WHAT WE KNOW German artist Neo Rauch’s works are characterised by their unique combination of figurative imagery and abstraction, featuring his human and animal characters in familiar-looking but imaginary settings. They seemingly suggest a narrative intent, but closer scrutiny always reveals surrealist elements, prolonging the viewer’s gaze. His treatment of scale is disproportionate and nonsensical,…
WHAT WE KNOW Besides being a cartoonist and illustrator, Spanish-born Joan Cornellà is also a social media phenomenon. Best known for his satirical and humorous comics, Cornellà’s works are bizarre, self-deprecating, and poke fun at modern society. His signature art blew up on the Internet 2 years ago with the ‘Baby Yeet’ meme, where a…
WHAT The exhibition is the second chapter of the ‘Spinning East Asia Series’, which features sixteen groups of artists based in East Asia, or whose creative research revolves around East Asian topics. The exhibition hones in on the interdependent yet conflicted web of East Asian relations in today’s context. By bringing into discussion how maintaining one’s own…
WHAT The French May Art Festival was founded in 1993, and is one of the largest art and cultural events in Asia, hosting over 120 events from May to June each year: from traditional to contemporary art, painting to design, and classical music to hip-hop. It aims to present the best creative experiences for their…
WHAT At the Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auction preview, you're spoilt for choice with fourteen different sales exhibitions (from Wine and Watches, to Modern Art and Chinese paintings). The art auctions typically take place towards the end, which allows more time for viewing. At the previews for the 20th and 21st century art departments, a…
