City University of Hong Kong, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 1/11 – 2/23/2014, http://hknent.com/ I was quite excited when I heard about this exhibition as it seemed to be the first larger exhibition at RRS CMC since my arrival in September. In addition to that I myself live in the Northeastern New Territories (NENT) which…
_Writing about, Asia, Exhibitions, Hong Kong
Mobile M+: Building M+: the Museum and Architecture Collection
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ArtisTree, 2014/01/10-02/09, www.westkowloon.hk An exhibition that was part of the image-building activities of the West Kowloon Culture District’s (WKCD) future Museum. This time, the main aim was to present the outcomes of the architectural competition for the M+ building, and a selection of the future museum’s collection of architecture-related artefacts. The exhibition took place at…
_Writing about, Asia, Exhibitions, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Centre: “A Journey through Art and Technology in Asia Contemporary Art”
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(11/12/2013-1/12/2014) 2 Harbour Rd, Wanchai, Hong Kong A group exhibition with a grand yet little saying title. In terms of content, it was quite well done – a selection of 9 artists, spanning styles and generations – Wang Ningde, teamLab, Shilpa Gupta, Lee Yongbaek, Cang Yung Ta, Takashi Ishida, Wong Chung Yu, Nam June Paik,…
_Writing about, Asia, Hong Kong, Lecture/Performance/Event
Clare Butcher “Trade Routes was a Beginning” talk at Para Site / Asia Art Archive
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(1/8/2014) G/F, 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, http://www.para-site.org.hk Clare Butcher was a curator-in-residence at Para Site Art Space. Her project: Researching on the 1997 2nd – and last – Johannesburg Biennale of Contemporary Art. One section of the Biennale titled “Hong Kong etc…” curated by Hou Hanru brought her to Hong Kong. Clare Butcher…
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Para Site Art Space: “Great Crescent: Art and Agitation in the 1960s – Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan”
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(11/22/2013-9/2/2014) G/F, 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, http://www.para-site.org.hk A research-based exhibition looking at the origins of ‘performative’ anti-art in the three countries mentioned in the title of the show. As a concept, this is definitely a worthy endeavor to undertake. And I definitely got some new information from what was on display. But I…
_Writing about, Asia, Exhibitions, Hong Kong
Fotanian – Fotan Open Studios
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(1/11+12+18+19/2014) http://www.fotanian.org/ Fotan is an industrial warehouse area in the New Territories where many Hong Kong artists (notably those who used to study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which is nearby) have their studios. Once a year, Fotanian is a joint event when all artists open their doors to the public. The studios…
_Writing about, Asia, Exhibitions, Hong Kong
Osage Gallery: Ringo Bunoan + Ng Joon Kiat + Yong Rim Lee + Yu Ji “Poetics of Materiality”
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(1/4 – 2/4/2014) 4/F Union Hing Yip Factory Bldg, 20 Hing Yip St, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, http://www.osagegallery.com Four artists in whose work – according to the curator (Charles Merewether) – materiality (the quality of the material) plays an important role. All of the artists (or at least those I knew) seem to have been…
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague, Report
Art in Czech Republic – December 2013
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A change of location – in December I spent some time back in Czech Republic’s two largest cities – Prague and Brno. Besides celebrating Christmas and seeing friends, I also managed to get a quick glimpse at what is happening on the art scene. You can read the individual posts below, this is a summary…
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
Galerie TIC: Oldřich Morys “Součásti Kresby” + Jan Pfeiffer, Radek Brousil “Stavební Práce” + “No Comment? Vol. 3”
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Radnická 4, Brno, http://galerie-tic.cz/ Given the awkward in-between-holidays and weekend time, the gallery was closed, even though Friday was a regular working day. A kind receptionist had pity with me and opened the doors, but she did not know how to turn on the videos and the remote was probably locked up yet in another…
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
Dům Umění: Vojtěch V. Sláma “Colorjoy”
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Malinovského 2, Brno, http://www.dum-umeni.cz On the second floor of Dům Umění, which is a larger space that the ground floor, Vojtech V. Slama’s “Colorjoy” was a show oscillating between images from an adolescent’s tumblr or facebook feed and a display of sample prints in a printing shop: Colorful, mostly figurative images from the author’s daily…