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AP CONTEMPORARY AT BAZAAR ART JAKARTA 2015

The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place, Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. Business District, Pacific Place, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.52-53, Jakarta Selatan, 12190, Indonesia

AP Contemporary is thrilled to announce our participation at Bazaar Art Jakarta, which will be held from 27- 30 August 2015 at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place.

Come and visit us at booth A4, we are going to present the following artist works:
Alexander Zakharov
Armando Rabadán
Farhad Hussain
Gago Chtchyan
Mari Kim
Sonya Man Yi Fu
Thanh Tam Bui

If you wish to know more information about the fair or our artists, leave us a message or contact us at info@apcontemporary.com

Also, we will be participating a panel discussion on 28 August 2015 (Friday) from 5-6 pm at the fair, stay tuned!

RU : REUNITED Group Exhibition

28 Tai Ping Shan, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

OLEG TSELKOV / ALEXANDER ZAKHAROV
OLGA TOBRELUTS / GAGO CHTCHYAN

AP Contemporary proudly presents “RU : REUNITED” group exhibition by Oleg Tselkov, Alexander Zakharov, Olga Tobreluts and Gago Chtchyan from 7 July to 31 August, 2015.

Russia has the longest persistence in socialist realism art and restriction was until the dissolution of Soviet Union. Starting from 1950s, the rise of Soviet Nonconformist Art ( also name as Unofficial Art) brought the attention to those Russian artists who were not following the restriction in the country. Oleg Tselkov, as one of the most influential contemporary Russian artists, had been actively participating in the underground art world in Russia since 1960s. The artist started to organise exhibitions in Moscow since 1956 and there were uncountable celebrities visiting his studio in the 1960s - 1970s, however, due to the strict policy of the former Soviet Union, many of the sold art works were being rejected to ship outside the country. Later in 1966, the artist’s solo exhibition in an art institute was forced to shut down after 2 days because the show was “ idealogical unacceptable”. The artist finally moved to Paris in 1977. He developed his career and his art works are acquired by The State Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, Yokohama Art Museum of Tokyo, The Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam and private collectors such as Colin Franklin, Arthur Miller and Vladimir Spivakov.

Followed by the dissolution of Soviet Union in 1991, Russian government finally dismissed the restriction on the Soviet Nonconformist Art, however, many young artists were still lost in the big gap between traditional art education and adapting themselves as an emerging artists since most Russian galleries were still under the influence from the government. One of the examples is Alexander Zakharov, who received traditional art training with miniatures from the Academy of Art in Moscow in 1980s. Coincidently in 1987, he sold his first art work to Mr. Per Lundberg, the vice-president of Swedbank at that time. It was his life-changing experience since he had no idea of selling art works before especially without any support from Russian government and galleries. He decided to move to the US in the early 1990s and he started his career there together with exploring the printing technology on different media. His art works are acquired by Russian Club of United Nations in New York, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Fogg Museum of Art and private collectors such as Nicolas Cage, Whoopi Goldberg and David Bowie.

Oleg Tselkov and Alexander Zakharov are two examples of how Russian artists breakthrough all the barriers and restriction of their era. Because of their courage and the passion for art, the world is able to see these great art works outside Russia. Meanwhile, there are artists who also found their way through even in Russia. Olga Tobreluts, an acclaimed artist from St. Petersburg who was the pioneer of using digital technologies on contemporary art work in the region. She graduated from its architectural college in 1989 and completed a course in computer graphic in Berlin which enlightened her with applying different technologies. The artist has more than 10 solo exhibitions in different museums since 1994. Her art works are acquired by Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg, MOMA in New York, Museum of Photography in Moscow and many other private collectors.

As part of the former Soviet Union, Armenian artist Gago Chtchyan started his career in his homeland, however, his career was well-developed since he moved to Moscow in 1992. He started to cooperate with galleries and later on won a competition which was organised by Sotheby’s. Moving to Moscow was a milestone in his career and his art works are highly appreciated by private collectors in different regions.

AP Contemporary is honoured to present four different Russian artists from different eras in this group exhibition and finally united at this group exhibition.


RSVP to catherine.yim@apcontemporary.com
Art works and exhibition enquiries to info@apcontemporary.com

AP Contemporary at Art Busan 2015 - Booth B05

353 BEXCO, 55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea 612-704

Please join AP Contemporary at Art Busan from 5 - 8 June 2015 ( VIP Preview at 4 June 2015)! We are at booth B05 and we are going to present: Alexander Zakharov / Sonya Man Yi Fu / Gago Chtchyan / Olga Tobreluts / Xinggang Wang / Vladimir Potapov

Stay tuned for more information!

General inquiries, please contact Sally at info@apcontemporary.com
VIP pass / general admission, please contact Catherine at catherine.yim@apcontemporary.com

Opening Reception - "GLOW OF PAINTS" Gago Chtchyan's solo exhibition

28 Tai Ping Shan, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

“Art is the incarnation of thoughts, ideas, souls and lives of the artists.” - Gago Chtchyan.

