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News October / November 2011 by MINISTRY
Dear Friends of MINISTRY,

before the Golden Autumn Holidays here in China begins, please find an update on current happenings in and around the Chinese art scene. Whether you are in Beijing, Hong Kong, Berlin or Karlsruhe there are a lots of highlights that should not be missed…

Happy Moon Cake Season,

Cordelia and Christoph Noe

Artists on show
Daybreak: Chen Ke, Li Hui, etc. at Arario / Beijing

Under the theme Daybreak, the exhibition features paintings, photographs, films, animations and installations from China's new wave of artists, born from the middle of 1970s to 1980s, including Cheng Ran, Gao Lei, Chen Ke and Li Hui. It will be on at Arario's Beijing space from September 10 through November 20, 2011, while a parallel exhibition takes place at the Arario Cheonan space in South Korea.

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Feature on the show CAGE by Li Hui at Schering Stiftung / Berlin

The Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel featured the exhibition CAGE by Li Hui with a review of the exhibition and a photo story. In case you have not seen the show hurry up, it will end on October 1, 2011.

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Highlights
Rumor: Wu Junyong Solo Exhibition at F2 Gallery / Beijing

F2 Gallery presents in the exhibition a dozen of the artist's recent and new paintings, as well as works on paper. Wu Junyong's fable-inspired narratives knit a social portrait wavering between reality and fantasy, and are derived from the border area of physiology and sociology. The show is on until November 7.

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Liu Ding participates in show "The Global Contemporary. Art Worlds After 1989" at ZKM / Karlsruhe

With the aid of documentary materials and artistic standpoints, the exhibition The Global Contemporary will demonstrate how globalization, with its dominant market mechanisms on the one hand and its utopias of connectivity and liberalness on the other, influences the different spheres of art production and reception. The show is on display until February 5, 2012.

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Zeng Fanzhi solo show at Gagosian Gallery / Hong Kong

Joining Gagosian Gallery recently, the artist Zeng Fanzhi holds his first solo show with his new gallery at their Hong Kong space. The exhibition traces Zeng's wide-ranging depictions of the human figure in key paintings from the last twenty years. The show is on until November 5.

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Others


Philip Tinari appointed new director of Ullens Center of Contemporary Art / Beijing

Beijing-based editor and curator Philip Tinari will take on the job of Director of Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in December, replacing Jérôme Sans, signaling Ullens commitment to staying in China.

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Li Hui among the Art Radar most-searched contemporary Asian artists

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Zhou Yilun featured artist in Modern Art Asia

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Dates


October Fine Art Asia Art Fair / Hong Kong

Fine Art Asia Art Fair has developed into one of Asia's top fairs and is the fair in Hong Kong to visit for a combination of museum-quality antiques and modern and contemporary art. Over 100 dealers will be exhibiting incl. contemporary art galleries such as F2 Gallery and Grotto Fine Art featuring contemporary Hong Kong artists. The fair will be on from October 3 – 7 at the Hong Kong Convention Center.

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Sotheby's Asian Art Auctions / Hong Kong

On October 2, Sotheby's will auction "The Ullens Collection – Experimentation and Evolution" offering an extraordinary selection of works by pioneering conceptual and video artists rarely seen before on the market. The Contemporary Asian Art auction will follow on October 3.

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November Christie's Asian Art Auctions / Hong Kong

From November 26-27, Christie's will hold its Asian auctions in Hong Kong.

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