ANIRBAN MITRA AT HONG KONG ART FAIR
Uma NairArt HK 10
Hong Kong will be the hub of an art paradise this week. ART HK 10 will reflect Hong Kong’s ‘Gateway’ status in presenting a unique opportunity for collectors to see and buy work of a quality and geographical diversity not available anywhere else in the world. ART HK will be the showcase for international Modern & Contemporary Art in Asia with over 150 galleries participating from 29 different countries.
Bharat Sikka's girl with ball
The Fair is a much needed platform for networking for the international art community bringing together collectors, curators, artists and galleries from Asia and the rest of the world. ART HK 10 will also be a valuable educational resource, vitally important in nurturing the art market in the region for the long term. Accessibility remains a key priority with introductory guided tours and workshops for aspiring collectors and works available for as little as US$1,000 right through to US$10 million.
ART HK has been a catalyst for the cultural scene in Hong Kong, and this is the third year, and it actively involves many of the city’s leading art institutions including Asia Art Archive and Para/Site. With an extensive programme of talks and satellite events ART HK will be the unmissable forum for cultural debate in Asia.
ART HK has been a catalyst for the cultural scene in Hong Kong, and this is the third year, and it actively involves many of the city’s leading art institutions including Asia Art Archive and Para/Site. With an extensive programme of talks and satellite events ART HK will be the unmissable forum for cultural debate in Asia.
Shine Shivam Sperm Weaver V
ART HK 10, boasts of 150 galleries. In addition to major western galleries such as Gagosian Gallery, Lisson Gallery and White Cube, all of whom will be returning this year, the fair is welcoming many important newcomers, including Hauser & Wirth (Zurich, London & New York), Galerie Lelong (New York, Paris & Zurich), Emmanuel Perrotin (Paris), Almine Rech Gallery (Brussels), and New York’s James Cohan Gallery and Lehmann Maupin Gallery.
HEAD TURNERS AT HONG KONG:
SAKSHI GALLERY: Mumbai
1) Ranbir Kaleka - Viewing Ranbir Kaleka's work is like a manipulation of time in which one may both experience the moment of action as well as view it from above. The works bring back nostalgia steeped in surrealism.
SAKSHI GALLERY: Mumbai
1) Ranbir Kaleka - Viewing Ranbir Kaleka's work is like a manipulation of time in which one may both experience the moment of action as well as view it from above. The works bring back nostalgia steeped in surrealism.
Ranbir Kaleka Cobbler
2) El Anatsui - An international artist who widens the span of African culture and weaves in echoes of erosion of inherited traditions - he uses bottle caps and copper wire to create magnificent cloth installations.
El-Anatsui
3) Anirban Mitra - Incorporating images and motifs seen by the artist in his immediate surroundings, Anirban Mitra’s paintings weave together elements of folk and tribal art, religion, mass media and popular culture. Highlighting the many notable Indian contemporary works offered in the Day Sale at Christie’s Hong Kong in November 2009, was his work High Tide, Low Tide, Tide Everywhere.
Anirban Mitra's work
4) Manjunath Kamath - Manjunath Kamath works with iconic fragments. He renders fragments of narratives and various mise-en-scenes. The fragments achieve the status of a symbolism as they range between urban pomposity and rustic memories.
