Beijing Oomph 2026 is a curated guide to the best contemporary art exhibitions across galleries and institutions in Beijing, timed to coincide with the Beijing Dangdai art fair and Gallery Weekend at the end of May. The article highlights Zhi Wei's exhibition "Folly" at Beijing Commune as a key show, reflecting the city's vibrant art scene during this concentrated period of gallery openings and events.
Jon Neidich, a 43-year-old New York nightlife entrepreneur and collector who chairs the board of Creative Time, discusses his art collection in an interview. He shares that his first purchases were works from Robert Longo's "Men in the Cities" series and a Tracey Emin neon titled "Trust Yourself," which offered a wholesome counterpoint to his nightlife-focused world. Neidich credits his mother, Brooke Garber Neidich, a voracious collector of mid-century and contemporary artists, for teaching him to navigate the art world. He also recounts a hard-won acquisition of Victor Moscoso and Lee Conklin rock posters from Matthew Marks gallery, and highlights John Baldessari's "Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line" as a piece he often stares at.
Serakai Studio has launched its inaugural exhibition, "Certainly," at its new Wong Chuk Hang space, Gold, in Hong Kong. Curated by Tobias Berger, the show features 50 works by 11 international artists and takes its conceptual cue from La Monte Young’s 1960 Fluxus score, "Draw a straight line and follow it." The exhibition explores the impossibility of perfection and the necessity of embracing unpredictability and experimentation in a volatile global climate.
Gold by Serakai Studio has launched its inaugural exhibition, "Certainly," in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang district. Curated by Tobias Berger, the former head of art at Tai Kwun, the show features 50 works by 11 diverse artists that explore themes of unpredictability and experimentation. The exhibition takes its conceptual cue from La Monte Young’s 1960 Fluxus score, "Draw a straight line and follow it," using the impossibility of that task as a metaphor for navigating global instability.