The 14th factory is a monumental, multiplemedia, socially engaged art and documentary experience conceived by the hong kongbased british artist simon birch. Mar 03, 2017 in 2017, the 14th factory filmed a documentary like no other. A full time artist, simon birch is a young hong kong artist whos made a huge impact with his energy and vision in the last few years. Simon birch is a young hong kong artist who has made an impact with his energy and vision. Find art for sale at great prices from artists including paintings, photography, sculpture, and prints by top emerging artists like simon birch. The 14th factory art exhibition, despite all the hype, is. Simon birch, a british multimedia artist based in hong kong, has been displaying his latest immersive exhibition at the 14th factory popup. She was horrified and super upset and we took down her details, but decided not to take action as it was clearly an accident and shes a student. Apr 05, 2017 renowned for his expressive oil paintings, hong kongbased british artist simon birch has an undeniably impressive portfolio. Simon birch of 14th factory ace hotel everything will. The artist told the new york times the incident caused about.
A brit, transplanted to hong kong for the majority of his adult life, birch has lived a life precipitated by the global reality weve all been born into. Simon birch hong kong artist featured installation. Inside of that warehouse, artists from all over the world have come together to create a unique and immersive experience. A space odyssey bedroom scene currently on display at the 14th factory art space. The 14th factory s creator, simon birch, is an artworld outsider, whose personal odyssey has taken him from teenage delinquency in a landscape of postindustrial decline to successful artist, via real world labour as high wire construction worker in hong kong and near death survival. Although much of his work is and has been large, figurative oil paintings, over the last few years birch has ventured into film and installation work culminating in some particularly notable largescale projects.
We got a chance to visit and were mesmerized by the powerfully immersive experience. Apr 26, 2017 simon birch, artist and the creator of the 14th factory, chats with joel kuennen of artslant about the central themes behind the 14th factory. Conceived by hong kongbased british artist simon birch, the vision of the 14th factory is to create a new, independent paradigm for sociallyengaged art, a kind of guerilla action where art occupies and reenergizes under utilized or even derelict urban spaces and gifts them back to the community in the form of a transformative experience. New york city is set to host the worlds largest independent art exhibition come april. The young woman has made international headlines after a video of her knocking over an installation by hong kongbased british artist simon birch at. Simon birch is a renowned ukborn artist based in hong kong, recognised for his kinetic oiloncanvas paintings and for his ventures into multimedia projects integrating paintings with film. Simon is an internationally celebrated painter and one of hong kongs leading contemporary artists description. Simon birch is a british born artist who is a permanent resident of hong kong. Its a seminal moment in birchs career, not only for the scope but the profound message hes eager to deliver. Joseph mazzello, oliver platt, david strathairn, dana ivey, ian michael smith, ashley judd, jan hooks, jim carrey, beatrice winde, cecilley carroll, sumela kay, peter macneill, holly dennison, sam morton, john mazzello, mark steven johnson, suggested by the novel a prayer for owen meany b, written for the screen by mark steven johnson. The film stars ian michael smith, joseph mazzello, jim carrey, ashley judd and oliver platt. Their work was featured in several exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the ben brown fine arts, hong kong. The shallow water is improbably studded with the tails of airplanes.
Simon birch is a 1998 american comedydrama film loosely based on a prayer for owen meany by john irving and directed and written for the screen by mark steven johnson in his directorial debut. Monumental in scale and ambition, the 14th factory is a largescale, immersive art experience initiated by hong kongbased artist simon birch. Posing for photo, gallery visitor topples row of pedestals like. A rendezvous with simon birch at the 14th factory museeum. In this film, the adult is played by jim carrey in an uncredited role. May 01, 2017 which is exactly whats been going down at the 14th factory, an art installation created by britishborn, hong kongbased artist simon birch, along with a crew of international collaborators. Two weeks ago at the 14th factory exhibition in lincoln heights, a patron attempted to take a crouched selfie in front of the hypercaine exhibit, by hong kongbased british artist simon birch and fellow artists gabriel chan, jacob blitzer and gloria yu, when disaster struck. Per an instagram post from the 14th factory, the project has been delayed due to logistics problems. Simon birchs first artwork to be offered at auction was portrait of a lady, bustlength, seated, in a white dress with gold trim at christies south kensington in 2004simon birch has been featured. Morgan headquarters in collaboration with several artists entitled 14th factory.
