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Art Basel Hong Kong 2019: A Post-Mortem

By: postism April 8, 2019January 20, 2021

ArtABHK, Agnes Martin, Alexie Glass-Kantor, Anne Imhof, Art Basel HK, Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Basel Hong Kong 2019, Axel Vervoordt, Barabara Kruger, Blindspot Gallery, Candice Lin, Chiharu Shiota, Christie's, Cindy Sherman, Clarissa Tossin, David Zwirner Gallery, Eau de Cologne, Egon Schiele, Empty Gallery, Francois Ghebaly, Gagosian, Gallery Exit, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jenny Holzer, Jhaveri Art, Juliana Huxtable, Katsushiro Yamaguchi, Kaws, Kimsooja, Lam Tung Pang, Lee Bul, Levy Gorvy, Louise Bourgeois, Lubna Chowdhary, Luhring Augustine, Marianna Simnett, Mary Corse, Morandi, Neo Rauch, Pace Gallery, Pamela Rosenkranz, Project Native Informant, Richard Nagy, Robert Rauschenberg, Simone Leigh, Sopheap Pich, Sotheby's, Sprüth Magers, Susanne Pfeffer, Tai Kwun Contemporary, The Violence of Gender, Tishan Hsu, Tony Albert, Wayne Thiebaud, Wong Ping, Zeng Fanzhi, Zou Wou Ki2 Comments

If with the advent of Artificial Intelligence, and the concomitant displacement of jobs that ensues, only those servicing the über wealthy will remain employed, then it would appear that the art world, with its numerous advisors, dealers, collection managers and specialists catering to wealthy collectors––minted by the minute like Zimbabwean currency––should be just fine. It…

A Conversation with Michaël Borremans

By: postism April 25, 2018April 24, 2018

ArtDavid Zwirner Gallery, Michaël Borremans, Ocula, Sydney BiennaleLeave a Comment

Published on ocula, 17 April 2018 OCULA CONVERSATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 21ST BIENNALE OF SYDNEY Guest editor: Natalie King Embarking on a career as a painter relatively late, at the age of 33, Belgian artist Michaël Borremans initially trained as a draughtsman and engraver at Saint Lucas in Ghent. On the occasion of his inaugural…

Art Basel Hong Kong 2018: A Post-Mortem

By: postism April 10, 2018April 23, 2018

ArtALice Neel, Almine Rech, Angela Su, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Art Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, Blindspot Gallery, Carlier Gebauer, Christopher Wool, Colin McCahon, David Zwirner Gallery, Galeria Plan B, George Condo, Gladstone Gallery, Gow Langsford Gallery, Guerrilla Girls, Hauser and Wirth, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Jiang Zhi, Ko Sin-Tung, Laure Prouvost, Lee Kit, Levy Gorvy, Lisson Gallery, Manuel Ocampo, Mark Bradford, Michael Cook, Mihai Olos, Norman Rosenthal, Para/Site Art Space, Pat Steir, Sarah Lucs, Shirazeh Houshiary, Silverlens Gallery, Skarskedt, Sophia Al-Maria, Sotheby's, Sprüth Magers, Tai Kwun Contemporary, This Is No Fantasy + Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Tobias Berger, Tornabuoni, White Cube, Willem de Kooning, Wolfgang Tillmans, Xavier HufkensLeave a Comment

Published on Ocula, 6 April 2018 On Monday night of Hong Kong Art Week, the Guerrilla Girls, the US feminist activist art collective who call themselves ‘the conscience of the art world’, addressed a packed lecture theatre at University of Hong Kong—their first ever appearance in Asia. Armed with their signature stats, facts, and bananas,…

Wolfgang Tillmans

By: postism March 27, 2018March 26, 2018

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Published in Artomity, March 2018 Although his photographs had graced the pages of magazines like iD and Interview magazine, for a couple of decades it was at nightclub Berghain’s Panorama Bar in Berlin that the work of Wolfgang Tillmans really seared itself on my mind. The work in question, Phillip III (1996), depicted a man exposing his…

The Lowdown: shows to see during Hong Kong Art Week

By: postism March 24, 2018March 25, 2018

Art2017 Venice Biennale, Alex Errera, Amir Fattal, Ampannee Satoh, Anthony Bumhira., Antoni Tàpies, Antony Gormley, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Art Basel Hong Kong, Ashley Bickerton, Asia Art Archive, Asia Society, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Blindspot Gallery, Chai Siris, Chim↑Pom, Christopher Wool, Cosmin Costinas, da Sarthe Gallery, Daniel Boyd, David Zwirner Gallery, Design Society, Doug Aitken, Empty Gallery, Exhibitions, Franklyn Dzingai, Fumio Nanjo, Gagosian, Galerie Ora-Ora, George Condo, Gert and Uwe Tobias, Guerilla Girls, H Queen's, Hanart TZ, Harbour Arts Sculpture Park, Hauser & Wirth, Hill Art Foundation, Hong Kong Art Week, Inga Svala Thórsdóttir and Wu Shanzhuan, Jennifer Guidi, Jenny Holzer, Jim Lambie, Jiun-Yang Li, K11, K11 Art Foundation, Kacey Wong and Matthew Tsang, Kutluğ Ataman, Lee Garakara, Loie Hollowell, M+ Museum, Manolo Millares, Mariana Hahn, Mark Bradford, Massimo de Carlo, Miao Ying, Morgan Wong, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Nik Kosmas, OCAT Shenzhen, Ocula, Oscar Chan Yik Long, Pace Gallery, Para Site, Peter Halley, Rachel Rits-Volloch, Rashid Choudhury, Redtory Museum for Contemporary Art, Robert Indiana, Samson Young, Simryn Gill, Skarstedt, Sotheby's, Sprüth Magers, Tafadzwa Gwetai, Tim Marlow, Tracey Emin, William Lim, Wolfgang Tillmans, Xavier Cha, Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Zhang Ruyi, Zhang ZhiLeave a Comment

Published on Ocula, 23 March 2018 Once again, the Hong Kong art machine is gearing up for Art Basel in Hong Kong (29–31 March 2018), now in its sixth edition. With surrounding art fairs like Art Central (27 March–1 April) opening alongside the main event, and an ever-expanding list of exhibitions and happenings taking place,…

Profile: Michael Borremans

By: postism February 3, 2018February 2, 2018

ArtDavid Zwirner Gallery, Michaël Borremans, OculaLeave a Comment

Text published on ocula For two decades, artist Michaël Borremans has been confounding—and captivating—audiences with his enigmatic paintings. Trained as a draughtsman and engraver at Luca School of Arts in Ghent, followed by several years of photography, it was only after a sabbatical from teaching at the age of 33 that Borremans (b. 1963) started…

Neo World (Dis)order

By: postism October 14, 2015

ArtArt Basel Hong Kong, David Zwirner Gallery, Eigen + Art, German Artists, Neo Rauch, Neue Leipziger SchuleLeave a Comment

Published in Hong Kong Tatler, October 2015 For three decades German artist Neo Rauch has been one of the leading figurative painters of his generation creating works that offer up a window onto a strange world. It’s a world that operates according to its own laws, a world that is at once familiar with its…