Nobody can deny that Venice Biennale is one of the biggest fabulous art events in the world. This year 84 countries set up their national pavilions (where 52 are at there two main sites while 32 are around the town), and 44 extra exhibitions as official collateral events of the Venice Biennale also suddenly bloom …
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Tsang Kin-Wah
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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 …
30 Jun 2015
假如用一句說話來形容威尼斯，我會說，這是一個調皮的城市。正當世界在極度追趕科技發展和所謂文明進步的時候，威尼斯偏偏不為所動，保留了中世紀時候的感覺。你可以看到他們用船不用車，所有運送買賣都可以在船上發生。至於威尼斯的建築不要求現代的華麗，平實的石牆塗上實在的顏色，是一種溫暖的泥土色調。又有大廣場和雕琢精緻的教堂…
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 …
23 Jun 2015
Amongst “thousands” of exhibitions that are now being held during the period of Venice Biennale, you probably want to squeeze some time to visit the Venetian museum of one of the richest men in the world, François Pinault, who owns the high-end fashion house Gucci group. Seeing his collection as a competitor with Peggy Guggenheim …
17 Jun 2015
To know the culture of a city, the first thing to get familiar with is their food. Luckily we have a few Italian colleagues and they always introduce us some typical Venetian or Italian food, snacks and drinks. Here are some of the things that you can’t miss, sure it will be the real Italian …
10 Jun 2015
Hiroshi Sugimoto Glass Tea House Mondrain This has to be the most beautiful thing I have seen in Venice. Located on the island of San Girogio Maggiore, the Glass Tea House Mondrain is designed by Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photographer who also works on architectural projects. This work consists of two parts – a courtyard with a …
6 Jun 2015
Almost all exhibitions in Venice are now showing art of current times – so one day I have decided to step out of contemporary art and step into Gallerie dell’ Accademia for some old-age beauty. Originally a gallery of an art academy, Gallerie dell’ Accademia is now a museum that houses pre-19th century Venetian art. …