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In 2009, ART ASIA launched a new curatorial and educational program that featured an exhibition with over 20 artists from 15 countries to dispel the myth that Asian contemporary art is narrowly focused on a single region. ART ASIA invited Leeza Ahmady to curate the landmark exhibition, and for 2010, ART ASIA will continue to present exhibitions that challenge pre-existing notions of Asian contemporary art today. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
    In collaboration with the artist Yi Zhou and Contrasts Gallery (Shanghai), ART ASIA presented a special film by Zhou featuring Pharrell Williams with music by Ennio Morricone and costumes by Rick Owens and BBC Ice Cream. The Ear is a seven-and-a-half minute short film inspired by Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose" (1836) from the Petersburg Tales. Pharrell's ear develops a life of its own as the ear and its inner cavity become an "ear bridge". The viewer is taken through a dark, dreamlike journey past fireworks, through black tunnels and endless staircases, finally emerging outdoors and onto a bridge surrounded by beautiful, natural scenery. |
