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1.Flowers in the Window

2. The gallery is opposite the PMQ, and there are many art institutions around it. It was a very small gallery, with only exhibits and introductions in the room, and no other facilities. What I found very interesting was that the introduction was not written on paper, but printed on the wall, which made me feel very novelty.

3. the painting Canvas. It reminds me of when I was a kid, everyday when I woke up in the winter, there would be steam in my room window, I also used to draw and write on the window at that time, the Windows and the steam were also the canvas of my childhood.

4. This class makes me realize that it is very interesting to communicate with everyone. Every week, everyone's reflections are not only the feedback of the classroom content, but also let me see a lot of knowledge that I have never seen before. One person's vision is very limited, but the communication makes me feel that the subject content has become more rich. In addition, the content of the teacher's class also let me break some fixed ideas, and let me have a new understanding of contemporary art. Before, I sometimes felt that some works of contemporary art were confusing to people, and I didn't know how to understand them. However, I now understand that contemporary art is different from classical art. In many cases, the technique of the work is not important, but the issues and ideas behind it are more important. This class gave me a lot of new perspectives.

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1. Curation Workshop II: Story and Structure/ Sample Cases from OCAT. They invited 41 artists

2. & 3.This project is co hosted by OCAT Shenzhen and OCT Art & Design Gallery.

The exhibition is located in the middle of three of Shenzhen's most famous tourist attractions in OCT. There are three floors in total, and the overall spacing is spacious, all the works seems to fall into the exhibition. Each work were randomly arranged without any specific order of idea, just purely presenting 41 artworks. On the first floor, they presented numerous huge blackboard showcasing different curatorial concepts done by 19 curators and seen from a distance, it produces a great sense of grandeur. The independence and random order of each work kept on stimulating my senses, created a lot of imagination and brounding thinking. What impressed me the most is they curated their curatorial idea as their artwork. It has created a new type of exhibition centered on the discussion of "techniques, tools, methods” rather than focusing on a particular cultural issue. Draws attention to the exhibition itself and to the production of art. It focuses on the language of curation, the communication and display that determine cultural issues.

4. For years, people have been defining the definition of art, in contemporary art, art can be anything. What I think what is important is not about questioning what is art, but more about how art can bring critical thinking within people, how art can bring more possibilities within society and how art can evoke emotions within people. No matter it’s from community art in the beginning of the semester or about future art, art is just a communication tool, a medium for artists or for anyone to create something. I really appreciate the learning experience with KJ even though it is very unfortunate that we couldn’t have face to face interactions, but I this course has really push me to think from different angles when viewing things, not just artworks.

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2.Coast gallery is located in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. It is an art space affiliated to Gree Real Estate. The coast gallery is positioned as a young art and design exhibition hall, focusing on supporting young artists and designers, introducing art spaces into shopping malls, and meeting people’s needs for diversified functions. The temperament of the mall, while drawing the distance between art and the public , while seeing an actual exhibition there we can have close contact with the exhibits and feel the artistic atmosphere.

3.The picture which impressed me most is this painting. Although it is simple and has a lot of white space, it expresses the artistic conception and connotation of the East, permeates his "comprehend" life perception, and echoes the topic of the exhibition.

4.This semester I learnt many different topics, including engaged art, body art, decolonizing museum, social media and so on, which I have not known before. the presentation topic which I am responsible for is decolonizing museum. It is difficult for me to do that actually but through discussions with the team members, we finally finished it well. Taking this course this semester has made me gain a lot. I believe the knowledge i have learnt in the classes will bring me a lot of help when i working in the future.

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1.Boxes Art Space —— Room Theater

2. Boxes Art Space is a typical example for combination between mall public space and art in Shenzhen. The public spaces inside the mall are all space for displaying art (from midair to the ground, advertisement showcase even theoutside plaza). The relationship between exhibition and spaces are flexible, so as to create more vigorous art environment for the whole mall, enabling citizen to encounter art when entering the mall, experience the visual excitement by art and feel mental challenge. Boxes Art Space commendably balances the relationship between commerce and art. The independence of art remains while commerce also turns vigorous. The significance of Boxes Art Space lies in that it explores out a new model: the meaning of art presentation has not been weakened by commerce; adversely, it becomes even firm and ground-breaking.

3. In the works selected in this exhibition, the audience can see the different viewpoints of these young female artists on the unique ways of this world. There is no shortage of keen and profound observations in the visual expressions, nor is there a lack of philosophical thinking. They have a complex and rich record of the mystery of the material world and the secret darkness of the spiritual space. Especially when these subtle and deep emotions are placed in fashionable commercial spaces, they are more like riddles with superimposed answers. Some are clear and straightforward, while others are surprising and unpredictable.

