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Facility improvement & Resource Sharing
Artist-In-Residency Program (AIR)－[Hong Kong]Tang Kwok Hin
Residency Period:2013.6.18-7.18
Venue:Taipei National University of the Arts／Kuando Museum of Fine Arts
Activities:
Tang Kwok Hin [Hong Kong]
Born in 1983, Tang Kwok Hin is a mixed media artist and independent curator whose works appropriate daily and personal context which are intended to get involved between daily life and art towards different issues, and focuses on the occasion, space, time and way of encountering images or symbols to explore hidden rules in living and existing context for self-expression. In his view, art is about selecting or underscoring something in a complete sentence, to remove is to emphasize what remains. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2008 and Bachelor of Arts (major in Fine Arts) in 2006. He focuses on the occasion, space, time and way of encountering images or symbols to explore hidden rules in living and existing context for self-expression. In his view, art is about selecting or underscoring something in a complete sentence, to remove is to emphasize what remains. His artworks were shown in Hong Kong Museum of Art; Ice Palace, Miami, U.S.A.; Esplanade, Singapore; Singapore Art Museum; Venice Arsenale, Italy; Vargas Museum, Manila, Philippines, etc. He was awarded the first prize at Hong Kong Biennale 2009; selected by Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2010 and 2011; awarded the Special Award “Personal Exhibition” by the 5th International Arte Laguna Prize; awarded the Young Artist Award by Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2010. Collectors of his art include Hong Kong Museum of Art, Deutsche Bank, Amelia Johnson Contemporary and private collections over the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
About "Artist-In-Residency Program (AIR)"
The Artist-In-Residency Program (AIR) at Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts aims to enhance the experience exchange between the national / international artists, university students/tutors and museum/audiences. By having the artists in the museum, it provides a great opportunity for artists and audiences to create a conversation and a platform at the university to share the resource and the learning progress. The Artist-In-Residency Program is open for both national and international artists. Each project lasts from the least two weeks to the maximal two months. We provide the terrific artist studio and the working facility to the artists as well as a strong team based from the museum staffs is supported. From 2005, various visual artists from all over the world have been continually participated in the AIR program. Through the public events that had been held by KdMoFA (such as "Artist Talk", "Open Studio", "Artist Workshop" and the "Presenting Exhibition" ), they allowed themselves to present the works and share the experiences of practice with students during their resident time at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts.
Venue:Taipei National University of the Arts／Kuando Museum of Fine Arts
Activities:
- Artist Talk：2013.06.19 (Wed.), 13:30 ( Multimedia Room)
- Workshop：2013.07.03 (Wed.), 13:30 (Multimedia Room)
- Open Studio：2013.07.06 (Sat.), 14:00-17:00 ( 1 1/2F Gallery)
- Exhibition Date：2013.07.09～2013.07.28 ( 1 1/2F Gallery)
Tang Kwok Hin [Hong Kong]
Born in 1983, Tang Kwok Hin is a mixed media artist and independent curator whose works appropriate daily and personal context which are intended to get involved between daily life and art towards different issues, and focuses on the occasion, space, time and way of encountering images or symbols to explore hidden rules in living and existing context for self-expression. In his view, art is about selecting or underscoring something in a complete sentence, to remove is to emphasize what remains. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2008 and Bachelor of Arts (major in Fine Arts) in 2006. He focuses on the occasion, space, time and way of encountering images or symbols to explore hidden rules in living and existing context for self-expression. In his view, art is about selecting or underscoring something in a complete sentence, to remove is to emphasize what remains. His artworks were shown in Hong Kong Museum of Art; Ice Palace, Miami, U.S.A.; Esplanade, Singapore; Singapore Art Museum; Venice Arsenale, Italy; Vargas Museum, Manila, Philippines, etc. He was awarded the first prize at Hong Kong Biennale 2009; selected by Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2010 and 2011; awarded the Special Award “Personal Exhibition” by the 5th International Arte Laguna Prize; awarded the Young Artist Award by Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2010. Collectors of his art include Hong Kong Museum of Art, Deutsche Bank, Amelia Johnson Contemporary and private collections over the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
About "Artist-In-Residency Program (AIR)"
The Artist-In-Residency Program (AIR) at Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts aims to enhance the experience exchange between the national / international artists, university students/tutors and museum/audiences. By having the artists in the museum, it provides a great opportunity for artists and audiences to create a conversation and a platform at the university to share the resource and the learning progress. The Artist-In-Residency Program is open for both national and international artists. Each project lasts from the least two weeks to the maximal two months. We provide the terrific artist studio and the working facility to the artists as well as a strong team based from the museum staffs is supported. From 2005, various visual artists from all over the world have been continually participated in the AIR program. Through the public events that had been held by KdMoFA (such as "Artist Talk", "Open Studio", "Artist Workshop" and the "Presenting Exhibition" ), they allowed themselves to present the works and share the experiences of practice with students during their resident time at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts.
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