Ocula Report Taipei Dangdai Lowdown: Shows to See 11 Jan 2019 : Tessa Moldan for Ocula Founded by the same team behind Art HK—Magnus Renfrew, Tim Etchells, Angus Montgomery, and Will Ramsay—Taipei Dangdai, opens to the public after much anticipation on 18 January 2019 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Running until 20 January, the fair will feature 90 galleries from around the world, including David Zwirner, Esther...
Ocula Conversation Magnus Renfrew Magnus Renfrew has twice been named by ArtReview as one of the 100 most influential figures in the international art world. In 2008, he came to prominence in Asia's art world and within the wider global scene when he was appointed founding director of Art HK. The fair was subsequently acquired by MCH Group and re-branded in 2013 under Renfrew's...
Ocula Report Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho: News from Nowhere 4 Jan 2019 : Mike Pinnington for Ocula From around 2007, South Korean artists Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho found that they were increasingly selected to participate in group shows alongside each other. As such, they regularly shared time and space, either in gallery installs or on journeys to or from them. On these and other occasions, they often found themselves chatting about their...
Founded in 2011, Gallery Baton has grown to become a prominent force in the contemporary art scene. The gallery hosts a unique exhibition program that not only recognizes regional talent but also provides international artists with crucial exposure to a wider global audience. In recent years, Gallery Baton has achieved a vital presence on the global art stage. We are proud to have placed artwork by the talented artists that we represent in renowned private and public collections as well as facilitating highly acclaimed exhibitions in important institutions.
Gallery Baton is committed to discovering and nurturing new talent. Alongside the main exhibition program, Gallery Baton runs two alternative spaces dedicated to supporting emerging and under-represented artists. Chapter II, a nonprofit program, provides studio space, curatorial support and exhibition opportunities while the Observation Deck serves as a venue for video-based works and new media.
Mika TajimaNegative Entropy (Joy Alaoui, Blue, hex), 2015 Cotton, wood, acoustic baffling felt
Liam GillickSpun Off, 2018 powder coated aluminium, 21 elements, each element 150 x 3 x 10 cm
Ocula Photolog Art Basel in Hong Kong 2018 29 March 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).
Ocula Insight Djordje Ozbolt at Gallery Baton, Seoul By Elliat Albrecht Serbian-born artist Djordje Ozbolt is known for his use of humour to address social and political issues through eclectic painting, sculpture and drawings. His works are always vibrant, often motley and sometimes sarcastic. No one can accuse him of not knowing his craft: Ozbolt studied architecture in Belgrade before moving to London, where he...
Ocula Photolog Art Central Hong Kong 2016 29 March 2016 This year the fair welcomes over 100 hand-selected galleries from 21 countries, 75% hailing from 23 cities across greater Asia as well as 30 new names never before seen in Hong Kong. Housed within the city’s largest ever, architect-designed temporary structure, the fair will produce a dynamic program that includes interactive installations,...
Ocula Insight Max Frisinger at Gallery Baton, Seoul By Laura Thomson Max Frisinger (B. 1980) is internationally recognised for sculptures and installations that stem from a considered observation of ordinary objects which he re-uses and thus re-invents. Ambiguity is what stimulates Max Frisinger, by working the material and form of the sculptures, he underlines their inherent opposites: brilliancy and decay, the...
Related Press Korean galleries bring new stars to Art Basel: In Hong Kong, local artists hope to become next international hit Korea Joongang Daily : 30 March 2018 Visitors to the sixth edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, which runs through Saturday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, will encounter a huge table with its circular, metal top slowly rotating. On the top are scores of what look like golden and silver miniature towers. Actually, they are dabba or tiffin carriers, in which Indian...
Related Press “High Strangeness” by Peter Stichbury at Gallery Baton, Seoul BLOUIN ARTINFO : 15 November 2017 New Zealand born artist Peter Stichbury is currently presenting his bizarre and uncanny exhibition at the Gallery Baton in Seoul. High Strangeness explores stories surrounding reports of (often fake) disturbances in the aerial world above us. The exhibition runs until the end of November.
Related Press Critic's Guide: Seoul Frieze : 20 September 2017 This huge retrospective of Krzysztof Wodiczko's work presents everything from his early objects concerning censorship under a Polish socialist government to his 'cultural prosthetics' for the homeless and immigrants to his projections on monuments and civic buildings. The artist's lifetime interest in the interventions in public spaces by minority...
Related Press Giardini Pavilion Highlights from the 57th Venice Biennale Whitewall : 11 May 2017 JAPANESE PAVILION, Takahiro Iwasaki: Turned Upside Down, It's a ForestTakahiro Iwasaki has created a multifaceted spatial experience of viewing the Itsukushima Shrine located in Hiroshima, where the artist was born, raised, and continues to work. Viewers can see the site from the perspective of a bird, insect, or fish, skewing the perception of...
