Ocula Report Havana Biennial 2019: Constructing the Possible 17 Apr 2019 : Federica Bueti for Ocula I first visited Havana in November 2016, a few days after Fidel Castro died, and just under a year before Hurricane Irma hit Cuba in September 2017. Since then, much has changed, including the hand-painted signs that punctuate the journey from the airport to the city centre, which today do not celebrate the revolution so much as the 'Unidad y...
Ocula Conversation Andrew Stahl and Guo Xiaohui The exhibition Beyond Boundaries at Somerset House in London (12 March–2 April 2019) marked the historic contributions of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (CAFA) and the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, on the occasion of their 100th and 150th anniversaries, respectively. Spread across several rooms of Somerset House's...
Ocula Report The National 2019: New Australian Art 13 Apr 2019 : Elyse Goldfinch for Ocula The National 2019: New Australian Art features work by 70 contemporary Australia-based artists split across three venues: the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), Carriageworks, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) (29 March–21 July 2019), as curated by Isobel Parker Philip, curator of photographs at AGNSW; Daniel Mudie Cunningham,...
Whistle was founded in 2017, Seoul, Korea.
Contemporary art exhibition and project running space to provide a sensory experience for others.
Gi Young Kimsize of excitement, changing through time,
excitement=orange=music note f(fa), 2018 Artist pen-brush and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimspaces created with time of delight c, delight=light-aquamarine=music note e(mi) and f(fa) played together in the same octave, 2018 Acrylic and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimspaces created with time of delight b, delight=light-aquamarine=music note e(mi) and f(fa) played together in the same octave, 2018 Acrylic and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimspaces created with time of delight a, delight=light-aquamarine=music note e(mi) and f(fa) played together in the same octave, 2018 Acrylic and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimsometimes c,
when not submerged in an anguish=yellow=music note d(re),
thrilled=scarlet=music note f(fa), 2017 Watercolour pencils and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimsometimes b,
when light-hearted=sky-blue=music note e(mi),
when I’m not submerged in an anguish=yellow=music note d(re),
thrilled=scarlet=music note f(fa), 2017 Watercolour pencils and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimsometimes a,
when light-hearted=sky-blue=music note e(mi),
when not submerged in an anguish=yellow=music note d(re), 2017 Watercolour pencils and graphite on paper
Gi Young Kimconflict between worry and hope c,
to worry=yellow-green=music note d(re) and a(ra) played together in the same octave,
to hope=light blue-violet=music notes c(do) and g(sol) played together in the same octave,
to wish=light emerald-green=music note c(do) and f(fa) played together in the same octave,
to delight= light aquamarine=music note e(mi) and f(fa) played together in the same octave,
to be joyful=light pink=music note g(sol),
to be uncertain=light grey=music note a(ra) and b(si) played together in the same octave,
to fear=bluish-dark green=music note a(ra) and a(ra) played together, one octave apart,
unable to think clearly=yellow=music note d(re), 2018 Acrylic and graphite on paper
Ocula Insight Howard Bilton, founder and chairman of the Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong 3 June 2016 Yorkshire-born businessman Howard Bilton is the founder and chairman of the Sovereign Art Foundation, established in Hong Kong in 2003. The Foundation focuses on both recognising the abundance of artistic talent in Asia and bringing the benefits of art therapy and education to underprivileged children.In both endeavours, the Foundation is...
Related Press 5 Highlights from the Asian Art Biennial 2015 Art Radar : 15 October 2015 Founded in 1988 under the auspices of the Taiwan Provincial Government’s Department of Education, NTMoFA was and remains the only public fine arts museum in Taiwan. In a push to downsize the Provincial Government in 1999, the museum was transferred into the hands of the Council of Cultural Affairs (now the Ministry of Culture as of 2012), and...
Related Press Logical Emotion: Contemporary Art From Japan In Switzerland Haus Konstruktiv for Undo / 01 October 2014 : 6 October 2014 In the year 2014, Japan and Switzerland celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between them. To mark this occasion, Museum Haus Konstruktiv is collaborating with the Japan Foundation to realize the exhibition project "Logical Emotion – Contemporary Art from Japan". On the basis of the constructivist-concrete and conceptual art...
Related Video & Audio ASIA NOW 2018 || Teppei Kaneuji (artist) & Reiko Tsubaki (Curator at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) ASIA NOW : 1 November 2018 The artist Teppei Kaneuji and Reiko Tsubaki, Curator at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, discuss the artist's recent sculptures and performances. Kaneuji investigates the mass consumption of contemporary Japanese culture, sourcing materials from everyday life, found objects and manga characters to create sculptures that are at once playful and...
