ArtReview Asia Winter 2022 Issue Explores Narratives and Contemporary Art

The Winter 2022 issue of ArtReview Asia examines how stories evolve in modern contexts, featuring diverse artistic practices. Singapore-based artist Zarina Muhammad, on the cover, uses performance rituals and shrine-building to address environmental collapse and extractive capitalism, with Adeline Chia noting her work validates magic and mysticism for navigating uncertainty. Jala Wahid's soundscape at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead investigates oil industry impacts on Kurdish land rights, highlighting nonhuman voices and material realities affecting cultural identity, as described by Sarah Jilani. Aboriginal artist Kaylene Whiskey blends traditional songlines with pop culture icons like Tina Turner and Wonder Woman in paintings and videos, analyzed by Fi Churchman. Tyler Coburn interviews creatives from a covert writing residency at Happitory in Hongcheon, South Korea, a wellness center founded in 2013 by Kwon Yong-seok and Noh Jihyang where participants undergo solitary confinement without distractions. Columns include Max Crosbie-Jones on the Thai Film Archive in Bangkok and Taro Nettleton revisiting an artwork in Fukushima's exclusion zone from the 2015 exhibition Don’t Follow the Wind organized by Chim↑Pom. Reviews cover events such as Busan Biennale, Istanbul Biennial, and Aichi Triennale.