Gago Chtchyan, an Armenian artist who has been living in Moscow, Russia and Prague, Czech Republic. The Republic of Armenia, a country full of history, culture and art; like many other well-known Armenian artists, Gago was inspired by the nature and culture of his ancient homeland. Gago was born in a family which the members are well-known composers, singers and artists in Armenia; as a result, Gago has loved art since he was a child.

Gago is dedicated to oil and acrylic painting with his very characteristic style, very light texture which is almost allowing the audience to feel the canvas. Audience can see a simplified world with no burden but only the origin of man kinds through his art. The rawness of canvas brings a mysterious fog to the paintings and the purity underneath the fog is invulnerable. There is no utopia in life; however, the intimate connection between the audience and Gago’s strong psychological discharge presented on his paintings eases out the stress in lives. His eagerness to express his most personal and intimate emotion is reflected on each of his paintings. There are no boundaries in Gago’s paintings because it is all about the passion he has for his people and art. From prosaic to frivolous, Gago has created a room of wild pleasure with imagining the density, lubricity and viscosity on the colour palette behind the canvas.

AP Contemporary is honoured to present you Gago Chtchyan’s solo exhibition in Hong Kong since 2012 and it is the time for us to enjoy the simplicity of art and take a break in the hectic pace of life.


「 藝術品是藝術家其思想、概念、靈魂和生命的化身。」－ 加戈

加戈（GAGO CHTCHYAN) 為一名亞美利亞的藝術家，曾居於俄羅斯莫斯科和捷克共和國布拉格。亞美利亞共和國是一個充滿著豐富歷史、文化和藝術的國家；如其他知名的亞美利亞藝術家一樣， 加戈主要的創作靈感為他國家的古代文明和風俗。 加戈生於一個藝術世家，他的家族成員於亞美利亞為著名的作詞家、歌手以及藝術家；這不難想像為何他從小時候開始已經喜歡藝術。

加戈專注於創作具有個人特色的油彩和塑膠彩畫。其作品中的輕薄筆觸幾乎能讓觀眾感受到畫布的材質。透過他的作品，觀眾可以看到一個毫無拘束的簡單國度，而國度中只有最原始的我們。純素的畫布為他的作品蒙上一層薄紗，當掀開薄紗後看到的是一種難以抗拒的吸引力藏於其中。加戈作品中所散發的強烈情感深深地碰觸到觀眾的心靈，為不完美的生活帶來最大的安慰。我們可以感覺到加戈把他最內心深處的情緒化成了一幅幅畫作呈現在我們眼前，他對藝術和其民族的熱情遠遠超過筆墨所能形容或詮釋。加戈所建立的不只是一幅畫作，他以他的畫筆透過顏料和畫布創造出一種愉悅的氛圍，不論是那麼的平淡或那麼的高亢，依然令人猶然輕快。

艾普當代藝術十分榮幸為您帶來自2012年後首個加戈作品展覽，期望您能在繁忙生活中仍能享受一片簡約的寧靜。

“Art is the incarnation of thoughts, ideas, souls and lives of the artists.” - Gago Chtchyan.

Gago Chtchyan, an Armenian artist who has been living in Moscow, Russia and Prague, Czech Republic. The Republic of Armenia, a country full of history, culture and art; like many other well-known Armenian artists, Gago was inspired by the nature and culture of his ancient homeland. Gago was born in a family which the members are well-known composers, singers and artists in Armenia; as a result, Gago has loved art since he was a child.

Gago is dedicated to oil and acrylic painting with his very characteristic style, very light texture which is almost allowing the audience to feel the canvas. Audience can see a simplified world with no burden but only the origin of man kinds through his art. The rawness of canvas brings a mysterious fog to the paintings and the purity underneath the fog is invulnerable. There is no utopia in life; however, the intimate connection between the audience and Gago’s strong psychological discharge presented on his paintings eases out the stress in lives. His eagerness to express his most personal and intimate emotion is reflected on each of his paintings. There are no boundaries in Gago’s paintings because it is all about the passion he has for his people and art. From prosaic to frivolous, Gago has created a room of wild pleasure with imagining the density, lubricity and viscosity on the colour palette behind the canvas.

AP Contemporary is honoured to present you Gago Chtchyan’s solo exhibition in Hong Kong since 2012 and it is the time for us to enjoy the simplicity of art and take a break in the hectic pace of life.


