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China's New Art, Post-1989
China's New Art, Post-1989 was the first major collection of Chinese experimental art to exhibit outside the country. The exhibition took place between January 30 to February 28, 1993, as part of Hong Kong Arts Festival in Hong Kong City Hall and at Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre. The touring exhibition travelled to Taipei, Melbourne, London, Vancouver, and various cities in the USA from 1993 to 1997. Considered a seminal snapshot of the Chinese avant-garde scene of the time, the exhibition served as an inspiration for the exhibition Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World, "Art and China after 1989: Theatre of the World" presented in 2017 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Guggenheim Museum in New York. Curators The exhibition was curated by Johnson Chang, Chang Tsongzung Johnson, 張頌仁 and Li Xianting, 栗憲庭, with assistant curator Liao Wen. The Hong Kong exhibition curator was Oscar Ho Hing-Kay. The show included an "extraordinary roll-call" of artists, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Arts Festival
The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF), launched in 1973, is an international arts festival held in Hong Kong. It covers all genres of the performing arts as well as a diverse range of educational events in February and March each year. History The inaugural Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) took place in 1973. Description Genres seen and heard at the Hong Kong Arts Festival include classical music, Chinese music, world music, Western opera, Chinese opera, drama and dance. HKAF presented top international artists and ensembles, such as Cecilia Bartoli, José Carreras, Yo-Yo Ma, Philip Glass, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Chailly, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sylvie Guillem, Kevin Spacey, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, Bavarian State Opera, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Cloud Gate Dance Theater, Bartabas, Zingaro, Royal Shakespeare Company, Moscow Art Theatre, and Beijing People's Art Theatre. HKAF actively collaborates with Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |