Japan Bounces Back: Art Fair Tokyo Returns

July 27, 2011 Dear Mike, In this edition of our newsletter, all eyes are on the East for the highly-anticipated return of Art Fair Tokyo, opening this weekend after being postponed due to the devastating March earthquake. Executive director of the fair Takahiro Kaneshima talked with us about the unique challenges of organizing the event in the disaster's aftermath. Also, watch a video on Jaume Plensa's remarkable sculpture exhibit and check out other contemporary Spanish sculptors. Enjoy! What's new with your favorite artists and venues?  - Modify your preferences here. Your Artists (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred artists Your Venues (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred Venues Your Categories (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred categories

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Delayed No More: Art Fair Tokyo Returns in 2011 Better late than never, they say, and this couldn't be more true with regards to Tokyo's premier art fair, triumphantly opening this weekend (July 29th-31st) for its 2011 edition. Art Fair Tokyo is back - albeit later than expected - after one of the world's worst natural disasters ravaged the country in March. We talked with the Fair's executive director, Takahiro Kaneshima, who discussed the challenges of organizing a fair in the aftermath of such a crisis and his hopes that the fair will illustrate how "art can contribute to the recovery efforts for a society in the midst of a crisis."   more...

Things to See, Places to Be

Jul 19, 2011-Oct 8, 2011 Exhibition La Carte D'Après Nature Matthew Marks Gallery (22nd Street) USA / New York / New York		Jul 20, 2011-Aug 20, 2011 Exhibition Hori Kosai: Origin - Naked Place Mizuma Art Gallery Japan / Tokyo
Jul 22, 2011-Sep 25, 2011 Exhibition David Askevold: The Disorientation Scientist Camden Arts Centre UK / London		Jul 23, 2011-Aug 27, 2011 Exhibition Beyond Impressions Morono Kiang Gallery USA / California / Los Angeles

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Jaume Plensa's Sensory Sculptures YSP presents an extraordinary body of new and recent work by renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Encouraging tactile and sensory exploration, this vibrant exhibition includes a 50-metre curtain of poetry made of suspended steel letters, large illuminated sculptures in the landscape, and engraved gongs that visitors can strike to fill the gallery with sound.   More About the Exhibition Here

Contemporary Spanish Sculptors

Susana Solano		Pello Irazu		Cristina Iglesias		Francisco Leiro

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