EDUCATION
& EVENTS
There are numerous opportunities to engage with contemporary art through talks and events at ART HK 12.
Asia Art Archive is the Official Education Partner of ART HK and has, from the Fair’s launch, assembled leading collectors, curators, critics and artists to debate the key issues affecting the international art world and Hong Kong. Daily events, film screenings and panel discussions are open to the general public and free of charge. Asia Art Archive is internationally recognized as the leading resource on contemporary art practices in Asia (www.aaa.org.hk).
Regular guided introductory tours are offered throughout the Fair in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, organized by Para/Site Art Space, the leading non-profit art space in Hong Kong (www.para-site.org.hk).
In addition, a host of other talks, tours and events will take place at the Fair. Please use the links on the left to learn more and plan your visit.
ART HK is accompanied by an extensive program of talks by leading collectors, curators, and artists. Past speakers include:
Chow Chun-fai Artist | Lam Tung-pang Artist | Monique Burger Collector | Tobias Berger Curator | Henry Tang Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR Government | The Hon. Ronald Acrulli Executive Council member, HKSAR Government | Sir David Tang, Entrepreneur & Honorary Patron of ART HK | Elaine W Ng Editor and Publisher of ArtAsiaPacific | Zhang Wei Founding Member and Director, Vitamin Creative Space | Jane DeBevoise Chair, Board of Directors, Asia Art Archive | Philip Dodd Chairman, Made in China, London/Beijing | David Elliott Independent Curator and Critic | Yuko Hasegawa Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo | Joe Thompson Founding Director, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art | Sheena Wagstaff Chief Curator, Tate Modern | Su Zhen Xie Executive Director, Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts | Johnson Chang Curator, 3rd Guangzhou Triennale & Director, Hanart TZ Gallery | Hu Fang Director, Vitamin Creative Space | Uli Sigg Collector | Pauline Yao Critic & Curator | Qiu Anxiong Artist | Philip Tinari Critic & Curator | Ron Arad Founder, Ron Arad Studio | Defne Ayas Co-Director of programmes, Arthub | Daravuth Ly Co-Director, Reyum | Siu King-chung Assistant Professor, School of Design, HK Poly U | Michael Lin Artist | Charles Merewether Curator & Artistic Director, 2006 Sydney Biennale | Leung Mee-ping Artist | Frances Morris Head of Collections, International Art, Tate Modern | Hammad Nasar Founder, Green Cardamom | Rirkrit Tiravanija Artist | Vasif Kortun Director, Garanti Contemporary Art Center & Co-Curator of Taipei Biennale (2008) | John Batten Art critic | Oscar Ho Director, MA Programme in Cultural Management, CUHK | William Yiu Executive Director, Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club | Kwan Sheung-chi Artist | Ada Wong Chair, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture | Phoebe Wong Head of Research+, AAA | Gilberto Gonzalez Chief Coordinator, Canary Islands Biennial | Juan Manuel Palermo Artistic Director, Canary Islands Biennial | MAP Office Artists/Architects | Kacey Wong Artist and Architect | Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya Executive Director & Curator, Para/Site Art Space | Shinji Kohmoto Chief Curator, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | Yukie Kamiya Chief Curator, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art | Barbara London Associate Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art | Alexandra Munroe Senior Curator of Asian Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York | Andrew Maerkle Critic & Writer | Dr Gene Sherman Chairman and Executive Director, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney | Yana Peel Co-founder and Director, Outset Contemporary Art Fund, London | Daniela Zyman Chief Curator, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna | Agnes Lin Founder and Director of Osage Art Foundation, Hong Kong | Savita Apte Art Historian and Director of Art Dubai | Martha Rosler Artist | Zanny Begg Artist | Wong Hoy Cheong Artist | Choi Tsz Kwan, ger Artist | Manray Hsu Independent Curator and Art Critic | Sabine Breitwieser Secretary and Treasurer of International Committee of ICOM for Museums and Collections of Modern Art | Eungie Joo Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Programs, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York | Bec Dean Associate Director, Performance Space, Sydney | Michael Rush Curator, Writer, Critic and and Former Director, Rose Museum, Brandeis University, Boston | Adele Tan Art Historian, Teacher and Writer | Sarah Douglas Senior Correspondent, Art + Auction Magazine | Alexandra Seno Freelance Writer and Journalist
