Venice is famous for its beautiful scene along the great canal for sure. In the city, you can find many small canals and bridges connecting all the islands. If you ask Venetians whether they like living over the water or not, the answer must be a mixture of love and hate. To understand the reason, …
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Tsang Kin-Wah
9th May-22nd Nov, 2015
28 May 2015
I can say Fondazione Prada is one of my favourite places to visit in Venice. Located in Ca’ Corner della Regina, formerly a palace of the Corner’s family, Fondazione Prada has used the place as its headquarter since 2011. I spent an afternoon there when I had my day off on Monday. Although the entrance …
21 May 2015
In Tsang Kin-Wah’s video works, you can always see how he intricately uses the sound, light and space to transform the atmosphere of a particular site. Use of texts is also an important element in his works. For those who are familiar with Tsang Kin-Wah will know that he is very much inspired by Friedrich …
18 May 2015
‘Giardini’ is ‘Garden’ in English. The Venice giardini is an area of parkland which hosts the Venice Art Biennale. The garden contains 30 permanent pavilions. Each of them is allocated to a particular nation and displays works of art representing the by its nationals during the Biennale. In additional to these national pavilion is the …
11 May 2015
Me merging seamlessly into the churning river This is actually my favourite room of the installation, as it reminds me of a scene in Wuthering Height in which Catherine’s ghost appears at the window and begs to be let in. A glorious display of a miscellaneous assortment of objects Room with a view (not mine, unfortunately) Entrance …
11 May 2015
Let’s make Udon! 1. Mix some salt with cold water. 2. Add the mixture into plain flour slowly. “Tipo 0 flour” should be used (not the one shown in the photo below). 3. Mix completely and make it into a dough. 4. Wait for about 1 hour. The dough should be kept in a damp place or in …
11 May 2015
The past few days had been the busiest days for Venetians and the art lovers from all over the world. The preview of the 56th Venice Biennale and its collateral events officially opened for press and VIPs on 5th May. Lots of international art journalists and collectors came to visit Tsang Kin-Wah’s exhibition, including some …
9 May 2015
‘The whole work is mainly based on my reading and interpretation of Nietzsche’s philosophy and some religious ideas from Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism.’ – Tsang Kin-Wah. To understand more about The Infinite Nothing, take a look at artist Tsang Kin-Wah’s responses to The Venice Questionnaire by ArtReview as he tells us his exhibition plan for Venice, …