The Hong Kong Gallery Opening!!! … but meanwhile back at the island6 Shanghai headquarters..
The rain has been bearing down on M50 like rubber chickens. The Staff pace restlessly through the gallery space waiting for Godot Art Zhou to arrive with the required shipment while Lexi’s watchful eyes spy on the denizens of the glass cube on Thomas’s behalf. Katharina has been cleaning up...
island6 at Three On The Bund: Nights 3 & 4
Part 1 Part 2 The final few days: As convened, Liu Dao was also given a chance to produce its own art – live – for which we thank the participation of the lovely Zhang Tian Yi, Kim and Olga, who resiliently acted, skipped, danced and squirmed in front of Shanghai’s elite. A big thanks...
island6 at Three On The Bund: Nights 1 & 2
Part 1 Part 3 Hosted in the Shanghai Gallery of Art, Chivas invites the creme de la creme of Shanghai to attend a multi-disciplinary experience, inviting its patrons to enjoy a fusion of exquisite cooking, mixology, performance and art that represent the best creative endeavours of the city, in a glitzy and glamorous environment....
island6 at Three On The Bund: Preparations
Part 2 Part 3 Over the past few months, the island6 art collective had been in talks with the staff of Emotion, a branch of the ad giant Saatchi, about participating in a showcase as part of the Chivas collective at the historic and glamorous Three on the Bund. As people who are always behind...
Conference with Jean Loh, hosted by the Cercle Francophone de Shanghai at island6
Last Tuesday night, island6 offered to host the Cercle Francophone de Shanghai, a prominent expat organisation, for a conference led by Jean Loh (Beaugeste / Sciences Po) on Photography in China, followed by a wine-tasting and a selection of appetizers provided by Patisserie de France and WineMall. The event was a great success, with positive reactions...
FIELD REPORT: “Exploding Heads, Or The Endangerment Of Being A Volunteer At island6″
For our latest creation, the team has sent one of its trusted scouts to explore the dire and perilous areas surrounding M50. And island6, our bastion of safety, our trenches, our fortress… stands still amidst an ocean of fear and danger, where dark and derelict building loom over post-apocalyptic fields. Photos below (Warning: NSFW). To...
island6 sets out to take Hong Kong by storm!
Dates: From June 29th to August 29th 2012 Vernissage: June 29th, from 7 to 10 pm Curation: Loo Ching Ling 吕晶琳, Jack Mur, Katharina Droste Research: Jean Le Guyader, Nicolas Grefenstette, Dave Ahern, Alexia Kalteis, Lelia Pollett Organization: island6 (Hong Kong) Art Direction: Thomas Charvériat Coordination: Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁, Exir Kamalabadi Venue: island6 Hong Kong,...