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LKHAM gallery, a leading advocate for Mongolian contemporary art, is thrilled to announce its inaugural participation in the 10th Edition of Asia NOW, Europe’s premier Asian art fair from 17 October to 20 October 2024 in Paris. It’s the first time a Mongolian gallery is being featured in Asia NOW, showcasing the contemporary art and culture of the country to the world. LKHAM gallery will present the works of Mr. Baatarzorig Batjargal, a prominent contemporary Mongolian painter known for his captivating explorations of figures, colors, and societal themes. Mr. Batjargal’s distinctive style, rooted in traditional Mongolian painting techniques (Mongol zurag), offers a unique perspective on contemporary politics, social issues along with pop culture. His work exemplifies the depth and diversity of Mongolia’s artistic heritage, and the gallery believes it will resonate with international audiences’ perspective and visions.

About Mr. Baatarzorig Batjargal

Mr. Baatarzorig Batjargal (b. 1983, Ulaanbaatar) studied Mongol Zurag, the secular painting tradition derived from Buddhist thangka, at the University of Arts and Culture, Ulaanbaatar and graduated in 2005. He is a member of Union of Mongolian Artists (UMA), Mongol Zurag Society and Global Artist Pension Trust. His work has been exhibited globally at art biennales, museums, and galleries, among them Jack Bell Gallery (London, 2022), the Spirit of Gobi Festival (2021), the Seventh Mediations Biennial (Lodz, 2020), the Bangkok Art Biennale (2020), and Second Yinchuan Biennale (Yinchuan, 2018). Mr. Baatarzorig’s art is recognizable in its intricate, mysterious intertwining of figures and colors. His images often take a self-consciously critical turn, juxtaposing contemporary politics, social issues, and symbols of pop culture alongside references to Buddhist spirituality and Mongolian visual culture. The result is a mesmerizing tangle that keeps viewers curious, piquing not only our imagination but also our conscience.

About Asia NOW

Asia Now Paris Asian Art Fair returns to Monnaie de Paris during Paris art week October 17–20 to celebrate its tenth edition. More than just an art fair, Asia Now is both a curated platform with a selection of international galleries presenting artists from across Asia and its diaspora, and an ambitious public program curated by guest curators featuring commissioned site-specific installations, performances, conversations and artist workshops. 10th edition features presentations by new and returning galleries featuring solo or duo shows by artists from 28 territories across Asia, from Central Asia to the Asia-Pacific region, including West, South, Southeast and East Asia. Guest Curator of the 10th edition is the curatorial cooperative RADICANTS, under the artistic direction of Nicolas Bourriaud. The platform conceives innovative exhibitions, imagined by independent curators at the international level. RADICANTS specializes in exhibition production, cultural engineering, publications, and the sale of exhibitions and artworks.

Renowned Mongolian artist Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar is pleased to announce the release of his latest collection, “Secondary Growth.” at LKHAM gallery. This new series of sculptures delves into the themes of acceptance, adaptation, and transformation.

A graduate of Hunter College NY and UCLA, Erdenebayar’s work has garnered international acclaim with exhibitions in prestigious venues such as the Venice Biennale, Art Basel Miami, and Art Basel Hong Kong. His sculptures have been showcased in major cities worldwide, including New York and Los Angeles.

“Secondary Growth” explores the concept of growth, both literal and metaphysical. Drawing inspiration from the Mongolian landscape, Erdenebayar employs ordinary elements and found objects to suggest a unique perspective on acceptance, adaptation, and transformation.

In today’s fast-paced world, there is a constant pressure to evolve. The phrase “growing pains” often implies that growth is a challenging process. Erdenebayar’s sculptures, like plants that continue to grow in all directions, symbolize the idea that enduring and overcoming challenges requires a combination of strength and resilience.

“Second Growth” is open from October 3 to November 17. Admission is free

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Art Dubai is the Middle East’s leading international art fair, taking place every March in Dubai, UAE.

Over the past 17 editions, Art Dubai has cemented its role in being a major catalyst in the local, regional and international conversations on art from the Middle East and surrounding region (MENASA – Middle East, North Africa & South Asia), and putting art from these territories onto the global map.

As one of the world’s most international art fairs, Art Dubai has further expanded its commitment to cultivating a culture of discovery, offering exciting new global perspectives and broadening conversations about art beyond traditional western-led geographical scopes and narratives. The fair drives meaningful engagement with the rich cultural heritage and contemporary art practices of the region and extending to territories across Southeast and Central Asia, the African continent, and Latin America through presentations across its gallery sections.

While there has been much art historical focus on Western cities that have supported émigré artists and shaped artistic styles or movements — such as London, Paris or New York — it is well known that non-Western art centres remain understudied. One such example can be found during the Cold War, where both Western countries and the Soviet Union used culture as a tool and began state supported exchange programmes for artists. While much scholarship has been focused on the artistic movements of America and Europe during this post-WWII period, much less has been written about the “East”, and even less on the international artists who visited as part of public initiatives.

Art Dubai Modern 2024 aims to contribute to this area of study. Curated by Dr Christianna Bonin, assistant professor of art history at the American University of Sharjah and an expert in Cold War-era cultures and global modernisms, the section will explore artists and filmmakers from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia who took part in cultural exchange programmes with the Soviet Union and how the experience shaped their works and careers. These programmes “created intricate East-East and South-South cultural links,” Bonin says.

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The exhibition deals with the most inescapable part of every existence: “Being Mortal” traces the deep meaning of death not only in the individual, but also in the collective and socio-political context by means of a comparison of works of art that span a cultural and historical arc from the Middle Ages to the present Intimate, personal approaches are examined as well as the public, political role of dying and the confrontation with it.

An extensive selection of graphic works from the legendary Otto Mauer collection is also on display. This is therefore an opportunity for an exciting insight into the collecting activities of this key figure in the Austrian post-war art scene.

Nomin Bold’s textile work “Transporter” 2023 is about humans being always in motion, traveling across time and space. This ship is meant to deliver us “there” and bring us “back”.

Curator: Johanna Schwanberg
Co-curator: Klaus Speidel
Curatorial assistance: Anke Wiedmann

Project management & curation: Maria-Katharina Lang

The exhibition multiverse complements the special exhibition DUST and SILK / STAUB UND SEIDE (17.5. 2023 – 7.1. 2024). The focus is on the works of the artist Nomin Bold and the artist Baatarzorig Batjargal. Both are among the most outstanding contemporary artistic personalities in Mongolia.

The exhibitions are organised in cooperation with the research project Dispersed and Connected (FWF/PEEK AR 394-G24) funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Project management & curation: Maria-Katharina Lang (Institute of Social Anthropology/ÖAW). Concept & design: Maria-Katharina Lang & Christian Sturminger.