4. Through this course, I discovered that contemporary arts is one of the greatest joys of life. At the beginning of the semester, I knew nothing. Now, I know a little bit. I like the mini teacher session very much, because in a very short time I can learn about the arts and works introduced by my classmates. These explanations are very unique insights and the essence of arts. At the same time, I also like to communicate and discuss ideas with my team members, and I appreciate their opinions very much. To a certain extent, it has improved my appreciation and cognition of contemporary arts.

http://www.randian-online.com/np_space/boxes-art-space/

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By Lok Tung LAU - SNEEZE by Mika Rottenberg

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1. SNEEZE is a solo video art exhibition of a contemporary Argentine-Israeli video artist Mika Rottenberg who based in New York. The artist always plays with the real and surreal - the fact and fiction in her works. She focuses on material surfaces and transformations, and present them in surreal ways. The four imaginative videos are all surrounding the theme of global production system, in which they serve as vehicles to explore ideas of labour, class, gender and value. The artist wants people to gain an insight into the paradoxes of contemporary existence and the issues of capitalism and consumerism.

2. Concerning the location, the venue of the exhibition is in Tai Kwun, which is located in Central, the center of Hong Kong. The exhibition space is spacious. Videos can be displayed in different rooms. As the length of some of the videos are quite long, it is important to provide a comfortable area for exhibition visitors to sit and enjoy the exhibits. Separated rooms also serve as spaces for visitors to think and reflect. Besides, the decoration at the entry creates a mystifying effect, resonates with surreal alternative world that the artist tries to present in her artworks.

4. Contemporary art is always fun to study. From questioning the expected aesthetic qualities in art to the problems of society, contemporary artists keen making use of society's output in order to criticise it. The course provide me with opportunity to have better understanding on the world I am living in. Besides, I find it fruitful to have this interactive course. There are a lot of chances to listen from different classmates, meanwhile, I can reflect on myself. The discussion sessions also allow me to share my perspective with others.

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CINEMA 2.0 Media Arts Exhibition: Counter Visions cum the 26th ifva Awards Media Art Category Finalist Exhibition

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CINEMA 2.0 Media Arts Exhibition: Counter Visions cum the 26th ifva Awards Media Art Category Finalist Exhibition

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This exhibition was held in Pao Galleries in Hong Kong Arts Centre and it consisted of CINEMA 2.0 Media Arts Exhibition: Counter Visions and the 26th ifva Awards Media Art Category Finalist Exhibition.

2.The overall exhibition is interesting to me, for it not only offering pure appreciation but also many interactive exhibitions. Some of the exhibits offer sophisticated follow-up services that greatly enhance the experience and satisfaction of participants and the layout of the exhibition is reasonable, so that the audiences in their process of viewing will not feel tired. However, here are still some shortcomings in the exhibition, such as the guidelines are not clear enough and some uncertain factors will affect the participation and experience of the exhibition.

3.What impressive artwork for me is What Are You Watching by Zhou Zixuan in the 26th ifva Awards Media Art Category Finalist Exhibition. The work reviews the relationship between social reality and artistic expression of privacy leakage from the perspective of psychology, “peeping" and “being peeped at". And it increases the interaction and dialogue between the audiences and the artwork by asking audiences to look through the "hole" which looks like an eye, makes the audience understand the meaning of the artwork more directly. Especially in the current era of high-speed Internet development, the theme of this artwork makes great sense for people to rethink the relationship between human privacy and social media, and also it reflects the ethical paradigm, aesthetic pursuit and the value standard of the contemporary.

4.It is a great journey for me who have seldom got in touch with contemporary art to learn this course. Arts not only needs to be appreciated but also is a bridge between the artists and the audiences. Arts can promotes the dialogue of different levels through aesthetic dialogue, and thus arts has a meaning that is not limited to its existence.

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By AU Ka Yan - Desert & Define( A Conversation Exhibition between Pak Sheung Chuen & Dustin Shum) 

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1.Desert & Define - A Conversation Exhibition between Pak Sheung Chuen & Dustin Shum

2. Lumenvisum in JCCAC is a non-profit charitable cultural organization registered in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 2007, it has been committed to promoting the development of photography culture and is the only local photography-oriented education, communication, promotion and resource gathering platform. This time, Lumenvisum invites artist Pak Sheung Chuen and photographer Dustin Shum to have a conversation exhibition. Through sharing of life, creative process and views on society, they will present a series of works that have never been made public in this exhibition. And the theme is probably about "abandoning" and "facing".

3.I like the pictures on the wall very much. Pak uses his nails to fix the photo on the wall, just like we put a photo on the wall with a pin. It is usually placed in a small corner and we will not see it all the time. But every time we look at it again, some people will leave it unrestrainedly, and some people will think back to whether it has retained value. In a rapidly changing age, it may take courage to look back at the past, but every gaze becomes more important.

