接二連三的藝術盛典在香港隆重展開,致力在亞洲當代藝術市場培育藝術家及藝廊的Art Central載譽歸來,本年更聚焦香港藝術家及藝廊,參展藝廊總數逾50間,當中超過20間首次於Art Central亮相,包括香港的Touch Gallery、Double Q Gallery和Square Street Gallery,以及來自台中的田奈藝術、路沙卡的Mwimbi Fine Art等國際知名藝廊。今年展覽亦邀得多位香港藝術家參與藝廊展商、公共藝術項目、藝術裝置策劃團隊,人數為歷年之冠,在大會教育伙伴亞洲協會香港中心的一系列公眾講座、錄像及表演藝術展演裡,亦可以找到他們的身影。
Bo Choy, Yearning of the exiled souls, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Lo Lai Lai, Cold Fire, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Choi Sai Ho, Mart. Courtesy of the artist and Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Joseph Lee. Photography by Steve Li. Courtesy of the artist and Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Kiwi Chan. Photography by Jesse Clockwork. Courtesy of the artist and Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
參展藝廊分成三大展區,包括「中點」藝廊區 (Chung Dim Central Galleries)、「過位」策展攤位區 (Gwo Wai Curated Booths) 以及「獨特」個人展區 (Duk Dak Solo Presentations)。「中點」藝廊區意即「中心點」,除展示國際知名藝術家的作品外,亦肯定 了Art Central 作為亞洲當代藝術市場的中心,焦點包括LEE & BAE (釜山) 展出三位韓國知名藝術家 Jinwook Yeom、Seungtaik Jang 和 Seontae Hwang 的作品。除了Jinwook Yeom 備受激賞的巨型系列畫作「山之回憶 (Memory of Mountain)」,還有 Seungtaik Jang 極度簡練,探索色彩、透明度和疊影的概念藝術作品。Seontae Hwang 的蝕刻及印刷燈箱則創造出不同立體空間,喚起跟舒適、溫度和時間有關的觸感。
Ronald Apriyan, David Bowie, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 180cm. Courtesy of the artist and White Space Art Asia.
JPS 畫廊 (香港) 則帶來藝術新面孔,包括本地新星 Afa Annfa,其作品擅長捕捉人類心智與物質世界的衝突,詰問人類情緒的複雜性,以及Adam Linn (美國) 描繪扭曲而浮誇的擬人世界畫作,進而探究自我發現和親密情感等議題。
Seontae Hwang, Space with sunlight, 2021, acrylic glass pigment print back light film LED, 80 x 102 x 5 cm. Courtesy of the artist and LEE & BAE.
Kim Sun Doo, Daytime Stars Cockscomb, 2021, ink colour pigment on jangji, 91 x 116.7 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Soluna Fine Art.
Kurt Chan, Polishing the Mirror, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 102 x 76 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Contemporary by Angela Li.
Angela Yuen, The Puzzle VI, 2021, Plastic toys, Resin, Motor, Gears, Beads, LED lights. 39 x 41 x 37cm. Courtesy of the artist and Contemporary by Angela Li.
Maya Fuji, There’ s A Ghost Under The Willow Tree, 2021, acrylic airbrush on wood panel, 36 x 30 in. Courtesy of the artist and Streams Gallery.
「過位」本屬粵劇術語,用來形容表演者台上走位,此策展攤位區是用以展示創新項目的平台,每個單位最多展出三位藝術家的作品為限,立體呈現強烈而突出的參展構思,當中包括首次參展的Mwimbi Fine Art (路沙卡),帶來 Lee du Ploy (香港) 和 David Makala (贊 比亞) 兩位藝術家探索種族、權力、傳統、地方與身分議題之作。
Frank Tang, Floating Island (Laputa: Castle in the Sky), 2022, ink and colour on silk, 75 x 96.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Karin Weber Gallery.
Go Yayanagi, Life Force, 2015, acrylic oil on canvas, 72.7 x 60.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Whitestone Gallery.
Dami Kim, Sea Women, 2021, oil on canvas, 200 x 160 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Odds and Ends.
Soluna Fine Art (香港) 今次年呈獻三個南韓藝術家或組合的創作,分別是 Kim Young-Hun、Kim Sun-Doo,以及二人組合 Lee Kyou-Hong 和 Song Kwangik,從傳統韓國山水景物畫,到單色畫和極簡風格的混合素材作品,還有當代抽象繪畫,展現多元豐富的美學實踐;另外還包括由以香港為基地的藝術家 Lousy 主理的Square Street Gallery (香港) 策展攤位。
Jinwook Yeom, Memory of mountain, 2021, oil on canvas, 162 x 112 cm. Courtesy of the artist and LEE & BAE.
Sachiko Kamiki, summernight, 2021 canvas and acrylic on panel, 145.5 x 112.1 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Whitestone Gallery.
Huseyin Sami, Whiting 08. Courtesy of the artist and Jason Shin.
Ogata Kamio, 天翔之舟, 30cm x 30cm. Courtesy of the artist and Touch Gallery
Mitsuru Watanabe, Naoko is holding a Nanbansen, 2022, Oil on Canvas, 117x91cm. Courtesy of the artist and A Gallery.
來到陳列藝壇後起之秀和著名藝術家之作的「獨特」個人展區,則見Double Q Gallery (香港)、Galerie Zink (瓦爾德基興)和Contemporary by Angela Li (香港),前者以匈牙利藝術家 Gizella Rákóczy 為焦點,欣賞她按照數學公式的創作,蘊含對未來的幻想和展望,散發理性美學的獨特魅力;Galerie Zink (瓦爾德基興) 帶來Gregory Forstner 的全新繪畫作品,體驗人類天性在她大膽而充滿情感力量的筆觸和色彩下的模樣。Contemporary by Angela Li (香港) 將呈獻本地新星畫家黃詩慧的系列新作,藉着銘刻和擦除,以回應記憶的衰失和重溯的過程。
Wong Sze Wai, The missing operator, 2021, ink, mineral pigment & water-based colour, clay on canvas, 120 x 200 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Contemporary by Angela Li.
Lee du Ploy, Untitled-3, 2021, mixed medium on paper, 30 x 42 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Mwimbi Fine Art.
Gregory Forstner, Flowers for the Bold 29, 2020, 46 x 38 cm, oil on linen. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Zink.
Art Central「異體」雕塑及裝置項目將展出六件大型作品,策展主題為「魔法念動 (Thinking Magic)」,2022策展顧問瞿暢對此解釋道:「『異體』2022 的大型裝置作品不約而同地彌散著魔法的奇幻魅力。它們並非是孤立於現實的想象,而是與我們時代中的記憶、信仰、情感、習俗及危機深刻交織的『魔法念動』。」獲選單位包括Afa Annfa (JPS 畫廊,香港)、Batten and Kamp (知音畫廊,首爾及香港)、 Márton Nemes (Double Q Gallery,香港)、李秉罡 (Soluna Fine Art,香港)、杜煥 (CWC Art Gallery,香港) 以及梁水演 (藝途畫廊,香港)。
Márton Nemes. Courtesy of the artist and Double Q Gallery.
Márton Nemes, Police Party 01, 2018, aluminium, steel, light reflective vinyl, DJ lights, speakers 136 x 96 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Double Q Gallery.