Ocula Conversation Emi Eu: ‘We have to look at Southeast Asia as one market’ Stephanie Bailey, Singapore STPI's Emi Eu reflects on S.E.A. Focus, an STPI project platforming artists and galleries from Southeast Asia, in the wake of Art Stage's decline in 2019 and ahead of the launch of Singapore's new art fair, Art SG, in October 2020.
Ocula Report New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata: Shows to See Kanika Anand, New Delhi With India Art Fair set to open amid nationwide protests, Kanika Anand introduces shows in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata that express shifting socio-political identities, modes of resistance, and explorations of place-making.
Ocula Insight Images from Abroad: Lada Nakonechna at Galerie EIGEN + ART Phoebe Blatton, Berlin Images from abroad , Lada Nakonechna's solo exhibition at Galerie EIGEN + ART in Berlin, considers the barriers that exist between depictions of conflict and their viewers.
de Sarthe Artist Residency (deSAR) was inaugurated in 2017. The gallery hosts an artist in its Hong Kong space for two months every summer, with the goal of challenging standard modes of art production and exposing audiences to a side of creation seldom seen firsthand. In a metropolis known for excessively high rent and exceedingly small spaces, the residency allows artists the freedom of a large arena to explore their creativity within Hong Kong itself.
Ocula Photolog Art Basel in Hong Kong 2019 'Art Basel reinforces its ongoing commitment to showcasing exceptional art from Asia and the Asia Pacific, with over half of the participating galleries having exhibition spaces in the region. The main sector of the show features 196 of the world's leading galleries presenting the highest quality of painting, sculpture, drawings, installation,...
Ocula Report Taipei Dangdai: Art Fair as Ecosystem Stephanie Bailey, Taipei There was a great connection between the first edition of Taipei Dangdai (18–20 January 2019), staged on the 4th floor of the Nangang Exhibition Center, and the 11th Taipei Biennial, Post Nature—A Museum as an Ecosystem (17 November 2018–10 March 2019). Installed at the fair's entrance was John Yuyi's live tree, I Tree to Call You...
Ocula Insight Christopher K Ho’s homecoming at De Sarthe: CX 888 Elliat Albrecht 'Why cover the same ground again?' Odysseus asked in The Odyssey , one of literature's most lionised tales of homecoming. His question is echoed by New York and Telluride-based artist Christopher K Ho in the presentation CX 888 at de Sarthe Gallery, which explores the complexities of departure and arrival through a Hong Kong-specific lens. As...
Ocula Photolog Art Basel in Hong Kong 2018 'The sixth edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong brought together a uniquely global mix of galleries spanning six continents, outstanding artworks by established and new artists from across theworld and a singular gathering of international collectors and institutions.' –Art Basel in Hong Kong (29–31 March 2018).
Related Press LOV-LOV SHOP: LIN JINGJING 1 July 2019, Art Asia Pacific Among today's tech entrepreneurs, there is a widespread fundamental belief that things can be made better, easier, more convenient if consumers adopt the right pieces of technology. Hungry? Tap on your phone's screen and a meal will come to you. Need a ride? Do the same. Swipe right at the suitable instant, and you may end up in happy matrimony.
Related Press BOOGIE WOOGIE: LU XINJIAN 4 July 2018, ArtAsiaPacific The colourful, kaleidoscopic patterns that fill the two canvases at the entrance of de Sarthe Gallery appear inscrutable at first glance. They can be a mass of thin tubes, a route map or even a maze. When one takes a few steps back, however, one can perhaps discern views of the titular sites in Hong Kong Central and HSBC (both 2018). In a way,...
Related Press 11 Gallerists Who Changed The Art Scene In Hong Kong 6 March 2018, Hong Kong Tatler With art week coming up, it's time to celebrate the people working in the art industry in Hong Kong. As well as bringing art from around the world to the city, these gallerists often promote Hong Kong artists on the international stage. Here's a list of Hong Kong-based gallerists who have helped put the city on the art world's radar.
Related Press “The Garden”: Hong Kong curator Enoch Cheng 4 October 2017, Art Radar With works commissioned by K11 Art Foundation (KAF) that examine ideas surrounding nature, The Garden is "an exhibition like a garden in a glasshouse, but without plants". This concept means that the exhibition is constantly in a state of flux, with motion being a key part of the show. Comprising of a variety of media including Aerial...
Related Video & Audio Zhou Wendou 'ADHD' at de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong 21 March 2016, de Sarthe Gallery View the making of ADHD, artist Zhou Wendou's new work for his forthcoming exhibition at de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong. The presentation titled ADHD , after the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a strong single piece installation. In the context of this psychological analogy, the artist along with a psychologist will...
