In the Name of Art: Hong Kong Contemporary Art Exhibition

2015 / 08 / 15 Sat.

2015 / 10 / 11 Sun.

About

Curator’s Preface When this exhibition was being conceived, we thought that the audience in Taiwan might have questions about “What is Hong Kong contemporary art? And what is its connection with me?” It is indeed quite impossible to succinctly explain those queries, and to attempt to provide a comprehensive discourse through an exhibition also seems like an idea that is too good to be true. However, such an opportunity can be used to place emphasis on the art of Hong Kong, and for a vivid “Hong Kong impression” to be imprinted in people who may feel that Hong Kong art is quite foreign to them. It is also a way for a little piece of the self to be discovered. Hong Kong art has always roamed between different domains of East and West, ancient and present, new and old, local and international, exuding a strong sense of “betweenness”. Small everyday details are often used by artists to engage in intricate observations on life’s experiences, creating an intense quality of “everydayness” found in the art of Hong Kong. Many works of contemporary Hong Kong art have also strayed away from what is considered to be traditional pure art, drifting between the realms of art and non-art, with similarities and dissimilarities explored. Art is used to raise questions about life and also used to push for initiatives or even social movements. This notable feature of being “paradoxical” reflects the direction that Hong Kong contemporary art is heading towards. Emphasis is placed on the process and public participation rather than the finished product, with effort exerted in returning art to everyday life. Endeavors to use art to become involved in society are actually quite “anti-museum” and “anti-exhibition”; consequently, we intend to use this exhibition as a guide to spark the audience’s curiosity and to prompt for reconsiderations on art and life. In the Name of Art — Hong Kong Contemporary Art Exhibition includes 13 installation artworks by 8 artists, and perhaps you might wonder about the “artness” of these pieces, however, we hope that their humanized, humble, reserved, affective, and welcoming qualities can have an impact on you. We also welcome you to join the artists in thinking, asking questions, and to form more creative exchanges between Hong Kong and Taiwan, allowing more aesthetic discussions of greater depth to be conducted. This exhibition is made possible by MOCA, Taipei for the tremendous help it has provided. MOCA, Taipei is an art museum of pioneering cultural vision, as seen with the continuous and dedicated exchanges and collaborations it engages in with artists, curators, and art educators from different regions. It is a great platform for the audience of Taiwan to come into contact with Hong Kong art, and we feel tremendously honored to have this opportunity to work with MOCA, Taipei. I also want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the contributing artists and the various scholars from Taiwan and Hong Kong taking part in the exhibition’s seminars and educational events. Through this exhibition, let talks that are “in the name of art” begin between Hong Kong and Taiwan! Eve TAM

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Artists

anothermountainman (Stanley WONG)

Kingsley NG

Stephanie CHEUNG

Phoebe MAN

TANG Kwok-hin

Justin WONG

Luke CHING

Jaffa Lam Collective

anothermountainman (Stanley WONG) was born in Hong Kong in 1960 and graduated from Hong Kong Technical Teachers’ College (Design and Technology). He is now a visual communicator whose artworks, designs, photographs, and advertisement works have received numerous awards. In 2005, Wong represented Hong Kong with his “redwhiteblue” series to participate in the La Biennale di Venezia. He was awarded with the Best Artist (Visual art) of the Year of the Hong Kong Arts Development Award in 2011 and Hong Kong Contemporary Art Award in 2012. His artworks have been exhibited in many countries such as U.K., France, and Canada.

Kingsley NG was born in Hong Kong in 1980. and graduated from Ryerson University (new media art), Le Fresony-National Studio and the University of Edinburgh (sustainable design). He now teaches at the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University, and practises as an interdisciplinary artist. NG received Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennale Award in 2009, Best Artist of the Year (Media Art) of Hong Kong Arts Development Award in 2013, and an Asian Cultural Council Fellowship in 2013. His works have been exhibited internationally in Japan, Turkey, Italy, France and Canada, etc.

Stephanie CHEUNG was born in Hong Kong in 1979 and graduated with a master of philosophy of the University of Hong Kong. She was the developer of “Dream It Do It Social Venture Seed Project” a social innovation seed project and “MaD Good Lab.” CHEUNG is now curator of MaD (Make a Difference) and a student in the PhD program of University of Arts London and studies participatory art in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. After she was awarded with the Angela Gill Johnson Award in 2015, she came to Taiwan to do research and interviews for two months. CHEUNG has been contributing to community art and public art programs. She thinks art is closely related to life and commits herself into exploration of art in the perspective of humanity.

Phoebe MAN was born in Hong Kong in 1969. She received her PhD in art in the College of Design and Social Context in RMIT University and is currently assistant professor of the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong. She is a conceptual artist, media artist, independent curator and a writer. MAN was awarded with the scholarship of the Asian Cultural Council in 1998. Her artworks have been exhibited in many international exhibitions including “Gwangju Biennale in 2002”, “La Biennale di Venezia in 2003”, and “Shanghai Biennale in 2004”.

TANG Kwok–hin, born in Hong Kong in 1983, received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006 and 2008 respectively. TANG is a mixed-media artist, independent curator, and writer. He was awarded in Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards in 2009; selected to Sovereign Asian Art Prize in 2010; awarded the Special Award “Personal Exhibition” in the 5th International Arte Laguna Prize and the Young Artist Award by Hong Kong Arts Development Awards in 2011. He was once again selected to Sovereign Asian Art Prize in 2011 and received grants from Asian Cultural Council in 2013. His works have been exhibited in Taiwan, Singapore, Germany, Italy, and the United States.

Luke CHING is a conceptual artist who was born in Hong Kong in 1972 and obtained the master degree in Art in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Ching was awarded with the superior class prize of the Hong Kong Art Biennale in 2005 and was invited to the artist-in-residence program of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan. His artworks have been exhibited in many countries including U.K., France, and Israel.

Jaffa Lam was born in Fuzhou in 1973 and graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Living in Hong Kong, Lam now is a senior lecturer of Hong Kong Art School and a multimedia artist whose artworks have been exhibited in many countries including Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Germany, and Canada. Lam also participated in many international artist exchange and residency programs. She was chosen as one of the highlighted artists by the Hong Kong Art Promotion Office for its “Artists in Neighborhood Scheme II 2003”; Désirée and Hans Michael Jebsen Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council in 2006; visiting artist fellow for New York Urban Glass in 2007-2008 and an invited artist for the 10th anniversary of the Tree Museum in Toronto, Canada.

Artworks

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