"HappyThoughts"byGerricoBlanco,GalleriaCamaya,Philippines,Room4023
THEASIACONTEMPORARYARTSHOWRETURNS
TH
FORITS10
EDITIONNEXTSPRING
UnveilingImportantNewFeaturesattheFirstEventinHongKongArtWeek
HongKong, Tuesday, November 29th, 2016: Welcomingmorethan80galleriesfromAsiaand
the world,
including up-and-coming and mid-career artists, the 10th edition of the Asia
ContemporaryArtShowwilltakeplacefromMarch17to20,2017,attheconvenientlylocated
Hong Kong. The Spring edition will be the first art fair to open its doors to collectors
Conrad
duringHongKongArtWeek,beginningwithaninvitation-onlyVIPCollectorsPreviewonFriday
eveningMarch17andcontinuingwithgeneraladmissionovertheweekendandonMonday.
The 10th edition will host galleries from 17 countries, and introduces two new features,
Perspectives and Artist Projects. Spread across the Show, China Perspectives will
China
presentacollectionofcontemporaryartfromnewandemergingChineseartists,whileArtist
Projectswilldedicate30artspacesacrosstwofloorstosoloorjointartistpresentations.
ChinaPerspectivesand
Artist Projects will offera more thematicallyfocusedandhands-on
viewing experience for visitors. With easily identifiable galleries showcasing works in the
Chinese contemporary art genre, budding collectors will be able to add works from many
emerging artists to their collections. Similarly, new and repeat visitors will have the
opportunity to engage with artists and learn about their creative journeys, an experience
uniquetotheAsiaContemporaryArtShow.
"LifeIsanObstacleRace"byYoonkyungKim,GalleryiLHO,SouthKorea,Room4205
ShowDirectorMarkSaundersonremarkedthatafter10editions,theShowisfirmlyanchoredin
HongKong’sartscene.“Asyou’dexpect,there’salotofanticipationbeingthefirstartfairto
kick-offHongKongArtWeekinthecity’s‘arttriangle’thatincludesArtBaselandArtCentral.Art
fairshavecertainlybecometheartexperienceofchoice,providingawelcomingenvironmentto
gatherandtalkaboutart,aswellasaplacetodiscoverandbuyuniqueworks,”headded.
“According
to the independent visitor survey conducted after our most recent Show in
September,some20%wishtodeveloptheirownartcollection.Ourshowaimstonurturethis
nextgenerationofcollectorswhowillincreasinglyimpacttheartmarket.There’salsoagrowing
swathofinterestedartenthusiastswho,althoughtheybuylessoften,aredrawntoworksfrom
establishedartists,andarethereforewillingtospendmore.Anexamplethatcomestomindis
Fall show where a collector bought several pieces from one artist including one for
from our
over HK$200,000.
With the strongest primary and secondary art market in the region, Hong
Kongremainstheprincipalmarketmakerforartsellersandseasonedandyoungercollectors.”
CHINAPERSPECTIVES
China Perspectives
presents a series of works by selected galleries, artists and artist collectives that
followinthetraditionoftheChinesecontemporaryartmovement.ArtistsinChinaaimedtoredefine,
reinterpret
and challenge artistic norms that were prevalent at end of the Cold War, questioning the
rapidsocialandeconomictransformationsthatwereoccurringinthecountryandaimingacriticaleye
towards the
country’s dominant cultural and political environment. Within the collection will be
examplesofworksdoneinthePoliticalPopandCynicalRealiststyles,aswellasworksthatdemonstrate
thenewwaveintraditionalink,andothersthatblendtheWesternabstractstylewithChinesematerials
andaesthetic.
DUHAIJUN,CHINA–
Nancy’sGallery,Room4220
Du Haijun (b.1978) represents the new generation
of Chinese contemporary art, with works that are
statements on the social and economic issues that
form part of today’s new China. Having been
witnesstoChina’srapideconomicdevelopment,his
paintings reflect the crowded urban life structures
that now exemplify the modern Chinese cityscape.
The artist narrates a story of congestion and
multiple layers of co-existence, of innumerable
windows sheltering thousands of individual secrets
and stories in apicturebook ofcrumbled, chipped
paint that peers into the modern reality of
megalopolitan life. Du Haijun graduated from the
ChinaCentralAcademyofFineArts.
