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4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale

By Katherine Jentleson

Published: September 1, 2009
WHAT AND WHEN: Japan, 4th Fukuoka, Asian Art Triennale, 09/05 to 11/23, www.ft2009.org

THEME: Live and Let Live: Creators of Tomorrow. A selection committee composed of professors, artists and curators were motivated by visions of a brighter future when they picked artists from 21 Asian countries.

PARTICIPANTS: 43. The biggest star in this all-Asian lineup is the Indian powerhouse Subodh Gupta, whose signature kitchen-utensil sculptures are instantly recognizable.

DON'T MISS: Python’s Tail, 2000, Huang Yong Ping’s installation consisting of a 131-foot-long wooden snake skeleton, which was first unfurled in a German town.

"4th Fukuoka, Asian Art Triennale" originally appeared in the September 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's September 2009 Table of Contents.

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