Ting Ting Cheng participates in the exhibition “A Tree Fell in the Forest, and No One's There” in Emerging Curators Project 2018

Photo credit to Artist & South Ho

Since its inception in 2014, the Power of Art’s Emerging Curators Project has now grown to be the contemporary art museum’s annual academic undertaking, whose mission is to explore present-day meanings of art exhibition as well as new possibilities of curation. On the display of one of the winning curatorial plans “A Tree Fell in the Forest, and No One’s There,” Hong Kong artist Ting Ting Cheng presented her artworks, which the themes focus on personal observations and memorial reimaginations. Curated by André Chan and Jing CY Chong, the exhibition title originates from an ancient philosophical conundrum – is the observed reality confined to people’s sum of available perceptions but not the totality of the material noumenon? Artists produce their artworks in the process reiterate the way they understand the world. The resulting works thus are the product of the linkage between personal cognition and reality, demonstrating the artists’ system of thinking and expression.

Petah Coyne is honored by the Bruce Museum

Untitled #1408 (The Lost Landscape), 2015-18

Petah Coyne receives the artist's honor from the Bruce Museum's 10th Icon Awards in the Arts. The Bruce Museum's Icon Awards in the Arts recognizes the contributions of distinguished figures in the art world who enrich the cultural life of the community. Coyne was also recently inducted into National Academy of Design, one of the highest honors in American art and architecture that is earned through nomination.

Director Bill Page filmed a documentary film for Rodney Dickson

Left: Rodney Dickson, Right: Bill Page

 New York director Bill Page shot a documentary film for Rodney Dickson lately. In this documentary, Dickson told Page that his creation motive is not about telling stories but sharing the inside self. When the “Aura” comes to his mind, it doesn’t lead him to shape the concrete topics and objects but to respond the fleeting ideas and feelings. If viewers are willing to spend time on the artworks, their lives may somehow be modified during the appreciation and meditation. More real than the so-called Realism, Dickson believes the technique he adopted can strikes one’s mind and brings views the profound purification.

The premiere of the documentary film will be held in January 2019 at the same time when the solo exhibition of Rodney Dickson is in display. We sincerely invite all of you to come around.

Ari Bayuaji on show in The Stewart Museum, Montreal

Bayuaji’s work on progress of sculptures that are going to be suspended from the ceiling as an art installation.

Ari Bayuaji is in the midst of the preparation for the exhibition in Montreal, Canada, presenting in March next year. Different from the past projects using mixed media to present, in this exhibition, Bayuaji uses wood as a main media, and matches some old ready-made objects, such as marble base, ceramics and even wood components that are painted and hand-cut on their surface. It is expected to exhibit six sculptures, four wall sculptures, two large installation artworks, two paintings, four photography works, and a video installation.

It is worth mentioning that, curator Iris Amizlev also invites Chinese Canadian visual artist Hua Jin to exhibit with Bayuaji in "Flowers and Monsters" exhibition. Jin’s works focuses on a worldview that embraces the concept of transience: of time, of life, and of everyday objects. Although both artists have settled in Montreal for a long time, the content of their creations have not been fully westernized, so we can still expect to see the oriental philosophy between different medias in the exhibition.

Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan participate in Cosmopolis #1.5: Enlarged Intelligence, Chengdu

 “Cosmopolis #1.5: Enlarged Intelligence”, opening on November 2 in Chengdu, in south-west China, in collaboration with Centre Pompidou, France and Mao Jihong Arts Foundation. Presenting artworks and programs by 60 artists and groups, as well as philosophers, sociologists, writers, architects, and musicians. In the title of “Enlarged Intelligence”, exploring ecology, technology, and envisioning how we today may draw on intelligent technologies to advance social values. Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan who are known to Nunu Fine Art friends are presenting a specially-commissioned installation based from their “In-Habit: Project Another Country” series. As usual they invite Chengdu residents to participate in the creation, using 200 pieces of paper and 100 cartons to build a “future city” within 7200 seconds. Each small house made by the participants will eventually be grouped together by the Aquilizans creatinga city that gathers the participants’ imagination. In the view of Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, the future city should not be in single form, in addition to the alienation of high-rise buildings and straight avenues, the human homeland also needs an ecological community that can communicate and co-exist.

Making of "The Garden" by Peter Zimmermann

Hallmark, the biggest greeting card company in the world, is also known as its dedication to collecting artworks for more than 60 years. This time, Hallmark company is pleased to commission Peter Zimmermann, a famous contemporary artist from Germany to create a gigantic epoxy installation in the length of 14 meters. The documentary records the whole process of the creation. And, the artwork ends up to be Hallmark’s permanent collection.

Peter Zimmermann at Hallmark Collection

Photo credit to Peter Zimmermann’s website

Hallmark, the biggest greeting card company in the world, is also recognized for its art collection which leads an established history for over sixty years. With the guidance of current curator, Hallmark Art Collection commissioned Peter Zimmermann, whose works have been admired worldwide, to create an epoxy installation in length of 14 meters as their permanent collection. The installation of the work has just been done. 

Kees Goudzwaard participates in the Magical Riso 2018

基斯・古祖瓦德工作室｜Kees Goudzwaard’s studio

Nunu Fine Art is pleased to announce one of our new artists Kees Goudzwaard is invited to participate in the Magical Riso 2018, which is going to exhibit at Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands from November 16 to December 23, 2018.

Magical Riso takes place in Netherlands is an influential Art Biennale in the global art scene. Every two years, the Magical Riso presents different themes and installation. This year, the artists will focus on a new art agenda - The Art of Forgetting. As tradition, after the discussion and creation by the participants, the art works and conclusion will be displayed during the show. This year, following his own practice Dutch artist Kees Goudzwaard will complete a large-scale printmaking masterpiece in Magical Riso exhibition.

（https://www.janvaneyck.nl/nieuws/magical-riso-2018/)

Duration：2018 / 11 / 16 – 2018 / 12 / 23

Rona Pondick's〈Granite Bed〉 is in permanent collection at Yale University

Rona Pondick who is expected to have an exhibition in Nunu Fine. Her work was invited by the Yale University New Haven Campus in Connecticut and will be permanently on display in the campus. This piece is located just two blocks away from the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library which features a Noguchi Sculpture Garden, and not far from Alexander Calder's Gallows and Lollipops.
　　　　
In this work, Rona fills the entire surface with the handwritten text "I want" to express human pursuit of desire: "Wanting" is a fundamental wish, a desire that propels us in life. Our wanting is drawn from both deep and shallow emotions, and desires, that exerts a profound influence on all facets of human behavior. I want what? Another person? To eat? Money? Power?........ To want is the foundation; the building block of human emotions. But once the words "I want" are taken out of context, how do we attach meaning to them? You think you know what wanting is. But do we? What are the objects of desire? What is desire itself?” The dedication for the building and sculpture will take place on September 20th, 2018. When it's finished, Nunu Fine Art’s friends are welcome to visit.
　　　　
羅娜・龐迪克，〈花崗岩床〉，1998，黑色印度花崗岩，92.71 x 91.44 x 670.56 cm
Rona Pondick, 〈Granite Bed〉, 1998, Black Indian granite, 36.5 x 36 x 264"

Thailand Biennale Karabi 2018:Edge of the Wonderland

In the “Thailand Biennale Karabi 2018” artist shortlist, artists cooperated with Nunu Fine Art including art group—Vertical Submarine that made the exhibition “John Martin: The butcher and the surgeon,” artists Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, who had been working closely with us in “The Left Wings Project in Taiwan”, and artist Ben Rivers, who made the film “What Means Something” of artist Rose Wylie, are going to display their artworks in Krabi, Thailand from November this year to February next year. 
　　　　
As the most important international exhibition in Thailand, the first Thailand Biennale is coming soon at Krabi’s outdoor venues. “Edge of the Wonderland” is this year’s biennale theme. Like the renowned story “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,” the land connects to our everyday reality and yet, it’s special atmosphere and aura makes us fall into a world of fantasy and imaginary. Located in Thailand’s border, as if Krabi is the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland, creating a boundary between reality and illusion, real and imaginary, material and spirit, and known and unknown. “Thailand Biennale Karabi 2018” will at the same time promote this wonderland in Andaman Sea as a world art city.
　　　　
In the four months exhibition, Thailand Biennale encourages creative strategies and innovative practices for site-specific installations. Different from the static structure, the biennale’s exhibition space varies from one day to another depends on weather and environment condition. Artists’ artworks are also based on the theme “Edge of the Wonderland,” and combined Krabi’s unique landscapes and exhibition forms. The first Thailand biennale is a cutting-edge exploration driven by visual practice, and a new way of thinking, providing opportunities for nature and art to meet together, and at the same time let us start our creative and imaginative trip from “Edge of the Wonderland.”

http://thailandbiennale.org/en_US/

Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan’s art plan “The Left Wing Project” : 2018.07.21 - 10.10 in Lasalle College of the Arts

 Artist Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan’s art plan “The Left Wing Project” recently is show on the exhibition, “Two Houses: Politics and Histories in the Contemporary Art Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Chia and Mr. Yeap.”　
This exhibition explores themes of civic life—social justice, labour politics, human rights and nationhood—through 40 works or groups of works made by 35 artists between 1986 and 2018. A fully illustrated catalogue contains texts by 19 authors.
　　
Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan display the gigantic bird wing made by hand-forged sickles, sharp sickles form a contrast to the soft wing, and the risk balance of the two reflect Philippines’ complex reality in modern agricultural society. 
This eye-catching exhibition“Two Houses”comes to Taiwan this year. Started from this early year, Nunu Fine Art had cooperated with artist Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, and Nunu Fine Art became the base camp of The Left Wing Project.”By collecting the used secondhand sickles, the artists take these objects filled with emotions and local memories to reflect the current situations of the lands in Taiwan as well as the difficulties faced the Taiwanese farmers. Through such opportunity, we also seek to fulfill our obligation to our society, and reveal our concern towards our agricultural issues. 

