The English title of the exhibition ‘Minding the G(r)a(s)p’ is a triple entendre—gap, gasp, grasp. It is a way to draw attention to the space between seeing and knowing in the exhibition viewing experience. The gasp is the surprise when the audience discovers new narratives or ideas when they are able to look beyond preconceived notions related to the seven mid-career artists/artist collectives on view in the exhibition. The exhibition’s curator Celia Ho proposes to the audience to approach each work individually, in order to grasp the significance and context behind each one of them.
Read More一九八四年八月二十四日,一輛貨車由佐治五世公園出發,準備將搭建神功戲棚所用竹枝運走,但於東邊街落斜期間失控,衝向第二街一店鋪,並將一輛私家車捲入,引發大火,釀成三死九傷……那是農曆七月盂蘭節,佐治五世公園香火鼎盛,戲棚裡上演的神功戲,鑼鼓聲響徹對街的贊育醫院,相傳有一醫生不滿受滋擾,向食環署、市政局投訴,欲終止這場活動,但盂蘭勝會已有上百年歷史,並不易動搖,投訴亦不了了之。而在車禍中喪生的私家車司機,據聞就是那位向食環投訴的醫生……
Read More器物不只是用具, 還可盛載歲月與情感;藝術不僅是創新,還有過程與思考。現對於藝術中心展出的「拾遺.補闕--實用器物研究」, 不純是一個藝術展覽,而是二十位參與者研究及探討實用器物後,一次成果的分事。
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