4.Dialogue is a process in which two kinds of thoughts are thrown together, and the experiences and characteristics of the two can collide with different results. Artists and photographers have different thinking and processing of images. Although the two are not completely different, the distance between them is indeed worth exploring and discussing. And I think this is the interesting part what dialogue exhibition would bring to us. Pak and Dustin are local artists and photographers who have been active in Hong Kong for many years. Through the "Artist and Photographer Dialogue Series" of Lumenvisum, they have experienced eight months of dialogue to understand and understand each other's lives and creative processes. After sharing their experiences in photography, creative enlightenment and visual art creation, they had a dialogue with "photography" as the medium.

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1. SNEEZE                 2. Sneeze is in Tai Kwun. As it is about four video installations, the sounds effect and the visual tension could not be copied at home. Enjoying the videos in Tai Kwun with its equipment could convey the artist’s idea effectively.              3. The most impressive picture is the installations at the entry. There are decorative bands at the entry. They are colorful and twinkle. However, they would never be very important. They could only catch the people's eyes for a while. They also show the waste of resources. However, there are many people producing them to make a living. That is a struggling question to me.                       4. From this course, instead of various scholars and knowledge about art, the discussion period in this course is also a meaningful experience in this course. From the discussion, I can hear different people’s opinions and ideas. Also, the examples from their sharing are fascinating. Some of their examples might pick up from their city which I have never tried to know. Because of the classmates, I could know more excellent artworks. Last but not least, never stop thinking is the most important thing I learned. Never let art be fixed, never let our mind be fixed

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1. SNEEZE                 2. Sneeze is in Tai Kwun. As it is about four video installations, the sounds effect and the visual tension could not be copied at home. Enjoying the videos in Tai Kwun with its equipment could convey the artist’s idea effectively.              3. The most impressive picture is the installations at the entry. There are decorative bands at the entry. They are colorful and twinkle. However, they would never be very important. They could only catch the people's eyes for a while. They also show the waste of resources. However, there are many people producing them to make a living. That is a struggling question to me.                       4. From this course, instead of various scholars and knowledge about art, the discussion period in this course is also a meaningful experience in this course. From the discussion, I can hear different people’s opinions and ideas. Also, the examples from their sharing are fascinating. Some of their examples might pick up from their city which I have never tried to know. Because of the classmates, I could know more excellent artworks. Last but not least, never stop thinking is the most important thing I learned. Never let art be fixed, never let our mind be fixed

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1.The name of the exhibition is “Not a fashion store”, which is located in Hong Kong Museum of Art. Through the collections of artworks related to clothing and shoes, covering ancient and modern Chinese and foreign, classic and contemporary art creations, people can understand and think about the relationship between clothing and our society as well as cultures under the interpretation of contemporary context.

2. This exhibition creates one immersive and relax environment for the audiences, because there is not much text description here, but instead emphasizes the concept of visual transmission of information with the relax music, which make you feel like you are shopping.

3. One impressive artwork for me is “Big family”, created by Zhang Xiaogang, one Chines contemporary artist. His works show a collective memory of the time by shaping the unified costumes of everyone during the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 60s. This is one of his series of thematic artworks, and his works originated from the photos of his parents in the 1960s. The work is to recreate a kind of history and era trauma.

4. In 100 words write down your final message for this class. Relate this message to what you have learnt this semester.

Before this class, I had not systematically studied modern art history, but in this class, through the different artists and artworks introduced by the teacher in the class, as well as reading after class, I gradually learned about the modern and contemporary art. I have a certain understanding of several trends. The biggest gain of this class is to broaden my understanding of modern and contemporary art. At the same time, this class also told me that there is no standard answer in the art world. Everyone can think about the same article from different dimensions and come up with rich answers. This also tells me that art criticism has no right or wrong, there are only endless answers.

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1. Brief Introducton

<Land of Ambition> is the solo exhibition of Chinese photographer Chen Ronghui. This exhibition displays three series of works: <Petrochemical China>, <Modern Shanghai & Runaway world> and <Freezing land>. <Petrochemical China> shot the rural landscape of Jiangsu and Zhejiang which was invaded by industrial ruins and urbanization; In <modern Shanghai & the runaway world>, the artist takes exaggerated amusement facilities and artificial landscapes as well as portraits of urban youth; <Freezing land> records the old industrial cities with shrinking economy and population and the people who still live there.

2.About curation

Last month, I went to the exhibition <Land of ambition> in Xiamen Three Shadows. This exhibition is a stage review of artists' creation. The name of the exhibition <Land of ambition> represents the main object of the creation – “land”, and the artist himself who records land with “ ambition”. The artist's ambition is reflected in the cycle and method of creating series of works. <Freezing land> took four years. In these four years, the artist is not just an outsider, he tries to go deep into the life of the local people and interact with them. This exhibition is a tour exhibition and It was once exhibited in Beijing. However, due to the limited facilities of Xiamen station, there was no new media, installations，but TV screens and picture frames.

