Artists:

Hong Kong

Tap CHAN, Lio CHEUNG, NG Po Lin Noelle, Elaine WONG, Ivy YUEN

Singapore

CHANG Hui Fang, Urich LAU, Justin LEE CK, LIU XuanQi, YEO Shih Yun

Curated by Hilda Chan

Co-organiser: Altermodernists (Hong Kong), INSTINC (Singapore)

Opening reception: Thursday, 5 July 2018, 6-9 pm

Curator-led tour: 7 July 2018, 3-4 pm

Date: 5-8 July 2018

Hours: 12noon – 8pm

Venue: Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre

Address: 7A Kennedy Road, Central, Hong Kong

Art exhibition “In the Mood of Serenity” is featuring artworks of 10 Hong Kong and Singapore based artists, including Tap CHAN (HK), CHANG Hui Fang (ROC), Lio CHEUNG (HK), Urich LAU (SG), Justin LEE CK (SG), LIU XuanQi (CN), NG Po Lin Noelle (HK), Elaine WONG (HK), Ivy YUEN (HK) and YEO Shih Yun (SG). The exhibition will open on 5 July 2018 and remain on view through 8 July 2018. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, 5 July 2018 from 6-9pm.

This exhibition is the extension of the 2016 exhibition “From Inside of the Outside” happened at INSTINC in Singapore. This time a rich collection of works with a variety of medium and approaches are included; The Hong Kong and Singapore based artists demonstrate a unique and contradictory blend of culture, values and aesthetic of the urban landscapes, such as traditional and contemporary; nostalgic and banal; heritage and the trendy; limelight and alienation. These outer experiences refines one’s speculation of self and identity.

Such as the works of Tap CHAN, LIO Cheung, Noelle NG and Elaine WONG explore experiences of intimacy and aloofness of urban culture; Urich LAU, Justin LEE CK and YEO Shih Yun display in their works the history and architectural space of contemporary Singapore society; Ivy YUEN’s drawings is a an on-going process of creating and erasing of marks and the body trace; CHANG Hui Fang, LIU XuanQi, YEO Shih Yun expand the possibilities of contemporary Chinese ink, combing experimental techniques and compositions into pictorial form of personal expression.