This platform will be enacted in four sections, each of which will refer to a different mode of interaction:
Peer-to-Peer
This portion of the programme takes its name from the decentralized computer network systems made infamous through early internet le sharing platforms such as Napster. Peer-to-Peer will place collectors at its heart through Special Projects and Salon-style encounters with visionary collectors who will present their latest discoveries: Michael Xufu Huang, collector and founder of X Museum, will introduce two curated projects within the IRL {In Real Life} Platform; Lu Xun, co-founder of Sifang Art Museum (Nanjing), will present the museum's residency programme “HUGE HUGE”.
Hyperlink
Hyperlink is a series of performances that will run throughout the fair and will occur across the site. The programme's highlight, a nocturnal programme by Paris-based curators, Pierre-Alexandre Mateos and Charles Teyssou will be held on Saturday 19 October, with a DJ set by Erwan Sene and Antonin Roux, a DJ duo and founders of the Proxi label specialised in pan-Asian electronic music, and a DJ set by ShuShu, underground DJ, songwriter and vocalist, specially invited by the collective Nüshu. Hyperlink also features the lecture performance Hong Kong Weather Modification Office (Square Cloud) by artist Wong Kit Yi.
Using the idea of online chat rooms as a framework, the
Chat Room will connect various artists, collectors, curators, thinkers, and gallerists together, to discuss a wide range of topics in an informal setting. Browse the full programme
here.