Following a series of recent exhibitions dedicated to the modernist master Sanyu (1901- 1966) in Taiwan, we take a fresh look at the work of the artist and re-examine his contribution to art history as part of the Ecole de Paris.
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Video Talk: Eugene Tan – The Role of Museum Directors
How does a museum work; what is the role of a museum director exactly? CoBo Social’s director and host, Selina Ting, unlocks the behind-the-scene mystery with Eugene Tan, Director of National Gallery Singapore
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Video Talk: Iwan Wirth – Art as an Experience
This year during Art Basel season, many international galleries setting up their outposts at Hong Kong’s H Queen’s, with Hauser & Wirth being one of them. Iwan Wirth, co-founder and president of Hauser & Wirth gallery shares his unique business model of “art being an experiences” , with projects like Hauser & Wirth Somerset and Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles that integral gourmet, farming, book shop, community-building, education and residences all in one.
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Video 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.
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Video Talk: Aaron Cezar on Why the Importance of Collectors-in-Residence
Aaron is the founding Director of Delfina Foundation, where he develops, curates and oversees its interrelated programme of residencies, exhibitions and public platforms. At CoBo Challenge, he will expose the secrets behind the success of his collector-in-residence project with us.
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Video Talk: Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani on the Recipe for a Successful Event
The power couple behind the acclaimed Dhaka Art Summit, which put South Asian art to international spotlight, Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani reveals their secret recipe for a successful art event. We also test their connectedness as a team.
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Video 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.
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Video Talk: Marta Gnyp on The Power of Collectors
An art collector, art advisor, art journalist, art economist, Marta Gnyp is also the author of the influential publication: The Shift. Art and the Rise to Power of Contemporary Collectors. At ABHK 2018, we discussed how the role of collectors are being negotiated and redefined in such occasion, and tried to demystify the art world through a few images.
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Video 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.
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Video Talk: Diana Widmaier Picasso on Being a Picasso
“In our family, you cannot escape Pablo Picasso”, which is exactly the case for Diana Widmaier Picasso, granddaughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter. We spoke to the art historian and founder of DWP editions on her intertwining life with the legendary artist.
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