Exhibitions
Arrivals and Departures: New Art Perspectives of Hong Kong
Extended until 8 July 2007
Level One
Free
Arrivals and Departures is the first major exhibition on Hong Kong to take place in the UK, and marks the ten year anniversary of the city’s 'handover' from Britain to China.
Gordon Cheung
The exhibition looks at one of the world’s most diverse and exciting cities through 10 fascinating new commissions created by 5 British Chinese artists and 5 Hong Kong based artists, each presenting different perspectives of the city as a place both near and far, real and imagined. Exploring the collision of cultures and its effects on a rapidly changing city which is a continual influx and migration of population, the exhibition looks at the many layers which create contemporary Hong Kong from tourist imagery, urban myths, city scapes and family histories.
Arrivals and Departures is an Urbis exhibition curated by UK-based Sally Lai and Yuen Fong Ling, in collaboration with Hong Kong-based curatorial partners Howard Chan and Siu King-Chung.
Artists
Five Hong Kong based and five UK based artists are featured in the exhibition:
Leung Mee-ping
Pak Sheung-chuen
Stella So
Tam Wai-ping
Gordon Cheung
Community Museum Project
Yuen Fong Ling
Kwong Lee
Anthony Key
Mayling To
audio downloads
Visit our audio downloads page to download a recording of an exhibition tour by co-curator and artist Yuen Fong Ling.
Special events
A series of events relating to Arrivals and Departures, including life drawing demonstrations, exhibition tours and artist talks.
Acknowledgements
Arrivals and Departures is supported by Arts Council England, Yang Sing, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Links
Yang Sing
Yang Sing is a highly acclaimed Cantonese restaurant, situated on Princess Street, Manchester. Its unique charm and unequalled dedication to the palate of the connoisseur, have earned the Yang Sing a reputation as being amongst the very best Cantonese restaurants in Europe.
Chinese Arts Centre
The Chinese Arts Centre is the UK agency for Chinese arts, culture and creativity.
Current Exhibition:
Collective Identity
12 January to 1 April, free
A group exhibition reflecting on the theme of 'collectiveness', with a focus on mass assemblies as part of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and other political movements.
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