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FINALCOUNTDOWNTOAWORLDOFARTINHONGKONG!AsiaContemporaryArtShowopensThursday,September15th

HongKong:ThursdaySeptember1st:Finalpreparationsareunderwayforthe9theditionofthepopularAsiaContemporaryArtShow,tobeheldSeptember15thto18thacrossfourfloorsattheconveniently located, 5-star Conrad Hong Kong. The Show opens with an invitation-only VIPCollectorsPreviewontheeveningofThursdaySeptember15th,andisthenopentothepubliconFriday,SaturdayandSundaythe16th,17thand18th.ThepublicholidayonFridayisexpectedtobeanespeciallypopulartimeforcollectorsandartenthusiaststoexplorethemorethan2,500worksofartonshow–originalpaintings,limitededitions,sculptureandphotography.“Diversityandaccessibilityarethedrivingforcesthatcompelmanyvisitorstoreturnanddrawmany new visitors to the Asia Contemporary Art Show each year,” says ShowDirectorMarkSaunderson.“As theonly specialisedcontemporaryart showinthe secondhalfof theyear inHongKong,webringdiversitytotheartscene.“Atthe9theditionthisFall,morethan30countriesarerepresentedfromacrossAsia,toSouthAmerica, toSouthAfricaand Israel,wereallybringaworldofart toHongKongatarangeofpricesthatcaterstoseasonedcollectorslookingforthenextbigthing,tonewcollectorshopingtokick-startacollection.OurShowandartsmarketplacewww.asiacontemporaryart.com,offernotonlytraditionalbricks-and-mortaraccesstoartinaninvitingenvironment,butalsotheeasetobrowseandbuyart24/7.Thiscombinationhasensuredourcontinuedsuccess intheoftenfickleartmarket.”

"XieYue"byLuoYang,Mo-Industries,Singapore,Room4222

"ABOVE/ChaterGardens"byMartinLever,HongKong,Room4317

FEATUREDARTISTSATTHE9THEDITIONOFTHEASIACONTEMPORARYARTSHOW

JEONGMYOUNGJO,SOUTHKOREA–FabrikGallery,Room4315JeongMyoungJo’s(b.1970)stunningworkisinspiredby the beauty of traditional Korean finery, or“Hanbok”. The opulent gold and calligraphicbackground in her paintings symbolise at once thedesireofthesubjectaswellasherrestriction–placedon her by a male-dominated society. The hiddenbeauty of the woman, faceless, ornate and regal,beliesthetruthofher inneremotional self.Byusingbright, bold colours and intricate patterns to helprecountherstory,theartistoffersustheopportunitytounderstandbeautywithouttheobvious.Jeong’s work has been exhibited in Germany, theNetherlands and Israel, as well as having been soldout at the Dubai Art Fair. Numerous entities collectherwork including theAmore PacificGroup and theGANAArtCollection.

"TheParadoxofBeauty#14-04"byJeongMyoungJo,FabrikGallery,HongKong,Room4315(top)"Herstory-passion"byJeongMyoungJo,FabrikGallery,HongKong,Room4315(bottom)

ARJAVÄLIMÄKI,FINLAND-AtelierSettre&Välimäki,Room4111ArjaVälimäki isaFinnishAustralian-basedartistwhodraws inspirationfromthemicroscopicdetails foundinthenaturalworldandthebird’seyeviewsofwildlandscapes.Workingintheabstract,theartistvisuallyarticulates the emotional reflections she encounterswhen confronted with nature’s raw beauty. Sheabsorbstheimprintsandpatternsonsandandrocksleft behind by the sea and its creatures. Whatemerges fromArja’s paintings can be interpreted asabstractexpressionsoffloraandfauna.ArjaobtainedaBFAandMFA fromtheUniversityofNSW, Sydney. She has exhibited widely in bothAustralia and Finland and herwork is held in publicandprivatecollectionsaroundtheworld.

"SnowDrop"byArjaValimaki,AtelierSettre&Välimäki,Australia,Room4111(top)"SpringFlames"byArjaValimaki,AtelierSettre&Välimäki,Australia,Room4111(bottom)

HANYAJUAN,CHINAMaceyandSonsAuctioneersandValuersLimited,Rooms4026and4226Han Yajuan (b.1980) is one of the several Chinese artists of her generation referred to as the “CartoonGeneration,”wherethesubjectinspirationforherpaintingsisdrawnfromJapaneseMangacartoonsandthe“kawaii” or “cuteness” concept. Han’s work is borne out of the context of China’s dramatic growth andmodernization,depictingthemodernChinesewomanrevellingintheeconomicboomthat,theartistbelieves,epitomisesthedreamsandaspirationsofhergeneration.HanobtainedaBAfromtheChineseAcademyofArt inHangzhouandanMFAfromtheCentralAcademyofFineArts in Beijing. She has exhibited across Asia, the USA, South America and Europe.Herwork is in thecollectionsofmajorprivateandpublicinstitutions,includingtheUliSiggcollectioninSwitzerland.

