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An exhibition of works by five Hong Kong and five British Chinese artists opened in Manchester today (January 18, UK time) for a seven-week season.
Entitled 'Arrivals and Departures', it is the first major exhibition on Hong Kong to take place in the UK and marks the 10th anniversary of the city's return to China's sovereignty.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London, one of the exhibition's supporting organisations, hosted a VIP launch party at the show's venue, the Urbis Centre, in central Manchester last night.
Director-General of the HKETO, Miss Sarah Wu, said: "I am delighted to support this exhibition, which offers a fine illustration of Hong Kong's exciting emerging talent."
The exhibition looks at one of the world's most diverse and exciting cities through 10 fascinating new commissions created by the 10 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, cityscapes 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 from Hong Kong include Leung Mee-ping; Pak Sheung-chuen; Tam Wai-pong; Stella So Man-yee; and the Community Museum Project. Artists from the UK include Yuen Fong Ling, Kwong Lee, Anthony Key, Gordon Cheung and Mayling To. The exhibition is supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Arts Council of England.
Ends/Thursday, January 18, 2007
Issued at HKT 21:30
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