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NOVEMBER 2017

Cover: Brush Washer Creates World Auction Record.

Profile: the Chinese painter, photographer, and installation artist Ni Youyu. Viva Arte Viva, this year’s Venice Biennale. Three artists from Hangzhou: Zhou Yilun, Cheng Ran, and Wu Junyong. Polished to Perfection, Japanese cloisonné in Los Angeles. Illusion and Disillusion in the Art of Chen Hongshou, a 17th-century Chinese artist. The contemporary Korean ceramicist Yoo Euijeoung. New York and Hong Kong auction reviews. Auction previews. Gallery shows: Afruz Amighi in London and Reza Derakshani and Alfred Basbous in Hong Kong. Takahashi Murakamin on show in Boston. Raghubir Singh’s photographs in New York, Risham Syed’s paintings in Manchester, UK. Japanese season at the Pompidou Centre-Metz, France. Indian season at the Science Museum in London. Listings. Islamic Arts Diary.

THE VENICE BIENNALE

November 5, 2017Heather
Law of Situation (1971/2017) by Kishio Suga, 10 stepping-stones,mixed media site specific installation

In a crowded contemporary art world driven by gallery exhibitions, museum shows, art fairs, biennials and auctions are taking place all around the globe, the Venice Biennale generally serves as an excellent point of reference to pause and reflect upon… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 Biennale

Takashi Murakami in Boston

November 5, 2017Heather
Dragon in Clouds—Red Mutation: The version I painted myself in annoyance after Professor Nobuo Tsuji told me, “Why don’t you paint something yourself for once?", 2010, Takashi Murakami, Acrylic on canvas, 3670 x 18000 mm, © 2010 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Unfortunately, eccentrics are ofttimes underrated – or overlooked. Socially, they can be considered unstable and therefore, somehow, unacceptable – that is if one is under the thumb of bourgeois morality. In the American South, however, family eccentrics are a point… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 Artist Profile, Japan

Takashi Murakami

November 5, 2017Sarah Callaghan
Dragon in Clouds—Red Mutation: The version I painted myself in annoyance after Professor Nobuo Tsuji told me, “Why don’t you paint something yourself for once?", 2010, Takashi Murakami, Acrylic on canvas, 3670 x 18000 mm, © 2010 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  Unfortunately, eccentrics are ofttimes underrated – or overlooked. Socially, they can be considered unstable and therefore, somehow, unacceptable – that is if one is under the thumb of bourgeois morality. In the American South, however, family eccentrics are a… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 Artist Profile, Japan

Japanese Cloisonné: Polished to Perfection

November 5, 2017Heather
Vase with design of carp, one of a pair by Ota Jinnoei, , circa 1920, LACMA, promised gift from the Japanese Cloisonné Enamels Collection of Donald K Gerber and Sueann E Sherry. Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Arguably, a thoroughly unexpected celebrity became entranced by Japanese cloisonné – Rudyard Kipling. He describes his reaction to seeing the cloisonné process like this: ‘It is one thing to read of cloisonné making, but quite another to watch it being… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 Enamelware, Japan

Polished to Perfection

November 5, 2017Sarah Callaghan
Vase with design of carp, one of a pair by Ota Jinnoei, , circa 1920, LACMA, promised gift from the Japanese Cloisonné Enamels Collection of Donald K Gerber and Sueann E Sherry. Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Arguably, a thoroughly unexpected celebrity became entranced by Japanese cloisonné – Rudyard Kipling. He describes his reaction to seeing the cloisonné process like this: ‘It is one thing to read of cloisonné making, but quite another to watch it being… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 Enamelware, Japan

Chen Hongshou: Repentant Monk

November 5, 2017Heather
An Elegant Gathering by Chen Hongshou, circa 1646-47, detail, handscroll, ink on paper, 29.8 x 298.4 cm, Shanghai Museum

The year 1589 marked the beginning of the Ming dynasty’s death rattle. Halfway through his reign, the Wan Li Emperor’s (1573-1620) most able minister, Zhang Zhuzheng, died and the Emperor, long chafed by him, indignantly refused to carry out his… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 China

Repentant Monk

November 5, 2017Sarah Callaghan
An Elegant Gathering by Chen Hongshou, circa 1646-47, detail, handscroll, ink on paper, 29.8 x 298.4 cm, Shanghai Museum

The year 1589 marked the beginning of the Ming dynasty’s death rattle. Halfway through his reign, the Wan Li Emperor’s (1573-1620) most able minister, Zhang Zhuzheng, died and the Emperor, long chafed by him, indignantly refused to carry out his… Continue reading →

Current Issue, Newspaper, NOVEMBER 2017 China
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