As published in Asia Tatler, April 2013 First it was Chinese contemporary art, then Indian. Now, it seems Indonesian art is the latest to be swept up by the capricious art market. The evidence is all there; the Indonesian Art Pavilion at Art Stage Singapore earlier this year, record-breaking prices at auction, major exhibitions at …
If you didn’t get a chance to pick up HK Tatler’s September issue then click on the link below for the full story on Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos’ recent exhibition at the Chateau de Versailles. Click here for full article: HKT SEP12 Joana Vasconcelos
Popped into Simon Lee gallery yesterday to check out their latest exhibition from Michelangelo Pistoletto, Lavoro. Big fan of the artist’s work and was awfully excited. Four of the Arte Povera artist’s ‘mirror’ paintings were on show, from a series focusing on the world of construction. It’s fitting that in highlighting the industrial process the …
French urban art sensation and 2011 TED prize winner, JR, was recently in HK for the opening of his solo exhibition, ‘Pattern’ at Galerie Perrotin, and the unveiling of an incredible installation. It was absolutely inspiring chatting with him. Rising to international prominence in 2005, during the Paris riots, with images of youth in Paris’ …
I interviewed American sculptor Joel Morrison today, who is in town for his solo exhibition opening at Gagosian. Down the length of Gagosian’s immaculate and sterile space was an equally immaculately presented series of twelve stainless steel sculptures by the 36 year-old Seattle-born, LA based artist, touted by some as being one of the most …
Here’s some Friday inspiration. If you’re looking for a quick getaway from Hong Kong and don’t want to spend days recovering from jetlag, hop on a plane to Mongolia. Really. There is no better place to escape the maddening claustrophobia and chaos of city life and it’s only a four hour direct flight away from … Continue reading »
A record number of art exhibitions are opening in Hong Kong to coincide with this week’s Art Basel HK launch. Among them is Lehmann Maupin who recently previewed their first group show, ‘Writings Without Borders’, by the renowned international curator Herve Mikaeloff. Featuring the work of 11 artists from around the world, including Barbara Kruger, … Continue reading »
Published in FRAMED magazine, September 2011 Hong Kong artist Angela Su’s intricate anatomical ink drawings attracted scores of admirers at Art HK a couple of years ago. This year she did it again with her contribution to Hong Kong Eye, a group show of contemporary Hong Kong art on now at ArtisTree. Her works in … Continue reading »
As published on ocula.com, 9 May 2013 Only two weeks to go before the inaugural Art Basel HK kicks off and it feels like the circus is coming to town. Inboxes are flooded with invites to art-related and art-themed bars, restaurants, new art clubs, pop-ups, collaborations and art retail and luxury events, ready to capitalize … Continue reading »
Long under-appreciated locally, marginalised socially and overshadowed by the talent on the mainland. That’s the oft repeated lament describing artists and the art scene of Hong Kong. But recognition of Hong Kong artists seems to finally be on its way. On Tuesday at the launch of Hong Kong Eye at ArtisTree in Taikoo Place, iconic … Continue reading »
The West Kowloon Cultural District complex may still be four (or five) years away from being completed, but the team at M+ museum of art has nonetheless been busy with a programme of exhibitions designed to bring art to the wider Hong Kong community. Opening recently is the second of the future museum’s nomadic public … Continue reading »
I had just stepped off a 12 hour flight and finished reading Aldous Huxley’s ‘The Doors of Perception’ when I walked into Jim Lambie‘s first Hong Kong solo exhibition at Pearl Lam Gallery, ‘The Flowers of Romance’. It seemed I’d stepped into the pages of the very book I had been reading. The entire exhibition … Continue reading »
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