ArtReview Asia Spring 2023 Issue Explores Intimacy, Spirituality, and Urban Futures

The Spring 2023 issue of ArtReview Asia examines personal and societal themes through diverse artistic practices. Michele Chu, featured on the cover ahead of her solo exhibition 'You, Trickling' at PHD Group Gallery in Hong Kong opening 20 March, discusses her work on intimacy and anticipatory grief, building on installations like 'Inti-Gym' (2021). Kamin Lertchaiprasert's spiritual aesthetics, explored at his Chang-Mai gallery termed the '31st Century Museum of Contemporary Spirit', blend Buddhism, quantum mechanics, and environmentalism. Maya Lin's career, from winning the Vietnam War Memorial competition in 1981 to her recent solo show at Pace Gallery in Seoul, addresses ecological activism through projects like 'What is Missing' (2009–ongoing). Adeline Chia critiques Nusantara, Indonesia's planned future capital designed by Urban+, questioning its sustainability and political implications amid Jakarta's flooding. Eddy Susanto presents maps merging Javanese historical texts to explore identity. Columns cover Hindu nationalism by Deepa Bhasthi, Riyadh's art scene by Rahel Aima, and art criticism by Martin Herbert, alongside global reviews.