A new territory in art experience, the 14th factory was conceived by britishborn, hong kongresiding, artist simon birch as a laboratory of collaborative experimentation in the form of an immersive sitespecific exhibition in lincoln heights. Mar 19, 2019 the 14th factorys creator, simon birch, is an artworld outsider, whose personal odyssey has taken him from teenage delinquency in a landscape of postindustrial decline to successful artist, via real world labour as high wire construction worker in hong kong and near death survival. The 14th factory will consist of 14 sections spanning seven floors. Birch has designed it so that the visitor enters the building to embark on a global artistic journeyone that explores. May 03, 2017 las 14th factory offers a warehouse full of art and otherworldly experiences. Working with oil on canvas, birch has also ventured into film and. Recreation 2, group exhibition, the ogilvy chocolate factory, new york, u. After three years of production, the show will open on april 14 for a sixweek run, before moving on to l. Azhanti high lightning 2007, nanyang academy of fine arts, singapore, this.
Simon birch is another film see the sandlot, stand by me, or the three wishes also starring joseph mazzello that is told by an adult looking back on important experiences and friendships of his youth. Las 14th factory offers a warehouse full of art and otherworldly. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from birch book at the discogs marketplace. May 05, 2017 on a sunny sunday morning, simon birch, the creator of the art exhibition the 14th factory, is using a skimmer to clean the surface of a large pool. Birch is the conceptual and creative initiator of the 14th factory project, working collaboratively and individually on every. A painter known for the kinetic, cinematic quality of his figurative works, birch is also naturally attracted to the medium of film. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
From the windows of simon birchs studio in ap lei chau, hong kong, you can. Apr 05, 2017 conceived by hong kongbased british artist simon birch, the vision of the 14th factory is to create a new, independent paradigm for sociallyengaged art, a kind of guerilla action where art. It is also a wonderful example of the power of social media as we barely had any budget for marketing when we first opened so social media was at times our only way of attracting audience. A painter known for the kinetic, cinematic quality of his figurative works, birch is. Hong kong artist simon birch makes a grand new york. Cctv footage shows tourists carefully perusing a room decorated with dozens of rectangular pillars at renowned artist simon birch s exhibit at the 14th factory before the destruction. The crusher, a pitchfork installation by artist simon birch. Simon birch, is a comedydrama that tries with intensity move the audience and captivate the heart, but the sentimentalist spoiler the entire movie. Artist simon birch sunk everything he had into creating the immersive and enormous popup art space. It omitted much of the latter half of the novel and altered the ending.
When he and his friends gathered in california to create their dream exhibition, they had little money and no marketing help. Simon birchs 14th factory mirrors the decline of globalization. The exhibita collaboration between international photographers, composers, filmmakers, and urban plannerswill transform the 100yearold j. Pages public figure artist the art of simon birch videos the 14th factory trailer. Hypercaine by simon birch, gloria yu, gabriel chan and jacob blitzer. Las 14th factory offers a warehouse full of art and otherworldly experiences artist simon birch sunk everything he had into creating the immersive and enormous popup art space.
On 3 acres of an industrial warehouse and lot on the outskirts of dtla, the location has been transformed into a factory where birch and his 20 creative collaborators create an everchanging immersive environment of 14 interlinked huge spaces comprised of video, installation, sculpture, paintings and performance. Simons theme is probably my favorite song on the whole disc. Just discovered simon birch a fine artist who uses paint with quite a grungy, graphic feel, prominent, sharp palette knife brushstrokes and bold compositions with areas of block colours and cutout, collagefeel techniques. In his teens birch fled his hometown in the shadow of his parents divorce. British born simon birch is a painter and multimedia artist of armenian descent and resides in hong kong. The barmecide feast, by simon birch and kplusk associates which was cofounded by paul kember, recreates the bedroom from the final scene of stanley kubricks 2001. Ultimately i hope people walk away saying, now thats art. Simon birch is a ukborn artist based in hong kong, who has lived and worked in hong kong for fifteen years. Azhanti high lightning 2007, singapore, this brutal house april 2008, hong. The idea of being an artist and putting work in a science museum is really. The 14th factory a monumental, roaming art project initiated by simon birch, the 14th factory is set to go global and launch its next project and location. After 5 years, 4 venue changes, 3 city moves, the 14th factory is finally becoming a reality. Apr 17, 2014 born in uk of armenian descent, simon birch has lived and worked in hong kong for fifteen years, and is known for his energetic figurative oil portraits that have put him on the artist to watch list.
