Kotur » yana peel http://www.koturltd.com/blog Blog Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:23:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The World of KOTUR: Yana Peel’s Hong Kong Art Basel Highlights http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2013/05/yana-peels-hong-kong-art-basel-highlights/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2013/05/yana-peels-hong-kong-art-basel-highlights/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:56 +0000 kotur http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=9801 ]]> Yana Peel is a veritable powerhouse.  CEO of Global debating forum Intelligence Squared Asia as well as on the board of the Tate International Countil, the British Fashion Council and Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong, her involvement in the Hong Kong art scene is well worth following. (Read all about her as Kotur’s muse here.)

Brilliantly, she is on hand this week to steer us through the must sees and dos of our imminent Hong Kong art fair. Here are her top picks of what to visit during Hong Kong Art Basel, 2013.

The Gallery: Para/Site, Hong Kong’s non profit Art Space presents their exhibition A Journal of the Plague Year: Fear, ghosts, rebels. SARS, Leslie and the Hong Kong story. Tracing Hong Kong history and events since 2003, it contains works by Ai Wei Wei, Firenze Lai and Ming Wong among others.  www.para-site.org

The Debate:  Intelligence Squared Asia’s debate, “The Market is the Best Judge of Art’s Quality,” will be at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Friday 24 May, 6.30-8.00pm. www.intelligencesquaredasia.com

The Show:  Leung Chi Wo’s show Bright Light has Much the Same Effect as Ice is at the 2P Contemporary Gallery, 17 May – 11 June 2013, opening reception on Thursday, 23 May 2013 from 5pm – 8.30pm  www.2p-gallery.com

The Place: Hong Kong’s hottest new member’s club Duddell’s opens with the exhibition Face to Face, a show curated by Amelie von Wedel and Pernilla Holmes, exhibiting emerging and established artists from around the world that represents a rethinking of the traditional gentleman’s club friendly genre of portraiture. Duddell’s, 3F – 4F, 1 Duddell Street, Central, Hong Kong

The Party:  The Absolut Art Bar by Adrian Wong sees the Absolut Art Bureau collaborate with Hong Kong based artist Adrian to transform the basement of the Fringe Club in Central, Hong Kong into the place to go for your Art week cocktail pick me ups…      Absolut Art Bureau at Art Basel in Hong Kong Wun Dun: An Art Bar Installation by Adrian Wong 22–25 May

PIctures: Art Basel HK, Yana Peel, Intelligence Squared Asia, Ming Wong as part of Para/Site’s exhibition, Photo: Carlos Vasquez 2012, picture courtesy of the artist and the gallery, Leung Chi Wo as part of 2P Gallery’s show

]]> http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2013/05/yana-peels-hong-kong-art-basel-highlights/feed/ 0 The World of KOTUR: Arthk12: A Muse, An Idol – and the Bumbys… http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2012/05/arthk12-a-muse-an-idol-and-the-bumbys/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2012/05/arthk12-a-muse-an-idol-and-the-bumbys/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 18:59:27 +0000 admin http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=3033 Art guru Yana Peel, architect extraordinaire Zaha Hadid and performance artists The Bumbys.

]]> http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2012/05/arthk12-a-muse-an-idol-and-the-bumbys/feed/ 0 The World of KOTUR: Lunch with Gilbert and George http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2012/03/lunch-with-gilbert-and-george/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2012/03/lunch-with-gilbert-and-george/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:27:59 +0000 admin http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=3051 ]]> Last week I was invited to lunch with veteran London-based artists, Gilbert and George, to celebrate the opening of ‘London Pictures’ at the White Cube gallery, the first stop of the show’s world tour.

The dapper duo, who have lived and worked together in London since the 1960’s, are true gentlemen. Impeccably tailored in co-ordinating tweed suits and immaculately groomed, the artists are politeness itself – in complete opposition to their graphic artworks.

Dining alongside the guests of honor, Gilbert and George, were Chinese artists Zhang Huan, Ding Yi and Zeng Fanzhi, noted collector and karaoke-club tycoon Qiao Zhibin and arts philanthropist Yana Peel. Gregarious gallerist Ben Brown was my right hand man for the meal and I also caught up with old friends Janice Lee, Alex Seno and Levina Li.

]]> http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2012/03/lunch-with-gilbert-and-george/feed/ 1 The World of KOTUR: Baby Love http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2011/03/baby-love/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2011/03/baby-love/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:31:05 +0000 admin http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=3150 ]]> I love the concept behind, Art for Baby, a unique art book conceived by my friend, Yana Peel. She noticed her baby staring at a Julian Opie painting on her wall at home and was inspired to create a book that would encourage children to appreciate art and culture from as young an age as possible. The result is this fantastic book, featuring black and white images from leading international contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Keith Haring and Takashi Murakami. Most of the artists donated their work for free, which goes to show how much love has gone into this project. For every book sold, a donation also goes to the NSPCC.

]]> http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2011/03/baby-love/feed/ 0 The World of KOTUR: Yana Peel http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2011/09/yana-peel/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2011/09/yana-peel/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:58:11 +0000 admin http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=2909 ]]> Yana Peel‘s statuesque Slavic beauty and innate sense of statement style complement the brilliance brewing beneath. To know Yana is to adore her – and to be in awe of her, quite frankly.

Yana Peel has a brilliant ability to gather people together around interesting ideas, hence Intelligence Squared Asia (IQ2) – her own interpretation of ‘intellectual entertainment’. These lively, topical debates are frequently sold-out well in advance. No ticket? Log on to the IQ2 site to view the video.

Philanthropy is paramount to Yana’s innovative Outset Contemporary Art Fund, as co-founder she connects private funding and public arts to bring an often elitist medium to a wider audience, promoting modern art for the masses. An active advocate of the arts, Yana also chairs Para/Site, a Hong Kong non-profit arts organization, and sits on various boards including the Tate International Council, Victoria Foundation and the British Fashion Council, for whom she is a worthy ambassador of British fashion, and young designers in Asia.

Just a final note of admiration for Yana; Art for Baby, the best-selling book featuring work by contemporary artists was produced by Yana in the weeks immediately following the birth of her second child. With four children of my own, this post-partum productivity really humbles me. Needless to say the book also donated its profits to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

Art patron, philanthropist, author, mom and muse – I just don’t know how she does it…

KOTUR: Name your desert island essentials?
Yana Peel: Ipod mixed by mimi brown, The New Yorker and cashew nuts

K: How would your female friends describe your style?
Y: Individual, for better or for worse

K: What’s the most treasured item in your wardrobe?
Y: The sheepskin in which i emigrated from russia, aged 3

K: Is there anything in your wardrobe you should get rid of but can’t?
Y: Starred Chanel disco jumpsuit that my daughter is one day destined to love… or loathe

K: What do you never leave home without?
Y: My conscience

KOTUR: Hot date night with your husband, what do you wear?
Y: Alaia and lip gloss

K: When home alone, what do you wear?
Y: My bluetooth earpiece and a facemask by Rodial

K: What do you wear to bed?
Y: Depends who is asking

KOTUR: You’re the fashion police for a day, what do you ban?
Yana Peel: Self-consciousness

K: How old is too old for a mini?
Y: As soon as you start asking the question, it’ s too late

K: Have you ever worn anything you are now embarrassed by?
Y: Without doubt, but life is a journey not a destination

K: How high is too high a heel?
Y: Never, when your husband is 2 meters tall

K: What is your most recent purchase?
Y: Mary Katrantzou – for me, and the Victoria and Albert museum

K: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Y: Dignity. And a wicked sense of humor…

Thank you Yana Peel

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