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Otago Daily Times
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Photographic artist appointed ONZM
Acclaimed photographic artist Dr Fiona Pardington has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to photography. Based in South Canterbury for the past six years, Dr Pardington (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Kahungunu) is an internationally acclaimed photographer active since the 1980s, who was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017 for her services to photography. Since 2017, Dr Pardington has represented New Zealand at the London Art Fair and Art Basel Hong Kong. She participated in the 2018 major international exhibition "Oceania" at London's Royal Academy of the Arts and was the first New Zealander invited to participate in the Sharjah Biennial 16 in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. She collaborated with the Wellcome Collection Science Museum in London in 2019, resulting in the exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery "Orphans of Māoriland". She has held four solo exhibitions in New Zealand galleries since 2017 and has been featured in numerous national group exhibitions. Dr Pardington has donated photographs to the collection of the Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru and Christchurch Art Gallery, as well as for a charity auction to support Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari wildlife reserve in Pukeatua. She has also donated funds for the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Te Tumu Toi for their Springboard award for emerging artists. Dr Pardington has sourced historical bird remains, including huia parts, from overseas auctions and donated them to the Canterbury Museum. She has previously been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (Queen's Birthday 2017) and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (France) in 2016. In June last year, Dr Pardington's photographic exhibition "Te taha o te rangi" (The Edge of the Heavens) opened at the Aigantighe Art Gallery. The exhibition resulted from a visit to the South Canterbury Museum in 2023, when she was captivated by the dynamic and lifelike quality of the taxidermied native birds, and began focusing on photographing the birds' heads, treating them like human portraits. She said this new approach allowed her to delve deeply into her new local surroundings and community after having only relocated to South Canterbury in 2019.
Nikkei Asia
7 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Old ink, new tricks: Hong Kong reboots a classical medium
NICHOLAS STEPHENS HONG KONG -- In this fast-paced international city, cosmopolitan urbanites might be expected to focus on the latest artists from London or New York, leaving classical paintings to gather dust. The city is Asia's contemporary art hub, home to the regional headquarters of the international auction houses Sotheby's, Phillips and Christie's, the major contemporary art museum M+ and more than 60 commercial galleries. Asia's largest art fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, took place in March.
South China Morning Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Success of ‘Art March Hong Kong' reaffirms city's status as dynamic international art hub
03:39 Major events reaffirm Hong Kong as a global art hub Major events reaffirm Hong Kong as a global art hub Visitors to Hong Kong last month would have seen first-hand how the dynamic metropolis has fully embraced art. Advertisement Major international events, including the 12th edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and the city's own Art Central fair, had – very visibly – taken up residency in the heart of the city, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Central Harbourfront, where local galleries hosted exhibitions and parties. Other activities including special auctions under the 'Art March Hong Kong 2025' celebration initiated by Hong Kong's art and culture hub, the West Kowloon Cultural District, and the fourth Museum Summit, organised by the city's Leisure and Cultural Services Department, emphasised how Hong Kong has achieved its aim to become an international art hub. It is now also the third-largest centre for art auctions in the world. Art patron Alia Al-Senussi (left) and painter Fatina Kong believe the Hong Kong government's efforts have helped the city to achieve its aim to become a global art hub. Organisers say this year's three-day Art Basel Hong Kong drew an estimated 91,000 visitors, including 'prominent private collectors and art patrons from over 70 countries and territories', who came to look at artworks from the collections of 240 galleries from across the globe. Among them was collector and art patron Alia Al-Senussi, who has also served as Art Basel's United Kingdom, Middle East and North Africa representative for over a decade. She believes international art galleries and artists are drawn to Hong Kong because it offers both inclusivity and opportunity. 'People travelling to a new place often get intimidated by the idea of something foreign or different to them,' she says. 'But when artists and collectors in the art world come to Hong Kong, they understand how to make those connections to people, even from their own hometowns – and so, being in Hong Kong makes the world small, but in the most special way. Advertisement 'Whether it's at Duddell's over lunch, or in the convention centre at a booth, or over a drink at Dragon-i late at night … it's a really perfect place to come and be able to make those connections.' Her Libyan heritage and education in the UK and the United States have made her an ideal interlocutor for the global art scene. For years, she has visited Hong Kong for art collaborations and curated exhibitions, including one at restaurant and cultural space Duddell's in Central, featuring Saudi Arabian artist and doctor Ahmed Mater, believed to be the first artist from that country to showcase his work in the city.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
