While perhaps satisfying the demands of experienced collectors for a few quality works, it also offers a chance for entry-level collectors and ordinary viewers. With public sculptures in the shape of Transformers, rhinoceroses, and such like, it is like any other tourist attraction—a place of entertainment for the public over the May Day break... >> Read more
by Chris Moore The China art market faces its most difficult period since 2008. With the developing US-China trade war, increasing skepticism towards corporate China’s debt (particularly banks), growing uncertainty from political unrest in Hong Kong, and a weakening global economy, not least in Germany, the economic “motor of Europe”, and the continuing UK Brexit […] >> Read more
The inaugural “Booked: Tai Kwun Contemporary’s Hong Kong Art Book Fair” will take place on 11-13 January 2019. The art book fair will be hosted within Tai Kwun’s museum-standard galleries, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, situated within the restored Central Police Station compound in the heart of Hong Kong’s Central district. As a landmark revitalisation project, Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts, has welcomed over one million visitors since opening in May 2018. >> Read more
The Stockmarket is wobbly, China growth is slowing, Beijing's regulatory regime is tightening, there is a lot of hidden bad debt (who knows how much in State Owned Enterprises), there is a property bubble and a trade war with the United States. >> Read more
Sitting at a small table in the Lehmann Maupin booth at Art Basel Hong Kong, Chris Moore spoke with Rachel Lehmann about how she became involved with art, galleries and Hong Kong. >> Read more
For the final exhibition in Blain|Southern’s Lodger series, the British artist Natalie Dray has created a new series of sculptures, which flicker between rigidity and suppleness, the inorganic and the organic, geometric order and the messy chaos of living things. >> Read more
“Always the same thing. How boring! Pedants definitely!” said Oblomov, yawning. Basel is still the best art fair in the world. You knew that already. It runs as smoothly as Swiss Rail. No air-conditioning problems here! Yet there is a growing sense Art Basel is getting predictable. At first, I thought it was just me, […] >> Read more
General Introduction KWM artcenter is pleased to present Amalia Ulman's first solo exhibition in China entitled ‘Privilege’ from 22 March to 19 May 2018. The exhibition presents a site-specific labyrinthine installation in which 15 photographs and 3 video works are exhibited. The photographs are both from her first photographic series ‘Excellences and Perfections’ as well as her ongoing series ‘Privilege’. >> Read more