"OneDay"byHanYajuan,MaceyandSonsAuctioneersandValuersLimited,HongKong,Rooms4026,4226(left)"ThereisJustaDoorBetweenUs"byHanYajuan,MaceyandSonsAuctioneersandValuersLimited,HongKong,Rooms4026,4226(right)

PATRICKWACK,FRANCE–Mo-Industries,Room4222Patrick Wack’s (b.1979) photography explores China’speopleandlandscapes.Ruralplains,eeriemountainsandsurreal,disassembledcityscapesprovidethebackdropforcinematic-quality images thatblendnaturalandartificiallight. His portraits recount everyday life amidst thecountry’s extreme cultural and environmental changes.Wack’s subjects represent archetypal figures, becominganonymous representatives of a common humanity.WhilehisdarkanddenseHuangshan landscapes conveyanabstracted,nearimpenetrablepanoramicbeauty.PatrickgraduatedfromParisBusinessSchoolin2005.Hehasexhibited inBeijing, Shanghai, Berlin, Singapore andParis,andhisworkhasbeenpublishedinLIFEMagazine,NationalGeographic,TheTelegraphandForbes."PortraitChongqing35"byPatrickWack,

Mo-Industries,Singapore,Room4222

JEFFMURRAY,UNITEDKINGDOM-Room4304Jeff Murray (b.1986) would like you to take a closer look into his intricate world of surreal illusions,intertwining natural surroundings and realistic impressions. Murray’s pen and ink works compel theviewertogetlostwithinhisdetailedworld.DrawinginfluencefromsurrealistmasterslikeH.R.GigerandM.C.Escher,theartistmeticulouslycreatesvisualworldsinspiredbyhismanytravelsacrosscontinents.Hisworkcapturestheopennesswithwhichheembracesotherculturesandtheirartisticheritage.MurrayobtainedaNationalDiplomainGraphicDesign,followedbyaHigherNationalDiplomaandaBAinthesamefield.Alongwithhispassionfortravel,theartistisakeenmusicloverand‘moviefanatic’.

"TheCityofNorthAmerica"byJeffMurray,UnitedKingdom,Room4304

MEL BRIGG, SOUTH AFRICA - WentworthGalleries,Room4104Mel Brigg (b.1950) is an eyewitness totumultuous times. Having lived through asocially and politically turbulent era in hisnative South Africa, this self-taught painterseeks to express the complexities of thehuman condition on canvas.His landscapesare moody and emotional; sometimesconveyingearthlyupheaval,andothertimesendless placid skies.Within the vastness ofhiscanvasesaresparselyscatteredhumans,small and fragile, hoping to find a place oflightinanoftendarkworld.Brigg began painting in 1979. He hasexhibited his work in many solo shows inSouthAfrica,Singapore,AustraliaandselectEuropean cities. His work is held by manypublic and private collectors, includingAmericanactorKeanuReeves."EscapingtheFires"byMelBrigg,WentworthGalleries,Australia,

Room4104

CHEN JINGYI, CHINA -YangYiArtStudio,Room4224Chen Jingyi’s (b.1976)work seems tobemakingan effort to talk, perhaps mumbling like in adreamratherthana conversation.His stretchedfigures reach out to you, extending theirelongatedarmsandlegsinaninvitationtochat.Dynamic,fluidlinescreatemovementandimbuethespacewithsilhouettedangles,yetmaintainadistinct sense of harmony. Chen’s linear figuresadvise us to find balance, boundary andrelaxation,orarewedreaming?ChengraduatedfromtheGuangzhouAcademyofFine Arts in 2001 and is currently the vicepresident of the Guangzhou Sculpture Society.HehasexhibitedhissculpturesinGuangzhouandShenzhen,aswellasselectcitiesinJapan,TaiwanandSouthKorea.

"FootstepsAway"byChenJingyi,YangYiArtStudio,China,Room4224

MARIOGOMEZ,CHILE–MishinFineArts,Room4007MarioGomez’s(b.1968)paintingsbeckontheviewertorecalltheirownchildhood.Manyofhisimagesareautobiographical, reminiscences of childhoodfantasies. The juggler, ballerina and horseintermingle with simple architectural constructionsthat are influenced by the literature of Latin-Americanmagicrealism.Theartistcreatesaworldoffantasy, reassembling familiar images and spaces,creatinganewsynthesis.Theuniquejuxtapositionofhuman, natural, and material objects creates a“paper world” – a technique the artist uses tosimulatecrumpledpaper.Gomez attended the School of Art at PontificalCatholic University in Santiago. His work is inmuseumcollectionsinEuropeandAsia,aswellastheprivatecollectionofrenownedauthorIsabelAllende.

"UnaNuevaHistoria(NewStory)"byMarioGomez,MishinFineArts,USA,Room4007(top)"SecretofTime"byMarioGomez,MishinFineArts,USA,Room4007(bottom)

TheAsiaContemporaryArt Showwould like toacknowledgeandthankartspatronsMaceyandSonsAuctioneersandValuersLimited,theWallStreetJournalAsiaEdition, FijiWater,Langton’sEast Asia and Venture Studios; as well as hospitality partners Samuel Adams and Leaf TeaBoutiquefortheirsupport.TicketsfortheAsiaContemporaryArtShowarenowavailableforHK$220(buyoneandbringafriendforfree)atwww.asiacontemporaryart.com.TicketsatthedoorareHK$220perperson.

