An artist’s studio visit to Ahmad Fuad for a self-confessed “unstructured” discussion, which ranged from discussing the artist’s loyalty to long-term projects, to his views on political art. Ahmad Fuad began by welcoming an unstructured discussion as a useful tool for his own thinking, and a means of mental refreshment.
Read MoreVideo Talk: Melati Suryodarmo – How to Perform
What is performance art? Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo discusses it with the example of 3 of her signature pieces, with an exercise demonstration at the end for you to approach this particular art form.
Read MoreVideo Talk: Jeff Koons and Gazing Balls
This year at ABHK’s David Zwirner gallery booth, Jeff Koons is showing five major works of which three are from the Gazing Ball series. CoBo’s Director Selina Ting takes this opportunity to introduce his work and life-turning moments in his career to the Asian audience, who always pay more attention to the auction record of the artist than to his work.
Read MoreVideo Talk: Mark Bradford – Maps, Marginalization and Inclusion
Hope, subjectivity of a painter, reading habits and navigating the world as a 6’8” are some of the topics discussed by one of the most remarkable painters of our time. In this interview, American artist Mark Bradford touches upon the concept and thought process behind his cartographic works as a point of departure for a greater social discourse.
Read MoreElmgreen and Dragset on Istanbul Biennial and Disrupting Power Structures
When asked about how they get inspired, artist Michael Elmgreen – who is one half of the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset – says, “It’s always easier to get inspiration from something that is not in your own field. For example, it’s more interesting for someone who’s making wedding bouquets to be inspired by a…
Read MoreVideo Talk: Elmgreen and Dragset on Being a Good Neighbour
The recent political turbulence hasn’t compromised Elmgreen & Dragset ‘s unique sense of humour, best exemplified in their recent curation for the 15th Istanbul Biennial, titled “A Good Neighbour”.
Read MoreXavier Veilhan & Christian Marclay on Studio Venezia
Xavier Veilhan & Christian Marclay on Studio Venezia — What if Dadaist and constructivist artist Kurt Schwitters was living today, and he had a knack for music? He would have definitely built his own recording studio in the style of the Merzbau. This kind of architecture is part of the “merz” —a nonsense word Schwitters assigned to his personal process, philosophy, and lifestyle.
Read MoreVideo Talk: In Venice with Jean-Michel Othoniel
CoBo’s Director, Selina Ting, met with the prominent artist Jean-Michel Othoniel to learn more about his latest retrospective, his spectacular new work and his goal to set up a foundation of his own, and the intriguing reflection of his relationship with Asia.
Read MoreVideo Talk: In Venice with Marina Abramovic
The dame in performance art, Marina Abramović presents her new work – Standing Structures for Human Use dale serie Transitory Objects for Human Use (2017) in Intuition, the grand exhibition curated by Axel Vervoordt and Daniela Ferretti at the Palazzo Fortuny, to the Biennale audience in Venice.
Read MoreVideo Talk: Tintin Wulia’s 1001 Martian Homes at Venice Biennale 2017
Tintin Wulia sees 1001 Nights as stories of survival, while her 1001 Martian Homes for Indonesian Pavilion at 57th Venice Biennale represents a century of oral family histories with 3 pairs of works.
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