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The Michel Majerus Estate is delighted to present Takashi Murakami: Michel Majerus Superflat, curated by Tobias Berger. >> Read more

Now in his 9th decade, Alex Katz is one of the greatest living artists. Yet Katz remains in a category of his own. We spoke with Katz by telephone about influences, recent shows and the key model for his entire oeuvre, his wife and muse of 60 years, Ada. >> Read more

The affirmation of the value of individual life, and the constant affirmation of other rights on this basis, allows the boundary of "freedom" to expand, and creativity thus continuously flows, actively refreshing the cognition, and the world of experience grows accordingly. >> Read more

Today, our reservoir of desire is not simply the unconscious mind. “Participation Mystique” situates itself within this reconfiguration of desire. In this immense mirage of their making, the artists use various sensory perceptions to tease out our desire, allowing us to be in touch with the pain and excitement of loss, accident, damage and violence, thereby recognizing the profound spiritual ties between us and the world. >> Read more

Simon Mordant is one of Australia’s most prolific art collectors and philanthropists. As chair of Australia’s Museum of Contemporary Art and as Australia’s past Venice Biennale Pavilion Commissioner, Mordant has been one of the major forces driving modernization of Australia’s visual arts scene. >> Read more

Lê Lan Anh, also known as Lananh Le, one of the most vivid young artists in the Ho Chi Minh City art scene, died on April 19. She had been suffering from depression and it seems this was exacerbated by the social restrictions introduced to control the pandemic. >> Read more

Taking the lead from pervasive beliefs and superstitions in Southeast Asia about otherworldly beings, Phantoms and Aliens | The Invisible Other broadens the perception of phantom as invisible spirit to explore another, subtler dimension of invisibility, that is, social invisibility originated in discrimination and alienation. Featuring works that span documentary photography and oral history, to painting, mixed-media and video installations, the overarching focus of the exhibition is to consider the invisible other in society: the people, or communities, that live on the margins because of ethnic, religious or cultural differences. These individuals are but phantoms, alienated from the wider society - they are invisible, yet, they exist. >> Read more

Travelling from the corners of East Java to a 19th century church in Islington, Edouard Malingue Gallery (Hong Kong, Shanghai) is thrilled to present ‘Madakaripura’ the first solo presentation in London of the Indonesian collective Tromarama (est. 2006, Bandung). Marking the last exhibition in the gallery’s temporary project space, Tromarama transport us to a historical waterfall, which is believed to be the last place where Gajah Mada (c. 1290 - c. 1364) - a central figure in Indonesian culture who used to be a Mahapatih or Prime Minister in the Majapahit empire - meditated before he reached Moksa, a term for various forms of emancipation and enlightenment >> Read more

Esther Schipper is pleased to announce Ku Lak, Matti Braun’s sixth solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will include 16 works from a new series of silk paintings and approximately 25 new glass works, the latter presented on three circular plinths designed by the artist. >> Read more

In his work group Original Color (2016 - 2019), which consists of canvas pieces and expansive sculptural arrangements, Liu Guangyun decolorizes various garments and fabrics by using a bleaching agent. >> Read more