"UmbrellasundertheWindows"byDuHaijun,Nancy'sGallery,
China,Room4220
LIBAIMING,CHINA–
BeijingCentralArtGallery,Room4307
Trained in traditional Chinese ink and
watercolour,LiBaiming(b.1981)hasevolved
a style that
is uniquely his own. Redefining
and reinterpreting
traditional norms into a
contemporary
perspective, Li’s series
“Creation . Recreation . Metamorphosis”
exemplifies
the “new wave” of ink painting.
The artist is learned in Chinese history,
classical literature
and poetry, drawing on
this knowledge
to
inspire
a visual language
exceptional
in colour, composition and
innovation.
His mastery of technique allows
him to express
the subtleties of imagery,
majestic mountaintops to seas
ranging from
of delicate
clouds with masterful
"SecretBeauty"byLiBaiming,BeijingCentralArtGallery,China,
brushstrokes
effortlessly applied with ink
Room4307(Left)
andwatercolouracrossxuanpaper.
"LatentPower"byLiBaiming,BeijingCentralArtGallery,China,
Room4307(Right)
ARTISTPROJECTS
Offering viewers
the unique opportunity to meet artists in person, Artist Projects brings artists from
aroundtheworldtoexhibitinasoloorjointpresentation.Spreadacrosstwofloors,thisnewfeaturewill
bring narrative
and context to life with the artist as storyteller, chronicling the accounts of what
motivatesandinspirestheirworkandartisticpractice.Bybringingartistsandcollectorstogetherina
familiar, relaxed
environment, Artist Projects will provide an ease of interaction and accessibility, a
fostering of engagement with art and those who create it. For both artist and collector, it will be a
chancefordialogueandexchange.
SOUSKEONOIKE,JAPAN–
SouskeArtProjects,Room4123
Souske Onoike’s (b.1969) work focuses on a
beauty almost whispered, reflected in the
angelicfaces,elegantposesandshyglancesof
his subjects in the traditional, yet exquisite,
kimono.Withtheaimofofferingtheviewera
bit of glamour and the essence of his native
Japan, the artist uses traditional techniques
and materialto presentuswith "Bijin-ga"– a
term for pictures of beautiful women in
Japaneseart,especiallyinwoodblockprinting
of the ukiyo-e genre. Onoike likes to add a
twisttotheworks,makingthemaccessibleto
foreignaudiences.Theartisthasexhibitedhis
work in Japan, South Korea, Australia and
Italy.Heistherecipientofseveralawardsand
haspublishedmanyillustratedbooks.
"HutaHihiruver.2014-2Butterflies”bySouskeOnoike,SouskeArt
Projects,Japan,Room4123
LYDIAMOAWAD,LEBANON,Room4110
A distinguished
designer, illustrator and art
professor,LydiaMoawad(b.1965)isconsidered
the most renowned Lebanese
one of
contemporary
painters. Her works are the fruit
of long years of research, a journey that has
broughthertofindherownaestheticlanguage.
Theprocessofcreationispartmeditation, part
revelation, bringing together body and spirit,
dream and reality. As a curious and
experimental
artist, Moawad uses a variety of
materials
in
her
work, such as silk paper and
oxidisedsheetsofcopper,combiningthesewith
abstract symbols and words which give free
expression
to her creative spirit. Her works
depict a
universe of her own creation, rich in
memoriesandunexploredfeelings.
"Force"byLydiaMoawad,Lebanon,Room4110
UPCOMINGEVENTS
The 2nd edition of Singapore Contemporary and the inaugural presentation of Photo17
Singapore,attheheartofSingaporeArtWeek,takesplaceJanuary19–22,2017,atthe
SuntecSingaporeConvention&ExhibitionCentre.
-THEEND-
EDITOR’SNOTE:
AsiaContemporaryArtShow
10thEdition
ConradHongKong,40–43floors
March17–20,2017
OpeningHours:
Invitation-OnlyVIPCollectorsPreview
FridayMarch17,4pm–9pm
GeneralAdmission
Saturday,March18,12nn–9pm
Sunday,March19,12nn–8pm
Monday,March20,12nn–6pm
Tickets:
Admissionticketswillgoonsaletwomonthspriortotheevent
HK$220(admitstwoifpurchasedonline;admitsoneifpurchasedatthedoor)
Freeadmissionforchildrenunder16yrsaccompaniedbyanadult.
Buyticketsathttp://www.asiacontemporaryart.com/tickets/
High-resimagesandinformationaredownloadablefrom:
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