In Conversation with 2015 Asia Society Art Gala Honorees
VIEW EVENT DETAILSEvening Discussion with artists Shazia Sikander, Wucius Wong, Xu Bing, and S. Alice Mong, Executive Director, Asia Society Hong Kong Center (Moderator)
Drinks Reception at 6.30pm
Discussion at 7pm
Close at 8pm
Asia Society Art Gala is the signature event during the week of Art Basel in Hong Kong. Major art collectors from the region, artists, gallerists, dignitaries from the art world, and Asia Society Trustees and patrons will gather on March 11, 2015 to honor artists Shazia Sikander, Do Ho Suh, Wucius Wong, and Xu Bing for their significant contributions to contemporary art. Join us the evening following the exclusive event for an opportunity to meet with the new cohort of artists honored by Asia Society, at a conversation with Alice S. Mong, Executive Director, Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Shahzia Sikander is a Pakistani-born artist whose pioneering practice takes Indo-Persian miniature painting as a point of departure and experiments with scale and media, including animation, video, and mural. Recipient of the inaugural U.S. Medal of Art (2012) and the MacArthur Fellowship (2006), Sikander’s work helped launch a resurgence in the miniature painting department in the nineties at the National College of Arts in Pakistan.
Wucius Wong is a Hong Kong based artist who explores the synthesis of traditional Chinese painting and contemporary Western design, primarily through ink art. Wong has participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide, and his works have been collected by museums in America, Europe, Australia, and China. He received the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund Grant in 1971, and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star Medal by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2007. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and advisor to several Hong Kong public museums.
Xu Bing is a Chinese conceptual artist whose works draw on the creative use of language, words, and text. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship in 1999, Xu’s artworks have been exhibited at museums worldwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum (London), and several Venice Biennales. In 2015, Xu Bing received the U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts award.
S. Alice Mong (Moderator) became the Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) in August of 2012. Prior to returning to Hong Kong, Ms. Mong was the Director of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), overseeing the entire expansion project of the 30-year old organization. Ms. Mong stepped down as the Director of MOCA in July 2011 after successfully transforming the museum from a New York Chinatown institution to become the leading national museum, dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Chinese people and presenting to the descents born and raised in the US. Ms. Mong also served as the Executive Director for the Committee of 100, a non-profit membership organization formed by a group of distinguished Chinese-American professionals. The organization was founded by the world-class architect, I.M. Pei and the internationally famed cellist, Yo-Yo Ma.