ArtReview Asia Winter 2025 Issue Explores Identity, Colonialism, and Botanical Diplomacy
The Winter 2025 edition of ArtReview Asia delves into themes of identity across personal, national, and art-historical dimensions. Lai Fei engages with Hu Anyan on topics of labor and solitude. Tyler Coburn investigates how Japanese artists Hikaru Fujii, Yu Araki, and Tatsuma Takeda reflect on Japan's historical foreign interactions and their influence on modern narratives. Ilaria Maria Sala looks into Singapore's botanical diplomacy, highlighting orchid hybrids created for notable figures such as Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela. Max Crosbie-Jones scrutinizes Connie Zheng's map-centric artworks depicting Asian American experiences. The issue also features Mark Rappolt's commentary on Stella Kramrisch's translation of The Vishnudharmottara, along with exhibition reviews from Bangkok, New York, Taipei, Milan, and the Aichi Triennale.
Key facts
- ArtReview Asia Winter 2025 issue is published.
- Hu Anyan's debut I Deliver Parcels in Beijing (2023) is translated into English.
- Tyler Coburn discusses Japanese artists Hikaru Fujii, Yu Araki, and Tatsuma Takeda.
- Japan's national isolation began in 1633; American warships arrived in Edo Bay in 1853.
- Singapore creates orchid hybrids for visiting figures like Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela.
- Rodrigo Duterte is on trial at the International Court of Justice for crimes against humanity.
- Connie Zheng's map-based works focus on Asian American experiences.
- Reviews include Ghost 2568 in Bangkok, Zheng Bo in New York, Samson Young in Taipei, Yuko Mohri in Milan, and the Aichi Triennale.
Entities
Artists
- Hu Anyan
- Lai Fei
- Tyler Coburn
- Hikaru Fujii
- Yu Araki
- Tatsuma Takeda
- Ilaria Maria Sala
- Connie Zheng
- Max Crosbie-Jones
- Mark Rappolt
- Stella Kramrisch
- Peng Zuqiang
- Adeline Chia
- Ghost 2568
- Zheng Bo
- Samson Young
- Yuko Mohri
- Wong Phui Nam
- Bhisham Sahni
Institutions
- ArtReview Asia
- International Court of Justice
- ruangrupa
- Aichi Triennale
Locations
- Beijing
- China
- Japan
- Edo Bay
- Singapore
- Bangkok
- New York
- Taipei
- Milan
- Indonesia