A while ago I came across Makoto Aida while changing trains at my station in the Yokohama suburbs. He was wearing his trademark green camouflage …

We have become familiar with the psychological condensation of political events and their media representation, with the changing dynamics of social welfare that lead to …

“The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land …

At the invitation of SFAQ’s magnificent publisher Andrew McClintock, I have made the following selection from my little book Logro, Fracaso, Aspiración: Tres Intentos de …

Branded delivery systems are Takashi Murakami’s stock in trade. He’s got his own production company, Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., and a tiered sales system that …

Korakrit Arunanondchai is fast becoming one of the most widely talked about young artists in New York. Maybe this is in part because much of …

During the 1990s, contemporary art from China received increased attention outside of the country, principally in the West, through a growing number of exhibitions and …

K8 Hardy Fashionfashion, 2002-2006 Higher Pictures 980 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075 Reception: September 17, 6-8pm September 17 – October 11, 2014 For a new …

The September issue of SFAQ comes out a month and a half before the third edition of the Asian Contemporary Art Week 2014 (ACAW) organized …

Phong Bui Interviewed by Constance Lewallen   This interview has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17.       Phong Bui is an artist, independent …

Simon Starling: Pictures for an Exhibition The Arts Club of Chicago 201 E. Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611 June 6–September 26, 2014   Simon Starling: …

Japanese Mail Art, 1956-2014 Mail an Octopus with Stamps on its Head By John Held, Jr.   This essay has been pulled from SFAQ print issue …

Bay Area Now 7 Betti-Sue Hertz and Ceci Moss in conversation with Leora Lutz Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, …

The next few days are full of openings at San Francisco galleries. Here is the second part of our list of selections; find the first …

Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet By Ingrid Burrington   This column has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17.   As of June 21, 2014, …

Shunya Hagiwara Interviewed by Aaron Harbour and Jackie Im   This interview has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17.     We received an email …

Toward a Folk Video Game (Part 1) By Nicholas O’Brien   This column has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17.   In his germinal essay, …

Manuel Angeja and Laurie Reid “No Person is Without a Shadow” Interface Gallery 486 49th Street, Oakland, CA 94609 Reception: September 5, 6-9 pm August 13 …

Making it Online By Ben Valentine   This column has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17.   Many hoped that the new connectivity the web …

Artists of all nationalities, all creeds, and all backgrounds have discussed the continual movements and redevelopments of diasporas in an aesthetic context. Of these practitioners, …