Ateneo Art Awards in the Philippines : Ronson Culibrina, Johanna Helmuth, and Ciron Señeres were three of the shortlist artists.

Ateneo Art Awards, the most prestigious prize for emerging artists in the Philippines, recently published their 2018 Ateneo Art Awards shortlist of visual art. Ronson Culibrina, Johanna Helmuth, and Ciron Señeres were three of the shortlist artists and have been cooperated with Nunu Fine Art. While sharing this great news with all of you, we also hope to introduce more creations of these three artists here at Nunu Fine Art!
　　
Located at the Arts Wing of Areté, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Ateneo Art Gallery is recognized today as the first museum of Philippine modern art. Starting from Fernando Zóbel’s collection of works by key Filipino post war artists, Ateneo Art Gallery followed the step of art movement to collect a series of artworks in the post war era. From neo-realism, abstract expressionism to today’s post-modern hybrid art, Ateneo Art Gallery presents the art movement periods with their rich collection, and is regarded as the indicator and spearhead of Philippine contemporary art.
　　
To support young artists and encourage the development of contemporary art, Ateneo Art Gallery had regularly held Ateneo Art Awards once a year since 2004. Ateneo Art Awards is now recognized as the most important and representative art award in Philippine.
　　　　
Ateneo Art Awards
http://ateneoartgallery.org/ateneo-art-awards/
　　
artworks
Ronson Culibrina，〈Cross-Breed〉，2017，Oil on canvas｜120x120 cm｜47x47 inches
　　
Johanna Helmuth，〈Resting Bride〉，2017，Oil on canvas｜100x100 cm｜39.3x39.4 inches
　　
Ciron Señeres，〈Connect to Cut〉，2017，Oil on canvas｜122x153 cm｜48 x 60 inches

Morgan O’Hara’s “LIVE TRANMISSION in Taiwan” limited edition catalogs now on view at Hong Kong Book Fair

American performance artist Morgan O’Hara’s catalog “LIVE TRANSMISSION in Taiwan,” published in limited edition by Nunu Fine Art, will be displayed at 3F-F04 at 2018 Hong Kong Book Fair. The 29th Hong Kong Book Fair hosted by HKTDC is held during July 18-24 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre while attracting 39 countries and 680 exhibitors to take part in.On the theme, “Romance Literature”, Hong Kong Book Fair holds about 310 activities that allow readers to savor the exquisite writings and emotional burst in literatures, and enjoy the fun of reading while soaking in the magic of words.
　　
Born and works in Los Angeles, US, Morgan O’Hara is proficient at capturing the happening and the existence of things with bold pencil strokes. She portraits instant movements that are hard to notice with our naked eye vividly onto papers with continuous lines. In 2017, Nunu Fine Art invited O’Hara to create a series of works in Taiwan and published her catalog “LIVE TRANSMISSION in Taiwan” in limited edition. This catalogs embodied her life observation in Taiwan. Aside from her creations based on local images such as Taiwan’s factories, fields, and vendors, the catalog also recorded her quick sketch made in the event “Morgan O'Hara Live Transmission: Friday Night Kitchen” held at Nunu Fine Art. O’Hara considered her artwork “Live Transmission in Taiwan” as a record of time that presents life through her unique language formed between Concrete and Abstract expressions.
　　
Morgan O’Hara’s creations stemmed from transformative lines have also extended to her writing project today. Since the inauguration ceremony of Trump in July 2017, O'Hara has launched a monthly held "Handwriting the Constitution" campaign. Through the writing of the Constitution, she applied the writing that used to be part of her personal creation, and extended it into an artistic social practice with the participation of the general public. Morgan O’Hara believes that people can create identity and form connection with the words and contents by handwriting, and even find moving or thought-provoking context that they have never noticed. She hopes to encourage the public to read in details by transcribing words, and in turn arouse the awareness of American citizenship and human rights.
 

