ART SYMPOSIUM: Art is Everywhere
VIEW EVENT DETAILSSession 3
Session 1: October 28, 2016, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Session 2: October 29, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Session 3: October 29, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
In a city like Hong Kong, where pragmatism and business – even in the art world – is king, we ask “Why does Art matter?” In a two-day symposium with a diverse roster of speakers, the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association will ponder questions about why those living in the art world – artists, art students, collectors, patrons and public bodies – do what they do, and why you should care.
What does art give us as individuals and as a society that nothing else can? Why is art necessary in our lives and in our education? How can we justify investing so much time and resources to produce and display artistic expressions? Why do we need art in our local communities? Why should the government and the business community care and invest in art?
Session 3 Schedule
2:15pm — 2:30pm
Coffee, Tea and Refreshments
2:30pm — 2:35pm
Introduction to Panel
2:35pm — 3:20pm
“Making Great Exhibitions Happen”
Inti Guerrero, Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art, Tate, London; Founding Director of Neptune, Hong Kong
Venus Lau, Artistic Director, OCAT Shenzen
Mimi Chun, Director, Blindspot Gallery
Moderator: Vivienne Chow, Independent journalist and Critic, Founding Director of Cultural Journalism Campus
3:20pm — 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm — 3:35pm
Introduction to Panel
3:35pm — 4:20pm
“Collectors and Artists in Conversation”
Linus Cheung, Art Collector & Retired Chief Executive of Hong Kong Telecom
William Lim, Art Collector & Founder and Managing Director of CL3 Architects
Hung Hoi, Artist
Tozer Pak, Artist
Moderator: Catherine Kwai, Director of Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery
4:20pm — 4:30pm
Break
4:30pm — 4:35pm
Introduction to Panel
4:35pm — 5:20pm
“Looking to the Future - Art, Innovation, Technology”
Yana Peel, Chief Executive Officer, Serpentine Galleries, London
Jiyoon Lee, Managing Director, The National Modern and Contemporary Art Museum (MMCA), Seoul
Takashi Kudo, Digital Artist, teamLab, Japan
Kazumasa Nonaka, Digital Artist, teamLab, Japan
Moderator: Su-Mei Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, The Women’s Foundation
5:20pm — 5:30pm
Closing remarks
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The Hong Kong Art Week Art Symposium is made possible through the support from Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong