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We get you up-to-date with the latest art events and fairs happening around the world including Jeff Koons in Paris, Singapore Art Fair and Art Basel in Miami.
(AFP Relaxnews) - A Jeff Koons retrospective goes on display within the Pompidou Center in Paris, the first Singapore Art Fair gets underway, the National Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art in Seoul prepares to showcase the work of Byungki Kim, and galleries from around the world set up shop in Florida for Art Basel Miami Beach.
Here we round up some of the best art fairs and exhibition that you should pay a visit in the months to come.
Jeff Koons
November 26, 2014 - April 27, 2015
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
A 35-year retrospective on Jeff Koons' controversial and influential working life, and the first major one to take place in Europe, with "Balloon Dog," "Rabbit" and "Equilibrium" among the famous works on display. (centrepompidou.fr/en)
Art Basel Miami Beach
December 4-7, 2014
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA
Displays from 250 galleries from around the world are expected to attract upwards of 70,000 visitors over the span of Art Basel Miami Beach. This year's sectors include Nova (galleries showcase new works), Positions (ambitious pieces from 16 selected artists), Editions (print-based collaborations) and Survey (art historical projects). The accompanying Art Kids provides play space for children. (artbasel.com/)
Singapore Art Fair
November 27-30, 2014
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, SingaporeFollowing on from the Affordable Art Fair (Nov 20-23 at the F1 Pit Building), the inaugural SAF focuses on modern and contemporary artworks with a particular interest in artists from the Middle East, North Africa, and South East Asia. Photographer Roger Moukarzel will premiere "So Far So Close" on a 556m2 video wall, and a cultural programme extends to street art, video art, a public art showcase, video art, and educational talks. (singapore-art-fair.com)
A Korean Contemporary Artist: Byungki Kim
December 2, 2014 - March 1, 2015
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, KoreaWith the aim of showcasing the painted work of leading art history theorist Byungki Kim, says MOCA, this exhibition collects examples of his output from the last 50 years in order to demonstrate his ability to balance seemingly contrasting values such as nature and culture, rationality and irrationality, and tradition and modernity. (moca.go.kr/eng)
Takahiro Iwasaki: Itsukushima Reflection Model
December 5, 2014 - April 5, 2015
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Iwasaki's famous "Reflection Model" series visits Melbourne, his suspended frames styled after traditional Japanese constructions but created to include what would be their own reflections, were they floating on Japan's Inland Sea rather than in the air of the NGV International's exhibition space. (ngv.vic.gov.au)
The Four Gentlemen
December 5, 2014 onwards
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Exploring the significance of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums in traditional Chinese painting, where each of the flowers represents a different quality and, together, were considered to imbue blessings upon recepients or -- in the case of artworks -- the appreciative viewer. Over 60 works from the Ming dynasty to modern times. (lcsd.gov.hk)
A History of the World in 100 Objects
December 13, 2015 - March 15, 2015
National Palace Museum, Taiwan
The British Museum's touring exhibit is installed for a four-month residence, with objects selected from a diversity of time periods to illustrate a globe timeline of cultural history. (http://www.npm.gov.tw)
(Source: AFP Relaxnews; Photos: all respective outlets)