3. Focus on social issues

Chen Ronghui's works show how Chinese young photographers pay attention to social problems through documentary and creation. His works mainly focus on China's urbanization and explore the relationship between individual experience and urbanization and industrialization. The project <Freezing land>focuses on the shrinking cities in Northeast China and the young people living in these cities. Northeast used to be the richest place in China. But since 2000, this place has been facing some problems such as economic recession. Artists reflect on the complex side of China's urbanization through artistic figures and landscape photography.

4. Artistic expression

I especially like the fictional and non-fictional expression in Chen Ronghui's photography. What he photographed is real and illusory. From his works, we can also see that he is moving from documentary news photography to independent artistic expression by digging deep into the photography media. For Chen Ronghui, it's not important for the artist to take a snapshot or pose. What matters is the result of this photo, how the audience views the young man's state at that time, or what can be thought of from it.

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By Felicity WONG Kei Ching - 《何逸君：錄像備份》／《何逸君紀實攝影》 聯展

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1. This is a joint exhibition of Don Tsang and Ho Yat Kwan. This exhibition is a part of the project of Don Tsang in experimenting media art in terms of its concept, forms and contents through his art practice, in a way of juxtaposing his video work with the photography works of the subject of the whole project - Ho Yat Kwan. In the part of 《何逸君紀實攝影》, film photos taken by Ho were exhibited, capturing the scenes of protest in the community in 2019 as a citizen journalist; while in part of 《何逸君：錄像備份》, the video work of Tsang was exhibited, documenting the 3 year process in understanding who Ho is and then presenting it through his lens of interpretation. Along the exhibition period, the two artists spent their time there to chat and discuss with the audience as a part of the work itself, affecting its way of presentation.

2. The exhibition was hosted in the artist’s studio in an industrial building, which was totally different from the vibes of conventional gallery or museum. When I visited there, I was once a bit confused. The door of the studio unit was half opened to welcome visitors. Inside the space, it was dark, where a few spotlights for photos and the illuminating screens were the only light source. With a big projection screen as the background playing 50 clips in loop, two old model televisions were used for audience to play CD that they were interested. Sat relaxedly on sofa in front of the screen, the projection screening was putting oneself to experience through the process of constructing another person in a cozy vibe. A sense of intimacy was given, it was like I was getting to know a new friends who was once stranger to me or watching some personal videos of my friends. The juxtaposition of Ho’s photographs to the video works examining who he is provided different means for audience to understand the character of Ho. One was allowed to learn about “Ho Yat Kwan” through the camera lens of Tsang, the creation produced by Ho or direct conversation with Ho, keep trying to make a collage of who he is.

3. I deem the whole exhibition as a piece of work. The two sets of work complement one another which the exhibition provided an interesting and thought-provoking experience.

4. I always enjoy contemporary art and I love it a lot because of its close and inseparable relationship with the contemporary world and unconventional ways of viewing and thinking the absurdity of our life, meanwhile criticizing the essence of aesthetics. However, apart from visiting exhibitions then contemplating in my own mind and understanding contemporary art bit by bit, I did not study it formally before. This course allows me to learn more about the history, concept and theory of contemporary art at a deeper level, as well as its application. Among all the topics, I am particularly interested in themes of social sculpture, dialogic aesthetics and decolonizing museums. They are all the ways how people respond to the overwhelming uncertainty in our time, art makes us to react, more importantly interact, through groundbreaking experiments.

Thanks a lot for the sharing of KJ, KY and all classmates! The classes were rewarding and I really enjoy those sharing that push me to think further and discover more new ideas and perspectives in this infinite contemporary art world.

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By Jianing Liu - Wet feet _ dry feet: borders and games by Francis Alÿs

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By Jianing Liu - Wet feet _ dry feet: borders and games by Francis Alÿs

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The exhibition is on Tai Kwun Contemporary.It displays a number of the recent works of the artist centered on ideas about transnational borders, political structures and also children's game.

The artwork impressed me most is the video installation Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River (2008), in which shows the kids from Spain and Morocco just walk out into the sea in a line simultaneously with model boat made from flip-flops holding in hand happily. I like the way how he transforms his investigations and concerns about boundary issues into playful and poetic artistic expression (as “game” is also another key word of the exhibition). This is quite different from a lot of art works that we have discussed about in class or seen in our classmate’s reflections when we talk about how art can directly intervene social issues, challenge certain authorities or question power and social injustice. Art may not be always powerful enough to take the responsibility of solving real socio-political problems all the time, while the power of imagination, and the participation in “games”, can take us to somewhere else to view the world from more creative perspectives with fresh thoughts.

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By Irene LAU Sin-yan: A visit to "Flowers In The Window" by Carmen Ng

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By Irene LAU Sin-yan: A visit to "Flowers In The Window" by Carmen Ng

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I visited the exhibition at a private gallery on the steps. Before opening the glass door, I saw “Plain and Almost Empty” in a small rectangular white cube. All paintings were far apart from each other on the walls except the framed ones hanging close to the doorway.

