Flash Art International No.241
(March-April 2005)
The March-April issue of Flash Art has a special focus on China, featuring an overview of current dynamics in the art scene by Hou Hanru, an interview with Yang Fudong by Yuko Hasegawa and a roundup of 45 of the most exciting Chinese artists at work today.
Elsewhere in the issue, Jan Tumlir explores the relationship between words and planes in the work of Ed Ruscha, Andrea Bellini talks with Paul Chan about his politically charged new piece, Now Promise/Now Threat, Dan Cameron speaks about curating “East Village U.S.A.” and Hans Rudolph Reust puts life-size questions to Mark Manders.
JJ Charlesworth discusses a powerful new drawing by Karen Russo, Gianni Jetzer presents the haunting work of Andro Wekua, and Francesco Manacorda investigates the topic of entropy. In the news section, Olesya Turkina reports on the First Moscow Biennale, Daniele Balice talks to curator Philippe Vergne and Sarah Douglas finds out about the involvement of Western galleries in the markets for art from China.
Reviews in this issue include Vito Acconci, Stefano Arienti, Osama Dawod, Milena Dragicevic, “Faces in the Crowd,” Lyle Ashton Harris, “How do we want to be governed?” Henrik Plenge Jakobsen, Klara Liden, Michele O’Marah, Christian Marclay, Ian Monroe, Trish Morrissey, Dave Muller, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Steven Shearer, “Sons & Lumieres,” Daishin Sumimoto, Tino Sehgal, Ed Templeton, “The Triumph of Painting,” Barry Le Va, Stephen Vitiello, T.J. Wilcox and Zhang Xiaotao.
Get your hands on a copy of the March-April issue of the world’s leading art magazine while stocks last. The cover artist this issue is Yang Fudong.
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