
May 2018
Ilham Gallery – Raden Saleh and Juan Luna – A Comparative perspective
John Clark will be speaking on 'Raden Saleh and Juan Luna: A Comparative Perspective'. Raden Saleh and Juan Luna are the two major Southeast Asian European salon painters of the 19th century and the artists of the two great nationalist pictorial statements about European colonial rule.
Find out more »Asia Research Institute NUS – Shifting Undergrounds in East and Southeast Asia
Cities are fertile ground for experimental cultures and communities. From Gutai group to hip hop and from punk to Dada, disparate forms of self-expression have organically emerged from the cultural and ideological ruptures of the urban fabric.
Find out more »Perrotin – So Near Yet So Far
“So Near Yet So Far”, the first solo exhibition of the Chinese artist Ni Youyu in Hong Kong. Showcasing 12 pieces, the exhibition gives a comprehensive view of the artist’s diverse creations.
Find out more »Edouard Malingue Gallery Hong Kong – Zheng Zhou – 2014
a series of works created by Zheng Zhou in 2014. The dimensions of all works are 110 x 110 cm. The artist believes that creating square compositions differs from traditional “landscape compositions” or “portrait compositions” and makes greater demands of the artist’s ability to deal with the picture plane.
Find out more »Hanart TZ Gallery – Xu Longsen – Mountains in the clouds
showcase Xu’s most important works of his recent oeuvre. Comprised of massive ‘landscape pillars’ measuring over three meters high, Xu’s artwork acts as its own intervention in the gallery space, conjuring a spiritual landscape through which one can ‘leisurely wander’.
Find out more »Malaysia Design Archive – Imran Tajudeen
The local, the regional, and the cosmopolitan in Buddhist Melayu architecture and culture: Viewing old Kedah from Srivijaya-Palembang, Malayu-Muara Jambi, and old Singapura
a two-part talk by Dr. Imran bin Tajudeen, National University of Singapore.
Pearl Lam Galleries Shanghai – Golnaz Fathi – A Long line without a word
a solo exhibition by Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi in Shanghai, China. Gathering over 17 works, the stark and striking exhibition highlights Fathi’s delicate yet assertive works created in two styles: ink pen on canvas and acrylic brush on canvas—with the latter making its series debut in Asia.
Find out more »Tang Contemporary Art – Michelangelo Pistoletto – Respect
The installation “Respect” originates in France. The artist believes that the French first created the values of humanism in history and proposed the views on freedom, equality, fraternity, and respect for the rights of others. (Declaration on Human Rights and Civil Rights, Article 4, 1789).
Find out more »June 2018
ShanghART Singapore – Lynn Hershman – Alter ego
Lynn Hershman’s first solo exhibition in Asia – Alter Ego (Roberta Breitmore Series), showcasing her best-known series created from1973 – 1978, giving the audience here an opportunity to better understand the artist who has not just been advancing with the times, but often even ahead of her time.
Find out more »CASE Space Revolution – Off-crossed
Everything was going through our eyes every step we walked through life. The physical information both letter and symbol absorbed quickly into the auditory system. We cannot step back sensation does not that exist. Pichaya Khunnawat is one of the few Thai artists that uses Abstract Graffiti Painting as a medium to observe his surroundings, reviewing inner feelings, and to analyze the current state in society. Colors, lines, symbols, traffic signs and letters were recorded through his visual perception and…
Find out more »Pace Gallery Beijing – Border – Hong Hao
As an important figure in the development of Chinese contemporary art, Hong Hao's artistic explorations have been closely connected to the shifting value systems of the times, and the question of how to recognize and express in synchronicity with a changing society has been a major focus of the artist’s practice.
Find out more »Yuz Museum – Charlie Chaplin, A vision
The Charles Chaplin photographic archive included 20,000 negatives, prints and original albums cover 60 years of the professional and private life of the filmmaker, as well as travel albums and portraits by well-known photographers such as James Abbe, Edward Steichen, and Richard Avedon.
Find out more »Pace Gallery Hong Kong (Queen’s Road) – By the edge – Mao Yan
A series of ten new works completed in the past three years, including a continuation of the artist’s renowned Thomas series, as well as still-life and landscape paintings that present a broader development in Mao Yan’s oeuvre.
Find out more »Rossi & Rossi – Billy apple six decades 1962 – 2018
Billy Apple’s examination and promotion of an identity, and his uncompromising and singular means to do so, place him amongst the most idiosyncratic artists of our time.
