De Sarthe Gallery Explained

DE SARTHE
Established:1977
Location:Hong Kong, Scottsdale
Type:Art Gallery
Founder:Pascal de Sarthe

DE SARTHE (Traditional Chinese: 德薩畫廊; Simplified Chinese: 德萨画廊) is a contemporary art gallery with spaces in Hong Kong and Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] The gallery's contemporary art program exhibits and promotes emerging artists from Asia,[2] and its advisory focuses on 19th and 20th century master paintings and sculptures.[3]

History

Founded by the current owner Pascal de Sarthe and his wife Sylvie de Sarthe, the gallery first opened in 1977 in Paris, France.[4] The business moved to the United States in 1981, where it operated in San Francisco (1981-1990), Los Angeles (1990-1994), then Scottsdale (1994-2009). At the time, the gallery dealt mainly in secondary market Eastern and Western contemporary art.[5]

In 2010, the gallery relocated to Hong Kong,[6] opening a space on Duddell Street in the Central area (2010-2016). It later moved to the city's southern district, Wong Chuk Hang (2017-present), simultaneously expanding its contemporary art program. In 2014, the gallery opened and operated a space in the Caochangdi district in Beijing, until it received an eviction notice from the government in 2018.[7]

In 2022, the founder's son Vincent de Sarthe reopened a new location in Scottsdale.

Gallery Program

Contemporary Art

Artists

DE SARTHE exhibits works that reflect upon the complex and permeating implications of 21st century technology, representing creative practices that navigate and traverse the virtual realms colliding into reality today.[8] Currently, the gallery represents a roster of contemporary Asian artists belonging to the generation born between 1970s-1990s, including Chan Ka Kiu,[9] Lin Jingjing,[10] Lov-Lov, Eugene Lun,[11] Lu Xinjian,[12] Mak2,[13] Ma Sibo,[14] Caison Wang,[15] Wang Xin,[16] Zhong Wei,[17] and Zhou Wendou.[18] The gallery also works with artists such as Dong Jinling,[19] Double Fly Art Center,[20] Jung Jin,[21] Wang Jiajia,[22] Xinyan Zhang,[23] and more.

de Sarthe Artist Residency (deSAR)

Since 2017, the gallery has also run an annual summer residency program ("deSAR"), during which a Hong Kong-based artist is invited to use the gallery's Wong Chuk Hang space as an open studio for two months.The yearly program concludes with a short exhibition at the end of summer, of works created over the course of the residency.[24]

deSAR Past Residents

YearArtistResidency PeriodExhibition Title
2017Andrew Luk12 July - 9 SeptemberPractice [25]
2018Christopher K. Ho (curated by Forever & Today)17 July - 31 AugustCX888 [26]
2019Wing Po So17 July - 7 SeptemberFrom the Body to the Body Through the Body [27]
2020Mark Chung15 July - 4 SeptemberWheezing [28]
2021Chen Pin Tao13 July - 17 SeptemberViolin Makers and Seamstresses I: The Caveman, The Literati, The Iconoclast [29]
2022Eugene Lun9 July - 9 SeptemberThe Forbidden Happiness [30]
2023Chan Ka Kiu28 June - 8 SeptemberLate to the Party [31]
2024Liao Jiaming29 June - 30 August(to be announced)[32]

Advisory

Additionally, the gallery works in the secondary market for European and Asian modernist artists such as Zao Wou-ki, Chu Teh-Chun, Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Gerhard Richter, Kazuo Shiraga, Robert Motherwell, among others.[33]

Art Fairs

Since 2015, the gallery has taken part in international art fairs including Art Basel Hong Kong,[34] West Bund Art & Design,[35] Taipei Dangdai,[36] The Armory Show[37] and more.

