Back for its fifth year, ART HK 12 – Hong Kong International Art Fair takes place from 17-20 May 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
ART HK is the leading art fair in Asia and a key fixture on the international art calendar. In 2011 ART HK welcomed 260 of the world’s leading galleries from 38 countries and brought an attendance of 63,000 (up 38% on 2010). With more billionaires in Asia than in Europe, the art world recognizes the significant market potential in the region, and the role ART HK plays in accessing that potential.
Hong Kong is in the midst of all the excitement that a cultural emergence brings. With the development of the US$2.1 billion West Kowloon Cultural District and its contemporary museum component, M+ (first phase scheduled to open in 2016), the renovation of the Central Police Station heritage site to a mid-size exhibition venue (scheduled to open in 2014) and the opening of the Asia Society’s new premises in Hong Kong in early 2012, the city will shortly be home to world class cultural and exhibition venues. This, added to the significant work already conducted by organizations such as Para/Site Art Space, Asia Art Archive and Fotan Open Studios, provides breadth to the non-commercial aspect of the cultural scene in Hong Kong.
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The British Council and CAP
invite you to a screening of Werner Herzog’s 1992 film, Lessons of Darkness,
on Monday, 21st May, 7.30pm
In the lead up to the Out of Britain exhibition (19th September – 25th October 2012), the British Council in collaboration with CAP, will run a series of events and lectures that will explore landscapes in contemporary Kuwait and the Middle East.
As the first of this series, Herzog’s film presents the voice of the desert landscape in post-Gulf War Kuwait.
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Opening of Photography Exhibition by Rawiya. Upcoming events: Artist Discussion Thursday 17th of May, 2-8pm – Explaining the process of capturing stories and creating photographs. Workshop Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th of May, 5- 7pm – Photoshoot in the old Mubarakiya Souq Kuwait city – free of charge. More info by phone +965 24925636
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Under the patronage of the Kuwait National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters, the Museum of Manufactured Response to Absence (MoMRtA) premieres as an intervention at the Museum of Modern Art in Kuwait on May 22, 2012 at 7 pm. MoMRtA is conceived in response to the present-day absence of Palestinians in Kuwait, who formed a vibrant community from their arrival in 1936 until their departure enmasse following the Iraqi invasion in 1990, and of documents relating to their history.
The Museum of Manufactured Response to Absence questions the impact of the presence or absence of minority communities and subcultures on the nations they take residence in. In specific, MoMRtA investigates the unchronicled impact of this unique Palestinian society that emerged in Kuwait. Historically, the State of Kuwait was exceptionally receptive to large waves of Palestinian immigration due to its support for the Pan-Arab movement and its adoption of the Palestinian cause.
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