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Neilton Clarke, Gina Fairley, Eri Takesono, Brian Wallace

Selina Ou, Kamo soccer shop, Kyoto, 2005, C-type print, Ed 8. In Selina Ou: New work at GRANTPIRRIE, 86 George St, Redfern, Sydney until 29 October. Visit www.grantpirrie.com. Courtesy the artist and GRANTPIRRIE.

Filipino tattoos

Sydney-based artist David Griggs has arrived in Manila for a three-month residency hosted by the Ateneo Art Gallery and Asialink. He will be continuing his interest in the art of tattoos and their cultural reference. Griggs’s residency exhibition will open the last week of October at the Ateneo Art Gallery. Visit www.ateneoartgallery.org … At Ateneo University, Griggs will develop a series of drawings and photos directly influenced by emerging Westernised tattooing practices in Manila. Simultaneously he aims to produce a digital video work investigating the behaviour of wild street dogs in the city. GF

Quite a saga

Russell Craig, coordinator of printmaking and drawing at Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith University is in Japan this month to give lectures and workshops at Kyoto Saga University of Arts (KSUA). The two schools have been developing an exchange program which is starting to see students from KSUA entering QCA programs with advanced standing. With numerous visits now under his belt, Russell is becoming something of QCA’s ‘man in Japan’. He has also linked up with Satoru Itazu who runs Itazu Litho-Grafik, a custom print studio in Tokyo, and who will be undertaking a residency at QCA next year. Visit www.kyoto-saga.ac.jp/en, and www.griffith.edu.au/faculty/qca. NC

Quest for graphic art

The Centre for Contemporary Graphic Art (CCGA) in Fukushima, Japan explores the diversity and potentials of graphic art in the current exhibition Decade, looking back ten years over the history of CCGA. It includes some very interesting artists who have had individual exhibitions at CCGA in the past. Milan Fukuda is one who creates a new world by referencing images of great works of art as disseminated and popularised through various media. In one work, she reworks the motif of ‘Luncheon on the Grass’ by Manet to make you feel as though you are a participant in the original masterpiece. Other artists include Shinro Otake, Saburo Ota and Tatsumi Orimoto. Until 25 December. Visit http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/ccga/index.html. ET

Beijing Roundup

Robin Best has arrived in Beijing for the Australia-China Council residency for two months, followed by a stint in Shanghai. She is also making time for Jingde Zhen – home of the imperial kilns – where some Australia-based artists work, including Guo Jian and Ah Xian ... Lindy Lee, Nell, Lionel Bawden, Maria Gorton, Alan Schacher and Nathelie Latham are all on their way for different residencies in Beijing in the last quarter of the year … 4A's Asia traffic opened at the Today Art Museum on 1 September with Huangfu Binghui of 4A and Nick Tsoutas, formerly of Artspace in Sydney, in attendance for the exhibition forum … Jayne Dyer and Tony Scott (and entourage) arrived in early September for their show Shadow lands at Red Gate Gallery. Both artists have had residencies in Beijing and participated in many shows including solo exhibitions. BW