What do Hong Kongers usually associate Venice with? After living and working in Venice for 6 weeks, I became ever more curious about this question. My eyes and ears also became more sensitive to the word ‘Venice’. A water village? On the way home from Hong Kong airport, I heard the bus broadcasting that Tai O, a small fishing village in Hong Kong, is widely hailed as …
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Tsang Kin-Wah
9th May-22nd Nov, 2015
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24 Jul 2015
It can be frustrating to ask an Italian colleague about food. ‘Francesco, which brand has good limoncello (an Italian lemon liqueur)?’ ‘I don’t know…My brother makes limoncello for us with fresh lemons from South Italy.’ ‘Francesco, which red wine is the best in the region?’ ‘Um…My parents make excellent red wine!’ Of course, there are also surprises and happy …
6 Jul 2015
I was never really happy with the word ‘art administrator’. It sounds so mundane, boring and uncreative. The fact is … sometimes it is indeed so! To maintain an exhibition, one often needs to count visitors, record room temperature, fill in forms, write reports, etc. And some days are duller than others. 我一直不太喜歡「藝術行政人員」這個詞，總覺得它聽起來太過沈悶、無聊，彷彿不需要多少創意就可以完成。事實上，有時的確如此！量室溫，數訪客，填表格，寫報告……展覽助理需要不時處理一些繁瑣的事兒，每個月也碰巧有幾天沒那麼好玩。 [Did all …
26 Jun 2015
How do you usually see an exhibition? Carefully read the curatorial statement before laying your eyes upon any artwork? Or go straight into the galleries without letting anything interfere with your first impression? Try to make sense of every piece? Or only care about those that grab your attention? There can be a myriad of answers. I guess it …