Blindspot Gallery is participating in the INSIGHTS section (Booth 1C12, Hall 1) at Art|Basel Hong Kong this year at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with the exhibition "PARADOX", featuring the photography of London based and Israel born artist Nadav Kander, Mainland Chinese artist Jiang Pengyi, and Korean artist Noh Suntag.

The exhibition features selected works from two of Kander's most accomplished series to date, Yangtze, The Long River (2006-2009), winner of 2009 Prix Pictet prize, and Bodies. 6 Women, 1 Man (2010-2014), along with a unique mixed media work that heralds new facets of the artist's creative experimentation. Kander’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong was also opened on the eve of the fair on 10 May 2014 at Blindspot Gallery, please click here for more details.

Also on view will be Everything Illuminates (2011-2013) by Jiang Pengyi, in which inanimate objects wear a fluorescent glow. The impact of the inanimate on human life is encapsulated with comic cynicism in the strAnge Ball (2004-2007) by Noh Suntag, a series of black and white photos that depict various scenes featuring a Radome, a high capacity radar installed by the US military in South Korea.

About the artists:

Nadav Kander (b.1961, Tel Aviv, Israel) is a photographer, artist and director renowned for his portraiture and landscapes. Exhibited in numerous international galleries and museums, his work forms part of the public collection at National Portrait Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Jiang Pengyi (b. 1977, Yuanjiang, China) has been awarded the Aletti ArtVerona Prize for Photography in 2011, the Jury Grand Prize from the Société Générale Chinese Art Awards in 2010 and the Three Shadows Photography Award in 2008. His work is collected by a variety of private and public institutions worldwide including the Guy & Myriam Ullens Foundation Collection, the French Regional Contemporary Art Fund of the Loire Region (Frac des Pays de la Loire), the Tierney Family Foundation and more.

Noh Suntag (b.1971, Seoul, Korea) is the winner of Dong Gang Photography Award 2012 (Korea). His work evaluates the political and social subtexts of life in modern Korea that have stemmed from the division of the Korean peninsula, as it combines documentation with fiction, and commentary with strict composition and delicate aesthetics. His work is collected by key museums in Korea including National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art and The Museum of Photography in Seoul.

-Blindspot Gallery

Image: © Nadav Kander
Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery