Art in March 2019
VIEW EVENT DETAILSExtended Opening Hours during Art Week (March 25 to 31)
Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) presents Art in March for art enthusiasts from Hong Kong and all over the world to celebrate the month with a diverse line-up of art experiences. At Asia Society Hong Kong Center, visitors are welcome to view exhibitions of works by two iconic artists, attend a daily breakfast series with curators during art week and enjoy an evening of food, dance and art at our annual Art Week After-Party. As the official education partner at Art Central art fair, ASHK also presents a dynamic series of conversations featuring international artists, curators and experts, including our 2019 Asia Art Game Changer honorees who will be recognized at our annual gala held on March 29, 2019.
Center Regular Opening Hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 11am - 6pm
Last Thursday of every month: 11am - 8pm
Closed on Mondays
Art Week Period
March 25 – 31, 2019: 10am - 8pm
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Upcoming Events
Exhibitions
March 12 - June 9, 2019
Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Two concurrent exhibitions will be on view in the Chantal Miller Gallery. A Story of Light: Hon Chi-fun is a career-spanning exhibition that features over thirty works by the Hong Kong pioneer of modernist art, Hon Chi-fun. Yukaloo by James Turrell is an immersive light installation by the American artist James Turrell, who is associated with the famous Light and Space movement. The exhibitions are free and open to the public. Wait times may be expected.
Conversations
ASHK X Art Central Conversations
March 28-31, 2019
Harbour Front, Central
For the fifth year, ASHK is delighted to be the official education partner at Art Central. We present a compelling series of conversations ranging from issues related to art and the environment, light and space artists working in Asia, and the influence of space on the arts in Hong Kong to dedicated discussions with .2019 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards honorees Christine Ay Tjoe, Fang Lijun, Imran Qureshi, and Natee Utarit.
In addition, ASHK welcomes visitors to its on-site booth at D23. Visitors will be able to participate in on-site activities related to our current exhibitions and get to know more about Asia Society arts and culture initiatives.
- March 28 (Thursday) 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
A Conversation with Heri Dono
Speakers: Heri Dono, Exhibiting Artist of PROJECTS, Art Central; Mikala Tai, Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Moderator)
- March 28 (Thursday) 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Arts Hidden Forests: Connecting Art and Environmental Awareness
Speakers: James Prosek, Artist, Writer, and Naturalist; Tam Wai Ping, Lukas, Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong ; Billy Hau, Principal Lecturer of the School of Biological Science, The University of Hong Kong; Joyce Wong, Curator, Asia Society Hong Kong Center (Moderator)
- March 29 (Friday) 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
A Story of Light and Space
Speakers: Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Zheng Chongbin, artist
- March 30 (Saturday) 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Conversations with Asia Arts Game Changer Awards honorees
Speakers: 2019 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards honorees: Christine Ay Tjoe, Fang Lijun, Imran Qureshi, and Natee Utarit - March 31 (Sunday) 2:00pm – 3:00 pm
Connecting City Landscape and Arts in Hong Kong
Speakers: Christopher DeWolf, Author of “Borrowed Spaces: Life Between the Cracks of Modern Hong Kong”; Ekkehard Altenburger, Sculptor & Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University; Ying Kwok, Curator of PROJECTS, Art Central; Ingrid Chu, Curator, Writer and Cultural Entrepreneur (Moderator)
- March 31 (Sunday) 3:30pm – 4:30 pm
The Synergy in Collective Art
Speakers: C&G Artpartment, Artists; Dirty Paper, Artists; Otto Ng, Design Director, LAAB; PHUNK, Exhibiting Artist of PROJECTS, Art Central; Vivian Ting, Independent Curator and Researcher (Moderator)
亞洲協會香港中心很高興連續五年成為Art Central的官方教育合作夥伴。這年我們將繼續舉辦一系列講座﹐致力增進公眾對於藝術的認識。講座主題包括︰藝術和環境、燈光與空間,香港的的城市景觀與藝術與,以及與2019年亞洲藝術創變者大獎得主對話等。
此外,亞洲協會香港中心歡迎參觀者前往Art Central D23展位。參觀者將能夠參加與亞洲協會當前展覽相關的現場活動,並了解更多文化藝術活動信息。
- 3月28日(星期四)3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
與藝術家Heri Dono的對談
