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June / July 2008
Mapplethorpe book back on shelves in Japan
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080220TDY02304.htm
Mudslinging and bitter feuding at ShContemporary
http://www.shanghaieye.net/english/?p=908
Kolkata's very own art museum
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata/City_to_get_its_first_art_museum/articleshow/2810721.cms
Parisian curator tapped to lead Beijing's four-month-old Ullens Center
http://chinaartspage.com/2008/02/20/bo-zaaaang-something-is-rotten-in-the-state-of-denmark
Syrian artist arrested, artworks destroyed
http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/01/31/syria_arrests_artist_in_dissident_crackdown/afp/
Samsung exec's slush fund for political bribes and contemporary art
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7345
Modernist treasure trove up for grabs in Israel Museum exhibition
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/arts/design/20muse.html?ref=arts
New home for Chinese contemporary art in Sydney
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23068505-5013571,00.html
Zaha Hadid's outlandish, sci-fi design for US museum
http://www.interiordesign.net/id_newsarticle/CA6524143.html
Steven Spielberg quits Beijing Olympics in protest
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/13/asia/beijing.php
Tracy Moffat's disastrous new movie
http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Greatestmoviemontageofalltimebutisitart/tabid/418/articleID/45508/cat/55/Default.aspx
Yue Minjun tops USD 2 million at Hong Kong auction
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/27/content_881114.htm
India's top artists speak out on creative license
http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/31834.html
Promising returns at second installment of Art Fair Tokyo
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aCmGOB_J0Owk&refer=asia
Iranian artists stand up to Condoleeza Rice
http://www.examiner.com/a-721703~Unease_As_Rice_Meets_Iranian_Artists.html
Embattled MF Husain to receive state-sponsored prize
http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051304440800.htm
Korean art prize inquiry reveals massive corruption
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2007051776978
Australian artist's bid for national recognition explodes in his face
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Australian_artist_bombs_in_bid_for__04152007.html
Apitchatpong's "Syndromes" censored at home
http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=6956&z=163
Sotheby's wins trademark suit against Chinese "Su Fu Bi"
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/23/ap3751387.html
Charles Saatchi launches site for young Chinese artists
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1929899.htm
March 2007 / April 2007 / May 2007
Chinese painter Xu Beihong tops USD 9 million at auction
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070409/100428.shtml
Pakistan art community up in arms over new National Gallery "hijacking"
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=47972
Australian philanthropist announces AUD 100,000 Prize for avant-garde sports art
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=358206
Ai Weiwei plans 1,001 person group act for Germany's documenta 12
http://e.cnci.gov.cn/doce/news/news_detail.aspx?news_id=1042
Mega-collector Charles Saatchi snaps up Chinese art
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2054290,00.html
Globetrotting artist Rirkrit Tiravanija launches gallery at Toronto alma mater
http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2007/04/bricks_with_rir.php
UAE culture boom inspires artistic development
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/03/31/10115119.html
National Gallery of Australia purchases 300-piece street art collection
http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/street-art-moves-to-a-posh-new-hangout/2007/04/08/1175970936237.html
Takashi Murakami's Kaikai Kiki agency signs first American artist
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/artnetnews4-10-07.asp
Manchester artist uncovers Lahore's "He-She" communities
http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/entertainment/arts/s/226/226184_art_and_the_heshes.html
December 2006 / January 2007 / February 2007
Australian art readies for star turn in Venice
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21011923-16947,00.html
FBI takes Taiwanese artist in for questioning
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/01/01/2003342895
Tokyo Governor's son caught in art graft crunch
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20061228p2a00m0na016000c.html
Hong Kong sales see more records fall
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=asst4_KfHs0k&refer=home
Liu Xiaodong painting hits USD 2.75 million in Beijing auction
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/23/eng20061123_324596.html
As market booms, Chinese dealers brush aside bubble talk
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/04/news/china.php
Heide Museum turns 25 with help from collector friends
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/heide-turns-25/2006/12/19/1166290538739.html
Israel backs USD 20 million Arab-Israeli contemporary art museum
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/artnetnews12-15-06.asp
Japan's new National Art Center opens with Pompidou exhibit
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=518
Graffiti movement takes root in Vietnam
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2006/11/636645/
September 2006 / October 2006 / November 2006
Shahzia Sikander among this year’s genius fellows
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200660919001
Media artist Shirin Neshat hits jackpot with oversize Gish Prize
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/22/DDGD4LA0N71.DTL&hw=neshat&sn=001&sc=1000
Mori Museum director David Elliot exchanges Roppongi Hills for Istanbul Modern
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=54818
Indian contemporary art hits record prices at New York auctions
http://tinyurl.com/yu98ox
Palestine gallery provides humble home for international art stars
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1640478.ece
Chinese art teacher reprimanded for nude lecture
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-09/29/content_699176.htm
Vietnam exhibition showcases contemporary art from Myanmar
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/09/616608/
