Open The Pages, You See Me Seeing You.
Visual Arts
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“Open the pages, you see me seeing you” is a collective project forming the basis for an extended study of art in Hong Kong vis-a-vis China. The project comprises exhibitions, critical writing, cultural exchange and a forum between Beijing and Hong Kong.
The “Open the pages” of the title is a translation of a quotation from Deng Xiaoping, 「打開本子」, literally “opening a file”, inferring that matters relating to Hong Kong should conducted according to the rules. The cultural and artistic histories and trajectories of Hong Kong-China, or China-Hong Kong, are interrelated but exist in parallel, varying in terms of distance and sameness from time to time. Founded on the premise that no examination of art in Hong Kong can take place without reference to art in China, “You see me seeing you” (你看我看你) proposes a new self-reflexive context for Hong Kong art by inviting participants to create new works specifically for a Mainland audience. In so doing, the project will explore the possibility of redefining Hong Kong’s position within the cultural vicinity of China, as opposed to its position as a commercial and financial centre.
The project will commence with an exhibition involving seven well established Hong Kong artists together with writers and art critics. The exhibition places as much emphasis on works of art as well as on the expansion and exploration of the text by writers as part of the extended investigation into art in Hong Kong vis-a-vis China. The exhibition will take place in two locations, at 1a Space at Cattle Depot, Hong Kong and as well as at Kubrick’s new location in Beijing. Whilst not a formal exhibition venue, as the bookstore of choice for critical readers, Kubrick provides an ideal discursive environment for the artworks created for the project.
Artists：HO Siu Kee; LAM Wai Kit; Luke CHING Chin Wai; Annie WAN Lai Kuen; Enoch Cheung; Lau Ching Ping; Lukas Tam
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2011" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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