Building a Monument to Nothing: A Fantastic Interview with Makoto Aida
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 …
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The Losers of Chinese Contemporary Art
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 …
Ai Weiwei
“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 …
Achievement, Failure, Aspiration: Three Attempts to Understand Contemporary Art (Part 1)
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 …
Takashi Murakami, Mememe no kurage (Jellyfish Eyes)
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 …
Headspace: Conceptual Film and Video, Screening at 142 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Stephen Laub, Jim Melchert, and Mark Thompson “Headspace: Conceptual Film and Video” 142 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Campus Screening: September 23, …
Korakrit Arunanondchai with Courtney Malick
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 …
The Inaccessible Other: The Inside-Out Approach as Curatorial Framework
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 …
Hou Hanru
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 …
In Conversation: Phong Bui with Constance Lewallen
Phong Bui Interviewed by Constance Lewallen This interview has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17. Phong Bui is an artist, independent …
Simon Starling in Chicago
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
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
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, …
Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet
Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet By Ingrid Burrington This column has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17. As of June 21, 2014, …
In Conversation: Shunya Hagiwara with Aaron Harbour and Jackie Im
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)
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, …
No Person is Without a Shadow, group exhibition at Interface Gallery, Oakland.
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
Making it Online By Ben Valentine This column has been pulled from SFAQ print issue 17. Many hoped that the new connectivity the web …
Danh Vō
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, …
Print Issue 17 Pullout: Who’s Afraid of the New Abstraction?
Who’s Afraid of the New Abstraction? Alex Bacon in conversation with Jarrett Earnest *Note: This exchange was printed as a pullout insert in the …