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McArthur Binion at Lehmann Maupin and Massimo de Carlo Gallery, HK

By: postism August 15, 2019August 14, 2019

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After decades of being overlooked, it’s fair to say that 73-year-old American artist McArthur Binion is having a moment. With a spate of recent exhibitions, notably his inclusion in the 2017 Venice Biennale Viva Arte Viva and a 2018 solo exhibition at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Detroit, this past month the artist has also celebrated the opening of several…

Art Taipei 2018

Published on ocula ‘There is nothing more boring than the story of decline,’ a journalist remarked at an art criticism panel I attended the evening before making the trip to see Art Taipei (26–29 October 2018). As I attended the opening night of Asia’s oldest art fair, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, those…

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,…

Art Basil (sic) Hong Kong

Published on ocula.com, 31 March 2016 I was Brainwashed the Friday before Art Basel Hong Kong kicked off. French street artist, Mr. Brainwash, was holding court—to an audience full of Hong Kong society types, complete with bodyguards, and media—with a spray can in a graffiti decorated shell-space in Lan Kwai Fong. It was one of…

The Art and Soul of Hong Kong

Published in Destinations of the World, Dubai, February 2016 As Hong Kong gears up for the thought-provoking art and fabulous parties of Art Basel next month, Diana d’Arenberg examines the coming-of-age art industry in a city on the cusp of a cultural renaissance A metallic cube rises up over the construction site that has occupied an…

Art Basel HK: It’s a Wrap!

By: postism June 26, 2013

ArtAbsolut Art Bureau, Adrian Ghenie, Adrian Wong, Ai Wei Wei, Arndt Gallery, Arne Quinze, Art, Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Fairs, Art Flat, Artists, Asia Society, Boers Li Gallery, Budi Tek, Chiharu Shiota, Collectors, Cosmin Costinas, Curators, Eddie Peake, Eko Nugroho, Emmanuel Perrotin, Entang Wiharso, Eva and Adele, Francis Cheng, Fumio Nanjo, Galeria Plan B, Galerie Daniel Templon, Galerie Perrotin, Galleria Lorcan O'Neill, Gogol, Herve Mikaeloff, Ho Sin Tung, Istanbul Art International, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jeffrey Deitch, Jitish Kallat, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Kiki Smith, Kreemart, Lars Nittve, Laurent Grasso, Lee Kit, Lehmann Maupin, Liam Gillick, Lombard Freid, Los Carpinteros, M+, MadeIn Company, Mariko Mori, Marina Abramovic, Mark Bradford, Mark Ryden, Massimo de Carlo, Matt Carey-Williams, Maurizio Cattelan, Moving Museum, Navid Nuur, Pace Gallery, Para/Site, Paul Kasmin, Pierre Lefort, Piotr Uklanski, Punta della Dogana, Quintessentially Art, Rachael Barrett, Rachel Whiteread, Raphael Castoriano, Richard Long, Seung Yul Oh, Shideh Shaygan, Simon Sakhai, Stephane Ackermann, Takashi Murakami, Tanner Ceylan, Theaster Gates, Venice Biennale, Victoria Lu, Vitamin Creative Space, Volte, Walton Ford, Whitecube, William Kentridge, Xiang Tseng, Yana Peel, Yang Xinguang, Yuko HasegawaLeave a Comment

Well, Art Basel Hong Kong has been and gone, summer art fair season has ended, and vacation is upon us. There have been plenty of posts on the Basel brand’s inaugural HK fair, so why add another to the pile? Really I just wanted an excuse to post lots and lots of pics of my…