The Works：NGO artspace Spring Workshop takes a break, Face-off: Picasso/Condo & jazz singer Kylie Es

There’s no need for us to remind lovers of the arts, the visual arts in particular, that this is the month we’re spoiled for choice. With Art Basel starting next week, galleries, auction houses and other art organisations are putting their best feet forward. Many exhibitions are open only for a short time, and we’ll be reporting on the major exhibitions and more over the coming few weeks, bringing you some you might otherwise have missed. That includes one that we’re featuring in part two, an exhibition of portrait paintings by Pablo Picasso and George Condo side by side.
But first, the non-profit art space Spring Workshop opened in 2012 in Wong Chuk Hang. Its founder Mimi Brown devised it as a platform and laboratory for exchange, particularly between music and the other arts.
In terms of his artistic style, Pablo Picasso was a restless soul, moving from one approach to another on a regular basis. Apart from his Cubist works there were others in a variety of styles and techniques, including pen drawings, collages, prints, and sculpture. Many works were portraits of people he knew. Contemporary American artist George Condo also frequently focuses on portraits, in pieces that are part of an ongoing dialogue with art-historical traditions, including the work of Picasso. You can see an exhibition of their works side by side until the end of this month at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery: “Face-Off: Picasso / Condo”.
Local musician, Kylie Estrela is not only passionate about music but also a lover of theatre and musicals. That passion took her to Paris to study voice performance and choreographic theatre, including the techniques and approach of vocalist Roy Hart. Since 2010, Kylie’s been focusing on jazz and touring China with big bands. She’s with us now.