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…
Hong Kong, 18:30-20:30, February 23, 2016, M Plus Museum hosted by Hong Kong University In conjunction with the Sigg Collection Exhibition Opening, the talk contextualized the work of three Chinese art stars – figurative painter Zhang Xiaogang張曉剛, video artist Zhang Peili張培力 and abstract/conceptual painter Ding Yi丁乙. All coming from the same generation (Ding Yi…
Hong Kong, Feb 17, 2016 http://www.scad.edu/event/2016-02-17-kacey-wong-lecture-art-resistance Kacey Wong is very much a ‘media artist’ in the way how he is able to attract audiences through his protest artworks slash media stunts. In all the works, he tries to give a commentary on the social and political circumstances in Hong Kong. Currently, he is a professor…
Hong Kong, November 27, 2015 – March 28, 2016, http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/APO/en_US/web/apo/about_oi.html A space located in a Hong Kong heritage building, run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. There is a strong sense of community engagement at this place with different…
Hong Kong, January 29 – March 5, 2015, https://www.facebook.com/starprojects.space/ Artists: aaajao, Keith Lam, Michael Lee, Li Liao, Liu Shiyuan, Tang Kwok Hin; Curated by Leo Li Chen, Qu Chang, Wenqi Zeng My first visit to starprojects made me hopeful. It is always nice to escape the claustrophobic grime of Hong Kong and Kowloon and head…