Even though the exhibition halls are still empty, the completion of the M+ Museum is such a special event that I wanted to write a few words about it. Originally scheduled to open sometime around 2015 or so, the project is half of a decade behind schedule, and it is a half of a decade…
Hong Kong, 18:30-20:30, February 23, 2016, M Plus Museum hosted by Hong Kong University In conjunction with the Sigg Collection Exhibition Opening, the talk contextualized the work of three Chinese art stars – figurative painter Zhang Xiaogang張曉剛, video artist Zhang Peili張培力 and abstract/conceptual painter Ding Yi丁乙. All coming from the same generation (Ding Yi…
Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 6 March – 13 April 2014 I already did not intent to write about this exhibition, but given the amount of publicity and importance attributed to this show, I want to record my impressions and add to the pile of…
ArtisTree, 2014/01/10-02/09, www.westkowloon.hk An exhibition that was part of the image-building activities of the West Kowloon Culture District’s (WKCD) future Museum. This time, the main aim was to present the outcomes of the architectural competition for the M+ building, and a selection of the future museum’s collection of architecture-related artefacts. The exhibition took place at…