Tag: culture
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I Confess: I Am Guilty
Yes, it would always be nice to sit and stare a Yves Klein, while time elapses. But wouldn’t it be nicer to know that by appreciating artworks or producing artworks through other channels, we are creating an environment, both literally and figuratively, which would cultivate more up and coming Yves Kleins, Jackson Pollocks, Yayoi Kusamas?
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A Revealing Glimpse
However, art is undoubtedly about politics, of the society, of the environment, or of the artists themselves. Be it the struggles, the confusion, the redemption, or the status quo, politics in art, especially contemporary art, is hardly avoidable, just like some might argue my eligibility to write this piece being someone who has never been…
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南行覓蹤
《南行覓跡》作為一次展覽的嘗試也好，作為一次發聲也好，無論怎麼看，都有一種香港在1997年之後對於自身身份不認同以及嘗試認知和認同的陣痛感。這種陣痛感大概只有土生土長的香港人才能理解。我記得有一個朋友告訴我說，他媽媽在1997年之前為了避免不可預知的事情發生，就決定移民加拿大，但是同時保留了她自己的英國護照（不是英屬領地護照）。後來等他快上大學了要回到香港的時候，就發現再換那時候的香港護照就變得異常的困難了。他說從骨子裡他還是覺得自己是香港人，不覺得自己是英國人或者加拿大人，但是他又不是現在的香港人。我只是在一旁坐著，然後看著他時不時的望向窗外的車站，然後無奈的嘆了口氣