osage
CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY	  Osage Gallery
5/F, Kian Dai Industiral Building,73-75 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong,
Hong Kong
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Press	  Release	  Attention	  Arts	  and	  Features	  Editors	  15	  April	  2013	  For	  immediate	  release	  	  	  Wilson	  Shieh	  …	  Sumbody	  	   Exhibition	  extended	  to	  30	  April	  2013	  	  	   Osage	  Gallery	  	   5/F,	  Kian	  Dai	  Industrial	  Building,	  73-­‐75	  Hung	  To	  Road,	  Kwun	  Tong,	  HK	  	   Opening	  hours:	  10:30am-­‐7pm	   	  	  	  “Pssst…have	  you	  heard	  of	  Wilson	  Shieh?	  Who	  is	  he,	  is	  he	  somebody?	  Where	  does	  he	  come	  from?	  What	  does	  he	  want?	  Ah…an	  artist…what	  does	  an	  artist	  do?”	  The	  exhibition	  Wilson	  Shieh	  …	  Sumbody	  currently	  presented	  at	  Osage	  Gallery	  has	  received	  an	  unprecedented	  response	  from	  the	  general	  public.	  In	  order	  to	  accommodate	  more	  visitors,	  the	  Osage	  Gallery	  will	  extend	  its	  exhibition	  period	  to	  30	  April	  2013.	   	   	  In	  a	  nutshell,	  this	  is	  a	  show	  about	  reviewing	  the	  development	  of	  Wilson	  Shieh’s	  figurative	  practice	  of	  the	  past	  five	  years	  and	  his	  positioning	  as	  an	  artistic	  figure.	  Such	  endeavour	  of	  figuring	  out	  conclusions	  from	  a	  ‘retrospective’,	  a	  sum,	  of	  recent	  work	  by	  one	  of	  Hong	  Kong’s	  more	  well-­‐known	  contemporary	  painters	  is	  elusive,	  perhaps	  even	  impossible	  from	  the	  get-­‐go,	  yet	  the	  shifts	  in	  registers	  of	  medium,	  production	  and	  strategy	  accompanied	  by	  increased	  exposure	  to	  the	  broader	  public	  call	  for	  a	  considered	  attempt	  at	  explication	  and	  clarification.	  
This	  is	  not	  a	  time	  to	  remain	  silent.	  Hence,	  this	  is	  not	  simply	  any	  review	  show,	  but	  self-­‐
consciously	  about	  Wilson	  on	  Wilson	  Shieh.	  It	  is	  both	  the	  artist’s	  reflection	  on	  and	  response	  to	  the	  paths	  his	  artistic	  practice	  is	  taking,	  indicating	  the	  subjective	  and	  circumscribed	  nature	  of	  such	  effort,	  as	  well	  as	  a	  deliberate	  opening	  up	  of	  its	  developments	  into	  a	  conversation	  with	  the	  group	  body	  -­‐	  the	  artistic	  community	  and	  the	  wider	  public.	   	  ABOUT	  THE	  ARTIST	  Wilson	   Shieh	   was	   born	   in	   Hong	   Kong	   in	   1970.	   He	   is	   a	   graduate	   of	   the	   Chinese	   University	   of	   Hong	  Kong	  with	  a	  Bachelor	  of	  Arts	  (Fine	  Arts)	  (1994)	  and	  a	  Master	  of	  Fine	  Arts	  (2001).	  Since	  1998	  he	  has	  had	   16	   solo	   exhibitions	   in	   Hong	   Kong,	   Shanghai,	   Singapore,	   Frankfurt,	   Leeds,	   San	   Francisco,	  Melbourne	  and	  New	  York	  and	  participated	  in	  50	  group	  shows.	  In	  2008	  he	  was	  awarded	  a	  residency	  by	  the	  Singapore	  Tyler	  Print	  Institute,	  Singapore	  In	  1997	  he	  was	  winner	  of	  the	  Philippe	  Charriol	  Foundation	  Art	  Competition.	   	   He	  has	  been	  awarded	  Residencies	   and	   Art	   projects	   by	   the	   Freeman	   Foundation	   (Vermont	   Studio	   Centre)	   (2003),	   Crown	  Point	  Press	  San	  Francisco	  (2005),	  and	  the	  Singapore	  Tyler	  Print	  Institute	  (2006	  and	  2008)	  	  ABOUT	  OSAGE	  GALLERY	  Osage	  Gallery	  is	  devoted	  to	  the	  exhibition	  and	  promotion	  of	  international	  and	  Asian	  contemporary	  visual	  arts,	  exploring	  the	  diverse	  and	  complex	  artistic	  relationships	  between	  the	  different	  regions	  of	  Asia,	  and	  beyond	  that,	  of	  the	  artistic	  relationships	  between	  Asia	  and	  other	  parts	  of	  the	  world.	  Osage	  Gallery	   represents	   some	   of	   the	   most	   exciting	   and	   significant	   artists	   in	   the	   region.	   The	   gallery	   also	  works	   closely	   with	   international	   critics	   and	   curators	   to	   present	   exhibitions	   and	   projects	   that	   address	  themes	  and	  issues	  relevant	  to	  our	  times.	   	  Osage	   Gallery	   is	   part	   of	   the	   Osage	   Group	   encompassing	   the	   Osage	   Art	   Foundation,	   Osage	   Art	  Consultancy	  and	  Osage	  Design.	  
Please	  visit	  www.osagegallery.com	  for	  more	  information.	  	  	  	  MEDIA	  ENQUIRIES	  	  Ms.	  Charmaine	  Lim	  Email:	  charmaine@osagegallery.com	   	  Telephone	  +	  852	  23898332	  	  	  	  PRESS	  IMAGES	  	  	  	  Wilson	  Shieh	  Anita	  Mui	  in	  the	  1980’s	  2012	  Colour	  pencil	  on	  cardboard	  102	  x	  76	  cm	  (Image	  courtesy	  of	  the	  artist	  and	  Osage	  Gallery)	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  Wilson	  Shieh	  Boys	  Grouping	  2008	  Gouache	  on	  paper	  84	  x	  52cm	  (Image	  courtesy	  of	  the	  artist	  and	  Osage	  Gallery)	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  Wilson	  Shieh	  Nostalgia	  2013	  Ink	  and	  acrylic	  on	  cardboard	  (Drawing	  blown-­‐up	  as	  poster)	  (Image	  courtesy	  of	  the	  artist	  and	  Osage	  Gallery)	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  Wilson	  Shieh	  Identity	  2013	  Ink	  and	  acrylic	  on	  cardboard	  (Drawing	  blown-­‐up	  as	  poster)	  (Image	  courtesy	  of	  the	  artist	  and	  Osage	  Gallery)	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  Wilson	  Shieh	  Teresa	  Teng	  2013	  Ink	  and	  acrylic	  on	  cardboard	  (Drawing	  blown-­‐up	  as	  poster)	  (Image	  courtesy	  of	  the	  artist	  and	  Osage	  Gallery)