Sentence examples for overseas artists from inspiring English sources

"We are not underground artists, as such," says Wang Jianwei, another Chinese prominent abroad, "but we are overseas artists"."We're dealing with huge problems in Chinese society," says Mr Wang, "but reactions only come from western audiences".

"It is an important market, they want to go there, but the sheer amount of work that goes into setting up a visa, and the expense, often deters American orchestras from employing overseas artists".

The changes are likely to mean more Jake Bugg and less Jay Z on the station where more than half of the top tier of its playlist – the songs it plays the most – is made up of overseas artists.

With Hong Kong in the news for pro-democracy marches as the former British colony marks the 20th anniversary of its handover to China, travellers may be surprised to find an alternative arts centre where controversial subjects are openly addressed by local and overseas artists.

In the era before videos and stadium shows, Old Grey Whistle Test was the first place British music fans got to see overseas artists such as Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen and Steely Dan, and gave the likes of David Bowie their first national exposure.

In the past decade, increasing Westernisation has encouraged more overseas artists to tour India, even if it is still a relatively small number who are moving here for good, says music promoter Vijay Nair.

Schütte, who was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1954, is the first overseas artist to be invited to create a sculpture for the plinth.

In 1995, due to Daydreams enormous Japanese sales, Billboard declared Carey the "Overseas Artist of the Year" in Japan.

The country's contemporary art scene is one of China's biggest cultural successes, generating huge interest overseas, yet artists say their studios are targets for demolition.

"In the beginning when art went overseas, Chinese artists had political and ideological labels stuck on them by curators but the individual's learning and technique was not heavily considered," said Zeng Fanzhi, an artist, in the article.

Vyacheslav Akhunov, who lives in Tashkent and frequently exhibits his installations and video projects overseas, said artists in Uzbekistan were overwhelmingly dependent on the state to show and sell their work.