Notable Projects

Mak2: Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy (2024)

In the 2024 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, the gallery presented a 7.5-meter-tall, site-specific installation by Hong Kong-based artist Mak2 as part of the fair's Encounter's sector.[38] The installation, which consists of two replicas of DE SARTHE's booth connected top to top,[39] dissects "the cyclicality of copying in the evolution of creation" and explores the layered stages of simulation folded into reality.[40]

The presentation was well-received by press and was covered by local as well as international media including ArtAsiaPacific, Artnet, Tatler Asia,[41] CNN Style,[42] TimeOut,[43] High Snobiety,[44] RTHK,[45] China Daily,[46] Singtao,[47] CNBC, and more.

The installation and gallery also became a social media phenomenon during the week of the fair and was ranked first in social media engagement by The Owner.[48]

Andrew Luk: Haunted, Salvaged (2021)

In 2021, the gallery presented a large-scale kinetic installation by its then represented artist Andrew Luk in the Encounters sector of Art Basel Hong Kong.[49] The installation was originally set to premiere in the 2020 edition of the fair, which was cancelled due to Covid-19. As an alternative, the installation made its debut in "Shifting Landscapes", an exhibition hosted at the gallery.[50] The exhibition was covered by media including Artforum, Artsy,[51] Ocula,[52] Vogue,[53] and South China Morning Post.[54]

The installation was subsequently reiterated in the 2021 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, and was later exhibited again at K11 Musea in 2022.[55]

Live Performance by Bernar Venet in collaboration with Sotheby's and amfAR (2019)

In 2019, the gallery organized a live performance by French artist Bernar Venet in Hong Kong in collaboration with Sotheby's and amfAR.[56] The event marked the first time that an auction house has hosted an artist to create during a live art event and then to exhibited the newly created piece for an upcoming auction. Proceeds from the subsequent sale were donated to amfAR in support of the global fight against aids and the prevention of HIV.

Robert Rauschenberg Exhibition in Hong Kong (2016)

In 2016, the gallery presented a solo exhibition by American artist Robert Rauschenberg at its Central space, featuring six significant works from different series spanning from 1968-2005.[57]

Pioneers of Modern Chinese Painting in Paris (2014)

In 2014, the gallery presented a rare collection of masterpieces from first and second generations of Chinese artists, including Chu Teh-Chun, Lin Fengmian, Pan Yuliang, Sanyu, T'ang Haywen, Wu Dayu, Wu Guanzhong, Wu Zouren, Xiong Bingming, Xu Beihong, Yun Gee, and Zao Wou-Ki. The exhibition featured 15 works from Chinese artists who moved to, or worked temporarily, in Paris from 1919 onwards, demonstrating the measured reconciliation of Chinese and European aesthetics. The exhibition catalogue includes a text written by Chinese scholar Professor Dr. Lao Zhu (Zhu Qingsheng).[58]

Auguste Rodin: Bronzes, Exceptional Early Casts (2013)

In 2013, the gallery presented a major collection of sculptures by world renowned French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, also known as the “father or modern sculpture”. The gallery hosted the exhibition which features notable bronze sculptures that were cast during the artist’s lifetime, including works such as Le Penseur (The Thinker), Le Baiser (The Kiss), and Eternal Printemps (Eternal Springtime).[59]

Bernar Venet at Hong Kong Cultural Centre & Museum of Art Piazzas (2012)

In 2012, DE SARTHE organized and sponsored a presentation of 7 large-scale steel sculptures by Bernar Venet, exhibited in the piazzas adjacent to Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Museum of Art.[60] Hosted in collaboration with French May, the exhibition was the artist's first appearance in Hong Kong since 1995 and featured several works that he created for an exhibition at Château de Versailles in 2011.[61]

Keith Haring Public Sculptures in Taipei, Taiwan (2011)

In 2011, the gallery's advisory placed three large-scale Keith Haring sculptures in the public area outside Yuanta Financial Holdings in Taipei.[62]

Robert Indiana Public Sculpture at Taipei 101 (2004)

In 2004, the gallery placed Robert Indiana's iconic Love sculpture in front of Taipei 101 in Taiwan. Measuring 3.6m tall, 3.6m wide, and 1.8m thick,[63] the bright red sculpture is now a tourist attraction of the city.

