BMW Art Journey 2016 Shortlist Announced

Samson Young
A joint initiative between Art Basel and BMW, the BMW Art Journey gives an emerging artist the oppourtunity to develop new ideas and give focus and free reign to a journey of creativity. The inaugural winner in 2015 was Samson Young whose project “For Whom The Bell Tolls” explored the sound of a bell through history and location.
The three artist selected for the short list in Hong Kong are:

abigail-reynolds-finAbigail Reynolds: based in Cornwall, United Kingdom, Abigail Reynolds studied English Literature at Oxford University before pursuing Fine Art at Goldsmiths University. Her interest in books prompts her collages, sculptures, films and most recently, printmaking. The ideas driving Reynold’s work are based on reportage photography books, her interest in networks of association and how our sense of time is affected by technology. She has exhibited at art institutions and galleries in London, Vienna, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Eindhoven. In her presentation at Art Basel in Hong Kong, Reynolds incorporates a large-scale sculpture which will print her sourced images onto glass for the first time.

newsha-tavakolian-finNewsha Tavakolian: born in 1981, Newsha is a Tehran based photo-journalist and artist. Early in her career she produced photo documentaries in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Pakistan and Yemen and gained international recognition with work published in magazines and newspapers such as Time, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and the New York Times. Tavakolian’s exhibitions include Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, Aaran Gallery, Tehran, and Otto Gallery, Florence. In her photography installation for Art Basel in Hong Kong 2016 she documents the lives of nine Teheran residents combining wall size scenery with a large video screen and several photographs of varying sizes into an installation drawn from her forthcoming exhibition and book ‘Blank pages of an Iranian photo album’

alvin-zafraAlvin Zafra: born in 1978 in Quezon City, Philippines, Alvin graduated from the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines in 2000 and won the Dominador Castaneda Award for Visual Essay. He’s exhibited at West Gallery, Quezon City, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, and Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. In his exhibition at Art Basel in Hong Kong, Zafra explores two different cities and their architectures. The drawings presented are based on photographs he took in the National Capital Region of the Philippines and in Hanover, Germany.

Art Week: 21-27 March

Skogar-384-2015-Pigment-Print-140x180cm

The art world focuses on Hong Kong next week with three exhibitions bring thousands of art pieces from emerging and established artists mainly across Asia.

One man’s art though is another’s trash and you’ll wonder exactly what the attraction of some pieces are – but there’s enough variety that you’ll probably find a few things to discus and enjoy.

Art Central
A contemporary art fair in the heart of Hong Kong at the Central Harbourfront 23-26 March 2016 (First Night 21 March) with over 100 exhibitors showcasing the next generation of talent alongside some of the most established contemporary galleries from across Asia and the globe.

Art Central
Date: 23-26 March 2016
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: $500, $230 from HKTicketing
More info:
23 & 24 March: Noon – 7pm
25 March: 11am – 7pm
26 March: 11am – 6pm

Art Basel
239 of the world’s leading Modern and contemporary art galleries display premier paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, prints, photography, film, video, and digital art by over 4,000 artists.

Art Basel
Date: 24–26 March 2016
Venue: HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets: $850-$150 from HKTicketing
More info:
24 March: 1- 9pm
25 March: 1 – 8pm
26 March: 11am – 6pm

_The-Great-Wave-of-Kanagawa_-by-Tomoko-Nagao,-Deodato-Arte,-Italy,-Room-4221

Asia Contemporary Art Show
Artworks from Asia and the world at the 8th edition of the Asia Contemporary Art Show, March 24 – 27 at the Conrad Hong Kong. Browse and buy original paintings, limited editions, sculpture and photography from some of the world’s most interesting and promising artists.

Asia Contemporary Art Show
Date: 24-27 March, 2016
Venue: 40/F-43/F, Conrad Hong Kong
Tickets: $220
More info:
25 March: 1 – 9pm ( 5- 9pm Friday ART Night)
26 March: 1 – 8pm
27 March: 11am – 6pm

Go South Weekender – 13-15 March, 2015

Go South Weekender - 13-15 March, 2015

Art and music at the beach

Go South Weekender
When: 4pm-Midnight 13-15 March, 2015
Where: Hotshot, indoor venue and The Ocean, Rooftop @ Repulse Bay
Tickets: Free by RSVP
More info:
Friday : Naughty By Nature – The Beatnuts – 24HERBS 廿四味 – DJ TONY TOUCH – DJ Spinna and more
Saturday : Sunlightsquare – Basement Jaxx (Dj Set) – Ariel Wizman – Melohman and more
Sunday : Kyodai – Claptone – Kenny Dope – Dj Fudge – Hallex M and more

Art Basel

art basel 2015

The international art show Art Basel, returns for its third edition in March, 2015, with over 230 leading international galleries drawn from 37 countries. Once again, Art Basel will showcase art from Asia and the Asia-Pacific region as well as Europe and the Americas.

Art Basel
When: 14-17 March, 2015
Where: HKCEC
Tickets: $850, $650, $300, $250
More info:
Vernissage – 14 March 2015 (Sat) at 4pm-9pm
15 March 2015 (Sun) at 1pm-8pm
16 March 2015 (Mon) at 12noon-8pm
17 March 2015 (Tue) at 12noon-5pm

Art Basel

Art Basel
Date: 27–31 March 2018
Venue: HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets: $2,280, $950, $850, $600 $400, $300, $200 from HKTicketing
More info:
28 March: 5-9pm
29 March: 1-8pm
30 March: 1–9pm
31 March: 11am–6pm

Art Basel

Art Basel
Date: 29-31 March 2019
Venue: HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets: $950-$150 from HKTicketing
More info:
29 March: 1-8pm
30 March: 1-8pm
31 March: 11am-6pm