In Ng’s paintings, different sceneries were found in different windows. Instead of flowers, there were the blue (or grey) sky, the white clouds, the tall trees, the blurry traffic lamp, the neighborhoods’ ventilation fans, the raindrops on the windows. In front of the work Morning, I found myself in the window frame which was the one in my sleeping room. Suddenly, I felt being trapped in the Windows and loneliness followed. Glad that the texts on the wall awakened me:

"Because of lockdown, panic, speechlessness, days are quiet…The trees run their course and stay well. Those raindrops falling on the window still wait for sunshine and flee with the wind."

This is hope.

This is the power of aesthetic dialogue.

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1. The exhibition name is The Unsung 韌生, which means resilient lives in Chinese.

2. The exhibition is held in Taikwun Contemporary. The setting of this exhibition is substantial. Except for the exhibits, it provides an area for the visitors to read, with zines and some art books. And it does engage lots of people reading there. Besides, there is an area that provides some information cards introducing some terms related to the exhibition. For example, “SOCIAL PRACTICE”, “DOCUMENTATION” and “BOUNDARIES”. I think these information cards serve as a platform for the underprivileged to gain more understanding of the exhibition.

3. In this photo, a girl was watching the games samples on the wall, and reading out loud one of the samples which is a paper with a tongue twister. It servs as a example of dialogical art, by providing interesting stuff to engage the visitors.

4. I think this exhibition is quite a good example of dialogical art. It is not sublime and trying to ‘teach’ something to the audience, it serves as a game between the artist and the audience. When we are talking about art management, we should not only focus on academic values, but should also focus on its publicness. And I think Taikwun’s setting is a good example of this. The audience is more pessimistic than we assume. So we as art managers should take on the responsibility of seeking out more accessible ways for the audience to reach what the artists and the artworks want to transmit.

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2.Art space in a shopping mall is uncommonly seen in mainland China. When chi K11 art space was opened in Guangzhou, it attracted people to enter the shopping mall to see arts. K11 art space invites talented artists from both China and abroad to exhibit their artworks and showcase their solo exhibition. Not only artworks, but also workshops and guide tour are taking place in this unconventional venue. Although the physical space is not big, the actual utilized place is well designed for French artist Neïl Beloufa’s solo exhibition. Just like the exhibition title Long Time No See, I do feel it has been a while since the last time I enter an art space and I am longing to be in an actual exhibition rather than join the virtual tour. It feels like the artist and audience are sending greetings to each other.

3. The artwork impressed me the most does not have a name, technically speaking I don’t know whom it belongs to, but I guess I could say it’s a co-create artwork by the artist and me. As people walking by, a special projection projects people’s contour onto the wall, blending with the artworks of the artist. Then I took this picture. Me and my sister haven’t seen each other for six months, and the exhibition brought us together and let us “stay forever” in this art world. It is kind of amazing, right?

4.I could say an interesting twist about me viewing the arts is the dialogic aesthetic. No matter from our first lecture about commodity desire in art to the last lecture discussing art in the future, I see the power of dialogue is growing and is affecting me. The fact has shown us museums are no longer an isolated island that just seal artworks against people, and artists are no longer staying in the ivory tower ignoring people's remarks. The era of 21 century is more democratic or at least trying to be more democratic. And I believe dialogic aesthetic is the motivation that push the museums/galleries enter a better status of what makes a good museum/gallery. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my group 1 fellow. We have been chatting the whole semester, they always bring me new thoughts and perspectives which I truly treasure and thankful. They and I are from different culture background, but we somehow came up with some interesting ideas, I guess I can also owe it to dialogic aesthetic.

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2.This exhibition is located in the MILL6 in Tsuen Wan. MILL6 will hold some exhibitions that are related to the textile industry, as it was a former textile factory in the old time. I think the importance of having the physical exhibition, is that we can see the real artworks in the exhibition, which we can only imagine if we only have the virtual one. Most importantly, is that the interaction that we have with the real artworks that we see in the venue. Sometimes, the artist might think that the interaction between the artwork and the audience, is more important than the artwork itself.
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4.What I can take from the course, is that I think I'm getting closer with what 'Art' is. Before I joined the course, I know very few about art, but after I joined the course I think that art is actually something inspiring and fun to learn with. Thank you KJ that gave me a chance to be friend with art:)

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2.The exhibition was held in Chengdu Contemporary Image Museum, which is an institution devoted to contemporary photography and image-making. The museum is a sprawling Mediterranean-styled villa located in the centre of a park. Its several sizeable and fine exhibition halls allowed me to escape from the crowdedness and heat of the city. The day I was visiting the exhibition was on a weekday and it didn’t have many visitors there. The quite and spacious environment enabled me to immerse myself and focus on every detail of the artworks.

