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The Singaporean collector Jackson See began collecting art in the 1990s with an initial focus on Chinese contemporary art. In the past decade though, alongside Singapore’s economic and cultural development, his focus has come home to Singapore, and to the works of young Southeast Asian artists. In this interview, Jackson speaks with us about his…
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The Dhaka Art Summit 2016 opens today at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Selina Ting speaks to the masterminds of the Summit on their enthusiasm and generosity in creating an international platform for the promotion of South Asian Art.
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Interest of the art world in the emerging scenes and markets is stirring up a lot of excitement before the 4-day Dhaka Art Summit opens on Friday 5th February 2016, CoBo talks to Diana Campbell Betancourt, Chief-Curator of the Summit.
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The Belgian dealer Albert Baronian opened his gallery in 1973. This autumn the gallery celebrates its 40 years of existence with a group exhibition focusing on the Arte Povera movement, opens on 6 September 2013. It was a cold August Saturday. Albert Baronian took a day off from his summer holiday break to meet me.…
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The French dealer Daniel Templon (*1945) opened his gallery in 1966, at the age of 21, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés before moving to his present space in Rue Beaubourg in 1972. This fall, Mr. Templon, now 68, is expanding his gallery to Brussels with an inaugural exhibition by the young Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota (*1972, lives and works in Berlin).
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This art is timeless.Some called it “primitive feel”; some called it “ancient contemporary”; some called it “transcending”… one thing for sure: this is timeless. The notion of time is essential to the art of the Swiss-born, New York-based artists Ugo Rondinone (*1964). Time for the artist is never linear but circular. It takes the form…
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Nathalie goes solo in art collecting. While most collectors admit that the passion for art is personal, her challenge is to walk out of her comfort zone of a protective family and husband, to find her own way in the maze of contemporary art…
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An artist operates within the visual realm by using sound as a material to make visible the otherwise invisible, Haroon Mirza upsets the distinction between sound, noise and music while pushing art towards the periphery of music. In the interview, Mirza talks about his new projects and shares with us his concepts of sound, noise and music in relation to the physical space and materials.
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The renowned Australian arts administrator Mr. Michael Lynch (*1950) joined the Hong Kong West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) as its CEO in July 2011. Heading the contentious project for two years now, Mr. Lynch is eager to “make it happen” than “just talking about it”. Determined and high-spirited, Mr. Lynch is eager to concretize…
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The French collectors couple Myriam & Amaury de Solages set up the art centre Maison Particulière in Brussels in 2010. As its name indicates, the elegant townhouse at Place du Châtelain offers a unique setting that calls to mind a private residence where privately owned art works are displayed, lived with and contemplated – all intimately. Now…
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