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Art World Predictions for the Year of the Rabbit

Ocula News Art World Predictions for the Year of the Rabbit Shanghai, 27 January 2023 We asked artists Trevor Paglen, Monira Al Qadiri and Simon Denny, Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz, UCCA director Philip Tinari, and collector Patrick Sun for their thoughts on the lunar year ahead.

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Shanghai Lowdown: Best Exhibitions to See

Ocula Feature Shanghai Lowdown: Best Exhibitions to See By Elaine YJ Zheng, Shanghai Ocula Magazine selects some notable exhibitions across Shanghai's galleries and museum spaces this November.

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Thomas Demand to Build a House of Card at MOCA Toronto

Ocula News Thomas Demand to Build a House of Card at MOCA Toronto Toronto, 8 August 2022 The German artist's photographs of hyperreal cardboard interiors are also on view at Shanghai's UCCA Edge this month.

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Gallery Weekend Beijing 2022: Exhibitions to See

Ocula Feature Gallery Weekend Beijing 2022: Exhibitions to See By Elaine YJ Zheng, Beijing Ocula Magazine presents some exhibitions to see in Beijing this summer.

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Islamic Arts Biennale to Launch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2023

Ocula News Islamic Arts Biennale to Launch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2023 Riyadh, 19 April 2022 The event comes hot on the heels of Saudi Arabia's inaugural Diriyah Biennale, which opened in December 2021.

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Becoming Andy Warhol at UCCA Edge

Ocula Insight Becoming Andy Warhol at UCCA Edge By Hutch Wilco, Shanghai UCCA Edge's exhibition of Andy Warhol in Shanghai provides an intimate view of the artist's trajectory.

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Maurizio Cattelan: The Last Judgment at UCCA, Beijing

Ocula Photolog Maurizio Cattelan: The Last Judgment at UCCA, Beijing The Last Judgment is the first solo exhibition in China by Maurizio Cattelan, one of the most popular and controversial figures on the international contemporary art scene. Taking its title from Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel, this exhibition is a focused overview of the artist's more than three decades of often provocative...

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Shanghai Lowdown: Exhibitions to See this Autumn

Ocula Feature Shanghai Lowdown: Exhibitions to See this Autumn By Elaine YJ Zheng, Shanghai Ocula Magazine presents a list of must-see exhibitions across Shanghai this autumn.

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UCCA, China’s Most Ambitious Contemporary Art Museum, Announces 2022 Exhibitions

Ocula News UCCA, China’s Most Ambitious Contemporary Art Museum, Announces 2022 Exhibitions Beijing, 2 November 2021 Henri Matisse, Maria Lassnig, and Thomas Demand will receive their first institutional solo shows in China as part of UCCA's 14 exhibitions across three locations.

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Liquid Ground at Para Site Seeks a Future Commons

Ocula Feature Liquid Ground at Para Site Seeks a Future Commons By Sarah Wei, Hong Kong At Para Site in Hong Kong, the group exhibition Liquid Ground explores land reclamation and its impact on communities.

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Liu Xiaodong's Homecoming at UCCA Edge

Ocula Insight Liu Xiaodong's Homecoming at UCCA Edge By Hutch Wilco, Shanghai Throughout Liu Xiaodong's body of work showing at UCCA Edge, the artist presents 'painting as an act of reconciliation and acceptance'.

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Photofairs Shanghai Spotlights Artist Hu Jieming

Ocula News Photofairs Shanghai Spotlights Artist Hu Jieming Shanghai, 2 August 2021 The fair highlighted Taryn Simon, Ren Hang, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Marina Abramović in previous editions.

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Daniel Arsham at UCCA Dune

Ocula Photolog Daniel Arsham at UCCA Dune Against the backdrop of the natural, geological features of UCCA Dune, Daniel Arsham: Sands of Time stages recent sculptures and related drawings that expand upon his fascination with history, relics of the past, and idea of a 'fictional archeology.'

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Thai Artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul Wins Jury Prize at Cannes

Ocula News Thai Artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul Wins Jury Prize at Cannes Cannes, 22 July 2021 The winning film, Memoria, was inspired by the filmmaker's experience of Exploding Head Syndrome.

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BMW Art Journey 2021 Winner Julien Creuzet Plans to Stay Put

Ocula News BMW Art Journey 2021 Winner Julien Creuzet Plans to Stay Put Forte-de-France, 13 July 2021 The French artist will spend time in his ancestral home of Martinique, a place he says 'haunts my imagination and fuels it'.

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UCCA Edge Launches in Shanghai with Homage to 2000

Ocula Feature UCCA Edge Launches in Shanghai with Homage to 2000 By Hutch Wilco, Shanghai Since Beijing-based UCCA Center for Contemporary Art announced a new satellite museum in 2019, the opening of UCCA Edge in Shanghai has been hotly anticipated.

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Song Ta Faces Reckoning Eight Years After First Showing Controversial Work

Ocula News Song Ta Faces Reckoning Eight Years After First Showing Controversial Work Shanghai, 25 June 2021 An exhibition featuring Song's Uglier and Uglier at OCAT Shanghai was shut down last week following a public outcry.

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Lu Yang ImaginesReincarnation in a Virtual World

Ocula Conversation Lu Yang Imagines Reincarnation in a Virtual World By Barbara Pollack, New York Artist Lu Yang discusses her current exhibition at Jane Lombard Gallery and recent inclusion in the Asia Society Triennial.

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Who Was Shortlisted for the BMW Art Journey 2021?

Ocula News Who Was Shortlisted for the BMW Art Journey 2021? Hong Kong, 20 May 2021 Leelee Chan received the opportunity in 2020, the worst year to travel in living memory. She had a blast.

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UCCA Edge Releases Artist List for Opening Shanghai Show

Ocula News UCCA Edge Releases Artist List for Opening Shanghai Show Shanghai, 10 May 2021 The exhibition is a who's who of the city's artists, with some surprising international inclusions.

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Gallery Weekend Beijing: Shows to See in 2021

Ocula Feature Gallery Weekend Beijing: Shows to See in 2021 By Tessa Moldan, Beijing Ocula Magazine present a selection of highlights at this year's Gallery Weekend Beijing.

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Asia Now to Show Online With Ocula

Ocula News Asia Now to Show Online With Ocula Paris, 13 October 2020 Leading global galleries Perrotin, Templon and Almine Rech are among those joining the fair for the first time.

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Gallery Weekend Beijing: Exhibition Lowdown 2020

Ocula Feature Gallery Weekend Beijing: Exhibition Lowdown 2020 By Tessa Moldan, Beijing These are the exhibitions to catch across 798 Art District as part of Gallery Weekend Beijing.

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Chinese Art World Begins Tentative Return After COVID-19 Peak

Ocula News Chinese Art World Begins Tentative Return After COVID-19 Peak Beijing, 3 April 2020 Art galleries and museums have made careful moves towards resuming normal operations following what is reportedly the worst of the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

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