3.The artwork that impressed me the most was a digital video named ‘The Front View of An Apartment Building’ by Zhang Peili,who is a pioneer in Chinese contemporary art and a critical figure in video art worldwide.

4.The artwork reminded me of the topic of technology and art in the future we discussed in our lecture last week. Zhang’s work is a continuous video recording shot from a fixed position, which presents a front and centre view of a residential apartment building. With very subtle happenings taking place on its high definition viewing device over the duration of the video, I felt like I was given the role of the one enacting surveillance. The artist suggests the pervasiveness of surveillance by highlighting the fact that all facets of our lives can be recorded. I was told the artist did not seek permission to film the work and, as such, he again places the viewer in a web of unauthorized looking and chooses to imitate and amplify these mechanisms rather than offer an answer. Standing in front of the huge and clear screen, I was left with the feeling that the idea of panopticon or the system of surveillance is not rarefied but constant in contemporary life.

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2/3.This exhibition is located in an Union Hing Yip Factory Building in Kwun Tong District. Compared with the traditional art museum, the location is more secluded and special. An art place is hidden in an industrial building with busy workers around.

The exhibition is made up of five parts. The exhibition area of each works of art is relatively independent, so that the audience can immerse themselves in the environment of it. What impressed me most were two of them. The first is Hong Kong Intervention. Two artists invited 100 Filipino maids in Hong Kong to place a toy grenade at their employer's home and take pictures of it, and form a group of photos with the back of the Filipino maids.The gallery is surrounded by photographs of the same theme, which are both similar but different. My feeling is that although Filipino maids are common around us, their inequality and tension in the home of their employers may not be something we normally think about, but in such a repetitive environment, we can see the universality of this problem.

4.In contemporary art, artists are able to integrate their understanding of current events, social issues and their own understandings into their artistic creations and convey them to their audiences. And the audience is also experiencing the same era, through art works, through some interactive installations or feedback, to get more ideas. Art also offers a different perspective on society than social journalism or politics.

This exhibition, for example, reflects on the persistence of power in different countries and times, includes a critique of the persistent abuse of power and reflects them in art works, where the audience is reminded that the abuse of power has not disappeared in today's society.

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"Climate Action" by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation

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1. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant -- stART Up Community Arts Project 2021 Exhibition -- Climate Action

2. This exhibition is held at Y Platform of Youth Square in Chai Wan.  At the height of the pandemic, the exhibition could only be visited online. With the easing of social distancing, we can now physically visit on site.  Y Platform is an appropriate location to host this exhibition, not least because it is held outdoors, free of the trappings of environmentally-unfriendly elements such as artificial lightings and air-conditioning, which aptly befits the subject matter of the exhibition. Once there, one feels free in a liberated sense, and can take time to go through all the artworks which are spaciously displayed in cascaded platforms.  One actually feels being transported away from the bustling city into a timeless horizon.

4. True to its name, contemporary art allows the artists to instil feelings and senses in the cultural settings around them.  With imagery, shapes, and various forms of media, the artists create dialogue / narrative of their views.  Thus, viewers who engage with the subject art piece are at the same time engaging with the artist's dialogue in an interactive and intimate manner.  Through the topics touched upon in this class, we have  come to explore beyond the superficiality of the art objects, into the cultural and social values / beliefs behind them.  It opens up a new horizon in the study and understanding of art in the context of learning.  Cultural Interactivity allows us to venture beyond the prevailing concept of learning which emphasizes on "objects", of which art forms a part; through engaging in a process of arts-cum-sensual interaction, the appreciation of art becomes a more personal and intimate experience.

3. The Climate Crisis: Causes and Effects

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1. “Cinema 2.0: Counter Visions” Media Arts Exhibition cum The 26th ifva Awards – Media Art Category Finalist Exhibition  2. The overall environment of the exhibition was very dim, conveyed a sense of mystery which echoed the curatorial concept of the exhibition, to explore the non-visual senses. The dim environment felt like the moments before I fell asleep and before I woke up, the moments where my non-visual senses were magnified. I felt vulnerable and unfamilier, yet stronger as I realized my other senses were as powerful as my vision. I was more aware of the sounds of the machines (The Blind Portrait (2012)) and the scents of the perfume coming out of the Algorithm Perfumery (2020). However, the set-up of the Algorithm Perfumery disturbed me. It was very technological, cold, allienated and inhuman. It reminded me of factory workers, only the machine worked automatically now. It scared me in a way that a lot of people (including me) were lining up for the perfume making, lost in the illusion of “customization” and commodity fetishism. 4. Last week when I was visiting the exhibition of Francis Alÿs, I came across with the documentary about his work, Bridge/Puente (2006). He described a situation where two person slapped each other and broke the dialogue. He said “there has to be a third person who speaks for the two of us and that can make us agree on deciding something…which I believe are the artists who can be the third ones, who can create a dialogue, who can soften the political tensions between two countries, so there can be a dialogue after.”From the argument of two person, to two groups or even two nations, art creates an buffer zone for people to begin a dialogue or to arouse attention so as to pressure the groups. It seems to be naïve and utopian to believe art can heal everything but it is worth trying.  

