Ocula Conversation Jess Johnson: Worlds Within Worlds Geometric patterns, anthropomorphic characters, architectural spatial environments, and relics of the ancient world appear throughout Jess Johnson's artworks.Johnson's solo art-ventures began in drawing, but her long-term collaborative relationship with animator Simon Ward brings her drawings to life in videos and virtual reality. The animator has...
Ocula Conversation Melati Suryodarmo: Performance Art as Trigger In 2012, Melati Suryodarmo opened Studio Plesungan in her native Surakarta, also known as Solo, the historic royal capital of the Mataram Empire of Java in Indonesia. Suryodarmo had returned to Indonesia from Germany, where she studied Butoh and choreography with Butoh dancer and choreographer Anzu Furukawa, time-based media with avantgarde...
Ocula Report Lagos Biennial 2019: Stories from Africa’s most Populous City 15 Nov 2019 : Jareh Das for Ocula Under the direction of Folakunle Oshun, the second edition of the Lagos Biennial (26 October–23 November 2019) includes works by over 40 Lagos-based and international artists, architects, and collectives. Curated by architect Tosin Oshinowo, curator and producer Oyindamola Fakeye, and assistant curator of photography at the Art Institute of...
Ocula Insight | Video Hans Hartung and Art Informel at Mazzoleni London (1 October 2019-18 January 2020) presents key works by the French-German painter while highlighting his connection with artists active in Paris during the 50s and 60s. In this video, writer and historian Alan Montgomery discusses Hartung's practice and its legacy.Born in Leipzig in 1904, Hans...
ONE FOUR
Founded in 2018, ONE FOUR is an emerging contemporary art gallery based in the Hannam district of Seoul. The gallery is dedicated to featuring established, mid-career, and emerging artists through international platforms to promote a diverse and distinct approach in an International market. With the opening of Ina Jang’s Radiator Theatre (2018), ONE FOUR progresses to grow its presence on foreign grounds and anticipated its first participation in SWAB Barcelona 2019 as the 'Emerging' gallery and recently been selected as Art Central Hong Kong, “Context” Booth.
One Four member of Ocula gallery member presenting the best contemporary from the world's leading galleries to a global audience. To ensure the highest standards, gallery membership is by application or invitation only. Admission is determined by a selection committee of influential gallerists: Tina Kim, Tina Kim Gallery, New York; Cristobal Riestra, OMR, Mexico City; Simon Devolder, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels; Katherine Schaefer, Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong; and Ashley Rawlings, Blum & Poe, Tokyo.
