Issue

SURENDRAN NAIR, Elysium (Cuckoonebulopolis), 2010. Oil on canvas, 180.3 x 240 cm. Courtesy the artist and Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern, San Francisco.

San Francisco: Surendran Nair

(Left) THE REVOLUTIONARY CENTURY: ART IN ASIA 1900 TO 2000, Text by Alison Carroll, Published by Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2010. Hardcover with color illustrations, 208

BOOK REVIEWS: Why Revolutionary? Why Not Evolutionary?

MITHU SEN, Teeth, 2009, pencil on paper, 15.2 x 22.9 cm. Courtesy the artist.

Mithu Sen

THE LAST WORD: The Art of Facing up to Adversity

QUESTIONNAIRE: Michael Joo

DIA AZZAWI, Victim’s Rose, 2010, acrylic on canvas, triptych, 180 x 330 cm overall. Courtesy Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha.

Doha: Three Inaugural Exhibitions

RUNA ISLAM, Magical Consciousness, 2009–10, stills from black-and-white film: 8 min 2 sec. Courtesy the artist and White Cube, London.

Sydney: Runa Islam

BIANCA HESTER, Please leave these windows open overnight to enable the fans to draw in cool air during the early hours of the morning, 2010, performance and mixed-media installatio

Melbourne: Bianca Hester

WU YULU, Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory, 2010, metal, electronics, wood, silicone, cobalt blue pigment, sand, secondhand materials, dimensions variable. Photo by Justin Jin. Collection of

Shanghai: Peasant Da Vincis

ZHUOQUAN LIU AND NORTSE, Dialogue, 2009, from a series of photographs. Courtesy Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing.

Beijing: Scorching Sun of Tibet

Hong Kong: Lee Sanghyun

Mumbai: Bani Abidi

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, The Emperor’s New Clothes, 2005, fiberglass, resin, iron, wood, fabrics, oil paint, acrylic, lacquer, 189 x 109 x 102 cm. Photo by Cedric Delsaux – The Coronation

Versailles:Takashi Murakami

AI WEIWEI, Straight, 2008–12, Steel reinforcing bars, 600 x 1200 cm. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, London.

London: Ai Weiwei