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Opening: Cyrcle. – “Home Is Where Your Heart Is” @ Above Second Gallery

Posted by carlosgonzalez, November 12, 2013

Recently, Cyrcle. arrived in Hong Kong for their latest exhibition titled Home Is Where Your Heart Is. Presented by Above Second Gallery, this new collection of artworks by the L.A. based collective is the 3rd and final part of the ongoing Capture the Flag series which began earlier this year. As with those previous installments, this recent show focused on the mythology behind the Cowboy & Indian as well the evolving definition of what it means to be American. This was the second time that the duo has teamed […]

Openings: Meggs – “King for a Day” @ Above Second

Posted by sleepboy, July 11, 2010

Last Friday night, Above Second Gallery in Hong Kong hosted “King for a Day” (previewed), a show by the Melbourne-based Meggs. Because of the close timing of a concurrent body of work opening in Australia last week, he decided to name both shows the same, both dealing with “exploration of dualities and opposites that uses pop-culture references and symbolism to represent status, power, death and innocence in a kind of abstract and mashed up way.” The collection of paintings and prints with imagery obviously influenced […]

Preview: Meggs – “King for a Day” @ Above Second Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 7, 2010

Our friends over at Above Second have sent over some images of Meggs working on some pieces for the opening of his show on July 9th (6pm – late). After recently opening a similarly named show “King for a Day” at his own gallery down under, the Melbourne based artist has traveled all the way to Hong Kong to showcase a new body of work. Based on the artists imagery, an appropriately named “Superhero / Super-villain’s Fantasy Afterparty” follows at the ROXIE. You can learn […]