If you’re looking for an alternative to the traditional art fair, head along to the Asia Contemporary Art Show at the JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong. Following the same format as the Asia Hotel Art Fair held previously in the year, the JW Marriott will open four floors of its guest rooms, adorning them with paintings, sculptures and photography. Works on display are by emerging and well established artists and advertised as accessibly priced. There’s also a public lounge and complimentary refreshments on each of the floors to keep your creative mind on track. Featuring over 75 galleries from 16 countries, with 2,000 works from over 300 artists, we suggest you set aside a good few hours to browse the extensive displays. Check out local Hong Kong galleries, including AO Vertical Art Space and Galerie Koo, as well as diverse offerings from the U.S.A. Canada and Australia. Look out for the eerie oil paintings from Taiwanese artist Huang Zan Lun, presented by Yesart Air Gallery, depicting abstract and distorted faces and images. We are also looking forward to exploring Villa del Art Galleries’ offering. This Barcelona based gallery will be showcasing a number of European artist’s work including some interesting […]
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I recently dropped in to the K11 Art Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui East to check out the latest exhibition in this unusual mall come gallery space. The Fascination / Imagination exhibition combines the works of emerging Chinese creatives, including artists, designers, dancers and cinematographers. Originally presented at Paris Fashion Week, the exhibition has now moved to Hong Kong, hoping to ‘inspire curiosity, unleash dreams, strike new thoughts and out-of-the-world imaginations.’ The exhibition itself is compact, split into two corners of the K11 mall, the first level being particularly challenging to find, venturing through a clothes store before reaching the artworks. I enjoyed taking a look at the few pieces I saw, particularly the Charles Guo photography, merging art, fashion, photography and technology, it’s no surprise he is highly sought after for his editorial style and voted one of China’s top ten photographers. The exhibition runs until the 12th May, if you’re in the area head over to the Art Mall and see what you think. By Claire Johnson
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An exhibition of new works by Portuguese artist João Penalva is being launched at the Simon Lee Gallery on 22nd January. From large scale installations to intimate, obscure artworks, Penalva is famous for his diverse pieces using a variety of mediums including photography, film, sculpture, projection and painting. For his first solo exhibition at the gallery he is presenting a selection of works from, ‘Looking up in Osaka’, a photographic series taken in Japan from 2005-2006. The series focuses on utility poles and cables, showing drawing like images across changing backdrops. RAW will be attending the opening to review the exhibition and give you our highlights of the collection. João Penalva Exhibition runs from 23January – 23 March at Simon Lee Gallery, 304, 3/F, The Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Hong Kong By Claire Johnson
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