演講者:Heri Dono,Art Central「裝置匯萃」藝術家;Mikala Tai,4A當代亞洲藝術中心總監(主持人)
- 3月28日(星期四)5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
隱藏的森林:藝術與生態意識
演講者:James Prosek,藝術家,作家和博物學家;譚偉平,藝術家,香港中文大學視覺藝術系助理教授;侯智恒,香港大學生物科學學院首席講師;Joyce Wong,亞洲協會香港中心策展人(主持人)
- 3月29日 (星期五) 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
光與空間
講者: 洛杉磯郡美術館執行總監及Wallis Annenberg 館展Michael Govan及藝術家鄭重賓
- 3月30日(星期六)12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
與亞洲藝術創變者大獎得獎者對談
演講者:2019年亞洲藝術創變者大獎得主克里斯汀.艾珠(Christine Ay Tjoe)、方力鈞、伊姆蘭.庫雷西(Imran Qureshi)和納提.尤塔瑞(Natee Utarit) - 3月31日(星期日)2:00pm – 3:00 pm
香港的城市景觀與藝術
演講者:Christopher DeWolf《借來的空間:現代香港的夾縫生活》作家;Ekkehard Altenburger,雕刻家及香港浸會大學視覺藝術院系助理教授;郭瑛,Art Central「裝置匯萃」策展人;朱珮瑿,策展人,作家和文化企業家(主持人)
- 3月31日(星期日)3:30pm – 4:30 pm
藝術團體的協作美學
演講者:C & G藝術單位,藝術家;Dirty Paper,藝術家;吳鎮麟,LAAB設計總監;PHUNK,Art Central「裝置匯萃」藝術家;丁穎茵,獨立策展人及研究員(主持人)
Art for Breakfast
March 27-30, 2019
Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Our inaugural Art for Breakfast series at ASHK invites visual enthusiasts to share highlights on view during art fair week. In the casual setting of Miller Theater, guests will enjoy a light breakfast while a guest curator will share a visual digest of art just seen on view during the art week. Art for Breakfast aims to be a meeting point at the start of the art day by seeing through the eyes of another. Each session takes place daily from March 27 to 30 at 9:30 to 10:30am at Miller Theater, Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
- March 27 (Wednesday)
Speaker: Enid Tsui, Senior Culture Writer, South China Morning Post (SCMP)
Book here.
- March 28 (Thursday)
Speaker: Stephen Little, Florence & Harry Sloan Curator and Department Head, Chinese Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Book here.
- March 29 (Friday)
Speakers:
Zheng Shengtian, Vancouver Art Gallery Adjunct Director for the Institute of Asian Art (IAA)
Diana Freundl, Vancouver Art Gallery Associate Curator, Asian Art
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- March 30 (Saturaday)
Speaker: Tan Boon Hui, Asia Society Vice President for Global Arts and Cultural Programs, and Director of Asia Society Museum
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藝術早餐邀請視覺藝術愛好者在藝術展覽周前來分享。 在麥禮賢劇場閒適的環境中,參加者可以一邊享受輕巧怡人的早餐,一邊透過策展人和藝術評論作家的眼光去品賞三月藝術精選。
- 3月27日 (星期三)
講者:徐曉瑜《南華早報》文化版資深撰稿人
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- 3月28日 (星期四)
講者:Stephen Little, 洛杉磯郡立博物館Florence and Harry Sloan 中國藝術策展人、中國及韓國藝術部主管
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- 3月29日 (星期五)
講者:
鄭勝天,溫哥華美術館為亞洲館(IAA)的兼任總監
斐丹娜 ,哥華美術館亞洲藝術副策展人
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- 3月30日 (星期六)
講者:陳文輝,亞洲協會全球文化藝術事務副會長兼亞洲協會博物館館長
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Asia Arts Game Changer Awards Hong Kong
March 29, 2019
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Asia Society proudly presents the 2019 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong on March 29 to honor contemporary artists Christine Ay Tjoe, Fang Lijun, Imran Qureshi, and Natee Utarit. Major art collectors, artists, gallerists, and dignitaries from the art world, and Asia Society trustees and patrons will gather for Asia Society’s seventh art gala in Hong Kong to celebrate the contemporary arts in Asia and the honorees for their significant contributions. The celebratory evening also features a benefit auction of artworks by internationally renowned artists.
Party and More
Art A-Go-Go: Art After-Party
March 31, 2019
Asia Society Hong Kong Center
6:00 PM — 10:00 PM
With the success of the inaugural Art After Party last year, Asia Society Hong Kong Center is excited to reprise and celebrate Art in March. This year, our party theme is “Hong Kong in the 1960s.” All art lovers are welcome to visit this iconic space for a night of live music from the 1960s era, nostalgic traditional snacks with modern fusions, and free flow drinks.
Members' Art Connection Night
March 22, 2019
Asia Society Hong Kong Center
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM
With the opening of the upcoming exhibitions by Asia Society Hong Kong Center - A Story of Light: Hon Chi-fun and Yukaloo by James Turrell, members are welcome on March 22 evening to enjoy the private guided tour of the exhibitions. Free flow of drinks and music performances by local young talents are just some of the many highlights of the event. Become a member of Asia Society Hong Kong Center now to get involved!
Event Details
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty