Ocula Conversation Hito Steyerl: How To Build a Sustainable Art World 'A Picture of War is Not War', we read in Hito Steyerl's iconic film November (2004), an essayistic Super 8 film tackling the definition of terrorism constructed around the figure of the artist's best friend Andrea Wolf, who was killed as a terrorist in 1998 in Eastern Anatolia after she joined the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party). Mixing documentary...
Ocula Report Aichi to Okayama: Art in Japan Looks to the Future 11 Oct 2019 : Stephanie Bailey for Ocula There has been a flurry of triennial and biennial art activity in Japan this year. The Aichi Triennale opened in Nagoya this August, sparking a national debate about the shutting down of a display of formerly censored works—the result of public backlash against a burnt image of Emperor Hirohito and a statue commemorating the women forced into...
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...
Platform Projects Ltd. is a charity with an approved Institution of a Public Character status, set up in Singapore, which harnesses the energies of a community of collectors and patrons to animate the Asian art landscape. Founded by Savita Apte, Christine Pillsbury and Shareen Khattar, along with founding board members Michael Tay and Nicholas Chan, Platform was launched in January 2012. Platform’s mission is to enrich the practice, knowledge and audience for contemporary art. With a primary locus in Singapore, Platform offers bespoke and exclusive opportunities for collectors to be involved in supporting a variety of programmes including curatorial and artist residencies, arts research, documentation and archiving, site-specific commissions and focused exhibitions.
Ocula Conversation Jitish Kallat Artist and Curator of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2014 Jitish Kallat is one of India’s leading contemporary artists, the subject of multiple catalogues and solo exhibitions around the world. Kallat’s work has been exhibited widely at museums and institutions including Tate Modern (London), Martin-Gropius-Bau (Berlin), Gallery of Modern Art (Brisbane), Serpentine Gallery (London), Mori...
