Simon Birch

coming soon...

simonbirch — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:13:26 GMT

So, i haven't blogged for a while, been soooo busy working on a huge installation project which will be up April next year in an enormous 20,000 sq ft space right here in Hong Kong. The show is a mixture of films, sculptures, installation and perfomance.

Venice Biennale, 2009

simonbirch — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:01:00 GMT

Last week my manager calls me up from Italy and says 'Get your ass on the plane, you should be in Venice right now!'. I've been so crazy busy I'd forgot all about the Venice Biennale, probably the biggest and most important event in the art world

ArtHK 2009

simonbirch — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:55:47 GMT

OK, so the art fair is on fire! Amazing this year. The show opened Wednesday and I have never seen a crowd like it, just absolutely packed. A wonderful thing to see in HK, so many people engaged by art.
If you didn't already go, it's open until tomor

I'm in Miami, bitch.

simonbirch — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:18:00 GMT

Not a great title for the blog but it just about captures the essence of Miami. Miami is loud, brash and all about 'glamour', parties, getting crunk and lying on the beach with thousands of fat Americans. No offense to slim Americans but, well, there r

Miami, here I come!

simonbirch — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:41:58 GMT

Haven't managed to get a blog done for a while because I've been chained to my studio working on a new exhibition. This next show, 'Raw And Loved', opens in Miami on May 9th at an awesome new gallery called AE District, right in the middle of Miami's famo

NonStopArtProduction....

simonbirch — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:46:00 GMT

This has been a long couple of months.
I got 2 exhibitions opening this week so here's a little blog about it all.

First up is a show at the Louis Vuitton on Canton Road. They have a gallery inside and they asked if I'd like to d

continued

simonbirch — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:11:25 GMT

just some more shots from the book project i'm working on and a few, black and white shots, by Stanley Wong (Anothermountainman). Stanley is one of Hong Kong's leading artists and a very cool guy all around.

James Lavelle (UNKLE)More

definitely alive, almost dead for a while

simonbirch — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:39:00 GMT

Well, I've been out of action for a while but was at Wing Shya's opening last night and bumped into Patrick and the AND crew who reminded me of my responsibilities as an artist on this site! So, here's the first blog in many months.
I'

Hong Kong Art Fair

simonbirch — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:33:32 GMT

If you haven't already been, there's still time, the HK Art fair opened this week and the last day is Sunday. I've been to many art fairs around the world and I can honestly say the HK one i really not bad at all. A very mature show of international stand

one week to go, new show april 18th

simonbirch — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:44:00 GMT

So I've been away from AND for a little while as I've been working 7 days to finish my new exhibition.
It opens next Friday and you're all invited to the opening. It starts at 6.30 and will go on until late, then there's a big after party next doo