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 to the gallery space, the hosting, and obvio...Read more

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).

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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 Charvéria...Read more

The Scariest Opening Party in Town: “Them That Glide Past Our Windows”

A crowd of art-lovers streamed into our Moganshan space yesterday, 26 May, for our opening party held in conjunction with m50′s joint gallery opening.

One week prior, and mostly the night/afternoon before, the team embarked on a flurry of pre-show preparations – cleaning, scrubbing, techno-jargoning, spraying, arguing and of course, copious drinking.

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Preparing for tomorrow (26/05/12)’s opening for “Them That Glide Past Our Windows”. Busy Friday!

Them That Glide Past Our Windows

GRAND OPENING TOMORROW

26TH MAY 2012 from 4 to 7.

by island6 Arts Center

Location: island6

Artist(s): island6 art collective

Date: 26 May – 17 Jul 2012

“Ideation & Imagination” with Andressa

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Videoshoots in May with Lexi & Jelina

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Upskirts, Flowers, and a new artwork

Howdy, cowboys!

Papavaraceae/ Liu Dao 2012

A beautiful red hibiscus-like flower has been spinning in crazy glory on island6′s walls these days. Papaveraceae, otherwise known as the lovely, opiate-giving poppy, is the result of a happy collaboration between the island’s creative camera-wielding team and the talents of our latest  victim performer....Read more

Opening Party 26 May: “Them That Glide Past Our Windows”

“An eerie feeling passes over your shoulder.

Do you dare to turn around to see who or what caused your shoulders to quiver and your heart to quicken?”

Walks of Shame can be so awesome

Liu Dao calls forth the flitting ghosts of the Old Town in a series of photographic and multimed...Read more

A Quick, Irreverent Note on Art Prices

Working in an art space exposes one to a myriad of interesting characters and experience. Visitors love to quiz us (and we love to answer quizzes). Sometimes, we get challenging questions, such as this head-scratcher “Why does this cost $__?”

Like all difficult questions in life, there is an answer, but the road to that destination is l...Read more