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ACAW 2015 | Press Coverage

ACAW 2015 Programs & FIELD MEETING Take 3

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

ArtAsiaPacific, “ACAW FIELD MEETING: “Take 3 – Thinking Performance”

HG Masters, November 8, 2015

“…spanned two days and a third night, brought together practitioners from around the world for TED-talk-like “keynotes” and collegial discussions around this irresolvable term.”

Art Radar, “Thinking Performance at Asia Contemporary Art Week 2015, New York – Leeza Ahmady interview”

Christine Lee, October 23, 2015

“We considered various unconventional modes of art making and exhibition, making practices and highlighting both artists and artistic initiatives in a timely and less mediated fashion.”

Berlin Art Link

The New York Times, “The Best in Art of 2015

Holland Cotter, December 9, 2015

“In conjunction with Asia Contemporary Art Week, the Met presented “Sonic Blossom,” an interactive piece conceived by Lee Mingwei, which had vocalists from the Manhattan School of Music singing Schubert lieder in the galleries. Heaven.”

The New York Times, “The Best Classical Music of 2015”

James R. Oetreich, December 9, 2015

“…the setup made for a particularly intense, almost electric connection between singer and chosen listener, another manifestation of Mr. Lee’s concern in his recent works with human contact, communication and sharing.”

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

Observer, “Singers to Serenade Lucky Museum Visitors One-on-One at the Met”

Alanna Martinez, November 6, 2015

“‘So, when the singer wears the costume they are like the demi-god bringing gifts to the people they sing for.’“

The New York Times, “Classical & Opera Listings for Nov. 6-12”

November 5, 2015

“Answer in the affirmative and you not only receive the gift of a Schubert song, sung by one of a roving team of young singers, but become part of the artist Lee Mingwei’s interactive performance work.”

Berlin Art Link

The Village Voice, “The Met Wants To Serenade You – Literally – With New Musical Exhibit ‘Sonic Blossom’”

Silas Valentino, October 29, 2015

“‘This is almost like when you walk into a garden and suddenly a butterfly lands on your shoulder,’”

The New York Times, “In Lee Mingwei’s ‘Sonic Blossom’ at the Met, Schubert Is Intimate Installation Art”

James R. Oestreich, November 1, 2015

“ ‘May I offer you the gift of a song?” and seated me in the lone chair, sang Schubert’s ‘Nacht und Träume’ (‘Night and Dreams’) directly to me.”

ABC News, “Museum Exhibit Stirs Emotions with Spontaneous Song”

Lauren Glassberg, November 5, 2015

“‘He sat me down, and it was like, wow,’ one museum visitor said following the experience. ‘What came out of his mouth and what he sounded like totally did not match what I expected. So it was really great.’”

OCULA, “No More Triumphs: A Report on Asia Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) 2015”

Sophia McKinnon, November 9, 2015

“‘I don’t have a concept of place anymore,’ was the response given by Ming Wong when asked about representing specific geographies during a panel as part of New York’s 10th ACAW, 2015.”

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

SCREEN | 介面, “SCREEN x ACAW: A Dialogue on “Thinking Performance” with Leeza Ahmady

Jiayin Chen, November 22, 2015

“Asia Contemporary Art Week as an institution is also in the process of shifting to a new stage.”

SCREEN | 介面, “BECOME THE INSTITUTION!: Christopher K. Ho on Identity (Technically)”

Yu-Chieh Li, November 26, 2015

“The wry twists of Christopher K Ho’s work show an acute sensitivity to the social meaning of an object—whether that’s Eau d’Issey, an Ivy league monogram, or a peace lily.”

Berlin Art Link

My Art Guides, “Asia Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) 2015”

My Art Guides Editorial Team, October 2015

“This year, ACAW will place a special emphasis on performance with two signature programs.”

Ink Studio, “Wang Dongling: Chaos in New York”

Ink Studio, November 2015

“Throughout the performance, he held the brush at an angle and repeatedly let it run dry, causing its hair to split and rub against the paper surface to create nearly ethereal traces.”

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

The Village Voice, “The Kominas Close Out Asia Contemporary Art Week”

Sachyn Mital, November 9, 2015

“The Kominas brought the curtain down on Asia Contemporary Arts Week at the Aicon Gallery on November 8 surrounded by the exhibition of works from Salman Toor.” by Sachyn Mital

LEAP, “Miming Art And Its Disappearance: Performance And Lecture At Field Meeting Take 3: Thinking Performance”

Scott Norton, November 27, 2015

“Central to these meetings was an attempt to look at how artists in Asia have used performance as a means to distill their work down to elemental components: language, archival strategy, visual tropes.” by Scott Norton

ACAW 2015 Exhibition Thinking Currents

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

The Stranger, “The Seattle Art Fair Was So Successful, the City Literally Applauded”

Jen Graves, August 5, 2015

“Thinking Currents was the most artistically significant thing that happened at Seattle Art Fair, and it was crowded all weekend.”

The Stranger, “Inside Seattle Art Fair: ‘Thinking Currents’ Will Feature More Than 25 Artists from Across the Pacific Rim”

Jen Graves, July 28, 2015

“Leeza Ahmady, the New York-based, Afghan-born independent curator who organized Thinking Currents, talked with me by phone about her philosophy, history, and the process of pulling together this big exhibition of more than 25 works by more than 25 artists in just four rapid months.”

Berlin Art Link

The International Examiner, “Artists of the Pacific Rim Highlighted at Seattle Art Fair”

Eva Cohen, August 1, 2015

“The exhibition delves deeply into this unifying fact of nature, with artistic explorations in video and new media format of the various liquid and land territories in the region.”

The Seattle Times, “High Art Meets Deep Pockets at Seattle Art Fair”

Tricia Romano, July 31, 2015

“The Art Market team was free to choose galleries but received one directive from Allen: to highlight the region’s connection to Asia and the Pacific Rim. The fair features a large exhibition of videos and new media curated by Leeza Ahmady, the director of Asian Contemporary Art Week in New York…”

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

Blouin Artinfo, “Tech Art Down, Tech Money Up at Seattle Art Fair Debut”

Mostafa Heddaya, July 31, 2015

“Titled ‘Thinking Currents,’ this occupied a substantial corner section of the exhibition hall and comprised mostly video works, by artists from the Pacific Rim ‘and beyond!’”

Hyperallergic, “At Seattle’s First Art Fair, Dealers Chase Elusive Tech Money”

Amanda Manitach, August 4, 2015

“…and panel discussions on issues like environmental and geo-economical concerns in the region. Of course, there was an emphasis on tech and art wherever it could be wedged in.”

Berlin Art Link

Artnews, “The Seattle Art Fair Arrives, with Dealers on the Hunt for Tech Money”

Erin Langner, August 1, 2015

“The works touch on issues such as the environment, immigration, and migration, and include SEA STATE 6, Singaporean artist Charles Lim’s work for his nation’s pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.”

Artforum, “Sleepless in Seattle”

Dawn Chan, August 5, 2015

“The place is a mass of several thousand visitors, trays of beef carpaccio and mushroom arancini, and a free-flowing bar. The curated portion of the fair, organized by Leeza Ahmady, features works like Ho Tzu-Nyen’s Cloud of Unknowing, a portrayal of cloud spirits that mixes campiness and poetry.”