Belgian hardliners apply heat to Araki Nobuyoshi exhibition
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20477935-1702,00.html
Anish Kapoor turns giant mirror on Manhattan skyline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5362994.stm?ls
Steve Reich, Christian Boltanski, Yayoi Kusama among this year’s Premium Imperiale laureates
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/15462191.htm
July 2006 / August 2006
Love triangle spices up Melbourne Art Fair proceedings
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/art-world-abuzz-as-landscape-turns-sour/2006/08/04/1154198334381.html
Bangkok art scene booms
http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/29/opinion/opinion_30009849.php
Chinese nouveau riche propel contemporary market
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aJjVxZ2LCBbI&refer=home
Istanbul collectors prompt private museum vogue
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=49609
New Delhi Supreme Court intervenes in MF Husain obscenity case
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1043779
Gulf Art Fair gains momentum for 2007 launch
http://www.tradearabia.com/tanews/newsdetails_snMEDIA_article107897_cnt.html
Tokyo's new national museum "for rent"
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20060715TDY20001.htm
Beirut gallery holds ground under fire
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/artnetnews7-27-06.asp
Malaysian artists take to the airwaves
http://e.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=2&artid=200607280001
Three Iranian artists selected for Armenia's Gyumri Biennial
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=44216&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
May 2006 / June 2006
Guggenheim announces Gehry-designed museum for Abu Dhabi
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885953739&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
USD 3.75 million sets new record for Chinese painting
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=16380
Plagiarizing painter Yoshihiko Wada falls from grace
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/face/news/20060616p2g00m0dm009000c.html
Govett-Brewster appointee Rhana Devenport brings momentum to New Zealand art
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10390780
Three artists selected for Australia Pavilion at Venice in 2007
http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=4175
Thai government powers contemporary art showcase in Paris
http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/07/headlines/headlines_30008213.php
Istanbul hangs between hype and hope in 2010 EU Capital of Culture run-up
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/13/news/rcarturk.php
Indian art dealers go virtual, seek real cash
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=192489
Saigon braces for “Open City” art festival
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/07/587888/
Creative New Zealand Fellowship paves international path for emerging artist
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0607/S00102.htm
March 2006 / April 2006
Chinese authorities enforce taste in Dashanzi art district
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1758995,00.html
Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara trashes Cartierís contemporary collection
http://www.artforum.com/news/week=200617#news10807
Aussie art is in the millions
http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/arts-new-milliondollar-babies/2006/04/14/1144521506949.html
Kwangju, Shanghai, and Singapore trap travelers in Biennale Triangle
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/our-colourful-underbelly/2005/12/03/1133422148230.html
Photographer Sharon Ya'ari wins Israeli Art Prize
http://www.artforum.com/diary/id=10786
Seattle Art Museum sets off fireworks with Cai Guo-Qiang Inopportune acquisition
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002936696_sam18.html
Zaha Hadid wins building competition in Beirut
http://www.lebaneselobby.org/News__index/news 2006/03 27 06 Hadid to Build International Affairs Institute in Lebanon.htm
OMA's impossible architecture takes form in Beijing
http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/rec/inbox.php?id=10844
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery appoints new director
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0604/S00137.htm
Italian contemporary art show touches down in Vietnam
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01ART210306
December 2005 / January 2006
Anish Kapoor named as new Tate trustee
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=84533
Officials shut down inaugural Beijing Gay and Lesbian Culture Festival
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/24/content_506274.htm
Developers threaten original WTC architect's landmark studio
http://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=856fb865d8d064fe9aeca69e2c2519a5
Melbourne is unlikely center for flourishing street art
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/our-colourful-underbelly/2005/12/03/1133422148230.html
Iran to host international land art competition
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=267792
Toyo Ito wins competition for Taichung opera house
http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=30581_0_24_0_C
Palestinian film’s tale of two cities divides international audiences
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3184271,00.html
Bangkok art fair aims to build up local market
http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Horizons/15Dec2005_hori05.php
Israel's Bezalel Academy of Art celebrates 100 years
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1136361010774&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Malaysian Video Awards spotlight new generation of indie talent
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/10/movies/12801422&sec=movies
November 2005
Toyo Ito wins architecture’s Royal Gold Medal
http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=25910_0_24_0_C
Pompidou and Guggenheim in joint Hong Kong bid
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051031/lf_afp/afplifestyleusfrance_051031152422
Pompidou gambles on Singapore casino resort
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/10/18/afx2282195.html
Christie's ready for auctions in mainland China
http://www.mezomorf.com/arts/news-7961.html
New biennial assesses state of Australian art
