Cover Artist Joana Vasconcelos (right) whose installations were in the limelight at The Artists’ Party (Photo: Wilfred Fung / Tatler Hong Kong)
Artist Joana Vasconcelos (right) whose installations were in the limelight at The Artists’ Party (Photo: Wilfred Fung / Tatler Hong Kong)
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We’re midway through Art Week and the parties are in full swing, as seen at last night’s affair presented by Swire Properties and V&A Museum
When? March 27
Where? Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay
Who? Marisa Yiu, Julien-Loïc Garin, Lindsey McAlister, Diana D’arenberg, Lucia Tait Tolani, Nancy Fung Nihalchand, Alexis Dupont, Alicia Tan Ku, Dervla Louli and Madeline Thompson
Here’s what you missed:
The Artists’ Party was a lively affair in Quarry Bay, with Hong Kong’s art, property and finance crowd gathering at Two Taikoo Place to enjoy the works of British and Portuguese artists Sir Antony Gormley and Joana Vasconcelos.
Swire Properties and the Victoria & Albert Museum hosted the event, which started with guests first gathering at Ask for Alonzo past Gormley’s Shelf II sculpture. The cast iron fixture resembles the shape of a person and challenges visitors to consider stillness among the movement of people and the height of the surrounding high-rise buildings. When attendees had their fill of food and drinks prepared by the Italian trattoria, they moved upstairs to The Double by 1880 where the main even took place.
The space was transformed into an expansive dance floor over which Vasconcelos’s Valkyrie Seondeok creation was suspended. Her tribute to Korea’s first reigning queen of the Silla dynasty was a sight to behold, as the arms of the piece stretched out over partygoers, and the textured circles and swirls were illuminated by LED lights, inviting many, including members of the Tatler community, to take photos with the piece.
Lindsey McAlister (Photo: Wilfred Fung / Tatler Hong Kong)
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Vasconcelos’s installation, The Enchanted Forest, was held in an area away from the crowd. Colourful lights led guests to the hidden space: a dark room that was illuminated by LED lights on fringed, sequinned and embroidered fabric forms that hung from the ceiling. This whimsical installation was inspired by the lights and urban landscape of this city, and guests interacted with and found solace in the intimacy of the art.
Outside, you could hear the thumping of the house music played by the DJ echoing down the hall, and partygoers shifted from mingling to dancing, celebrating the joyous occasion that we know as Art Week in Hong Kong.
Amalissa Hall was the style writer at Tatler Hong Kong. Primarily focused on writing digital articles, she covers news, tracks trends and interviews experts from the fashion, beauty and wellness industries, as well as entertainment spheres. Interview highlights include Formula One driver Alex Albon, award-winning costume designer Jany Temime and prolific make-up artist Lisa Eldridge.
She has also produced print stories featuring make-up artists, perfumiers and other upcoming figures discussing Asian representation on social media, sharing industry insight and trends as well as explaining new approaches to wellness in Hong Kong.
