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FEBRUARY 2012
A Fragile Heritage, China Counts its Lost Ruins
January 2012
A Chinese Conundrum: Hong Kong Sales Slow Down
NOVEMBER 2011
Hong Kong Autumn Sales: Reading the Mixed Messages
OCTOBER 2011
Museum der Kulturen Basel Opens After Refurbishment
September 2011
Cover: World Heritage List New Sites
JUNE 2011
Thai Border Clashes Continue Around Preah Vihear Temple
February 2012
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon
January 23 heralded the beginning of the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. To mark this occasion, considered to be auspicious by many, several museums around the world have created special temporary exhibitions around the theme to welcome the dragon into our lives this year. Here we take a look at shows in Washington DC, Birmingham, Alabama, the Art Museum at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
In the Steps of the Buddha
In the Steps of the Buddha
THE NATIONAL GALLERY of Victoria (NGV) in Australia has opened its latest exhibition that showcases the NGV’s outstanding collection of Buddhist art. The NGV first collected a Japanese Buddhist art object in 1887 and since then, the collection of Buddhist art has expanded to include works from India, China, Nepal, Tibet and Southeast Asia.
Virtuous Heritage: the Xu Family of Guangzhou
Virtuous Heritage: the Xu Family of Guangzhou
THE EXHIBITION Virtuous Heritage: Xu Family of Guangzhou: Mandarins, Revolutionaries, Educators and Scientists at the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, is dedicated to the Xu clan, the first family of Guangzhou. Their fortunes were intimately linked to the vicissitudes of the late Qing (1644-1911) era and after, a period of 150 years, during which six generations thrived. How they adapted during this time of great transformation, from salt merchants to court officials and from Qing loyalists to Republican rebels and communist revolutionaries, form the narrative of the show.
PROFILE: GHADA AMER
PROFILE: GHADA AMER
For almost 20 years, Ghada Amer (American, b. 1963 in Cairo, Egypt) has been part of the art world whilst continuously developing her practice. Contrary to other artists who have chosen one medium and followed that same path, Ghada Amer has simultaneously been working in painting, drawing, sculpture, and earthworks. Interestingly, these various media carry their own message, and do not stand as a mere repetition of her paintings with the ones featuring embroidery that are commonly acknowledged as her hallmark. Her sculpture and her earthworks exist in their own right and deserve additional attention.Taking a stand on the status of women around the world, the contours of her message have shifted over the years, but remain very much connected to her personal experience. Determined to pursue her work in spite of commercial interests dictated by the art market, Ghada Amer remains what she has always been advocating through her art: a free artist. In the interview below, she discusses various aspects of her work with the Asian Art Newspaper.