http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200510/s1492084.htm
Middle Eastern collectors gaining international clout
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=44
Koo Jung-a no-show for Hermes Korea Missulsung art prize
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200510/26/200510262120110039900091009101.html
LA officials decommission Japanese artist’s flagpole installation
http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2005/10/24/news/news_briefs/at01.txt
National Gallery of Australia announces new commitment to Australian and Asian-Pacific art
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16900725%255E16947,00.html
Performance artist He Yunchang arrested after Niagara Falls skinny dip
http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2005/10/25/1277074-sun.html
October 2005
ARTSingapore 05 expected to pull in SG $12 million in sales
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/170906/1/.html
Shenzhen vying for recognition as China’s contemporary art center
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/23/content_480345.htm
Korean town has big aspirations for first international art festival
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200509/kt2005092520231811710.htm
Indian artists continue dizzying ascent up auction record books
http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/sep/22look.htm
Kurokawa Kisho’s visionary capsule condo crumbles from within as inhabitants demand demolition
http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_9480.shtml
Iranian painter wins award at Beijing Biennial
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=232756
Fashion mogul backs New York media art gallery’s move to Korea
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/sacks.html
Australia’s National Gallery of Art unveils new Asian collection
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1471238.htm
Malaysia rocked with largest art theft ever, collector implicated
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/20/nation/12093853&sec=nation
British firm picked to design a Chinese "Manhattan"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1753339_1,00.html
Japanese architect team SANAA tabbed to design Louvre II
http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=25783_0_24_0_C
Indian artists reinvent traditional cow-dung sculpting for contemporary audience
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1228997.cms
September 2005
Swiss museum withdraws human fetus artwork from major review of contemporary
Chinese art
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New wave of Indian collectors fuel expanding local art scene
link
Japanese artist plans light installation for Afghanistan's Bamiyan Buddha site
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Jason Jia-chi Wang discusses trailblazing role as Taiwan’s first major independent curator
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/08/14/2003267760
A high-altitude avant-garde touches down in Tibet
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050821/1/3udsw.html
Chinese buyers lead auction houses to record 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1551374,00.html
Already many times honored, Kevin Connor is surprise winner of Australia’s Dobell drawing prize
link
With a major US release, Thai film director retraces Chicago roots
http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-malady18.html
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye establishes tattooed pig farm in China
link
Art film festivals square-off outside of Seoul
http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=2216
August 2005
British firm picked to design a Chinese "Manhattan"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1753339_1,00.html
Alive and well? Artist censored at Hong Kong shopping
mall
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050717/ennew_afp/afpentertainment_050717211455
Ando Tadao and Issey Miyake to collaborate on $3.4 billion “Tokyo Midtown” project
p123.news.scd.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050714/lf_afp/afplifestylejapan_050714230522
Australia’s National Sculpture Prize winner announced
http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=3624
Chinese businesses jump on art boom
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/18/content_460965.htm
Centre Pompidou unveils Shigeru Ban’s designs for satellite site in Metz
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1532831,00.html
Web based arts initiative touches down in Singapore
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/156593/1/.html
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on track for 2006 opening
http://nationmultimedia.com/2005/07/23/opinion/index.php?news=opinion_18123749.html
Australian monarchists up in arms over satirical Diana portrait
http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/wickedly-satirical-portrait-outrage-monarchists/2005/07/23/1121539189071.html
Tokyo Wondersite opens new Shibuya location
http://rogermc.blogs.com/tactical/2005/07/tokyo_wondersit.html
An art scene develops on the Mongolian steppes
http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=950CE0DA1430F934A25754C0A9639C8B63
Korean police mistake director Kim Ki-duk for mad vagrant
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200507/200507110014.html
Malaysian film festival sadly lacking independent talent
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Centrestage/20050722154121/Article/indexb_html
July 2005
Suojiacun
artists’ community unites against Beijing government’s
demolition deal
news.monstersandcritics.com
Singapore readies for 2006 Biennale lead by Japanese curator Fumio Nanjo
universes-in-universe.de
Indian contemporary makes mark in Hong Kong auctions
www.hindustantimes.com
Giant Taro Okamoto mural found in Mexico, returned to Japan
www.abc.net.au
Actress Cate Blanchett singles out Ricky Swallow’s Venice installation
for superlative charm
www.guardian.co.uk
Tadao Ando “hurls” himself into US $400 million Jeju Island resort
project
joongangdaily.joins.com
Old wine in a new bottle? Warhol and Richter headline Beijing Biennale
news.xinhuanet.com
Fang Zhaoling children donate major collection of works to Asian Art Museum,
San Francisco
www.ascribe.org
Russian-themed Taipei Film Festival kicks off with Hou Hsiao-hsien premier
www.taipeitimes.com
Chinese at Venice ride farmer’s flying saucer into art world establishment
www.firstnews.com.ua
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