Exhibitions 2018
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Firoz Mahmud: Drawing Reverberation
Firoz Mahmud 16 Nov 2018 - 5 Jan 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Drawing Reverberation, a solo exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and wood carving works made in recent years by artist Firoz Mahmud. While currently based in New York City, Mahmud (b. 1974) continues to draw artistic themes from the history of the Bangladeshi region... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama | THE LONGING FOR MY LOVE ALL BEGAN FROM MY HEART
Yayoi Kusama 7 Nov 2018 - 20 Jan 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'THE LONGING FOR MY LOVE ALL BEGAN FROM MY HEART', a solo exhibition by Yayoi Kusama featuring 34 paintings from her 'My Eternal Soul' series, a peep-in Infinity Mirror Room and several soft sculptures. As an internationally-acclaimed artist, Kusama's practice remains vigorous,... Read more -
The Lament: Mountain Ghost
Cheng Ran 13 Oct - 24 Nov 2018 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'The Lament: Mountain Ghost', the very first solo exhibition of Cheng Ran in Japan. Based in Hangzhou, China, Cheng is well known for his video works which possess cinematic beauty while incorporating Western popular culture as a theme. For this exhibition, Cheng will... Read more -
Ay Tjoe Christine | The Black Side
Ay Tjoe Christine 29 Sep - 31 Oct 2018 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'The Black Side' a solo exhibition by Ay Tjoe Christine, one of Southeast Asia's most prominent female painters. For this exhibition, Ay Tjoe presents two new paintings together with four other paintings from her recent retrospective exhibition held at the 21st Century... Read more -
Crossroads
Akira the Hustler, Chen Wei, Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Zai Kuning, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa, Guo-Liang Tan, Tang Dixin 21 Sep - 3 Nov 2018 Singapore Coinciding with Gillman Barracks Art After Dark x 6th Anniversary Celebrations, 21 September 2018, 7pm till late Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Crossroads', a group exhibition by 9 artists: Akira the Hustler (Japan), Chen Wei (China), Cheng Ran (China) Masanori Handa (Japan), Zai Kuning (Singapore), Yayoi Kusama... Read more -
Geopolitical Grounds
Jong YuGyong, Koh Chaik Hong, Gabriel Leung, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Nobuaki Takekawa 11 Sep - 6 Oct 2018 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is delighted to present 'Geopolitical Grounds', a group exhibition featuring 5 artists from different parts of Asia: Jong YuGyong (Japan / South Korea), Koh Chaik Hong (Singapore), Gabriel Leung (Hong Kong), Chulayarnnon Siriphol (Thailand), Nobuaki Takekawa (Japan). This exhibition aims to showcase each artist's reaction to... Read more -
Cheng Ran | The Lament: Mountain Ghost
Cheng Ran 18 Aug - 23 Sep 2018 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'The Lament: Mountain Ghost', a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Cheng Ran. The exhibition presents Cheng's latest video work series of the same name and several mixed-media installations, creating an art experience that shuttles across time. Cheng, who currently resides in Hangzhou,... Read more -
SPACES
Kray Chen, Sheryl Chua, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi, Tristan Lim, Ian Tee 4 Aug - 15 Sep 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present SPACES, a group exhibition featuring 6 artists from Singapore: Kray Chen, Sheryl Chua, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi, Tristan Lim and Ian Tee. This exhibition showcases each artist's reaction to the spaces and structures in contemporary society, as well as a more formal... Read more -
Tunnel
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 20 Jul - 1 Sep 2018 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'Tunnel' by Tsuyoshi Hisakado, the artist's first solo exhibition in four years at Ota Fine Arts Tokyo. Hisakado is known for creating installations that trigger viewers' personal memories and experiences to a parallel world, with the use of sound, light and ordinary everyday... Read more -
Guo-Liang Tan and Zang Kunkun | Ethereal Machines