Robert Indiana Exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum (2002)

American artist Robert Indiana had his first solo exhibition in China at Shanghai Art Museum.[64] The exhibition was organized in a collaboration between the gallery's founder Pascal de Sarthe and Morgan Art Foundation Ltd.[65] The show was a broad survey of Indiana's career, featuring over 80 works comprising sculptures, paintings, and serigraphs.

Associations

The gallery is a member of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association and participates in their monthly Southside Saturday program.[66]

Recognition

Gallery founder Pascal de Sarthe was listed as one of the 'Power 100' by Art+Auction Magazine in 2012.[67]

The gallery was among the 500 best galleries in the world listed by Modern Painters in 2013.[68]

The gallery was awarded '"Best Art Gallery of The Year" in Asia' by CANS Magazine in 2017, Chinese Art News.[69]

Gallery founder Pascal de Sarthe was featured in the video 'The Rise of the Mobile Connoisseur', on BBC.com.[70]

In 2024, the gallery was interviewed and featured in CNBC's "The Art of Appreciation" along with Sotheby's and Art Basel Hong Kong.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArtAsiaPacific: Revisiting Places New and Old: Interview with de Sarthe . 24 April 2024 . artasiapacific.com.
  2. Web site: 31 May 2024 . Contemporary Show Off: De Sarthe Brings Together Large Pieces From Seven Artists . 11 June 2024 . Zolima City Magazine . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Dickie . Anna . 29 April 2014 . Pascal De Sarthe . Ocula.
  4. Web site: Giles . Oliver . Art Insider: Pascal de Sarthe . 11 June 2024 . Tatler Asia . en.
  5. Hong Kong Trader, International Edition, 23 May 2012, The French Touch
  6. Web site: January 2017 . A Vision on the Art Future . Invest HK.
  7. Web site: Feola . Josh . 20 July 2018 . Beijing's de Sarthe Gallery Forced to Relocate as Building Is Marked for Demolition . 11 June 2024 . Artsy . en.
  8. Web site: de Sarthe . 12 June 2024 . Art Basel . en.
  9. Web site: Your 5 Must-Watch Screenings At Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 . 11 June 2024 . Vogue Hong Kong . en-US.
  10. Web site: ArtAsiaPacific: Lov-Lov Proposes "Everything Is Unreal Until It's Not" . 11 June 2024 . artasiapacific.com.
  11. Web site: 15 September 2022 . The Forbidden Happiness by Eugene Lun Art in Hong Kong . 11 June 2024 . Time Out Hong Kong . en-GB.
  12. Web site: randian - LU XINJIAN 'Boogie Woogie' de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong . 11 June 2024 . www.randian-online.com.
  13. Web site: Article . Vivienne Chow ShareShare This . 7 May 2024 . Zombies Attack in Artist Mak2's New Art Fair-Themed Video Game . 11 June 2024 . Artnet News . en-US.
  14. Web site: 艺术探访｜延展的现在——马思博个展 · 德萨画廊 . 11 June 2024 . Weixin Official Accounts Platform.
  15. Web site: Standard . The . Against the gods . 11 June 2024 . The Standard . en.
  16. Web site: 專訪上海藝術家王欣，最新展覽與人工智能藝術家展開一場奇幻之旅 . 11 June 2024 . Vogue Hong Kong . zh-HK.
  17. Web site: 27 September 2023 . Zhong Wei Probes Into the Shifting Power Dynamics Between Man and Machine . 11 June 2024 . Hypebeast.
