ArtReview Asia Summer 2024 Issue Explores Labour, Leisure, and Performance
The Summer 2024 edition of ArtReview Asia showcases Thai artist Kawita Vatanajyankur on its cover, known for her performances that critique industrialization and the drive for labor efficiency. Mark Rappolt reviews her newest piece, linking it to AI-operated muscle stimulators. Max Crosbie-Jones describes Chinese artist Cheng Xinhao's 900-kilometre walks in Yunnan as 'performative madness.' Tibetan photographer Tenzing Dakpa portrays his parents at their family-run hotel, while the Vietnamese group Art Labor transforms labor-related remnants into leisure spaces, as reported by Adeline Chia. Additionally, the issue explores the 'ass festival' in Kodagu, India, and a youth festival that confronts authority, covered by Deepa Bhasthi and Suraj Yengde. It also features exhibition previews, reviews, book critiques, and a Qiao Guo recipe by Fi Churchman.
Key facts
- ArtReview Asia Summer 2024 issue features Thai artist Kawita Vatanajyankur on the cover.
- Vatanajyankur's latest work uses muscle stimulators attached to AI command.
- Chinese artist Cheng Xinhao walks up to 900 kilometres across Yunnan as performance.
- Tenzing Dakpa photographs his parents working in their family-run hotel.
- Vietnamese collective Art Labor creates leisure spaces from labour ephemera.
- Issue covers subversive 'ass festival' in Kodagu, India.
- Reviews include 8th Yokohama Triennale and Timeless Curiosities at Istanbul Modern.
- Book reviews include works by Salman Rushdie, Keanu Reeves, and Maggie Nelson.
Entities
Artists
- Kawita Vatanajyankur
- Cheng Xinhao
- Tenzing Dakpa
- Art Labor
- Marisa Srijunpleang
- Qian Qian
- Farah Al Qasimi
- Wong Ping
- Tamiko Nishimura
- Salman Rushdie
- Keanu Reeves
- China Miéville
- Stephanie Syjuco
- Fatoş Üstek
- Maggie Nelson
- Liu Ding
- Carol Yinghua Lu
- Deepa Bhasthi
- Suraj Yengde
- Adeline Chia
- Max Crosbie-Jones
- Mark Rappolt
- Fi Churchman
Institutions
- ArtReview Asia
- Istanbul Modern
- Yokohama Triennale
Locations
- Thailand
- China
- Yunnan
- Tibet
- Vietnam
- India
- Kodagu
- Tokyo
- Amsterdam
- Guangzhou
- Los Angeles
- Yokohama
- Istanbul
- Manila
- Oakland