M+ Museum and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) recently held the opening ceremony for the peripheral exhibition of the 60th Venice Biennale – “Yang Pei Hang: Double Hospital, Hong Kong in Venice“.
This new site-specific exhibition is the peripheral exhibition of the Venice Biennale, the most important international platform for contemporary art globally. This exhibition marks the sixth collaboration between M+ and the Arts Development Council, having previously held solo exhibitions for Hong Kong artists Lee Kit, Tsang Kin-Wah, Samson Young, Shirley Tse, and Samson Young at the Biennale. Each exhibition has garnered praise from international audiences, expanding the artists’ artistic horizons and becoming one of the major events in the international art scene!
Yeung Pui Hang: Double Hospital, Hong Kong in Venice
The solo exhibition of Hong Kong artist **Yang Pei-hang** was curated by M+ visual arts assistant curator **Zhou Wan-yun** and exhibited to the public in Venice. The artist explores the relationship between humans and aquatic ecosystems through personal experiences and keen observations, using the concept of “attachment” to explore emotions, desires, and power dynamics as the theme of the exhibition.
Left: M+ Visual Arts Assistant Curator Zhou Wanyun
“Attachment” not only represents the longing for a particular person, but also embodies the emotional connection between people and objects.
His work draws inspiration from his father’s seafood restaurant, aquarium shop, feng shui decorations, and the few small fish he raised in his childhood. In Yang Peikang’s fishless fish tank landscapes, desires, cravings, and power are laid bare. Through the concepts of absence and attachment, his works deeply reflect on the social system that constructs our lives, subtly alluding to the current climate crisis, and inviting viewers to contemplate the unique emotional detachment and power dynamics in contemporary society.
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The opening ceremony of the exhibition was officiated by Mr. YANG Runxiong, Commissioner for Tourism, Mr. Wilfred WONG, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and Mr. Victor LO, Chairman of the M+ Board of Directors; Mr. ZHANG Lingxiao, Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Italian Republic, Mr. YANG Peikang, Ms. ZHOU Wanyun, representatives from the Arts Development Council, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, and M+, as well as various representatives from the international art scene were also in attendance.
Mr. YANG Runxiong, Director of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Mr. HO Kai Kong, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and Mr. CHAN Chi Sze, Chairman of the Board of M+ have also expressed their congratulations and excitement for this, especially in nurturing artists in different fields of contemporary visual arts, and consistently providing opportunities for local artistic talents to engage in multicultural exchange activities in Asia and other regions, hoping to create a unique brand that belongs to Hong Kong.
As in the past, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong audiences will have the opportunity to appreciate the works of Yeung Pui Keng, with the response exhibition to be held at M+ in 2025.
Yeung Pui Hang: Double Attachment, Hong Kong in Venice
Location: Campo della Tana, Castello district, Venice, Italy (opposite the main entrance of the Arsenale)
Date and Time:
April 20 to September 30, 2024 (Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday: 11:00–19:00; Friday to Saturday: 11:00–20:00)
October 1 to November 24, 2024 (Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00–18:00)
Closed on Mondays (except April 22, June 17, July 22, September 2, September 30, November 18).
Venice Assistance Coordination Unit: PDG Arte Communications
Graphic Design: Studio Hik
Exhibition Website:2024.vbexhibitions.hk