  18. Web site: Ku . Tim . 【專訪】裝置藝術家周文斗Zhou Wendou：只有做藝術，我才能證明自己還活著！藝術家最新香港展覽《1005室》開幕 . 11 June 2024 . Tatler Asia . zh-Hant.
  19. Web site: Oreshkin . Gennady . 5 February 2024 . New Art Exhibitions to Check Out in Hong Kong This February . Prestige.
  20. Web site: Double Fly Awkward Pay . 11 June 2024 . AARRTT . en-US.
  21. Web site: Oreshkin . Gennady . New Art Exhibitions to Check Out in Hong Kong This December . Prestige. 13 December 2023 .
  22. Web site: world . STIR . 'A/S/L?': Connecting with Wang Jiajia's piercing paintings . 11 June 2024 . www.stirworld.com . English.
  23. Web site: Ku . Tim . 2月香港藝術展覽精選：德國藝術家Candida Höfer攝影展、中國藝術家許陽Xu Yang個展《把自己當作戰士》 . 11 June 2024 . Tatler Asia . zh-Hant.
  24. Web site: Sassy . Team . 20 May 2021 . Your Ultimate Guide To Art Galleries In Hong Kong . 11 June 2024 . Sassy Hong Kong . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Magazine . Artomity . 28 October 2017 . Andrew Luk . 11 June 2024 . ARTOMITY 藝源 . en-US.
  26. Web site: Albrecht . Elliat . 7 September 2018 . Christopher K Ho's homecoming at De Sarthe: CX 888 . Ocula.
  27. Web site: Thuc . Caroline Ha . 13 April 2022 . Wing Po So 蘇詠寶 . 11 June 2024 . ARTOMITY 藝源 . en-US.
  28. Web site: Lee . Christie . 1 September 2020 . Disrupting the Flow: Artist Mark Chung Reflects On An Ailing Hong Kong . 11 June 2024 . Zolima City Magazine . en-GB.
  29. Web site: Standard . The . Material world . 11 June 2024 . The Standard . en.
  30. Web site: 15 September 2022 . The Forbidden Happiness by Eugene Lun Art in Hong Kong . 11 June 2024 . Time Out Hong Kong . en-GB.
  31. Web site: ArtAsiaPacific: New Currents: Divergent Dichotomies . 11 June 2024 . artasiapacific.com.
  32. Web site: Installation Shots deSAR (DE SARTHE ARTIST RESIDENCY) X Liao Jiaming Contemporary Art DE SARTHE . 2024-07-24 . www.desarthe.com.
  33. Web site: Weselby . Liz . 23 March 2016 . HK Art Week Insider: Pascal de Sarthe of de Sarthe Gallery . 24 April 2024 . LUXE City Guides . en-US.
  34. http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160414-MEXICO-ASIA/Life-Arts/Hong-Kong-art-collectors-defy-economic-wobble "Hong Kong art collectors defy economic wobble"
  35. Web site: Yao . Yvonne . 13 November 2023 . Global Diversity Shines at West Bund Art & Design's Largest Edition Yet . 11 June 2024 . Artsy . en.
  36. Web site: 12 May 2023 . A 'purposely regional' Taipei Dangdai fair suggests Taiwan's art market is slowly recovering from the pandemic . 11 June 2024 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  37. Web site: Platform Exhibitor The Armory Show . 11 June 2024 . www.thearmoryshow.com.
  38. Web site: Article . Vivienne Chow ShareShare This . 26 March 2024 . Hong Kong Art Week Sees Major Art Industry Players Descend on the City . 11 June 2024 . Artnet News . en-US.
  39. Web site: Loeb . Pauline . 29 March 2024 . Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 . 12 June 2024 . artfairmag . en-US.
  40. Web site: ArtAsiaPacific: Mak2: Funnily Enough, Nothing is Original . 12 June 2024 . artasiapacific.com.
  41. Web site: Ku . Tim . 【巴塞爾藝術展2024香港展會】5個於Art Basel Hong Kong「藝聚空間Encounters」值得留意的藝術家作品：香港藝術家 麥影彤二Mak2將展出新作 . 12 June 2024 . Tatler Asia . zh-Hant.
  42. Web site: Chung . Stephy . 29 March 2024 . Collectors return to Asia's biggest art fair despite cooling market . 12 June 2024 . CNN . en.
  43. Web site: Hung . Cara . 26 March 2024 . 2024 Art Basel 香港巴塞爾藝術展直擊：展區、打卡藝術、門票及交通 . 12 June 2024 . Time Out 香港 . zh-HK.
  44. Web site: 3 April 2024 . Hong Kong's Proving Its a Cultural Capital at a Crucial Time . 12 June 2024 . Highsnobiety . en.
  45. Web site: Art Basel organisers hail 'year of renaissance' in HK - RTHK . 12 June 2024 . news.rthk.hk . en-gb.
  46. Artist Mak2 shows us what resilience can do to creativity Art Basel Girl City . 27 April 2024 . Girl City . 12 June 2024 . YouTube.
  47. Web site: 星島日報 . 27 March 2024 . Art Basel香港2024現場直擊！5大主題展區+大型藝術裝置 專訪展會總監樂思洋 附門票詳情 . 12 June 2024 . std.stheadline.com . zh-Hant-HK.
  48. Web site: theowner.tw . 12 April 2024 . 藝術溫度計：2024香港巴塞爾藝博突然爆紅的畫廊？！ . 12 June 2024 . The Owner . zh-TW.
  49. Web site: Add wind, then water: Hong Kong artists at Art Basel . 12 June 2024 . Art Basel . en.
  50. Web site: Chan . Hera . 1 September 2020 . Andrew Luk and Chu Teh-Chun . 12 June 2024 . Artforum . en-US.
  51. Web site: Ng . Brady . 12 March 2020 . Hong Kong Artist Andrew Luk Finds Hope amid Upheaval . 12 June 2024 . Artsy . en.
  52. Web site: Albrecht . Elliat . Andrew Luk at de Sarthe: Abstracting Entropy . Ocula.
  53. Web site: 專訪香港藝術家 Andrew Luk︰「我從五金、車房丟棄出來的東西創作」 . 12 June 2024 . Vogue Hong Kong . zh-HK.
  54. Web site: 10 April 2020 . 'Some people shop for clothes, I buy weird materials on Taobao' . 12 June 2024 . South China Morning Post . en.
  55. Web site: 5 November 2022 . Haunted, Salvaged at K11 Musea . 12 June 2024 . galleries gal . en-GB.
  56. Web site: 2019-03-31 . Bernar Venet's Live Performance Inaugurates Hong Kong Spring Sales . 2024-06-25 . Sothebys.com . en.
  57. Web site: randian - 羅伯特・勞森伯格(Robert Rauschenberg)德薩畫廊香港個展 . 2024-06-25 . www.randian-online.com.
  58. Web site: Pioneers of Modern Chinese Painting in Paris . 2024-07-24 . issuu . en.
  59. Web site: Auguste Rodin 1840-1917 . 2024-07-24 . issuu . en.
  60. Web site: 2024-06-19 . In Relation: Renowned Artist Bernar Venet's Art Performance and Exhibition . 2024-06-25 . Zolima City Magazine . en-GB.
  61. Web site: Press Release Bernar Venet - Hong Kong Cultural Centre & Museum of Art Piazzas Exhibitions DE SARTHE Gallery . 2024-06-25 . www.desarthe.com.
  62. Web site: Public Art DE SARTHE Gallery . 2024-06-25 . www.desarthe.com.
  63. Web site: 2018-05-25 . 台北101裝置藝術《LOVE》創作者羅伯特．印第安那逝世 . 2024-06-25 . 典藏ARTouch.com . zh-TW.
  64. Web site: Robert Indiana - Shanghai Art Museum - Exhibitions - Robert Indiana . 2024-06-25 . www.robertindiana.com . en.
  65. Web site: 2002-07-05 . Robert Indiana - Shanghai Art Museum by de Sarthe Gallery - Issuu . 2024-06-25 . issuu.com . en.
  66. Web site: DE SARTHE Hong Kong Art Gallery Association Official Website . 24 April 2024 . en-US.
  67. December 2012 . Power 2012: Who is up, down, or ready to make a move? . Art+Auction Magazine . December 2012 . 121.
  68. Modern Painters, Annual Gallery Issue, 2013, 500 Best Galleries Worldwide
  69. CANS Chinese Art News, January 2018 issue
  70. BBC, Culture section, on 24 March 2017

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