Review: Machines of Desire at Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong
Machines of Desire's Hong Kong chapter stages a collision of unconscious and conscious desires, a motivating force of contemporary consumption, through 12 works by eight artists.
View ArticleHaim Steinbach: tin drum at White Cube
In Haim Steinbach's Hong Kong exhibition, 'tin drum', White Cube gallery brings together nine works spanning almost two decades of the New York-based Israeli artist's career.
View ArticleKunsty Kvetch: Art Basel Hong Kong 2023
After three Covid-ridden years, in which the city shut itself off from the rest of the world in attempt to control infection, the art hamster-wheel— fuelled by money, status-anxiety, booze and of...
View ArticleIn Praise of Shadows: Raha Raissnia at Empty Gallery, Hong Kong
Following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody, numerous images of the uprisings in Iran once again demonstrated photography’s emancipatory power. Despite the increasing manipulability of...
View ArticleUtopia and its Discontents: Anselm Kiefer’s Golden Age at Villepin Gallery
Anselm Kiefer’s recent exhibition, Golden Age, at Hong Kong’s Villepin Gallery, brings together a series of paintings that explore the myth and reality of the utopian idea. The past plays an integral...
View ArticleA Visit to Kanaal
Previous years have seen Belgian collector, art and antiquities dealer, gallerist and celebrated designer, Axel Vervoordt, stage some of the most beautiful exhibitions during the Venice Biennale at the...
View ArticleMcArthur Binion at Lehmann Maupin and Massimo de Carlo Gallery, HK
After decades of being overlooked, it’s fair to say that 73-year-old American artist McArthur Binion is having a moment. With a spate of recent exhibitions, notably his inclusion in the 2017 Venice...
View ArticleLiquified Sunshine | Force Majeur: Luke Ching Chin Wai & South Ho Siu Nam
The first exhibition in Hong Kong addressing and engaging with the city’s current political and identity troubles, Liquefied Sunshine | Force Majeure is a creative dialogue between Hong Kong artists...
View ArticleGary Simmons ‘Dancing in Darkness’
Simmons has used his practice to retrace, reclaim, and reconstruct African-American history and experience by uncovering the way institutions enforce inequality and assert control.
View ArticleHuman, All Too (Post)Human: Patricia Piccinini’s HOPE at Tai Kwun
Patricia Piccinini's hyper-realist creations explore the intersection of the artificial and the natural, and the consequences—both scientific and emotional— of technological progress.
View ArticleJulie Curtiss at White Cube Hong Kong
Julie Curtiss 朱莉·柯蒂斯 Hair, both beautiful and abject, ornamental and beastly, is a semiotic system that holds a powerful attraction for French-born, Florida-based artist Julie Curtiss. Born and raised...
View ArticleSurrealist: Lee Miller at Heide Museum of Modern Art
Long after her male counterparts came to attention, American photographer Lee Miller, like many historical, overlooked women artists, is finally getting the institutional and market recognition she...
View ArticleLawrence Carroll in ‘Whispers of the Soul’, Villepin Gallery, Hong Kong
In an art market flooded with so much noise, it’s easy to overlook the work of Lawrence Carroll. The Melbourne-born American artist, who died in 2019, created works that encourage slowness and...
View ArticlePixy Liao’s Comfort Zone at Blindspot Gallery
Pixie Liao’s jocular and subversive photography exhibition at Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong, challenges societal gender and sexual norms, and explores intimacy in a relationship.
View ArticleShapeshifting Possibilities: Green Snake at Tai Kwun
As climate change disasters have become globally ubiquitous and the need for action grows ever more urgent, artists increasingly use their work to draw attention to ecological crises. At Tai Kwun...
View ArticleWonton Pleasures with Chang Ya Chin
Hong Kong-born artist Chang Ya Chin adds an absurdist twist to still-life painting in this delightfully whimsical and escapist exhibition.
View ArticleDaniel Boyd on Decentralising Perception
First Nations artist Daniel Boyd works to dismantle and reinterpret the foundational myths and narratives that have dominated Australian history.
View ArticleArt Basel Hong Kong 2024: A Postmortem
Art Basel Hong Kong returned to the city in the last week of March, along with its annual flock of art world denizens, collectors, artists and moneyed flâneurs. Here's the lowdown you didn't know you...
View ArticleBruce Nauman: Beyond the Comfort Zone
You don't have to like Bruce Nauman's work. In fact, many don't. The Indiana-born, New Mexico-based artist's exhibitions have confounded the wider public and critics alike. In a frequently cited quote...
View ArticleFive Must-Have Titles From The Annual Taschen Book Sale
From August 28 through September 1, art enthusiasts and book lovers alike can explore great deals online at taschen.com and in TASCHEN flagship stores worldwide. The biannual sale from the iconic book...
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