ArtReview Asia Autumn 2023 Issue Examines Power Structures Through Asian Artists

The Autumn 2023 edition of ArtReview Asia investigates how external and internal power dynamics influence artistic creation. Sancintya Mohini Simpson, based in Brisbane (Meanjin), explores displacement and apartheid through painting, performance, and video at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, reclaiming Rajput and Mughal techniques Europeanized during British colonialism. Wang Tuo's film The Second Interrogation (2023) blends Chinese history with speculative fiction, examining powerlessness and manipulated cultural archives. Sung Neung Kyung, a member of Space and Time since 1973, used performance and photography to challenge authoritarian rule in 1970s South Korea, as seen in his 1976 series Contraction and Expansion. Kim Beom employs playful skepticism across mediums, with works like Denial (2008) questioning viewer beliefs. Interviews feature Wang Bing discussing his film Man in Black (2023) about composer Wang Xilin, and Cai Guo-Qiang on his retrospective at National Art Center, Tokyo, co-organized by Saint Laurent. Essays include Deepa Bhasthi on identity politics, Martin Herbert on middle-aged artists, and Max Crosbie-Jones advocating for repatriation of Thailand's holy bronze men from New York's Met. Reviews cover exhibitions such as Daido Moriyama at C/O, Berlin, and China's Hidden Century at London's British Museum. The issue also profiles Indonesian musician Kasimyn's album addressing Dutch colonization.