The 14th factory is a multiplemedia art experience, brought to you by simon birch and twenty collaborators. Simon birch is one of those nostalgic moviesdetermined to view the past in rosecolored huesdespite the fact that its protagonist, a dwarf named simon birch, is wholeheartedly unsympathetic. Apr 25, 2016 despite its scale and ambition, existential messaging and dire social appraisal, the objective of the 14th factory is, at its core, pretty simple, birch says. Original soundtrack simon birch music from the motion. Birch is bestknown for his dramatic figurative paintings falling through space, that explore the human figure applying textured oil on canvas, in striking female and male forms. The story focuses on two adolescent boys growing up in the early 1960s in a small new hampshire town. A new territory in art experience, the 14th factory was conceived by britishborn, hong kongresiding, artist simon birch as a laboratory of. Oh, and the crowns werent insured we couldnt afford it but we fixed most of them.
Peter gunn theme and for your love were not in the soundtrack. Organized without any institutional support through a nonprofit global artist collective that birch set up and financed with all his savings, the. Hongkong based contemporary artist simon birch brings his unique vision, the 14th factory, to wall street. When the 14th factory founder and artist simon birch conceived the idea of recreating the room, he didnt have a huge amount to work with being as much of the original set, sketches and reference did not survive. Posing for photo, gallery visitor topples row of pedestals. Rent simon birch 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Claire voon july, 2017 facebook tweet email shares 4. The creator of las 14th factory, simon birch didnt expect his art to go viral. It has a few songs on it that are not in the movie,plus it excludes at least two very good songs that were in the movie. Fortunately, the 14th factory has been a huge success. In 1997 birch arrived in hong kong, working his days in construction on the tsing ma bridge while honing his skills as an artist in his spare time.
The film opens weepily, with jim carrey as the adult version of the films main character and narrator, joe wenteworth played as a youth by the. The show that featured the likes of robert del naja, futura and kai and sunny, alongside some of asias most influential artists has been a resounding success, and as the doors closed yesterday, we caught up with its cocurator, hong kongbased artist simon birch, to find out how it went, what sort of an impact it could have on the. Take a visit to the 14th factory installation, simon. Known for his works with oil to create kinetic paintings in an exploration of the human figure, simon birch. Las 14th factory offers a warehouse full of art and. Simon birch originating from leicestershire in england, simon works nationally and internationally as a freelance artist, choreographer, rehearsal director, dance technique and yoga teacher and delivers workshops on creativity and movement. Rent simon birch 1998 starring ian michael smith and joseph mazzello on dvd and bluray. The 14th factory the 14th factory is a monumental, multiplemedia, socially engaged art and documentary experience conceived by the hong kongbased british artist simon birch. The winner of the sovereign prize manfred schoeni award in 2004 and louis vuitton asian art prize in 2007 not only brought new perspectives to portrait paintings, he also ventured into film and installation works, as well as largescale multimedia art projects like. The 14th factory is a monumental, multimedia, socially engaged documentary film following british artist simon birch s creation of an.
Simon birch is a ukborn artist who is a permanent resident of hong kong. They tower above him like giant shark fins as he says, this is not performance art. Birch s artistic practice does not limit to single media, he also works on multimedia projects including film, installation, sculpture, and. Usher and grace visits simon birches art installation at. Simon birch and co set to create biggest free art exhibition. Apr 23, 2016 the cost of following through at 23 wall street is too high and time is too short, wrote simon birch, the primary artist and organizer of the show, called the 14th factory, in a note.
Setting off on an adventure around the world while making ends meet through working as a dj and promoter for various clubs. He is the winner of louis vuitton asian art prize in 2007 and the sovereign prize manfred schoeni. British artist simon birch said the woman was horrified and super upset, and he will not take action as it was clearly an accident world indoasian news service updated. Our apologies to the artist, but please enjoy watching this saga play. Apart from his critically acclaimed, dramatic paintings, hes managed to produce overwhelming installations, curated wonderful exhibitions, collaborated with leading artists, produced high profile commissioned works. Each piece could be truly fantastic on its own in any museum or gallery. Simon birch simon birch is a ukborn artist who is a permanent resident of hong kong.
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