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KUNG FURY – Martial Arts Cinema Symposium, Birmingham City University – 1st April 2016

Kung Fury: Contemporary Debates in Martial Arts Cinema In the media-congested world of YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix and other digital platforms, it is perhaps surprising that Kung Fury, a 30-minute martial arts action comedy short which pays tribute to the culture of the 1980s, could have raised $630,000 via Kickstarter, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, … Continue reading

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Trailers – 62nd Oberhausen International Short Film Festival – 5-10 May 2016

susan pui san lok, Trailers, 2015, 4 mins (still). Selected for the 62nd Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, International Competition, 5-10 May 2016. Originally commissioned by Derby QUAD and Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), in partnership with Animate Projects and University of Salford. 62nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 5-10 May 2016 PRESS RELEASE The … Continue reading

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Trailers – Videotage at Art Basel HK – 24-26 March 2016

susan pui san lok, Trailers, 2015 (still). Featured work, Acentred, Videotage at Art Basel Crowdfunding Lab, Art Basel HK, 24-26 March 2016 Acentered: Reterritorised Network of European and Chinese Moving Image 24-26 March (Art Basel Opening Hours) @ Crowdfunding Lab Level 3 Concourse, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong Migrating Images I: Opening reception and … Continue reading

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FINAL MONTH – 1st Asia Biennial / 5th Guangzhou Triennial – Photo Tour

Universes in Universe Photo Tour 11 December 2015 – 10 April 2016 Guangdong Museum of Art Yanyu Road 38, Er-sha Island, Guangzhou, China asiabiennial.gdmoa.org Departing from the theme Asia Time, the curatorial team invited 47 artists and artists groups to participate in the first edition of the Asia Biennial / fifth edition of the Guangzhou Triennial. In a world … Continue reading

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BAM – Korabra by Gavin Jantjes – Herbert Gallery – 25 February 2016

The Korabra series by Gavin Jantjes Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Coventry CV1 5QP Friday 26 February 2016 to Monday 1 August 2016 Monday – Saturday: 10.00am – 4.00pm Sunday: 12.00pm – 4.00pm In partnership with the Black Artists and Modernism project , the Herbert will presents paintings from the Korabra series by Gavin Jantjes. Created in 1986 … Continue reading

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BAM – The Work Between Us – Bluecoat Symposium – 20 Jan 2016

‘The Work Between Us’: Black British Artists and Exhibition Histories Bluecoat, School Lane Liverpool L1 3BX #WorkBetweenUs  #ahrcBAM #blackartistsandmodernism 20 Jan 2016 09:00 to 18:00 How do artists of African and Asian descent in Britain feature in the story of twentieth-century art? This one-day symposium will unearth the stories behind exhibitions that have put the practices … Continue reading

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A Minor Juridical Disturbance in the Global Archive: susan pui san lok’s RoCH Fans – 15 Jan 2016

A Minor Juridical Disturbance in the Global Archive: susan pui san lok’s RoCH Fans By Marquard Smith DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/mjfar.1 MaHKUscript. Journal of Fine Art Volume: 1,  Issue: 1 Articles Research Essay The Citizen of the World, Natasha Ginwala Volume: 1 (1) :8 Research Report SPEAP, Valerie Pihet Volume: 1 (1) :4 Dialogue Conversation on Experimentality, Hans Ulrich Obrist … Continue reading

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Guangzhou & Shenzhen flex their biennial muscles – The Art Newspaper – 10 Dec 2015

Major exhibitions open in south China, showing there is more to Pearl River Delta than vast factories by Lisa Movius  |  10 December 2015 The derelict Dacheng Flour Factory in Shenzhen is to become a permanent exhibition space as part of a creative industries park. Courtesy 2015 UABB China’s artistic centre of gravity shifts south … Continue reading

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1st Asia Biennial / 5th Guangzhou Triennial – Opens 11 Dec 2015

11 December 2015–10 April 2016 Opening: 11 December “Asia Time” symposium: 12 December Guangdong Museum of Art Yanyu Road 38 Er-sha Island Guangzhou China asiabiennial.gdmoa.org Instagram / Facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share Departing from the theme Asia Time, the curatorial team invited 47 artists and artists groups to participate in the first edition … Continue reading