Find out more »NTU – Tarek Atoui – The Ground – From the land to the sea
The Ground: From the Land to the Sea comprises two layers of auditory experiences that interact with each other as well as with the spatial and sonic qualities of NTU CCA Singapore’s exhibition hall, merging them into a single composition.
Find out more »Galerie du Monde – Joint Exhibition – Lin Yusi and Yeh Jen-Kun
Galerie du Monde is pleased to present a joint exhibition of emerging ink artists Lin Yusi (林于思) and Yeh Jen-Kun (葉仁焜), the first presentation of the two young artists’ work in Hong Kong.
Find out more »Objectifs – Changing China
Changing China: Chinese short films screening featuring with works by Chua Chin Hon and How Hwee Young. Film Screening start from 21 Jun to 8 Jul 2018. Artist Talk will be held on Saturday 23 Jun 2018.
Find out more »100 Tonson Gallery – Dusadee Huntrakul – There are more monsoon songs elsewhere
"There are More Monsoon Songs Elsewhere" by Dusadee Huntrakul Opening Reception : Friday 22nd June 2018, 7:00pm onwards The exhibition features new works on paper, found photographs and special sculpture installation by the artist in collaboration with Naroot Pitisongswat of Flo Furniture to present his new ceramic pieces. "There are More Monsoon Songs Elsewhere" (2018) is a series of hyper-real drawings of prehistoric Ban Chiang bracelets that dated back ±3,000 years ago. The original bracelets are now in the collection…
Find out more »House of Lucie – Spotlights on reza
A philanthropist, idealist, humanist, Reza’s career began with studies in architecture. He has gone on to become a renowned photojournalist who, for the last three decades, has worked all over the world, notably for National Geographic.
Find out more »Tang Contemporary Art Hong Kong – Wang Yuping – Tedious Paradise
The exhibition primarily showcases work Wang made while traveling in Thailand, including the locally-flavored Tuk Tuk and Lady Boy, the water colour series Cat, and the small Starbucks works.
Find out more »Chan + Hori Contemporary – Langkawi (1976 – 1980) by Latiff Mohidin
Inspired by his time in meditation at the seaside, Latiff Mohidin re-emerged a couple of years later with Langkawi. These ‘sculptural paintings’ are named after the western Malaysian archipelago comprising 99 islands on the Straits of Malacca that is well-known for its mythical tales and landscapes.
Find out more »Mizuma Gallery – Ohata Shintaro – Resonate
Recognized for his body of works that seamlessly blends sculpture and canvas to produce playful and dreamy three-dimensional paintings, Ohata depicts life-like scenarios of the simplest experiences in everyday life.
Find out more »Empty Gallery – Catherine Christer Hennix – Thresholds of Perception
The first exhibition in Asia and the most comprehensive gallery survey to date showcasing the work of Swedish avant-garde composer, poet, mathematician, and visual artist Catherine Christer Hennix
Find out more »July 2018
River City Bangkok – Photo Bangkok Festival 2018
The Festival provides a platform for photographers exhibiting their works alongside their international peers at various venues across Bangkok. Its aim is to inspire and encourage people to contribute knowledge and experience and working together effectively to help create better community of shared future for mankind.
Find out more »S.A.C. – Tavepong Pratoomwong – Good day Bad day But Everyday
Street photographs of Tavepong Pratoomwong are the fusion of real and magical worlds. The composition and point of view reflect the truth of life and society based on empirical evidence, yet his photos present magic like fantasy novels which full of mystery and surrealism.
Find out more »Leo Gallery Shanghai – Soft Power 2018
The aesthetic experience and perspective, as well as the taste of the life of females, have constituted special symbols which female artists convey in their creations. This kind of pursuit of unique artistic languages by female artists present and explore in the "Soft Power" exhibition series.
Find out more »TARS Gallery – Dutem Schwöllen – New-territories – In-mature-limbo
"In-mature-Limbo'' is an inter-zone, where you are welcome to cross, share, borrow, corrupt, caress...There is a reality principle that doesn't seek to be right against the daily disorder, but walks gaily over its ashed ruins.
Find out more »NTU Centre for Contemporary Art – The Expanded Field of Art Writing
A four-part workshop on critical art writing by writers, poets, artists, and curators: Nuraliah Norasid, Jason Wee, Cyril Wong, and Pauline J. Yao.
Find out more »Lehmann Maupin Hongkong – Gridology
a group exhibition featuring Gilbert & George, Liu Wei, Angel Otero, and Robin Rhode. Together, these artists whose work spans 2009-2015 and includes painting, photography, and mixed media sculpture, offer contemporary contextualization on the minimalist grid.
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