ArtAsiaPacific - July/August 2024

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ArtAsiaPacific’s July/August cover feature examines the photographic practice of Mao Ishikawa, who since the 1970s has documented life on Okinawa, where she was born. While Ishikawa moves through the world documenting those she meets, New York-based Chinese photographer Pixy Liao is a far more inward-looking photographer. AAP spoke to Liao about her highly staged photographs that portray the vulnerability and emotional intertwining in what she calls her and partner’s “experimental relationship.” For Inside Burger Collection, curator Jeppe Ugelvig deconstructs the practice of Young-jun Tak, an artist from South Korea whose relocation to Europe has sparked reflections on the social expectations and norms created by physical environments and within cultures. Meanwhile, for Up Close, we spotlight recent work by Ala Younis, Stephen Wong Chun Hei, and Archie Moore. Continuing our look at Venice, we profile Lap-See Lam, who debuted a multimedia installation and live performance, The Altersea Opera, in the Nordic Pavilion at the Biennale. In Essays, Leung Chi Wo recounts exploring the library of the Venice Biennale with Sara Wong while they were on a residency in 2023. And from Australia, Michaela Bear recounts the history of Bundanon, a museum in the countryside of New South Wales established on the former estate of the modernist artist Arthur Boyd. The Point looks at funding questions sparked by Oman’s participation in the Venice Biennale when their domestic art scene is sorely neglected. In New Currents, our editors spotlight the emerging talents of Samo Shalaby, Starry Kong, and Keita Shirayama. Our reviews span Adriano Pedrosa’s central exhibition Foreigners Everywhere—Stranieri Ovunque at the 60th Venice Biennale to solo showcases in Shanghai and Hong Kong to New York and Houston. Finally, for Where I Work, curator Valentina Buzzi drove out of Seoul to visit the studio of Yunchul Kim.