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16/5/2013

The Origin of Dao

Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

curator: Pi Daojian

Since 2008, the Hong Kong Museum of Art has organised the exhibition series "Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue" with the purpose of exploring different aspects of art in Hong Kong and providing a diversified art experience. It includes "Digit@logue" (curated by Ms Ellen Pau), "New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond" (curated by Mrs Alice King), "Looking for Antonio Mak" (curated by Ms Valerie C. Doran) and "Charming Experience" (curated by Ms Grace Cheng). "The Origin of Dao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art," curated by Professor Pi Daojian, will be the final one of the exhibition series.

Viewing the development of Chinese contemporary art, the unique essence of traditional Chinese art has been incorporated into various new practices which give voice to contemporary values and spiritual pursuits. More than 30 Chinese artists from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and overseas will be exhibiting paintings, lacquerware, ceramics, installations, video and animation which represent the transformation of artistic creation as well as cultural reflection in Chinese contemporary art.

A two-day international symposium will also be held at Lecture Hal l with an aim to thoroughly discuss the practice and discourse of Chinese traditional art medium in contemporary art.

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Xubaizhai Gallery of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy (2/F)
Until 2013.7.21

Mr Low Chuck-tiew (1911 – 1993) was a Singaporean Chinese banker who came to live in Hong Kong in 1949. The political turmoil on the Mainland which led to an influx of valuable Chinese art into Hong Kong inspired Mr Low to start collecting ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy. For more than 30 years, he devoted himself to this objective, to the extent of depleting his private resources, though managing to build a considerable collection that won international accolade as well as the hearty approval of connoisseurs.

After years of planning, in 1989 Mr Low decided to donate his Xubaizhai Collection to the Hong Kong Museum of Art. In tribute, the Museum built the Xubaizhai Gallery to exhibit a rotating permanent display of this remarkable collection. The gallery opened to the public on 26 September 1992.

The Museum holds thematic exhibitions and publishes relevant catalogues and books, in fulfilment of Mr Low's wish to use the collection to promote appreciation of Chinese painting and calligraphy. As we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Xubaizhai Gallery in 2012, we picked out representative works by 20 great masters in the collection for an exhibition that would highlight once again, Mr Low's spirit of giving.

Hong Kong Museum of Art
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Opening hour:
Mon - Fri 10am - 7pm; Sat, Sun 10am - 6pm
Admission: HK$ 10, reduced HK$ 5

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