{"id":2851,"date":"2015-05-30T18:13:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T10:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?page_id=2851"},"modified":"2016-08-11T17:58:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T09:58:59","slug":"art-basel-hk-2013-press-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/art-basel-hk-2013-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Basel HK 2013 &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artfairs-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-28b6a3550cb0d93e8cc281966a696620 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2851'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Art Basel HK 2014 \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/art-fairs\/art-basel-hk-2014-works\/\">works<\/a> | <a title=\"Art Basel HK 2014 \u2013 Site View\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/art-fairs\/art-basel-hk-2014-site-view\/\">SITE VIEW<\/a> |\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Art Basel HK 2014 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/art-fairs\/art-basel-hk-2014-press-release\/\">press release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">Art Basel Hong Kong 2013<br \/>\nIvan Lam<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Art Basel&#8217;s inaugural fair in Hong Kong in May 2013 &#8211; the most important international platform for art in Asia &#8211; where we will be the only gallery representing Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Art Basel is renowned as both the largest and most highly acclaimed display of contemporary art in the world, often dubbed the Olympics of the art world. Typically holding events in both Europe and America, the Art Basel conglomerate opens its first portal within Asia, thereby accentuating artists from Asia and the Pacific. Out of more than 600 galleries who applied, only 245 were selected for participation. On display will be the highest quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, instalaations, photographs, video, and editioned works from the 20th and 21st centuries, by more than 2,000 artists from Asia and around the globe. The show will also offer extensive opportunities for intellectual discovery, through discussions and presentations, creating a platform of cross-cultural exchange for artists, gallerists, collectors, and visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery presents Ivan Lam at ABHK under the &#8220;Insights&#8221; section, a unique section for projects developed specifically for the Hong Kong show. &#8220;Insights&#8221; is comprised of solo shows, exceptional art-historical material, and thematic exhibitions of two or more artists, each selected on the strength of the proposed project.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you in Art Basel Hong Kong in May 2013!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">VENDING COMA<\/span><br \/>\n<em>SPECIAL PROJECT BY IVAN LAM FOR ABHK 13<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For this project, the artist extended invitations to all practicing artists in Malaysia in a bid to &#8216;take&#8217; the entire Malaysian art scene to Art Basel HK. The artworks received became the &#8216;strokes&#8217; of Ivan Lam&#8217;s work for together they form part of the whole.<\/p>\n<p>By inviting and commissioning artists to be a part of this project Ivan Lam wanted to relinquish full control of the &#8216;making&#8217; of his works to other artists. This is a significant departure for him as Ivan has always chosen to work in solitude, beginning and ending a work entirely by himself. The art-making process has always been a somewhat meditative practice for him and he has manifested his quest to attain perfection in his works by being entirely hands on.<\/p>\n<p>This is quite the antithesis to contemporary artists today, who have droves of workers at their disposal, to carry through their ideas.<\/p>\n<p>This time it will be different as this project will turn everything on its head and will enable him to work like a &#8216;manager&#8217; operating a factory of workers. This would be akin to removing the artist&#8217;s signature but in turn creating a new one. This would also be a commentary on art as a commodity and of art practices in the industry today.<\/p>\n<p>He states:<\/p>\n<p>I strongly believe this project touches on a plethora of pertinent issues that are prevalent in the art world today. Many layers are at work. I am just trying to make it coherent and relevant in making the artwork.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-bad5bc90bcef2f12297bff634a297b07 hr-short  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  hr-center '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IVANLAM-VENDINGCOMAGinaFairley.pdf\"><strong>Gina Fairley speaks to Ivan lam about COMA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IvanLam-Timeline.pdf\"><strong>To view Ivan Lam&#8217;s past works<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nst.com.my\/nation\/general\/art-vending-art-1.219505\"><strong>Vending Art, New Straits Times, 17th Feb 2013<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ArticlesonIvanLam.pdf\"><strong>Click here to read articles on Ivan Lam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Ivan Lam\u2019s \u201cA Yellow Diamond\u201d sells at Christies Hong Kong (May 2013) at double lower estimate\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lams-a-yellow-diamond-sells-at-christies-hong-kong-may-2013-at-double-lower-estimate\/\"><strong>Ivan Lam&#8217;s &#8220;A Yellow Diamond&#8221; sells at Christies Hong Kong (May 2013) at double lower estimate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IvanLamABHKtheedgelowres.jpg\"><strong>Ivan Lam &amp; Lim Wei-Ling in EDGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/COMAApplication20thfeb2013_000.pdf\">Special Ivan Lam project for Art Basel Hong Kong 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JapaneseartmagazinesARTcollectorsandTheWindowofArts.jpg\"><strong>Japanese art magazines ARTcollectors and The Window of Arts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Penangmonthly.jpg\"><strong>Penang Monthly<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ThePeakAug2013Issue8.jpg\"><strong>The Peak August 2013<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfm.my\/compendium-of-malaysian-art-basel-hk.html\"><strong>Listen to podcast with Ivan Lam and Lim Wei-Ling<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artbasel.arts.com.my\/\"><strong>Coma Project | Art Basel Hong Kong 2013<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yatzer.com\/highlights-art-basel-hong-kong-2013\"><strong>The Highlights Of Art Basel in Hong Kong<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cristinanualart.com\/2013\/art-trends-at-hong-kong-art-basel-2013\/\"><strong>Art trends at Hong Kong Art Basel 2013<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2f2013%2f6%2f16%2flifearts%2f13194459&amp;sec=lifearts\"><strong>Ahead of the game<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"works | SITE VIEW |\u00a0press release Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 Ivan Lam Wei-Ling Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Art Basel's inaugural fair in Hong Kong in May 2013 - the most important international platform for art in Asia - where we will be the only gallery representing Malaysia. 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