Tocelebrate its9thedition, theAsiaContemporaryArt Showwillbe collaboratingwithpopularcaffè HABITŪ on a series of interactive promotions. Stunning artworks printed on coffee cupsleevesbyartistsMadeleineEkebladandMartin Leverwillbe sharedwithpatronsacrossallofcaffèHABITŪ’s13outlets.Torousetheartistinallofus,patronscandesigntheirowncoffeecuponniftypostcardsandthenhashtag theirartistic creations to #asiacontemporaryartshow,#habituand#doodlinginhabitu tobeeligibletowinfreeticketstotheShow.Postcardsarenowavailableinsixselectoutlets*.As a special event on September 3rd from 2pm to 4pm,Madeleine Ekeblad, Martin Lever andotherartistswillmakeanappearanceatcaffèHABITŪonQueen’sRoadEasttocreatecoffeecupdesignswithpatrons.Joinusandletyourcreativityflow!*GloucesterRoad,TheOne,MiramarMall,Elements,LanKwaiFong,Queen'sRoadEast

EXHIBITOR COUNTRY 1st.iKON SouthKoreaAlaLeresteux LithuaniaArtAlliance USAArtJB SouthKoreaArtofCaprice&Frances HongKongArtasy HongKongArtistsinTaiwan TaiwanArtmaniaFoundation HongKongAtelierSettre&Välimäki AustraliaAudreyPalacios VenezuelaBAContemporaryArt ArgentinaBeijingCentralArtGallery ChinaBENGallery ChinaBLINKGallery HongKongBravoArtGroup IsraelCK.ARTSPACE SouthKoreaDenisRibas FranceDeodatoArte ItalyFabrikGallery HongKongFaithArtGallery HongKongFeiGallery ChinaGalerieGAIA SouthKoreaGalleryARTCENTREPPLUS SouthKoreaGalleryArtlink SouthKoreaGalleryd'Arte USAGalleryH SouthKoreaGalleryKnot SouthKoreaGalleryVanessaProject SouthKoreaGaoXiaoYunArt ChinaGiantYearGallery HongKongHappyArtMuseum LatviaHeliosGallery TaiwaniSGOGallery ChinaJadeFlowerGallery SouthKoreaJeanneWassenaar SouthAfricaJeffMurray UnitedKingdomJuliaCarter AustraliaK&PGallery SouthKoreaKFARTSPACE China

EXHIBITORSATTHE9THEDITIONOFTHEASIACONTEMPORARYARTSHOW

KhalifaGallery SouthKoreaKikiGallery SouthKoreaKimJaeSunGallery SouthKoreaKristinaSretkova GermanyKubrickArtpick HongKongLaVuGallery HongKongLANSGallery HongKongLingArt ChinaLydiaJanssen USAMaceyandSonsAuctioneersandValuersLimited HongKongMarcusChanStudio CanadaMartinLever(LiWah) HongKongMeiChengSpace ChinaMertimGokalp TurkeyMishinFineArts USAMo-Industries SingaporeNancy'sGallery ChinaNaranaArt ChinaNineGallery SouthKoreaOMSAArtGallery AustraliaPAJ'ARTStudio&Gallery ThailandRichardClaremont AustraliaS.I.A.AGallery SouthKoreaShaziaImran AustraliaSmartShipGallery JapanSobrane AustraliaSoemoFineArts ChinaSouskeArtProjects JapanSpace1326 SouthKoreaSpace776 USASuomeiM50Gallery ChinaT+ContemporaryArtCenter FranceTheDragonYearGallery ChinaTheGalleryEumundi AustraliaVictoriaVelozo AustraliaVinGallery VietnamWangJingwu ChinaWentworthGalleries AustraliaYangYiArtStudio ChinaYannRebecqProject FranceYoonArte China

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EDITOR’SNOTE:AsiaContemporaryArtShow9thEditionConradHongKong,40–43floorsSeptember15–18,2016OpeningHours:VIPCollectorsPreview(byinvitationonly)ThursdaySeptember15,5pm–9pmFridayARTNight(byinvitationorticket)FridaySeptember16,5pm–9pmGeneralAdmissionFridaySeptember16,1pm–5pmSaturdaySeptember17,1pm–8pmSundaySeptember18,11am–6pmTickets:Specially priced advance-purchase online tickets are on sale now for HK$220, and bring afriendforfree(ticketsatthedoorareHK$220perperson).IncludesaccesstoFridayARTNightonFriday September 16with a complimentary drink; plusmultiple accessFriday afternoon,SaturdayandSunday.Freeadmissionforchildrenunder16yrsaccompaniedbyanadult.Buyticketsathttp://www.asiacontemporaryart.com/tickets/High-resimagesandinformationaredownloadablefrom:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/egi4ife41001baw/AACAWHHYd0poaWes9YN59NA3a?dl=0

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