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The 2005 Venice Biennale Hong Kong Response Exhibition
6/12/2005

You can now view the recent works of two very special Hong Kong artists - anothermountainman and Chan Yuk-keung at the 2005 Venice Biennale Hong Kong Response Exhibition from 2 December 2005 to 5 March 2006 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The exhibition is part of the Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005.

Under the curatorial direction of Sabrina M Y Fung, the artists' works exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of Art are specially created in consideration of the Museum space as a "Response" to the Venice works. The "Response" works capture the spirit of the Venice installations, enabling the Hong Kong people to share and experience the Venice exhibition as it is reinterpreted for the Museum. The two artists took part in the 51st Venice Biennale in June this year to exhibit their works in the international art arena.

In anothermountainman's "Response" work, the Venetian style window treatment is a play on the Chinese style windows in the Venice installation. The white paint over the red/white/blue fabric marks a strong transitional connection between the two installations. This subtleness provides insight into the artist's social and ideological deliberations on his works.

For Chan's work, "Far away so close - Floating cities encounter" in the shape of the Hong Kong Museum of Art embodies the essence of the Venice installation. It draws the Victoria Harbour into the work through reflective materials, conceptually creating a "floating city" not unlike the Venice installation.

The Response exhibition is open for public viewing from 10 am to 6 pm daily on 2/F, Lobby, Hong Kong Museum of Art. It is closed on Thursdays (except public holidays).

The Hong Kong Arts Development Council presented the works of anothermountainman and Chan Yuk-keung at the 51st Venice Biennale in June 2005. This is the third time for Hong Kong visual artists to exhibit their works in this international event under the banner of "Hong Kong, China". The theme of the exhibition is "investigation of a journey to the west by micro + polo". Under the curatorial direction of Sabrina M Y Fung, the five-month exhibition has attracted more than 20,000 audiences.

Special thanks are extended to the Home Affairs Bureau for its special funding and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Museum of Art for their dedicated support in making the exhibition possible.