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, 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, January 27, 2016 (Bloomberg Auditorium, Cheung Kong Center 25F), http://www.aaa.org.hk/Bloomberg_Collective During the last few years, Asia Art Archive (AAA) commissioned a new booth for their presence in the Art Basel Hong Kong art fair every year. The booth has been used to create a space for encounter and idea exchange, most prominently a…
Hong Kong, December 14, 2015 – January 23, 2016, http://www.aaa.org.hk A chamber exhibition within the AAA library space, looking at Filipino musician and composer Jose Maceda as an associative starting point for collecting a range of artworks and materials. It was good to see it together with the curator’s (Inti Guerero) guidance. Listening to his…
Seoul, October 20, 2015, Yogiga http://www.yogiga.com/ Yogiga is an independent space in a Hongdae cellar, mainly focusing on experimental performances. This evening was a hosted event, bringing in a screening program and two live art performances by Taiwanese artists.
Seoul, July 31, 2015, Seoul, http://www.dotolim.com My second visit to a Dotolim event – last time was about two years ago in their space close to Hapjeong. Now they moved a few subway stops further, near Sangsu station, and the space has changed from an officetel space to a big apartment. Maybe even bigger than…
Seoul, August 5, 2015, Arko Art Center, Seoul, http://www.arkoartcenter.or.kr Aimee Lin, a critic, writer and editor of ArtReview Asia, gave a lecture on Chinese art, surveying the last decades and providing insights towards possible developments. I will first summarize the lecture, and then add my own view on the most recent developments on post-internet art…
June 7, 2015, 19/F Grand Marine Center, 3 Yue Fung Street, Tin Wan, Hong Kong A live electronic music event at the Empty Gallery – I was looking forward to see Lee Gamble’s performance the most, as it was a first time for me. Mark Fell and Kouhei Matsunaga were returning to town and to…
The Empty Gallery, 19/F Grand Marine Center, 3 Yue Fung Street, Tin Wan, Hong Kong It has been about two months since The Empty Gallery first opened its doors, and given my recent second visit for the Suishou No Fune gig, I thought it would be good to record some of my impressions. The Empty…