Located in a high rise in Sheung Wan, Asia Art Archive (AAA) has been described as a vessel of contemporary art ideas floating amidst the city. Beyond the mountainous landscape surrounding Sheung Wan, the common link between AAA and its neighbours lies in the value of art.
In response to the call of this year's October Contemporary, ‘Now, or Never’, AAA invites artist Leung Chi Wo to connect AAA to the immediate neighbourhood by interviewing residents about their favourite possessions or those which they believe contain artistic value. The project will culminate in a location-specific artwork transmitting these interviews connecting AAA with its neighbours socially and artistically, and revealing an invisible fabric of knowledge exchange.
Throughout this October, the Archive will become an observation platform that takes the viewers on different journeys as personal stories unfold from their favourite possessions; it will become a lens through which to consider the meaning of contemporaneity.
Schedule
Part 1: On-site Installation
Date: 10th October - 10th November 2009
Venue: Asia Art Archive, 11/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10am – 6pm
Part 2: Artist Talk and Party
Time: 23rd October 2009 (6pm – 8pm)
Venue: Asia Art Archive, 11/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Limited quota, please register: hilary@aaa.org.hk or 28151112.
About October Contemporary
October Contemporary (OC) is a non-profit initiative devoted to the contemporary arts since 2007, and the only event of its kind in Hong Kong. In its third year, OC 2009 takes Now, or Never to be its slogan, to imbue a sense of urgency among both art practitioners and the wider public to think critically, creatively, and persistently about the contemporary arts and to care for its value to our society. For more details about OC2009, please visit: http://www.oc.org.hk/press/index.html
Special thanks to AAA student volunteer interviewers:
Damon Lee, Lee Wai-Shing, Charmaine Leung, So Wai-Lam, Nadia Wong, Trevor Yeung, Yim Yik-Ning
亞洲藝術文獻庫拾月當代 2009藝術裝置計劃
看你看什麼是至愛
亞洲藝術文獻庫位於上環一棟高樓內，猶如一個懸浮在半空中的當代藝術意念存庫，除了當區環山的城市面貌外，與鄰舍連繫在一起的還包括對藝術價值的思索。
今年十月，我們將響應拾月當代的提問「宜家唔做等幾時」，邀請藝術家梁志和策動一個連繫文獻庫與上環鄰舍、名為「看你看什麼是至愛」的藝術裝置計劃。透過拜門造訪，與鄰舍一同發掘生活中至愛兼具藝術價值的收藏，然後建構一個跨越地域空間的藝術裝置，藉此探討藝術在家常生活中的意義和價值：藝術究竟只屬一時之興，還是可以帶來畢生喜悅。
亞洲藝術文獻庫將於十月二十三日聯同梁志和集結上環區的左鄰右里，包括所有曾經接受「看你看什麼是至愛」社區藝術裝置計劃訪問的鄰居，邀請他們一同分享計劃過程與成果，屆時亦歡迎任何人士參與。
活動詳情
活動一：藝術裝置公開展示
日期：2009年10 月10 日至11月10 日
地點：亞洲藝術文獻庫 (香港上環荷李活道233號荷李活商業中心11樓)
開放時間：逢星期一至六，上午10時至下午6 時
活動二：集結上環左鄰右里與藝術家梁志和見面
時間：2009年10 月23 日下午6時至8時
地點：亞洲藝術文獻庫 (香港上環荷李活道233號荷李活商業中心11樓)
名額有限，請先登記：hilary@aaa.org.hk 或 致電28151112
關於《拾月當代》
《拾月當代》是香港目前唯一以當代視覺藝術為主題的藝術節，自2007年起，每年一度致力推動公眾與藝術工作者對當代視覺藝術的關注與批判，從而建立和堅守藝術對當代社會的價值。今年，《拾月當代》2009以 宜家唔做等幾時 作為與公眾溝通的引子及口號，也為對行內同輩、前輩和後輩的自省，要常保持以迫切但不焦急的狀態與心境，堅定地幹下去。更多關於《拾月當代》的資料可於以下網址查閱：http://www.oc.org.hk/press/index-ch.html。
特別鳴謝AAA學生訪問員：
Damon Lee, Lee Wai-Shing, Charmaine Leung, So Wai-Lam, Nadia Wong, Trevor Yeung, Yim Yik-Ning |
