Hong Kong Art Week
Fair Date: March 23–31st
HK WALLS Art Fair
feat. Sei Shimura, Adam Kreuger, Méïr Srebriansky, Andrea Musa, and Miriam Svidler-Maximkov
The Clubhouse
6 Steward Street, Wan Chai,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong — Opening to the public on March 23, 2019, ATO Gallery is pleased to announce it’s first international art fair participation in HK Walls. The booth debuts Sei Shimura’s two new collections Lucky Cats and Mixed Signal.
A resin wall work by Meir Srebriansky and an eclectic selection of prints by Adam Kreuger, Andrea Musa, and Miriam Svidler-Maximkov will also be shown. The booth is curated by ATO’s founder Carrie Eldridge and the art historian Anna Mikaela Ekstrand.
Featured Artists
Sei Shimura is a conceptual mixed media artist and award-winning contemporary designer based in Los Angeles, CA. Sei was born (1983) in Tokyo, raised in New York and earned an art degree at the Pratt Institute. Through Sei’s exposure to different cities and cultures, his art naturally reflects popular culture touching on topics such as consumerism and capitalism. The bold fine art graphic aesthetic and organic textural quality of his work create a conversation about the obscurity between art and design.
These two latest collections Lucky Cats and Mixed Signal is an emphasized extension of those motifs focusing on the almost humorous overuse of luxury brands to portray more than the company’s originals intent by the consumer. It has become commonplace for individuals to identify with a brand claiming that the brand delineates their own personality, i.e. “I’m a Chanel girl”. One can go as far as saying that the over-use of corporate brand identities is a ‘crutch’ which allows people to summate their personality as a product rather than expressing themselves with originality.
Adam Kreuger was born (1982) in Illinois and currently resides in Brooklyn. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and his MFA from The School of Visual Arts, in New York. He has shown in group exhibitions at David Zwirner Gallery, Marlborough Chelsea, Phillips de Pury, and Deitch Studios, to name a few. Derived from visceral sources yet thoughtfully planned and meticulously finished, Krueger’s art is the result of intensive self-reflection resulting from his confrontations with isolation that stems back to early childhood, or perhaps even from birth. Despite being esoteric with personal symbolism, his art explores the nearly universal human capacity for self-awareness.
Méïr Srebriansky is a multi-media artist born (1976) in Strasbourg, France currently based in New York City. He earned his BFA from Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg. Moving beyond oil and acrylic his new series of abstract works incorporates cast resin, wood, and debris — thereby both harnessing and exploring the physicality of painting. Parallel to his painting and drawing practice Srebriansky has produced music videos for Ascot Music, ULM, and Universal. Shapes, which are drawings by extension, and colors, drive the artist’s practice as he imagines and explores science, literature, and popular culture.
Andrea Musa is a Frankfurt-born (1979) Croatian based visual fine art artist, her body of work includes painting, installations, photography, and writing. Her work draws on the human experience, elusive concepts of time and space, journeys and is influenced by philosophy, film, literature, and the idea of freedom. She graduated with a degree in Painting from the Assenza Academy in Basel, Switzerland in 2002. She received her Master of Law at the University of Split, Croatia in 2007. She is a recipient of numerous awards, including two first-place awards for graphic design and visual communications.
Miriam Svidler-Maximkov was born (1988) in Moscow, Russia, and grew up in Beer-Sheva, Israel until finally settling in Michigan. Not only is she an award-winning artists Miriam has been working as a psychotherapist, thus naturally emotions and the human experience are strong factors in her work. Miriam explores timeless concepts of human experiences and spirituality such as relationships, faith, and fertility through modern and abstract use of traditional art mediums such as painting, photography and experimental use of materials including threads, fabrics, plastics, construction materials, and the 3D pen. At the same time, Miriam seeks to portray aesthetical beauty and harmony between materials and concepts.
‘If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him… We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.’
— John F. Kennedy
ATO Gallery is at the forefront of a new revolution in how artists, patrons, and galleries interact. Inspired by great Art-World innovators such as Leo Castelli, and historical models of arts patronage, ATO is on a mission to support and nurture artists through a first of its kind digital platform. Leveraging blockchain technology and custom software we will allow collectors to clearly see artwork value, provenance, and market interest and insights in real-time. Directly investing in collections via an artist ‘token’ is finally capable thanks to the innovative patent-pending software and IP design.
HK Walls is a non-profit arts organization that showcases international artists in Hong Kong through the mediums of street art, paintings, virtual reality, and print. Over 40 emerging and established artists will display work along with workshops, performances, and invite-only parties on the roof-top. Parties by Van’s Off the Wall and Lulu Lemon will feature special guest, drinks, and bites.
For press and other inquiries contact: Carrie Eldridge, carrie@atogallery.com, +1 310–729–6043.
