A sentiment that is well known, shared, and held, yet fails to assert itself as unequivocal and plain, is the oxymoron of any city or state's national gallery. The paradox lies in the overbearance of the institution as the most visibly prominent arts entity in any...
Tracing the Fragments at K11 MUSEA marks the first expansive exhibition of Central Eastern European art in Hong Kong, connecting works by 20 artists from Central Eastern Europe and Asia, including Geta Brătescu, Ilona Keserü, and Chen Han. Ilona Keserü, Birthday (Születésnap) (2005). Courtesy Q Contemporary....
The solo exhibition Slippery When Wet at New York's Artists Space (17 February–1 May 2021), includes a virtual iteration, both for Covid-19 safety and access by a geographically dispersed community of Hong Kongers. The show's title recalls Sia's chapbook Salty Wet 咸濕 (Inpatient Press, 2019),...
Founded in 2017, the Hyundai Blue Prize is an annual award for emerging Chinese curators sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing. On 22 December 2020, the Hyundai Blue Prize announced two winning exhibition proposals submitted to an open call on the theme 'Resonant...
The Sicilian artist's ambition overcame the obstacles he faced right up until his passing on Friday, aged 80. Arturo Di Modica, Charging Bull (1989). Bronze. 340 x 490 cm. Courtesy Gin Huang Gallery. Sicilian-born sculptor Arturo Di Modica is best known for his Charging Bull (1989), a...
Goodman Gallery Issued an obituary for the duo ahead of their first 'posthumous' retrospective. A freight truck delivers the preserved remains of Broomberg & Chanarin's artistic output. Courtesy: Goodman Gallery. South Africa's Goodman Gallery has issued an obituary for the partnership of British-South African artist duo Broomberg...
The demand for crypto artworks has skyrocketed, along with their carbon costs. Robbie Barrat, AI Generated Nude Portrait #1 (detail) (2018), AI generated image, which was originally purchased for 0.46 Ethereum ($176) three years ago, and sold this year for 100 Ethereum ($112,717). Courtesy the artist...
Fiona Pardington, Davis Kea Wings (above) (2015). Archival inkjet print on gessoed substrate or hahnemuhle paper. 82.5 x 110 cm. On show at Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (5 December 2020–9 May 2021). Courtesy the artist...
Now in its third instalment, DESERT X 2021 is among the first major art events to return to the region since California went into lockdown last year. Installation view: Sherin Guirguis, One I Call (2017). Courtesy the artist and Desert X. Photo: Lance Gerber. Southern California outdoor...
Using bold brushwork and deep sensitivity in paintings rendered with a darker palette, Dodiya invokes the feeling of 'moving through a familiar space in darkness'. That dead-of-the-night stillness is felt in paintings such as Twin Falls (2020), where two emerald streams tumble from a dark...