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http://kooiiart.blogspot.com
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married
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Artist, Collector, Critic, Curator, Gallery, Non-Profit, Producer
I am...
founder and creative director of kOOii - based in Sri Lanka. kOOii is aiming to connect Asian artists to a global audience
Artists I like
Rineke Dijkstra, Philip Akkerman, Stephen Bush,
Interests
making things happen,
trying to distill the global from the local in the Asian art scene and make connections with a global audience-
explore the western sense of superiority in all fields including the arts
Centre of the artworld:
nowhere and everywhere

kOOii International Artist Support & Promotion


I am the founder of kOOii International Artist Support & Promotion. kOOii is an autonomous Sri Lanka based foundation specializing in contemporary art, with a focus on works by artists from Asia.
Founded in 2007 our goal is to act as an intermediary between Sri Lankan artists and a global audience.
This way kOOii hopes to enable local artists to make a decent living out of their chosen profession and get greater exposure through our network. kOOii is not a registered charity nor do we give away money. The idea is to help artists build a name and network so they can focus on their work.
Despite the non-profit philosophy, we make sure to distill the global from the local. This means no traditional paintings, but true contemporary art (including photography) by upcoming as well as established visual artists.

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Sri Lankan Contemporary Art - where is it?

Of all the countries in Asia which have in the last decade been put on the world' map of contemporary art, Sri Lanka must rank somewhere close to the bottom. The reasons for this - as usual- are manifold. Sri Lanka, the glorious, luscious tropical paradise on the bottom east of India, has been in the midst of a horrendous civil war for more than a quarter of a century and its end is not in sight. With conflict come the inevitable forces of nationalism, ethnicity, xenophobia , a re… Continue

Posted on 7th February 2008 at 8:48am —

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At 3:53pm on 8th February 2009, marc schmitz said…
Hi Mieke,

please check my site

www.marcschmitz.net
www.artnews.org/marcschmitz

best regards from Berlin

Marc Schmitz
At 10:49am on 4th November 2008, mike hinc said…
Hello...
At 10:00pm on 30th September 2008, Marta Melniczuk said…
Very interesting fotos, greetings!
At 9:42pm on 30th September 2008, Cora de Lang said…
hello Mieke !!! I will try this too.... if time permits... bye I love your Bunnies !!!
At 9:35pm on 4th September 2008, jose mertz said…
your profile picture is amazing. really cool OUT-fit. have a nice day.
mertz+
At 6:46pm on 3rd September 2008, manoj said…
hi
At 12:33am on 28th July 2008, UmlautAmpersand said…
Hi there, thought you might be interested in my review of Tate Modern's major new photography exhibition, Street & Studio, on my blog – would be really keen to hear your thoughts:

http://umlautampersand.wordpress.com/

Umlaut.
At 2:12pm on 28th June 2008, Vanderlei Zalochi said…
visit my website
www.za.art.br
At 7:30am on 9th June 2008, Beppe said…
Hi,
I'm from ITALY. I invite you to visit my site. www. beppedevoti.com.
I want to invite you to join me in the pure painting art. Tank Beppe
At 7:50am on 16th May 2008, GRESSER said…

Il y a de plus vrais que l'expression humaine. Bisous Guy
 
 

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