Ari Bayuaji's New Residiency Invited by the Symposium international d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul

Invited by Symposium internationald'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul in Quebec, Canada, artist Ari Bayuaji is participating in another one-month residency from July 27 to August 28 with new works and art forums produced together with other eleven artists coming from America, Canada, and Europe.
　　　
Each year, the Symposium invites twelve artists from different countries, generations and from various disciplines to create artworks on a chosen theme. In the meantime, events like art studios and art conferences also take place to provide platforms where the artists, art critics, and curators can exchange ideas on culture and art. With the 36th project being held, the Symposium has attracted more than 500 creators from Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa to participate, including renown contemporary artists such as Raymonde April, René Derouin, Marc Séguin, and Françoise Sullivan. The theme of the Symposium in 2018 is “Art and Politics,” based on which the invited artists will discuss issues regarding Political turmoil, climate changes, gender equality, social inclusion and so on by using their intuitive and keen insights to reveal the relationships between art and politics.
　　　　
During this residency, Ari Bayuaji plans to create installation works that imitate “doors”, with drawings, paintings and original door parts collected from various places poetically attached to three panels. Growing up in a country where doors not only stand for protection and security, but are also reminders of politeness and manners for people would have to bow and bend down when entering another’s houses, Bayuaji takes the images of doors as his approach to deliver the concept of adaptation in this politically unstable world. Seeing doors as a symbol for the connection among people, opposite to walls that divide and set boundaries, the artist creates doors to focus on the brighter side of immigration while illuminating the many challenges people have to face before they find a haven safety. With his proficiency in revealing cross-cultural phenomena while embracing diversity, Bayuaji seeks to open up discussions on important global issues through his works of art.

Ari Bayuaji's Installation Work Collected by Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Silence, 2014, Wood, acrylic paint, transparent thread, size variable                 

Photo Credit: Ari Bayuaji‘s website

Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Montreal Museum of Fine Art (MMFA) has launched their new project “Collections, Connexions et Reconnexions” as an open call for contemporary creations along with exhibitions presenting seven commissioned works to the public. Among the seven artists commissioned by MMFA, Ari Bayuaji was recognized for being an artistic representative of culture diversity, and will display his commissioned work as a solo show simultaneously held with the event. Seven works brought by these artists will take inspirations from the collections of the MMFA, and be dedicated to the cultures of the world. The exhibition will be opened on September 6, 2018 and will stay in the exhibition space until the 'New World Pavilion' is ready in summer 2019.
 
Being one of the seven, Ari Bayuaji is invited to present his installation work “Silence” in the solo show. The amazing work composed of 1400 pieces of wood, coated inacrylic paint of different colors and suspended from the ceiling, was commissioned firstly by The Esplanade Theatre by The Bay Singapore in 2014 for the International Sacred Music Festival. This installation work has recently been collected by the MMFA, and will be displayed during the “Collections, Connexions et Reconnexions” show with the old artefacts as part of the museum permanent collection.

Lin Tianmioa’s solo exhibition at Rockbund Art Museum

(Photo Credit: Rockbund Art Museum)

From June 26 to August 26, 2018, Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) will proudly host “Systems”, Chinese contemporary artist Lin Tianmioa’s first solo exhibition in Shanghai city. The show is curated by Alexandra Munroe, the Samsung Senior Curator, Asian Art and Senior Advisor, Global Arts, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

In the early 1990s, as one of the first female Chinese artists tackling installation and video production, Lin Tianmiao continually tried out various creative media. Through materials redolent of the traces and symbolism of feminine life, such as needles, cotton, threads, silk and fabric—materials which she worked over—the artist wrapped everyday objects and enveloped them, thereby also displaying her care for and reflections about everyday life and traditional handicrafts. With such exceptional imagination and perspective, she formed a distinctive, sensitive, and exquisite personal style. 

Taken inspiration from the human body, “Systems” examines, exposes and reimagines the workings of the self in relation to shifting social and technological realities.The exhibition consists of four key concepts: “individual consciousness”, “collective consciousness”, “public consciousness”, and “ultimate consciousness”. With each concept corresponding to a floor in the museum, going from the second floor of the museum all the way to the sixth floor will embark visitors on a psychological and sensorial journey of “consciousness”. Works shown cover representative installation works from her twenty years’ of creative practice, together with several large-scale, interactive installations which the artist has created since 2017 but has never shown to the public. Manuscripts of archival significance will also be exhibited at the same time.

Alfredo Juan Aquilizan and Isabel Gaudinez-Aquilizan collaborated with Hermès Singapore

Photography credit: Edward Hendricks

Iabadiou Piko won “TOP 10 RECOGNITION ASIA'S MOST INSPIRING VISUAL ARTIST 2017.”

Installation view in “Alfredo&Isabel Aquilizans: Of Fragments and Impressions”

Installation view in“Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizans : Oh Fragments and Impressions

Danish Artist Siri Kollandsrud solo Exhibition : I Know What You Want

I know what you want, 2017, 59.1x47.2inches, Oil on cancas