the entire community, encapsulating social sustainability through architectural intervention.
Friday, March 25, 2011
School Bridge @ Fujian Pinghe 福建平和 - Li Xiao Dong 李小东 (winner of Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2010)
The “Bridge School” bridges the two parts of the small village of Xiashi that lie on either side of a small creek that runs through the village. The structure is created by two steel trusses that span the creek with the space between them housing the functions of the school. Suspended from the structure and running below it is a pedestrian bridge for the people of the village to use.
Small and modern in design, with no reference to the area’s traditional building style, the school has nonetheless become the physical and spiritual centre of what was a declining village. Placed in such a way that it addresses its surroundings, the Bridge School connects the village together, providing a central, social space.
The broader social aspect of the project was part of the brief, which was developed with the school principal and head of the village to answer community needs rather than simply those of a primary school. A public library separates the two classrooms and the ends of each classroom, or the two ends of the school can be opened up, creating open stages at either end of the building that are integrated with the public spaces outside. The stage at the northern end can be used for performances, with the toulou as a backdrop. The result is a project that has successfully invigorated 
the entire community, encapsulating social sustainability through architectural intervention.
the entire community, encapsulating social sustainability through architectural intervention.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Images of Women IX Exhibition @ Schoeni Art Gallery Hong Kong March 17 - April 4 2010
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| Zhu Yi Yong, Memory of China Series No. 25, Oil on canvas, 130 x 100, 2010 |
Vernissage: 16 March 2011, 5:00pm - 11:59pm
Exhibition Continues: 17 March 2011 - 4 April 2011
Main Gallery, 21 - 31 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong
Schoeni Art Gallery is pleased to announce the return of our renowned serial exhibition entitled Images of Women IX on 16 March 2011, coinciding with Hong Kong’s largest charity art event the HK Artwalk 2011. The first Images of Women exhibition was held in 1995 and curated by our gallery’s founder, the late Manfred Schoeni. The exhibition had been held for 8 times over the years since its first showing. Images of Women aimed to explore the different interpretations of the female from a variety of contemporary Chinese artists. Many iconic artists of Chinese contemporary art, whether from the Realism or Avant-Garde school, have exhibited in these serial exhibitions at some point of their career, including Jiang Guo Fang, Ai Xuan, Li Gui Jun, Wang Yi Dong, Zhong Biao, Zhu Yi Yong, Qi Zhi Long and Liu Ye amongst many others. We are delighted to bring back once again the splendour and magnificence of the female form, represented artistically by some of China’s most intriguing artists, to our audience.
Throughout art history, women and the female form have always fascinated male artists, as well as female artists alike. The female protagonists in paintings have served many purposes including men’s interests, obsession, masculine desires, fantasies and anxieties, or from time to time, even gender issues and feminist concerns. The many faces of women and their characteristics such as their sensuality, sensitivity, delicate subtlety, courage and mysteriousness have continued to amuse many artists, arousing their imagination as they repeatedly attempt to portray the enigmatic spirit of this complex creature in their oeuvre.
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| Li Gui Jun, New Town, Oil on Canvas, 160 x 140, 2002 |
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| Peng Wei, Feather Cloth, Paper Painting Installation, 53 x 30 x 22, 2007 |
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy from Nanto @ HKU Arts Gallery 日本現代南礪書法 2011-2-23 to 3-20
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| Kamibayashi Michiyo Infinity 107 x 79 cm |
The exhibition is jointly organized by the University Museum and Art Gallery and the Ise Cultural Foundation, with the assistance of the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong and the Toyama Prefecture Government, Japan.
The exhibition features calligraphic works by “Gen do sya”, a group of contemporary artists from the city of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. They specialize in an innovative art form that combines calligraphy, painting and drawing. Their free-hand works express aesthetics of modern Japan. This avant-garde approach is evident in the seven female artists’ unique calligraphic styles.
In addition to calligraphy, the exhibition also displays other artworks reflecting the lifestyle of Nanto culture. These include prints by artists such as Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), lacquer wares, cloisonné- enamelled vessels and tea utensils.
The exhibition was first exhibited in Tokyo last year and will travel to Beijing in April after Hong Kong.
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| Tokime Nobuko Revel (play with water) II 91 x 91 cm |
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| Itabashi Terumi Drift 106 x 78 cm |
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| Otsuka Tomoko Shall we dance? 178 x 90 cm |
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HKU University Museum and Art Gallery
is located next to the University's main entrance on Bonham Road. While the Museum occupies the entire Fung Ping Shan Building, the Art Gallery is housed in the lower three storeys of the T T Tsui Building.
Opening hours:
Mon to Sat 9:30 am-6 pm, Sun 1:00-6:00 pm
Mon to Sat 9:30 am-6 pm, Sun 1:00-6:00 pm
Closed on public holidays and university holidays (16 March, 24 December, 31 December p.m.)
sources: http://www.hku.hk/hkumag/main.html
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Hong Kong: Creative Ecologies 2011-2-5 to 5-11
The exhibition is built from 3 topics to express 3 different creative zones:
Thematic Zone One: “Creative Hong Kong”
The first thematic zone projects a visual and conceptual introduction of the networks and influences that make up Hong Kong’s “Creative Ecologies”.
Thematic Zone Two: The Creative Landscape
The second thematic zone presents viewers with a macroscopic overview of 7 Hong Kong enterprises that have used design in innovative ways.
Thematic Zone Three: “A Better Tomorrow” - The Future Generation
The installation presents variations on the theme of “a better tomorrow” as an expression of youthful energy/inventing spirit and aspirations by designers on the rise to recognition and stardom a compelling statement of the new creative power.
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Hong Kong: Creative Ecologies – Business, Living, Creativity
| Chief Curator | Kai-Yin Lo | ||||
| Curator | Danny Yung | ||||
| Consultant | Philip Dodd |
Exhibition
Date: 5 February 2011 - 11 May 2011
Venue: Thematic Gallery 6, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Concurrent Events
Guided Tour with Design Dialogue
Available to school groups
Date: 21 Feb, 2 ,11, 17 Mar, 29 Apr (2 sessions per day)
Guided Tour with Design Workshop
Date: 14, 23, 31 Mar; 7 & 11 Apr
Public Forum
Chief curator Kai-Yin Lo will join design experts and business leaders to address an array of issues on sustainable design and how to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises and meet the social needs.
Date: 20 March (SUN)
Time: 14:30- 17:00
Venue: Hong Kong Heritage Museum Theatre
Date: 30 April (SAT)
Time: 14:30- 17:00
Venue: The Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Poly University
For registration and more details, please visit:
www.creativeecologies.hk
Tel : 3793 8449
Email: jaime.chan@hkdesigncentre.org
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