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1. “Cinema 2.0: Counter Visions” Media Arts Exhibition cum The 26th ifva Awards – Media Art Category Finalist Exhibition  2. The overall environment of the exhibition was very dim, conveyed a sense of mystery which echoed the curatorial concept of the exhibition, to explore the non-visual senses. The dim environment felt like the moments before I fell asleep and before I woke up, the moments where my non-visual senses were magnified. I felt vulnerable and unfamilier, yet stronger as I realized my other senses were as powerful as my vision. I was more aware of the sounds of the machines (The Blind Portrait (2012)) and the scents of the perfume coming out of the Algorithm Perfumery (2020). However, the set-up of the Algorithm Perfumery disturbed me. It was very technological, cold, allienated and inhuman. It reminded me of factory workers, only the machine worked automatically now. It scared me in a way that a lot of people (including me) were lining up for the perfume making, lost in the illusion of “customization” and commodity fetishism. 4. Last week when I was visiting the exhibition of Francis Alÿs, I came across with the documentary about his work, Bridge/Puente (2006). He described a situation where two person slapped each other and broke the dialogue. He said “there has to be a third person who speaks for the two of us and that can make us agree on deciding something…which I believe are the artists who can be the third ones, who can create a dialogue, who can soften the political tensions between two countries, so there can be a dialogue after.”From the argument of two person, to two groups or even two nations, art creates an buffer zone for people to begin a dialogue or to arouse attention so as to pressure the groups. It seems to be naïve and utopian to believe art can heal everything but it is worth trying.  

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1. Afterword: 'Printmaking in Hong Kong is like a fable—at times a prophecy '

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1. Afterword: 'Printmaking in Hong Kong is like a fable—at times a prophecy '

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2.This exhibition is held in Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre which was in Shek Kip Mei. The environment of the exhibition was small, I could get a sweeping view of the artworks. There is a white cube space with plenty of light. The thing catching up my eyes is the printing machine in the center. It let visitor realize the art form of artworks in the first impression. And the exhibition is two-part, one is the online version, the second part "Afterword" is the physical exhibition.

What the exhibition wants, I aver, is to use homophone(Chinese fable and prophecy are homophones) to lead imagination with the viewer, exchanging the meaning and acceptance of a look for more remind to reaction, to arrest, to capture the beholder’s attention, engaging people into a memory. From the sense of fable (artworks)to prophecy (Hong kong future), I can see the connection into the context. The exhibition arouses topics or evokes memories, to a certain extent, he has a tight dialogue with Hong Kong people because this memory is shared by every Hong Konger. But can it be shared with other parties by aesthetics view? May the dialogue have a greater impact?

In addition, I have reservations about its sense of feeling. Because I want to respond to more other artwork in this issue or it really doesn’t reach the entity I feel it. It tries to attract people to explore the online exhibition, but at the same time reduces the aesthetics of physical space. I think only talking about social issues is not enough to offer a better experience to viewers. The affective power they want is manifested as lack, not as comprehensive.

3.The work that impressed me would be Diary, 2019. It is an Installation art, by Cheung chung chu. The Installation is made from the etching, Aquatint, Screenprint, Ink, Cicada, Newspaper. The message of "Go! Hong Kong we can do it!" is full on the paper. And there was titled  "Hong Kong freedom" of the newspaper on the floor, a strong and powerful dialogic was showed.

4.The body art and dialogic aesthetic are both my favorite topics. Because of my job, I only focus on the spirit of creation in visual art. Body art has impressed me a lot that I never expect the self-body to make dialogic with art and the world. From the first lesson "Commodity Desire' to the end of "Future Network", I understand the different elements of contemporary arts and culture and the views of world-changing in the process. Finally, I enjoy studying with my group one team. We explore a lot that we never think about. We are trying ideological exchange and creating an aesthetic paradigm in our works.

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1. "Flower in the Window" by Carmen NG

2. As I climbed up the path to look for the gallery, I felt like I was in a secret garden. The gallery's location is very private, and there are a few other contemporary art galleries nearby. There is only one staff member on-site and no brochure for the exhibition. The introduction to the exhibition is printed on the wall, which is unique and straightforward.

The space of the gallery is relatively narrow, and the doorway is the window. The scenery outside the window and the paintings inside the window form an aesthetic dialogue relationship. It also has a reflection and some sort of connection with the subject "The Flower in the Window."

