Sam Gaskin

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Arts writing from the Asia Pacific

Sam Gaskin is an art and culture writer based in Hobart, Australia.
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Meet the artist who turns deer into galaxies

February 18, 2026

From a humble cabbage to the edge of the universe, Kohei Nawa’s practice refracts reality itself By Sam Gaskin An effervescing elk is the central work in Kohei Nawa’s upcoming exhibition at Pace Gallery Los Angeles. It pauses, mid-step, alert to something on its right, but it’s otherwise inscrutable, lost in a cloud of bubbles – glass spheres ranging … More Meet the artist who turns deer into galaxies

Aesthetic Radicalism in ‘Awakenings’ at Singapore’s National Gallery

June 25, 2019

Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s–1990s, a major retrospective at Singapore’s National Gallery (14 June–15 September 2019), opens emphatically in flames. At the exhibition’s entrance, viewers encounter a wall-sized image from 1964 titled Burning Canvases Floating on the River. The photograph captures a performance by Lee Seung-taek, in which he took three figurative oil paintings, … More Aesthetic Radicalism in ‘Awakenings’ at Singapore’s National Gallery

Is China Ready for LGBTQI Marketing?

June 25, 2019

Despite official censorship of LGBTQI content in China, a number of global fashion brands have stepped up to sponsor this year’s Shanghai Pride festival in pursuit of the $300 billion ‘Pink Yuan’. BEIJING, China — Last month, Taiwan became the first place in Asia to approve same sex marriage. The excitement spilled over into mainland China, … More Is China Ready for LGBTQI Marketing?