Ocula Conversation Sunjung Kim’s Real DMZ Project Interrogates the North and South Korea Divide Ongoing since 2012, the Real DMZ Project interrogates the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea through annual, research-based exhibitions that bring together the works of Korean and international artists. Sunjung Kim, the independent curator behind the project, conceived the idea of exploring the DMZ while curating Japanese artist...
Ocula Report Frieze Week Lowdown: London Shows to See 20 Sep 2019 : Tessa Moldan for Ocula London's galleries and museums are gearing up for a lively October, with Frieze London and Frieze Masters running between 3 and 6 October 2019 at Regent's Park, along with 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, taking place across the same dates at Somerset House; and the tenth anniversary of the Sunday Art Fair, showcasing new and emerging artists...
Ocula Insight | Video Mark Bradford’s Call for Unity at Shanghai’s Long Museum 16 August 2019 Mark Bradford walks through Mark Bradford: Los Angeles Mark Bradford: Los Angeles at the Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai (27 July–13 October 2019) is the artist's largest solo exhibition to date in China. In this video for Ocula, Bradford and Diana Nawi, curator of the show, walk through selected works that convey the artist's concerns with...
All Melik Ohanian's work explores the means, supports and allegorical power of the images, reverting constantly to several subjects: desert areas, the working class world, the end of revolutionary utopias and social, historical, and scientific facts.
His work has appeared in numerous museums and international exhibitions, including: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2016); CRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Sète, France (2014); Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, U.S.A (2013); Mumbai Art Room, Mumbai, India (2012); Matucana 100, Santiago, Chile (2008); CCA Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan (2007); South London Gallery, Londres, United Kingdom (2006); De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2006); IAC, Villeurbanne, France (2006); PERFORMA 05, New York, U.S.A (2005); Yvon Lambert Gallery, New York, U.S.A (2004); The Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, U.S.A (2003); Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (2002).
Selected biennales include the Lyon Biennale (2017/2005); Sydney Biennale (2016/2004); Venice Biennale (2015/2007); Sharjah Biennale (2011); Gwangju Biennale (2006); Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art (2004); Sao Paulo Biennal (2004).
Melik Ohanian is the recipient of the several prizes: Golden Lion for the Best National Pavilion (Armenia), 56th Venice Biennale, 2015; Marcel Duchamp Award, France, 2015; CCA, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2007; Art Pace, San Antonio, USA, 2005; Villa Medici, Rome, Italy, 2003.
