Review: Fusion 2 《融合貳》 at Asia Society HK
Thirty sculptures, ten artists, five pairs, two years, and two materials: Carrara marble and wood. Five of the ten artists are from Hong Kong, and the other five have a special connection to Italy. Turning strangers into collaborators, the exhibition is an ode to fusion, radiating harmony in presentation. On until July 9, 2023.
In Conversation: Joyce Ng of Asia Society, HK Centre
Kindly invited to an e-tour of Fusion 2 《融合貳》, Dyana (virtually) sits down with Joyce Ng of Asia Society HK to chat about the cultural organisation, the growing interest in the Asia’s art scene, and how the curators paired artists from Hong Kong and Italy to create collaborative sculptural works of Carrara marble and wood.
6 AAPI artists to watch in 2023
Who are some of the most exciting AAPI contemporary artists out there? Of course there are more than 6 artists to present, but here are the artists who really do their own thing, and are *quite* good at it: Kelly Akashi, Mike Lee, Mie Yim, Catalina Ouyang, Zoé Blue M., and Mikey Yates.
Inside Lamqua's Western-style paintings of Chinese tumour patients in the 19th century
A look at two medical cases documented by the superstar painter Lamqua (1801-1860), who collaborated with the American missionary surgeon Dr. Peter Parker to depict patients before and after tumour removal in 1830s Guangdong – Warning: it really is warts and all.
6 More Modern Asian Women Artists You Should Know – Part II
Abstract art was the name of the game in the postwar years, and these 6 Asian women artists took global modernism in their stride: read more about Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Toko Shinoda, Park Re Hyun, Kim Lim, Bernice Bing, and Nasreen Mohamedi.
6 Modern Asian Women Artists You Should Know – Part I
Modern societies called modern women, and in Asia, people everywhere proclaimed the it was the age of the ‘New Woman’. But who was she? Pan Yuliang, Georgette Chen, and Amrita Sher-gil are just a couple of the names you need to know.
8 Asian Women-Owned Galleries You Should Know
Perhaps not the most obvious or widely credited, galleries play an enormous role in an artist’s career as they navigate through the complicated world of creating art. Here are 8 women-owned galleries shaking up traditions and spearheading what’s considered new.