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De Sarthe Gallery

DE SARTHE (Traditional Chinese: 德薩畫廊; Simplified Chinese: 德萨画廊) is a contemporary art gallery with spaces in Hong Kong and Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] The gallery's contemporary art program exhibits and promotes emerging artists from Asia,[2] and its advisory focuses on 19th and 20th century master paintings and sculptures.[3]

DE SARTHE
DE SARTHE, Hong Kong
Established1977
LocationHong Kong, Scottsdale
TypeArt Gallery
FounderPascal de Sarthe
Websitedesarthe.com

History

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Founded by the current owner Pascal de Sarthe and his wife Sylvie de Sarthe,[3] the gallery first opened in 1977 in Paris, France.[4] The business moved to the United States in 1981, where it operated in San Francisco (1981-1990),[4] Los Angeles (1990-1994), then Scottsdale (1994-2009).[1] At the time, the gallery dealt mainly in secondary market Eastern and Western contemporary art.[5]

In 2010, the gallery relocated to Hong Kong,[6] opening a space on Duddell Street in the Central area (2010-2016). It later moved to the city's southern district, Wong Chuk Hang (2017-present),[6] simultaneously expanding its contemporary art program. In 2014, the gallery opened and operated a space in the Caochangdi district in Beijing, until it received an eviction notice from the government in 2016.[7]

In 2022, the founder's son Vincent de Sarthe reopened a new location in Scottsdale.[1]

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Contemporary Art

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Artists

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Zhong Wei's solo exhibition 'Weight Drifting' at DE SARTHE, Hong Kong (2023). Photo courtesy of the gallery.

DE SARTHE exhibits works that reflect upon the complex and permeating implications of 21st century technology, representing creative practices that navigate and traverse the virtual realms colliding into reality today.[8] Currently, the gallery represents a roster of contemporary Asian artists belonging to the generation born between 1970s-1990s, including Chan Ka Kiu,[9] Lin Jingjing,[10] Eugene Lun,[11] Lu Xinjian,[12] Mak2,[13] Ma Sibo,[14] Caison Wang,[15] Wang Xin,[16] Zhong Wei,[17] and Zhou Wendou.[18] The gallery also works with artists such as Dong Jinling,[19] Double Fly Art Center,[20] Jung Jin,[21] Wang Jiajia,[22] Xinyan Zhang,[23] and more.

de Sarthe Artist Residency (deSAR)

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Since 2017, the gallery has also run an annual summer residency program ("deSAR"), during which a Hong Kong-based artist is invited to use the gallery's Wong Chuk Hang space as an open studio for two months.The yearly program concludes with a short exhibition at the end of summer, of works created over the course of the residency.[24]

deSAR Past Residents

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Year Artist Residency Period Exhibition Title
2017 Andrew Luk 12 July - 9 September Practice [25]
2018 Christopher K. Ho

(curated by Forever & Today)

17 July - 31 August CX888 [26]
2019 Wing Po So 17 July - 7 September From the Body to the Body Through the Body [27]
2020 Mark Chung 15 July - 4 September Wheezing [28]
2021 Chen Pin Tao 13 July - 17 September Violin Makers and Seamstresses I:

The Caveman, The Literati, The Iconoclast [29]

2022 Eugene Lun 9 July - 9 September The Forbidden Happiness [30]
2023 Chan Ka Kiu 28 June - 8 September Late to the Party [31]

Advisory

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Additionally, the gallery works in the secondary market for European and Asian modernist artists such as Zao Wou-ki, Chu Teh-Chun, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Gerhard Richter, Kazuo Shiraga, Robert Motherwell, among others.[32]

Art Fairs

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Since 2015, the gallery has taken part in international art fairs including Art Basel Hong Kong,[33] West Bund Art & Design,[34] Taipei Dangdai,[35] The Armory Show[36] and more.

Notable Projects

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Mak2's Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy on view at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024. Photo courtesy of the gallery.

Mak2: Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy (2024)

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In the 2024 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, the gallery presented a 7.5-meter-tall, site-specific installation by Hong Kong-based artist Mak2 as part of the fair's Encounter's sector.[37] The installation, which consists of two replicas of DE SARTHE's booth connected top to top,[38] dissects "the cyclicality of copying in the evolution of creation"[37] and explores the layered stages of simulation folded into reality.[39]

The presentation was well-received by press and was covered by local as well as international media including ArtAsiaPacific,[39] Artnet,[37] Tatler Asia,[40] CNN Style,[41] TimeOut,[42] High Snobiety,[43] RTHK,[44] China Daily,[45] Singtao,[46] and more.

The installation and gallery also became a social media phenomenon during the week of the fair and was ranked first in social media engagement by The Owner.[47]

 
Andrew Luk's Haunted, Salvaged at Art Basel Hong Kong 2021. Photo courtesy of the gallery.

Andrew Luk: Haunted, Salvaged (2021)

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In 2021, the gallery presented a large-scale kinetic installation by its then represented artist Andrew Luk in the Encounters sector of Art Basel Hong Kong.[48] The installation was originally set to premiere in the 2020 edition of the fair, which was cancelled due to Covid-19. As an alternative, the installation made its debut in "Shifting Landscapes", an exhibition hosted at the gallery.[49] The exhibition was covered by media including Artforum,[49] Artsy,[50] Ocula,[51] Vogue,[52] and South China Morning Post.[53]

The installation was subsequently reiterated in the 2021 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong,[48] and was later exhibited again at K11 Musea in 2022.[54]

Associations

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The gallery is a member of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association and participates in their monthly Southside Saturday program.[55]

Recognition

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The gallery was among the 500 best galleries in the world listed by Modern Painters in 2013.[56]

The gallery was awarded '"Best Art Gallery of The Year" in Asia' by CANS Magazine in 2017, Chinese Art News.[57]

Gallery founder Pascal de Sarthe was featured in the video 'The Rise of the Mobile Connoisseur', on BBC.com.[58]

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