Opera Gallery to Showcase Moving Contemporary Artists at Art Central Booth E07

Opera Gallery to Showcase Moving Contemporary Artists at Art Central Booth E07 

Highlights include the six metre Mao Zedong installation from British contemporary artist Joe Black, transgender artist David Kim Whittaker’s first appearance in Asia and the renowned Yoshimoto Nara’s piece entitled Mori Girl.

(Hong Kong – 11 February, 2019) Opera Gallery Hong Kong is proud to exhibit at Art Central 2019 with an exceptional array of dynamic artworks incorporating a broad range of artistic and geographical differences. The Opera Gallery exhibition will be the largest at this year’s event and will reflect the inter-continental and contemporary focus of the gallery.

From 26 – 31 March, the Opera Gallery booth will exclusively showcase the enthralling work of participating artists like Andy Denzler, David Kim Whittaker, Manolo Valdés and Cho Sung-Hee along with a never-before-seen special installation by Joe Black.

Encompassing both well-known and emerging talents, Opera Gallery highlights include Spanish artist Manolo Valdés ‘golden age’ sculptures and Joe Black’s remarkable six metre Mao Zedong. The booth will also feature a body of distinguished works by popular Japanese artist Yoshimoto Nara who is renowned for his non confirmative, thought provoking portraits of children and animals. Andy Denzler’s thick textured static and distorted paintings weave photorealism with gestural expression in his original style of painting.

Established masterpiece artists will include Marc Chagall, renowned for his modern poetic and figurative technique, and Chu Teh Chun’s well known ‘East meets West’ fusion techniques will also be highlighted.

In anticipation of Art Week and the celebration of Hong Kong’s vibrant art scene this coming March, British transgendered artist David Kim Whittaker will be showcasing work in Asia for the first time, exclusively with Opera Gallery Hong Kong. Following many successful shows in North America and Europe, an additional 12 paintings from Whittaker will be presented on the first floor of Opera Gallery on Wyndham Street from 25 March.

Presenting a metaphysical core that questions the existential basis of the “self”, Whittaker is a British self-taught artist, who takes interest in reflecting the facial form. Focusing on silhouetted portraits, delicate water-based paints are used, followed by primal and aggressive oil strokes to illustrate a juxtaposed male and female energy.

Exhibition dates: 26 – 31 March, 2019
Booth number: E07
Central Harbourfront Hong Kong
Opening hours varies on date: 27 - 31 March, 2019 (website)

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Issued by GHC Asia on behalf of Opera Gallery Hong Kong

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Grace Brewer | +852 3163 0108 | grace.brewer@ghcasia.com
Alisa Chen | +852 3163 0180 | alisa.Chen@ghcasia.com

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Founded by Gilles Dyan in 1994, Opera Gallery is one of the leading international figures in Modern and Contemporary Art. Opera Gallery is established worldwide with galleries in prime locations in New York, Miami, Aspen, London, Paris, Monaco, Geneva, Zurich, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Beirut and Dubai.

Since its inception, Opera Gallery has strived to offer museums, foundations and private international art collectors a unique access to a diverse selection of Modern and Contemporary artists through an exciting program of curated exhibitions and high profile art fairs.

In addition to the extensive and varied curated program of exhibitions within our gallery network, Opera Gallery secures and protects the heritage of established and emerging Modern and Contemporary artists through collaborations with museums, art centers and foundations around the world.

Images:

David Kim Whittaker - The Trinities For Voyager Two	Andy Denzler - The Mid-Morning Breeze, 2013
Teh-Chun Chu (1920 - 2014) - Ton orangé, 1991		Sam Francis (1923 - 1994) - Untitled (Glow), 1986
Zao Wou-Ki (1921-2013), 2001		Cho Sung-Hee - Red Blossom with Violet, 2018
Manolo Valdés - Perfil II, 2017		Feng Xiao-Min - The Harmony, 2018
Fernando Botero - The Horse		Joe Black - The Great Wall
Kazuo Shiraga - Untitled, 1983		Marc Chagall 1887-1985 - Amoureux aux deux bouquets dans le ciel aux deux couleurs 1974 - 1976
Yoshitomo Nara - Mori Girl		Yves Klein - Table Monogold