documenta 2012

Just found out Oscar Ho is a member of the selection committee of the next documenta artistic director. It should be a big thing for Hong Kong as there hasn't really been an artist from Hong Kong to exhibit in documenta. (Yan Lui who once lived in Hong Kong could almost be an exception.) At least, there is now a direct link to this mega exhibition from here besides holding the documenta magazine meeting in 2006.

Projects update

Documentation of my new projects Asia's World City and Work Space.

Training

Recent training for patience. Photo by Sara.

Open Space/ Art Cologne

Just did a talk with Tobias in Art Cologne about Para/Site and the project Asia Art Knots. Watch

Podcast with Mella Jaarsma

Cemeti Art House co-founder Mella Jaarsma talks about her art space and the art environment in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It's the first episode of Work Space, a new series of interviews on art spaces in Asia. English. 32 min.
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Finale

Just returned from Tokyo (where I went from Seoul) today and it marked the end my "Asia" tour -- 26 days on the road since the Chinese New Year to nine cities. Some of these cities I only went for the first time, like Yogyakarta and Saigon. I really feel lucky to have taken part in this Open Space project. Just trying to count from memory whom I have met (and had good chat): Mella, Davide, Wimo, Rock, Gentong, Angki, Ade, Reza, Indra, Chiao, Shun-chu, Mia, Yao, Henri, Fang, XuZheng, Cody, Arin, David Teh, Connelly, Tho, Chuong-Da, Marco, Michael, Hyunjin, Jinsuk, Sunjung, Hitomi, Kenji, Emil, Roger, Kai.... should be more than 32. Although travelling was exhausting, it's such a rare opportunity that I couldn't miss. It's intense but I also learnt a lot from them and these places. Big thanks.

Michael and me in a Korean pizza shop in Seoul, photo taken by Cody. Cody is an interesting artist who spent 23 years in America, who I met in his solo show opening in Beijing. Michael is a contributing curator of this year's Busan Biennale. When I met him, he's already several meetings after arrival on the same day.

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