East Contemporary

Simon Lee Gallery: Hugh Scott-Douglas

Hong Kong, September 11 – October 22, 2015, http://www.simonleegallery.com Quickly scanning through the images on the gallery’s website, Hugh Scott-Douglas work seems to cover a whole range of approaches and media, centered on reflecting of the world of capitalist production and consumption relations, both in terms of images and products. Sample images included and exhibit…

Ben Brown Fine Arts: “Aspects of German Art (Part One)”

Hong Kong, September 15 – October 24, 2015, http://www.benbrownfinearts.com Artists: Rosemarie Trockel, Günter Förg, Georg Baselitz, A.R. Penck, Franz Ackermann, Dirk Skreber, Thomas Zipp, Andre Butzer, Heinz Mack, Gert and Uwe Tobias, Wolfgang Tillmans, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Imi Knoebel, Georg Karl Pfahler, Markus Lüpertz, Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Max Beckmann “A comprehensive survey of German…

Pearl Lam, Hong Kong, Pedder Building: “Form, Gesture, Feeling” Robert Motherwell 1915-1991

Hong Kong, 9 September – 6 November, 2015, http://www.pearllam.com Exhibition of one of the noted American abstract expressionist painter’s works. Abstract expressionism, the first ‘truly American’ style got a different flavor since its role as CIA’s cultural weapon during the Cold War has been confirmed. While the exhibition covered a period from the 1940’s until…

Wooferten: Asian Pussy for All (a.k.a. Gender, Genitor, Genitalia – Rokudenashiko Tribute)

Hong Kong, August 29 – September 20, 2015, http://wooferten.blogspot.hk/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1445782452408927/ Curator: Hitomi Hasegawa, Artists: 会田誠 Makoto Aida, LING & COMMA (Gao Ling 高靈 & Elaine W. Ho 何穎雅 ), 梁志剛 Michael Leung, 文晶瑩 Phoebe Man, ROBOT (Takuji Kogo 古郷卓司 及John Miller), Rokudenashiko (Megumi Igarashi五十嵐惠), 林愷倩 Lam Hoi Sin, Sputniko!, 鈴木涼子 Ryoko Suzuki, Yuk Kin Tan,…

Hanart TZ: Yuan Goang Ming “Dwelling”

Hong Kong, September 18 – October 17, 2015, Hong Kong, https://www.facebook.com/Hanart.TZ.Gallery Curator: Valerie C. Doran. Hanart TZ Gallery recently focused mainly on Chinese ink painting, plus some western-style paintings by artists of greater China origins. A video-art exhibition of Yuan Goang Ming, one of the founders of Taiwanese video was quite a surprising turn of…

Mimesis Art Museum: Kang Seok Ho “Monologue” + Jeon Mirai “Fermentation Party”

Gyeonggi-do, Paju-si, September 5 – 29, 2015, http://mimesisart.co.kr/mimesis-art-museum/ The visit to this museum has been shaped by the long way it took to get there. I have heard some good words about Paju Book city, and I was curious about the place as well as about the museum. I can confirm that there is indeed…