Hong Kong, March 19 – May 29, 2016 http://www.para-site.org.hk The main theme of the exhibition was the population of domestic workers in Hong Kong, as well as the more general topic of economic migration throughout the Asian region. The exhibition was quality and dense, as can be expected at Para Site. It took time to…
Hong Kong, March 20 – April 10, 2016, http://www.hkac.org.hk The exhibition was part of an ongoing annual series at the HKAC in which collectors of contemporary art show pieces from their collections. Each year the show is regionally delimited, and this year it was Japanese collector’s turn to show some of the treasures of their…
Hong Kong, March 22 – 26, 2016, HKCEC Another year and another Art Basel fair in Hong Kong. It’s close to impossible to encompass everything that has been going on, but here a few random moments from the fair itself, which I found worthy enough to pull my phone out of the pocket and press…
Hong Kong, March 22, 2016, Open Platform 2016 Booth, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, http://www.aaa.org.hk/OpenPlatform2016 I just had a faint memory of Paul Chan from seeing his work at documenta 13 in Kassel: A room full of book covers that have been ripped apart from the content and painted over in monochome grey. The…
Hong Kong, March 5 – April 2, 2016, http://www.yallaygallery.net/ A gallery specializing in Middle Eastern Art which seems to be a subsidiary of another Hong Kong Gallery, Rossi & Rossi. On show was an Iranian painter’s painted animation, some of the original frames from the animation, and also some larger paintings. The base of the…
Hong Kong, March 12 – May 22, 2016, http://www.springworkshop.org/ A long time has passed since my last visit to Spring workshop. Even after a few years of existence, I am still always slightly confused whether this is a gallery, a designer loft showroom or just a private home of someone who likes contemporary art. But…
Hong Kong, March 5 – April 24, 2016, http://www.blindspotgallery.com/ Two shows at Blindspot Gallery, hidden away on the 15th floor of a Wong Chuk Hang (South Island) warehouse, my first visit. The space is surprisingly large for Hong Kong circumstances and with nice design touches. Maridet seems to like travelling, I remember him showing infrared…
Hong Kong, agnès b. CINEMA, Hong Kong Arts Centre, March 26, 2016, 12:30pm Christian Jankowski | Crying for the March of Humanity | 2012, 26ʹ02ʺ; Contemporary Fine Arts A parody on oversentimental Latin American soap operas. A video composed of scenes where actors exclusively communicated by crying. No words, only sobbing and sighing and crying,…
Hong Kong, March 12 – 29, 2016, http://floatingprojectscollective.net/ Lee Kai Chung 李繼忠, who has previously built his artist brand with projects related to Hong Kong government archives, that have been besides other occasions also been exhibited at the Para Site booth of the Art Basel Hong Kong 2014 art fair, prepared an exhibition extrapolating his…
Hong Kong, agnès b. CINEMA, Hong Kong Arts Centre, March 23, 2016, 12:30pm Adel Abidin | Michael | 2015, 16ʹ02ʺ; Lawrie Shabibi An exclusive live TV interview with Michael Jackson who came back from heaven. Great production and an idea that is both funny and deep, uncovering the fears and desires of every one of…