「 藝術品是藝術家其思想、概念、靈魂和生命的化身。」－ 加戈

加戈（GAGO CHTCHYAN) 為一名亞美利亞的藝術家，曾居於俄羅斯莫斯科和捷克共和國布拉格。亞美利亞共和國是一個充滿著豐富歷史、文化和藝術的國家；如其他知名的亞美利亞藝術家一樣， 加戈主要的創作靈感為他國家的古代文明和風俗。 加戈生於一個藝術世家，他的家族成員於亞美利亞為著名的作詞家、歌手以及藝術家；這不難想像為何他從小時候開始已經喜歡藝術。

加戈專注於創作具有個人特色的油彩和塑膠彩畫。其作品中的輕薄筆觸幾乎能讓觀眾感受到畫布的材質。透過他的作品，觀眾可以看到一個毫無拘束的簡單國度，而國度中只有最原始的我們。純素的畫布為他的作品蒙上一層薄紗，當掀開薄紗後看到的是一種難以抗拒的吸引力藏於其中。加戈作品中所散發的強烈情感深深地碰觸到觀眾的心靈，為不完美的生活帶來最大的安慰。我們可以感覺到加戈把他最內心深處的情緒化成了一幅幅畫作呈現在我們眼前，他對藝術和其民族的熱情遠遠超過筆墨所能形容或詮釋。加戈所建立的不只是一幅畫作，他以他的畫筆透過顏料和畫布創造出一種愉悅的氛圍，不論是那麼的平淡或那麼的高亢，依然令人猶然輕快。

艾普當代藝術十分榮幸為您帶來自2012年後首個加戈作品展覽，期望您能在繁忙生活中仍能享受一片簡約的寧靜。

"Senses of Reality" - Wang Xinggang's Solo Exhibit

28 Tai Ping Shan st., Sheung Wan

“Senses of Reality” - Wang Xinggang’s solo exhibition
The post-70s generation is believed to be the most “happiest” generation by many scholars today. They grow with the economic reform and rapid development of China and benefit from the country’s prosperity.
The Four Modernisations 1 give us boundless fascination about the future as we used to believe that they would bring us genuine abundance. However, we feel that happiness seems far from reach when the Four Modernisations were implemented. We once considered that our hard work could bring us contentment, but now it has became a bondage for us. We had reckoned that efficiency would give us pleasure, yet striving for advancement aimlessly only leave us anxiety. As time goes by, the blissfulness that we ever fancied in our heart gradually drift away.
Perhaps neither change in world views nor psychological adjustment keep pace with hasty economy development, we always wonder what true happiness is all about.
Over the years, Wang has created the “Chasing” series, the “Modern Family” series, the “Mobile Phone” series, and later the “Prescription” series including “Workers”, “Farmers”, “Businessmen”, “Students”, “Soldiers” and “Officers”. Wang always feels and thinks deeply about social reality. To a certain extent, his artworks, even his daily life is strongly related to the life of common people. This real life experience inspires and motivates him for further creation.
After Wang’s one-year artist residency programme in the US, AP Contemporary is thrilled to present his sculptures collections in the past 7 years as an overview of his artistic and personal life.



1Introduced by Zhou Enlai and enacted by Deng Xiaoping, the goal of the Four Modernizations was to strengthen the sectors of agriculture, industry, national defense, and technology in China


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AP Contemporary at Art Stage Singapore 2015

Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956

AP Contemporary is exciting to participate at Art Stage Singapore for the third time! We will bring you - SONYA FU, HONG WAI, ALEXANDER ZAKHAROV, WANG XINGGANG and MARI KIM.

Visit us at booth F20 from 22 - 25 Jan 2015, looking forward to see you there!

21 Jan 2015: 3-6pm VIP Preview (by invitation only) / 6-9pm Vernissage (by invitation only)
22 Jan 2015: 12-7pm
23 Jan 2015: 12-7pm
24 Jan 2015: 11am-7pm
25 Jan 2015: 11am-6pm

For VIP passes/ public entry passes, please contact Catherine Yim at catherine.yim@apcontemporary.com
For art work inquiries, please contact Elsie Fong at elsie.fong@apcontemporary.com

AP Contemporary at Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong 2013

Innovative Humour- Alexander Zakharov’s Solo Exhibition

28 Tai Ping Shan, Sheung Wan

Innovative Humour- Alexander Zakharov’s Solo Exhibition

7 Nov 2014 – 6 Jan 2015
Opening Reception on 7 Nov 2014 (Friday) from 6pm

AP Contemporary proudly presents Alexander Zakharov’s solo exhibition in Hong Kong again. We will bring you his new media works in Diasec and 3D lenticular which are produced in cooperation with AP Contemporary.

Russian artist, Alexander Zakharov is a recognized master of miniature, his miniature works are painted in acrylic and he allows us to see the colours and details of the original miniatures in applying a unique method of enlarging art works. He creates limited editions of prints from each original. He has been experimenting in different forms of printing technology and he will show us his new works in Diasec and 3D lenticular in Hong Kong for the very first time. Alexander Zakharov first showed his new media art works last year in Moscow and then exhibited at Art Southampton with AP Contemporary, audiences were impressed and it was a great success.

Alexander Zakharov has been living in New York for the past decades and now just relocated to Berlin. Many of his art works are displayed in major and private collections, including Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard University, The Portland Museum of Arts and New York Public Library.

Every one of his works tells us a story which is always warm, sweet and funny. By looking at his works, we could all give a break to our heavy and serious daily life and enjoy the innocence childhood imagination. We are looking forward to this little delight in life.