Issue

Yang Jiechang with 100 LAYERS OF INK, 1999, at his studio in Paris, 2009. Photo by Ed Alcock.

Yang Jiechang: The Communist Party Didn’t Pay the Bill

The table in an Upper East Side café in New York, where ArtAsiaPacific met Walid Raad in June 2009. Photo by Curtis Hamilton for AAP.

Walid Raad: Those who lack in imagination cannot imagine what is lacking

GUAN WEI, Echo, 2005, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 42 panels, 273 x 722 cm overall. Collection of Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.

Brisbane: The China Project

FIONA CONNOR, Something Transparent (Please Go Round the Back), 2009, glass, wood, metal fittings, glue, paint, vinyl.

Auckland: Fiona Connor

YAYOI KUSAMA, Fireflies on the Water, 2002, light bulbs, water, mirrored room, 300 x 450 x 450 cm. Collection of FNAC, France.

Sydney: Yayoi Kusama

TATZU NISHI, The Aureole of Tofu Buddha and Soy Sauce – The Land of Perfect Bliss, 2009, C-print, 164 x 120 cm.

Tokyo: Tatzu Nishi

SHENG QI, Boy Scout, 2009, acrylic on paper, 80 x 110 cm.

Beijing: In the Mood For Paper

TERE, Babyboom, 2009, aluminium, fiber, dimensions variable.

Jakarta: Tere

LN TALLUR, Digestive System, 2008, dual-motion bowl feeder, silicon, steel, wire mesh, hair, plastic toys, dimensions variable.

Mumbai: LN Tallur

IDRIS KHAN, Untitled III, 2009, digital bromide print mounted on aluminium and ragboard, 47 x 54 in.

Dubai: Idris Khan

SARAH RAHBAR, Love Arrived and How Red, #10, 2008, C-print on Dibond, 60 x 45 cm.

Vienna: Sara Rahbar

RAQIB SHAW, Adam, 2008, fiberglass, resin, silicon oil, precious stones, 66.9 x 79.1 x 79. 1 in.

London: Raqib Shaw

ROOHI AHMED, Stare, 2008, from the series “Fireworks,” metal on wood, 42.5 x 42.5 cm.

London: Lines of Control

ANDRO WEKUA, My Bike and Your Swamp (Yesterday), 2008, mixed-media, dimensions variable. Installation view at the Camden Arts Centre, 2008.

London: Andro Wekua