Continuing on from the Montenegro post, researching an artist for Botswana has proved challenging for me. Botswana artists fly under the radar of Google searches and Instagram sleuthing. It seems that Botswana art is more of a local scene, instead engaging communities through READ MORE
How Do We Know When a Country Begins Its Era of Contemporary Art? Notes on ‘Worldward: The Transformative Force of Art in Taiwan’s New Cultural Movement’ at Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Exhibitions discussing the origins of contemporary art in Taiwan always pinpoint its origins to the Japanese colonial era. The arrival of the Japanese in Taiwan brought with it established cultural norms. Within the field of contemporary art this meant the influence of READ MORE