Galleries 3C08 /
Chan Ka Kiu, Hou Jianan, Lov-Lov, Ma Sibo, Mak2, Caison Wang, Wang Jiajia, Wang Xin, Zhong Wei /
Encounters EN9 /
Lu Yang /
Art Basel Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre
Mar 26 – 30, 2025
DE SARTHE returns to Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 with a curated presentation at Art Basel Hong Kong’s Galleries sector, an interactive installation by Lu Yang at the fair’s Encounters sector.
In Galleries, the gallery will be participating with a nine-artist presentation, featuring a selection of works on canvas and paper, video, and multimedia artworks by the gallery’s roster of represented and collaborating artists, including Chan Ka Kiu, Hou Jianan, Lov-Lov, Ma Sibo, Mak2, Caison Wang, Wang Jiajia, Wang Xin, and Zhong Wei. Of particular note is a newly created interactive video game by Hong Kong-based artist Mak2 that visitors can play at the booth. Under the new cultural narrative forming amongst contemporary artists from Asia, cultivated by the emerging phenomenon of digital diaspora, the presented artists investigate the agents of identity in the post-technological era.
Following Mak2’s large-scale installation Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy for Encounters in 2024, the gallery will also be returning to the sector this year with a boundary-pushing multimedia installation by Tokyo-based artist Lu Yang, presented in collaboration with COMA. DOKU the Creator is an interactive installation that contemplates the art ecosystem under the contemporary context of a highly technologized society. The installation poses DOKU, a digital persona that Lu has been developing since 2020 combining digital art, AI, CG, and virtual reality, as an independent artist. Manifesting in the unexpected form of a pop-up store within an art fair, the encounter poses sharp but fundamental questions about authorship, creation, and the relationship between art and its value. Founded on the notion of art fairs as a critical part of the artistic value system, Lu’s unconventional approach encourages a fresh and playful interaction between art, the artist, and the audience – disrupting traditional modes of creation, challenging conventional art market practices, and redefining how art can be distributed.