3. Most impressive work in the exhibition:

The canvas I: This has been a tough year for many of us. Nevertheless, we have also learned a lot about ourselves. With more time spent at home, we have grown to appreciate our surroundings more instead of constantly engaging with our phones. Our pleasures may have become simpler, yet we are the ones who transform them into beautiful memories. Ng's dreamy expressions explore a similar narrative.

When we were small, we liked to head to the upper deck when we got on the bus. We were desperate to get the front row seats and excited by the view outside the bus windows. When the weather was terrible, condensation turned the windows into canvases. Our fingers were our paintbrushes. We made our very first picture and had fun playing thoughts and crosses. Under the pandemic, we can still be looking for creative ways and find the Joy and Love in life.

4. Reflections on what I learned in this class: Aesthetic dialogue.

Art as Conversation Piece in here, people can reflect their own situation in her painting, in terms of personal sentimental memories or feeling, or even find the topic to talk about with others. Here, NG's art becomes a Wonderful Form of Therapy. People are releasing themselves from the depression of the pandemic and boosting the awareness that they are not alone. Remind them that others also have a similar experience. Encouraging people to find comfort and a solution in life. Inspires people to live artistically and creatively in an isolated situation.

(the beauty of art through the window)

As you are enjoying the scenery from indie of the window.

Upstairs on a tower, people are watching you through the window.

The flowers adorn your window.

But you adorn others' dreams.

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By KJ - DELIVERY THEATER at My home town Antwerp

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By KJ - DELIVERY THEATER at My home town Antwerp

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I just saw these photos by Mokhallad Rasam, a refugee from Iraq now in Belgium. I started the semester with this piece DELIVERY THEATER. He is doing it there, outdoors now, because of COVID. This is not the same as doing it in your living room. But hey..... look at the sky....isn't it amazing?

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2. YMCA the DOOOR is an art space under YMCA Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui cultural district. It allows holding exhibitions, arts workshops, small performances and selling art consignments. This exhibition explores how trees would tell us about the colonial past of Hong Kong and the nearby area.

Seeing an actual exhibition here can feel strong interaction with artwork, we can flip through the 3D pop-up books about personified trees and animals; we can have a close sight on the details of paper art curtain which depicting many beautiful connection between human and nature; we can feel how the sunlight passes through the holes of curtain; we can write or draw our feelings onto the memos and stick on the exhibition wall; we can join the workshop and theatre which artists invite us to dance together.

3. The work impressed me most would be the hand-like Incense Tree. Not only amazed by its aesthetics and sophisticated paper art, but also impressed with the story linkage with HK people. The originality of city and its name “香港”, the way how Hongkonger being exploited but still stay strong and grow.

4. Starting from the 1st lecture talking about Socialism to the last lecture discussing on art in future, I feel like in each era, people keep fighting for a better world and evolution, but sometimes we want to be back sometimes, so do Arts. Just like believing there are no better alternatives under neoliberalism but indeed there are sequelae under capitalism. It is happening now while we keep searching for alternatives and try to observe this in arts. Especially this pandemic period, we found digital world convenient but we desire face-to-face intimacy and miss physical interaction. I would also like to take this opportunity to say I am glad to meet my Group 1 virtual buddies who have become my real friends in my life.

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1. Please create your own pad here with the exhibition name.

2. Add some information about your physical location.What is it like about seeing an actual exhibition?

3. Add your most impressive picture.

4. In 100 words write down your final message for this class. Relate this message to what you have learnt this semester.

Thankssss :D

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1.Wet feet __ dry feet: borders and games gathers the recent works from Francis Alÿs. Structured around the artist’s interest in migration, borders, and his fascination with children’s games from around the world, this solo exhibition highlights Francis Alÿs’s poetic, imaginative sensibility, anchored by geopolitical concerns and individual will while being grounded in everyday life.

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1.Wet feet __ dry feet: borders and games gathers the recent works from Francis Alÿs. Structured around the artist’s interest in migration, borders, and his fascination with children’s games from around the world, this solo exhibition highlights Francis Alÿs’s poetic, imaginative sensibility, anchored by geopolitical concerns and individual will while being grounded in everyday life.

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2. The physical location created a big impact on my experience. the actualization of setting children's games in a dark, cold concrete room   gave an alienating effect when I was there. I was not only seeing games that children play, but also observing tragedies happening around the world to children who are in war countries. Their sole entertainment is captured and shown through projectors and screens and theres only little we can do to help, understand and to connect with them. it is the dialogical aesthetics of 'disconnection' that connects me to understand more about the purpose behind this exhibition.

4. The physical restrictions of being in the same room affected my learning for this course dramatically. Compared to other courses, I really feel this course needs to be conducted Face to face the most. To have interactive live discussions, to really meet people, to hear about their backgrounds is the only way we can grow and build something together, not to mention working on the same project that demands a lot of teamwork and discussion. It is the whole of a person that affects another person the most