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ART – Highlights from Art Basel Hong Kong 2013: Part 1 of 2
The Vernissage preview is about to conclude at the Wanchai Exhibition Centre. Below are some favourites from Hall 3 of Art Basel HK 2013. Part II coming this weekend, click here for more on HK’s Art Week events.
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ART – Adrian Wong’s ‘Wun Dun’ Launch (Photos)
Adrian Wong’s show ‘Wun Dun’ launched last night in the little-known basement room of The Fringe Club (formerly an ice store)…
Open to the public from today until Saturday 25th, the exhibit consists mostly of an animatronic band, DJs, cocktails designed by Wong himself and even a live opera performance. Open 5pm-2am under the Fringe Club (Central MTR exit D1).
Taking inspiration from Hong Kong’s rich and unique history, Adrian Wong will create this latest art bar as a performative, participatory environment. This immersive work of art is inspired by the many different periods of Hong Kong’s history. The
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ART – Map & Guide to Chai Wan Mei Open Studios 2013
If you wish to get away from the hoards and commercial atmosphere of Basel, pay a visit to HK’s grassroots artist’s community in Chai Wan. Chai Wan Mei Open Studios runs from this Friday, May 24th, till Saturday May 24th. 11am-5pm each day.
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ART – Full Lowdown & Map for Hong Kong Art Week 2013
Hong Wrong will be reporting from all of the main art fairs this week. Below is the only fully comprehensive, unbiased summary of the all week’s ‘Off Basel’ events. Scroll down for a map. Click here for previous coverage.
Art Basel: Thursday 23rd, May until Sunday 26th. Noon till 7pm Thurs/Fri/Sat and noon to 5pm on Sun.
Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai. HK$250 or $150 concessions for one day or 4 days is HK$750/$450 via HK Ticketing.ART HK is re-branded as Basel HK this year. Over 250 galleries from 35 countries will be divided into four areas with free talks throughout the weekend. One of the highlights will be the launch of a book about HK graffiti artist, The King of Kowloon… Intelligence Squared Asia will also host a live debate on the motion, ‘The market is the best judge of art’s quality.’ on Friday, May 24th. Unmissable.
Asia Contemporary Art Show: Thursday 23rd, May until Sunday 26th. 12:30pm – 8:30pm Fri/Sat/Sun.
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ART – Revealed: Ai Weiwei’s New ‘Baby Milk’ Sculpture (Photos)
HK’s annual art week saw its unofficial launch last night with the unveiling of Ai Weiwei’s new sculpture. His latest work relates to the baby milk scandal and forms part of Para Site’s exhibition entitled ‘A Journal of the Plague Year. Fear, Ghosts, Rebels. SARS, Leslie and the Hong Kong Story‘. The shows and located at G/F, 4 Po Yan Street (until July 20th) and the Civic Centre, Sheung Wan (until May 26th). Weiwei’s piece is at the Civic Centre…
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ART – King Kong in Hong Kong
Woofer Ten is an non-profit political arts/community project on Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei. It was formed in 2009 by a group of artists, curators, critics, researchers, educators and art spaces organisers.
The alternative arts group were entrusted by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council to run the Shanghai Street Artspace (at number 404) for a year. It has become a community hub and artistic outlet for political resistance.
In addition to constantly changing curated exhibitions there are year-round projects such as ‘King Kong in Hong Kong’ by Jean Michel Rubio. The metal gorilla’s briefcase doubles as a local book swap…
Click for more ‘making of’ photos.
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POLITICS – Giant Dog Shit is Re-dedicated to Politician Chan Kam-Lam
Dreadful pro-Beijing DAB politician Chan Kam-lam reckons that art in HK should be censored, believing that works such as Tiananmen by Ai Wei Wei have no place at the upcoming contemporary art museum, Mobile+.
The SCMP reported that Chan said that “Works that are indecent, vulgar, political and insulting are not works of art”. As a response to this viewpoint – a re-dedication ceremony took place yesterday at the Cultural District, where a giant inflatable pile of dog shit was renamed in his honour. Permanent signage was erected to inform visitors of the new commemoration…
‘Complex Shit’ by Paul McCarthy re-dedicated to Mr Chan.
The pile of shit has a lot in common with Chan Kam-lam – not only does he talk a lot of crap, but both of them are full of hot air and lacking in intellect.
It is not the only dubious accolade Chan received this year… He also happens also to be the laziest lawmaker in LEGCO. In February, it was reported that he had not initiated one single question or tabled a motion since the Legislative Council resumed last October.
Left: Tiananmen (1998) by Ai Wei Wei. Right: Chan Kam-lam looking proper miserable.
By closing time last night, security and volunteers at the site were happy to leave the tribute to Mr Chan in place.
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PHOTOGRAPHY – Highlights from ‘Inflation’ Festival at West Kowloon
Featured artists at Mobile+ ‘Inflation’ include Cao Fei (China), Choi Jeong Hwa (South Korea), Jeremy Deller (UK), Paul McCarthy (USA), Jiakun Architects (China) and Tam Wai Ping (HK).
For more on the festival, including opening times, click here. For more about the ‘re-dedication’ of the giant inflatable shit, click here.
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ART – Giant Inflatable Dog Shit Coming To HK
This is not a parody of our earlier post about a giant inflatable duck docking in HK - nor is it expressive gift from our new Premier in Beijing. No… Our city really is hosting an actual huge inflatable dog shit and it’s already sat in the pouring rain at West Kowloon Cultural District…
Update: Photos from the festival.
The shit, entitled ‘Complex Shit’ by Paul McCarthy (USA), is one of several large-scale inflatable sculptures being set up in time for the opening of Mobile+ ‘Inflation’ next Thursday…
via liquidnitrogen on reddit.com
The massive air-filled turd caused havoc in 2008 in Switzerland when it tore from its moorings, began to ascend and damaged power lines. Repaired and back on dry land, it will be one of six inflatable installations dotted around the arts site next week…
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ART – Holy Duck: Gigantic Yellow Rubber Bath Toy Visiting Harbour
A gigantic yellow inflatable rubber duck is docking in Victoria Harbour this month, where it will remain for 4 weeks. The 16.5 metre-high bathtub favourite is on a on a 10 country, 12 city tour. It will be displayed alongside a gallery at Harbour City and is HK’s first maritime art exhibition in conjunction with AllRightsReserved HK.
via U Magazine
It is hoped that the orange-beaked plump pontoon will not contract duck-lung cancer or a similar respiratory disease during its extended stay next to the Star Ferry.
via Apple Daily
The oversized aquatic toy comes in peace, “knows no frontiers, doesn’t discriminate against people and doesn’t have a political connotation”, said its Dutch creator, Florentijn Hofman, “the rubber duck connects everyone’.
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