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Art Basel and BMW present the 2021 artist shortlist for the BMW Art Journey, a joint initiative recognizing and supporting emerging artists worldwide. Like a mobile studio, the BMW Art Journey can take artists almost anywhere in the world to develop new ideas and envision new creative projects. Today, the shortlisted artists for the BMW Art Journey 2021 were announced at the BMW Wan Chai Showroom in Hong Kong:
Julien Creuzet
born in 1986; lives and works in Montreuil; represented by High Art, Paris.
Kelvin Kyung Kun Park
born in 1978; lives and works in Seoul; represented by Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai.
Immortal Gene, 2020 from Kelvin Kyung Kun Park Studio on Vimeo.
Alice Wang
born in 1983; lives and works in Los Angeles and Shanghai; represented by Capsule Shanghai.
In recognition of the ongoing exceptional circumstances caused by the pandemic, the international expert jury conducted its selection process online. Artists and their galleries were invited to submit digital applications, including a short video by the artists explaining their work and artistic process. Since 2020, the circle of eligible artists has broadened and includes not only emerging and mid-career artists from the Discoveries sector, but also artists represented by galleries founded no more than ten years ago at Art Basel’s show in Hong Kong. The shortlisted artists are now invited to develop the proposal for their ideal journey, with the winner to be announced in summer 2021.