abdullah Ariff, Yong Mun Sen, Chuah Thean Teng, Abdul Latiff Mohidin, Khoo Sui Hoe and even Cheong Lai Tong, got in common with Georgette Chen, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen Hsi, Chen Chong Swee and Liu Kang?
Their early paintings and those of other pioneer and modern artists of “Malaya” are on show at the National Museum of Singapore in an exhibition documenting the development of “Singapore art”.
Entitled, “A Changed World, Singapore Art, 1950s-1970s, dialogues” the exhibition comes with a free booklet.
Hong Kong Art History Research – Pilot Project Panel Discussion
29 October 2013This November 9, Asia Art Archive (AAA) and the Hong Kong Museum of Art will jointly present a day of panel discussions that mark the soft launch of Hong Kong Art History Research Pilot Project. The talk will take place at 1/F Lobby, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, and will be conducted in Cantonese (with simultaneous translations into English provided).
UOB Painting of the Year 2013 Competition
28 October 2013Organised by United Overseas Bank (UOB), the UOB Painting of the Year competition returns this year with two streamlined categories: Established Artist and Emerging Artist category category.
Preview Night: Favourites from the Zain Azahari Collection
24 October 2013Some 150 guests arrived at the preview opening of Favourites from the Zain Azahari Collection last Thursday. Presented by The Edge, the event showcases 40 of his total collection of around 400 artworks, which represent his personal collection spanning over a period of 50 years.
Contemporary art in Penang
23 October 2013Here in George Town, we hope to see a glimpse of our own past,” points out Yong Kah Kin, the Singaporean artist-curator of the travelling group exhibition, Sense Making.
The exhibition of contemporary art by emerging artists from Penang, Singapore and Hong Kong is being shown at the pop-up art space, 179 Victoria Street in George Town, till Oct 31.