Published in another version in LEAP. Text by Robin Peckham. This past year has seen the consolidation of a number of strategies for adapting to the at times paradoxical but always parallel challenges of survival and production, many of which would be unrecognizable or even barred from the institutionalized cosmopolitan alternative systems by which they [...]
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First published on ArtSlant. Text by Robin Peckham. Acconci Studio + Ai Weiwei: A Collaborative Project 8 May – 4 July 2010 Para/Site Art Space G/F, 4 Po Yan St., Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong The latest culture-spanning, eye-catching curatorial endeavor by Para/Site resident director Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya purports to bring together two legendary [...]
First published by Para/Site Art Space in a catalogue for the exhibition This is Hong Kong. Text by Robin Peckham. Download the original attachment Kingsley Ng, “Record: Light,” 2008, 3’06″ “Record: Light” presents a seemingly tranquil view of Central district in Hong Kong at night, including several of the landmark architectural features that characterize the [...]
Thursday, December 24, 2009
This review was first published in Chinese on Artforum.com.cn. Text by Robin Peckham Joseph Kosuth and Tsang Kin-Wah Para/Site 4 Po Yan St., Sheung Wan 29 November 2009 – 17 January 2010 The textual installation work of Tsang Kin-wah is much admired for its discretion, its ability to disguise itself as wallpaper or graphic design [...]
October Contemporary 2009 Text by Robin Peckham First published in Redbox Review The last two instances of October Contemporary, during which Hong Kong art spaces, galleries, and other organizations nominally unite to provide the city with well-conceived exhibitions, lectures, and performances throughout the month, served as excellent barometers of new directions in the local art [...]