Guo-Liang Tan and Zang Kunkun 7 Jul - 12 Aug 2018 Shanghai Mai 36 Galerie and Ota Fine Arts Shanghai are delighted to present 'Ethereal Machines', a dual exhibition that brings together Chinese artist Zang Kunkun and Singapore artist Guo-Liang Tan. Strikingly different at first glance, Zang and Tan share more conceptual similarities that are awaiting to be discovered by its viewers,... Read more -
Geopolitical Grounds
Jong YuGyong, Koh Chaik Hong, Gabriel Leung, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Nobuaki Takekawa 9 Jun - 28 Jul 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Geopolitical Grounds', a group exhibition featuring 5 artists from different parts of Asia: Jong YuGyong (Japan / South Korea), Koh Chaik Hong (Singapore), Gabriel Leung (Hong Kong), Chulayarnnon Siriphol (Thailand), Nobuaki Takekawa (Japan). This exhibition aims to showcase each artist's reaction to... Read more -
Be there
Akira the Hustler, Kiri Dalena, Yoshiko Shimada, Nobuaki Takekawa, Yuken Teruya 15 May - 7 Jul 2018 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to announce 'Be there', a group exhibition featuring artworks that connote socio-political messages. 'Be there' is a slogan used to encourage people to participate in demonstrations and other political and social activities. This exhibition title aims to showcase how each artist reaches out to the... Read more -
Liao Jiekai and Saskia Olde Wolbers | Telling Tales
Liao Jiekai and Saskia Olde Wolbers 12 May - 1 Jul 2018 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Telling Tales', the duo presentation of Singapore artist, Liao Jiekai, and Dutch artist, Saskia Olde Wolbers. Three video works, 'Yes, These Eyes are the Windows' (2015) by Saskia Olde Wolbers will be shown alongside 'Bukit Orang Salah' (2013) and 'Silent Light' (2015)... Read more -
Zai Kuning
Zai Kuning 14 Apr - 2 Jun 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Zai Kuning', a solo exhibition featuring an installation, sculptures and drawings made by the artist in recent years. Following the successful presentation of his installation work Dapunta Hyang: Transmission of Knowledge (2017) at the Singapore Pavilion in the 57th Venice Biennale, the... Read more -
Tsuyoshi Hisakado | Gale
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 24 Mar - 6 May 2018 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Gale', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Tsuyoshi Hisakado. Hisakado first presented 'Gale' at the Culture City of East Asia 2017 Kyoto 'Asia Corridor Contemporary Art Exhibition.' The work was site-specific and was presented with the unique structural hoardings in the corner... Read more -
Nobuaki Takekawa | Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro
Nobuaki Takekawa 2 Mar - 7 Apr 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro, a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Nobuaki Takekawa. Through his participation in the Singapore Biennale 2016 and previous solo exhibitions at the gallery in 2013 and 2016, Takekawa has established a familiarity with the local audience.... Read more -
Gallery Collection
Ay Tjoe Christine, Chen Wei, Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Yayoi Kusama, Dennis Oppenheim, Wang Yahui, Saskia Olde Wolbers 20 Jan - 18 Mar 2018 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present Gallery Collection, a group exhibition featuring eight artists from across the globe: China, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, The Netherlands and U.S.A. These artists are of diverse backgrounds working in a variety of mediums - painting, photography, video and sculpture. Each of them have... Read more -
Chen Wei: Fresh Dewdrop
Chen Wei 13 Jan - 24 Feb 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Fresh Dewdrop, Chen Wei's second solo exhibition in Singapore. Based in Beijing, Chen has been developing new photographic expressions as a leading figure from the new generation of artists in China. His works have been well-received globally, characterized with still life painting-like... Read more -
Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro
Nobuaki Takekawa 8 Nov 2017 - 7 Jan 2018 Shanghai For its inaugural exhibition, Ota Fine Arts Shanghai will feature a solo presentation by Japanese artist, Nobuaki Takekawa, titled 'Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro'. Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro is inspired by the 2020 Olympics to be hosted by Tokyo, Japan. On a more personal level, the exhibition... Read more