At Hong Kong's Art Week, Emerging Talent Stole the Show
Released on the heels of this year's Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central Hong Kong—two annual fairs that presented 420 galleries from around the globe—the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report reveals that in 2024, global art market sales declined by 12 percent, specifically at the high end. But lest that seem like an ominous statistic for the creative sector, the report also disclosed a rise in the auction sales of works less than $5,000, 'while smaller dealers with turnover of less than $250,000 reported a 17 percent rise in business, their second consecutive year of growth.' Even if sales have flagged for the upper segments, enthusiasm among art appreciators has not, with more than 91,000 attendees passing through the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during Art Basel's five-day run. Launched in 2013 as the first Basel edition in Asia, the show's main goal was to serve as a platform for galleries and artists in the Asia-Pacific region and position the area as a global art hub. According to Art Basel Hong Kong director Angelle Siyang-Le, that goal remains (more than half of the galleries at the convention are based in Asia), although its nuances have shifted as a result of the pandemic. More from Robb Report Twice as Nice? Why Luxury Condo Buyers Are Doubling Down on Their Favorite Brands Why the 2020 Brunello Vintage Is One of the Best of the Century This New Coffee-Table Book Celebrates Formula 1's History and Heroes '2023 was about the reopening,' Siyang-Le said at the fair's pre-opening press event. '[In] 2024 it was about reconnecting between East and West, and 2025…I feel that naturally, the theme this year and our goal is to repurpose, and how we repurpose is [to] transcend ourselves beyond buying and selling platforms to date, what we called an intersection for creative opportunities.' While a handful of blue-chip galleries boasted six-and-seven-figure sales (most notably, David Zwirner, which sold Yayoi Kusama's 2013 work INFINITY-NETS [ORUPX] (2013) for $3.5 million), there was a strong representation from small and mid-sized galleries (the roster of 23 newcomers included Bologna-based P420 with a solo presentation dedicated to Irma Blank, Paris' Galerie Allen with a delicate, wire-suspended mixed-media installation from Kirill Savchenkov, and a mix of work from New York's Nicelle Beauchene Gallery), as well as a section, dubbed 'Discoveries' for work created specifically for the show by emerging artists. Here, a much-Instagrammed installation by Korean artist Shin Min, through P21 Gallery, was the recipient of the first-ever MGM Discoveries Art Prize. Titled Ew! There is hair in the food!!, the grouping of paper figures is a biting commentary on the discrimination, expectations, and pressures women face while working in the corporate food service industry. It's these bold, sharply message-driven works that are catching the eye of the next class of art collectors—a discerning group who grew up during the advent of contemporary technology that allowed them to connect with the world and exchange ideas and information at a progressively rapid pace. 'We have seen increasing traction from younger generations,' says Amy Lo, chairman of global wealth management Asia and head and chief executive of UBS Hong Kong. 'Gen X is the biggest in terms of purchasing power and sales.' Lo also notes that, '69 percent of high-net-worth individuals are buying and purchasing from new artists. They tell us their main focus is on the new talents [and] 95 percent said they will be local-focused.' For those fair-goers looking for more cutting-edge or experimental work, the 10th edition of Art Central—a satellite show held at Hong Kong's Central Harbourfront—delivered in spades. Here, a vibrant, more youthful sensibility ruled, with kinetic sculptures, optical illusions, dance performances, pieces saturated with in-your-face color, and layered textures that made it hard not to reach out and touch the work. (French jewelry designer Shourouk Rhaiem's My Dream Kitchen featured a multi-tiered metal shelving unit chock full of 27 vintage household items, all bedazzled with Swarovski crystals.) Pop motifs mixed with skilled craft rooted in history (at Galería Casa Cuadrada, Portuguese artist Vanessa Barragão's utilized textile techniques like latch hook and crochet to transform recycled materials into her knit wall sculpture, Euphoria I), and for the first year, the fair placed an emphasis on photography. Even the most abstract works seemed to have touchpoints, whether material, theme, text, or pattern, that made them relatable to the general viewer. Back for the second year, Neo brought 15 galleries from Asia, Europe, and the Americas to present undiscovered artists in the early years of their careers. Participants like Shanghai's Astra Art, Seoul's FIM, MJK Gallery in Tokyo, and Monolog Gallery out of Belgrade are all less than three years old, but their inclusion doubled-down on Art Central's commitment to being an incubator to new talent, and the city's greater interest in creative cultural exchange. 'Hong Kong historically has always been a hub,' Art Basel's Siyang-Le says. 'What we are doing here is to increase the awareness of art and culture…not only to service just the VIPs, but everyone in the city.' Best of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
At Hong Kong's Art Week, Emerging Talent Stole the Show
Released on the heels of this year's Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central Hong Kong—two annual fairs that presented 420 galleries from around the globe—the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report reveals that in 2024, global art market sales declined by 12 percent, specifically at the high end. But lest that seem like an ominous statistic for the creative sector, the report also disclosed a rise in the auction sales of works less than $5,000, 'while smaller dealers with turnover of less than $250,000 reported a 17 percent rise in business, their second consecutive year of growth.' Even if sales have flagged for the upper segments, enthusiasm among art appreciators has not, with more than 91,000 attendees passing through the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during Art Basel's five-day run. Launched in 2013 as the first Basel edition in Asia, the show's main goal was to serve as a platform for galleries and artists in the Asia-Pacific region and position the area as a global art hub. According to Art Basel Hong Kong director Angelle Siyang-Le, that goal remains (more than half of the galleries at the convention are based in Asia), although its nuances have shifted as a result of the pandemic. More from Robb Report Twice as Nice? Why Luxury Condo Buyers Are Doubling Down on Their Favorite Brands Why the 2020 Brunello Vintage Is One of the Best of the Century This New Coffee-Table Book Celebrates Formula 1's History and Heroes '2023 was about the reopening,' Siyang-Le said at the fair's pre-opening press event. '[In] 2024 it was about reconnecting between East and West, and 2025…I feel that naturally, the theme this year and our goal is to repurpose, and how we repurpose is [to] transcend ourselves beyond buying and selling platforms to date, what we called an intersection for creative opportunities.' While a handful of blue-chip galleries boasted six-and-seven-figure sales (most notably, David Zwirner, which sold Yayoi Kusama's 2013 work INFINITY-NETS [ORUPX] (2013) for $3.5 million), there was a strong representation from small and mid-sized galleries (the roster of 23 newcomers included Bologna-based P420 with a solo presentation dedicated to Irma Blank, Paris' Galerie Allen with a delicate, wire-suspended mixed-media installation from Kirill Savchenkov, and a mix of work from New York's Nicelle Beauchene Gallery), as well as a section, dubbed 'Discoveries' for work created specifically for the show by emerging artists. Here, a much-Instagrammed installation by Korean artist Shin Min, through P21 Gallery, was the recipient of the first-ever MGM Discoveries Art Prize. Titled Ew! There is hair in the food!!, the grouping of paper figures is a biting commentary on the discrimination, expectations, and pressures women face while working in the corporate food service industry. It's these bold, sharply message-driven works that are catching the eye of the next class of art collectors—a discerning group who grew up during the advent of contemporary technology that allowed them to connect with the world and exchange ideas and information at a progressively rapid pace. 'We have seen increasing traction from younger generations,' says Amy Lo, chairman of global wealth management Asia and head and chief executive of UBS Hong Kong. 'Gen X is the biggest in terms of purchasing power and sales.' Lo also notes that, '69 percent of high-net-worth individuals are buying and purchasing from new artists. They tell us their main focus is on the new talents [and] 95 percent said they will be local-focused.' For those fair-goers looking for more cutting-edge or experimental work, the 10th edition of Art Central—a satellite show held at Hong Kong's Central Harbourfront—delivered in spades. Here, a vibrant, more youthful sensibility ruled, with kinetic sculptures, optical illusions, dance performances, pieces saturated with in-your-face color, and layered textures that made it hard not to reach out and touch the work. (French jewelry designer Shourouk Rhaiem's My Dream Kitchen featured a multi-tiered metal shelving unit chock full of 27 vintage household items, all bedazzled with Swarovski crystals.) Pop motifs mixed with skilled craft rooted in history (at Galería Casa Cuadrada, Portuguese artist Vanessa Barragão's utilized textile techniques like latch hook and crochet to transform recycled materials into her knit wall sculpture, Euphoria I), and for the first year, the fair placed an emphasis on photography. Even the most abstract works seemed to have touchpoints, whether material, theme, text, or pattern, that made them relatable to the general viewer. Back for the second year, Neo brought 15 galleries from Asia, Europe, and the Americas to present undiscovered artists in the early years of their careers. Participants like Shanghai's Astra Art, Seoul's FIM, MJK Gallery in Tokyo, and Monolog Gallery out of Belgrade are all less than three years old, but their inclusion doubled-down on Art Central's commitment to being an incubator to new talent, and the city's greater interest in creative cultural exchange. 'Hong Kong historically has always been a hub,' Art Basel's Siyang-Le says. 'What we are doing here is to increase the awareness of art and culture…not only to service just the VIPs, but everyone in the city.' Best of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article.
