lamtungpang's blog - art and life

Show time, not LV, but Hong Kong Art and Artists

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:01:29 -0400

Part 2 going on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_dT2t6PBAE

and even more on

直擊「路易威登：創意情感」展覽新聞發布會及貴賓優先埸，第一節

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib424RT0OEU

Special Thx to Hong Kong Art Discovery Channel
http://hkadc.blogspot.com/

where is my Hong Kong, Museum and Art?

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:06:13 -0400

or if there's no L.V., there's no way to attract audience for contemporary art(also hk art)? It's not the problem of business & Art got married, which for me is same as Academic and Art as a couple, it's only about the way you work and the position you take in this kind of collaboration.What goes wrong properly is Richard Prince's Images covering the Hong Kong Museum of art with repeating the super Big L.V. logo, which seems not necessary.

Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation / Hong Kong Museum of Art
(22 May - 9 Aug 2009) http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Arts/english/exhibitions/exhibitions01_apr09_01.html

ref:

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/paintingsfromthe1980s/default.shtm

UBS Openings is an exciting programme of events and activities which form part of the partnership between Tate Modern and UBS, a global financial services firm, over three years.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/thelongweekend2008/

Complaints Choir

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:11:33 -0400

early this year, I was sucked with moving my studio during Fo Tan Studio Open. I didnt visit friends or studios, but a weird sound/music from a small dark room pull me in, it's complaints choir organized by Pep! In contrast to Cheerup HK, complaints choir collects real complaints (as you can watch from following) from the city, and turn into fun. What a release! I am really pissy off with fake-heart and fake-statement promotional things

my favourite version is

Complaints Choir of Birmingham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w84qzHdEms

hahaa....Looking forward the HK version

Pep!
http://www.peppeppep.org/

講座(二) Seminar 2
題目 Theme: 投訴藝術？！
講者 Speaker: 林東鵬 (視覺藝術家) 、朱耀煒 (二二六工程成員)
主持 Moderator: 鄧鍵一 (Roundtable Cultural Collective召集人)
日期 Date: May 23, 2009 (Sat)
時間 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
地點Venue:油麻地kubrick

我們/ 你們在創作，你們/ 我們在投訴？！一切從藝術開始，我們會談畫畫、說創作、講生活，還找藝術家來親身細訴一番，由藝術創作，到社會現實，繼而談到個人抱怨和釋放方式，讓眾人看我們的寫照，再聽你們的發言。

Topic 2: Complain(t) Art?!

Speaker: Lam Tung-pang (Visual Artist)、Price Chu ( member of Project 226)
Date: 23 May 2009 (sat)
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Venue: kubrick-bc (Shop h2, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St., Yau Ma Tei, kln)

We/you are creating, we/you are complaining?! Starting from Art, we will talk about painting, creation and life. We have invited artists, Lam Tung Pang and Price Chu to discuss their works, and thus trace arts to social reality.

講座以廣東話進行 Conducted in Cantonese
English Interpretation Available

Harmony as violence

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:30:38 -0400

I always think my works are poison to my country and my city because I live in a country where everythings can be covered by the words "peaceful" "harmony" etc. My works go with many directions and ideas, even different materials, but the ultimate goal for me is always about the peace and harmony, to opposite from my understanding of the war and violence in human's history...When people miss-use the terms like "Harmony", somtimes it's even more violence than starting a war.

Sichuan tightens security to prevent relatives protesting / South China Morning Post / 2009-05-12

Sichuan victims still deserve an inquiry / South China Morning Post / 2009-05-12

Father in fight to death for justice / South China Morning Post / 2009-05-11

Awkward questions remain buried / South China Morning Post / 2009-05-11

A year after - 512 earthquake

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:19:04 -0400

512地震 / 512 earthquake and Distance Emotion

Original text in 2008 /

The installation in was going to be a playful juxtaposition of three neon lights reading ‘Made in UK’, ‘Made in China’ and ‘Made in Hong Kong’, their sizes corresponding to the local manufacturing costs in the various locations. However, this play with economic power has shifted its meaning slightly, as the sign reading ‘Made in China’ was broken upon arrival. The unpredictable event cast a light on a fragile and vulnerable side China has to face on its path as emerging super nation. I become aware of this fragility through my experience of natural disasters that struck China this year, resonating strongly with the recent memory of heavy snow early this year and also the devastating earthquakes in Sichuan province.

P.s.
TVB 星期日檔案「不能說的真相」

「五．一二」汶川八級大地震，估計至少七千多間學校剎那間倒塌，大量學生死亡。過去一年，死難學生的家長，用盡各種方法，希望在校舍廢墟中找尋「豆腐渣」真相， ...

http://mytv.tvb.com/news/sundayreport/24665

Mother's Day

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:57:11 -0400

I met Louis Yu in ADC Award Night and told him I am father-to-be.

"What a big project~!" he said

yes, it's really big, or not yet...many of my friends asking me does it change my perspective, I think so, just I am a person who takes ages to react...maybe that's why I spend most of my time thinking on materials and images but not actually working on the surface of paintings.

I made 2 version on same drawing images, the roll one (Muse Magazine, May issue2009) and the pillow one, actually the pillow one is more meaningful to me as my mum helping me sewing the pillow, I did the drawing transfer. It's included mum and my daugthers mother, I put 2 clips in difference size to enclosed the side.

Thx for invite from Susan Chan (muse magazine), so I can do this little gift for my daugther.

bag for better

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:24:13 -0400

8 - 30 May 2009

bag for better "袋袋平安"—A Charity Exhibition by 100+ Artists and Designers

Opening Reception: 7/5/09 (Thu) 7-9pm

Exhibition period: 8/5/09-30/5/09 (Mon-Sat) 10am-7pm

Venue: YY9 Gallery

G/f, 83-85 Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong

Enquiries: 25743370

Email: yy9@2bsquare.com

Website: www.2bsquare.com

Over 100 artists, designers and celebrities have come together to participate in a charity fund raising event “Bag For Better” dedicated to support the Chi Heng Foundation’s esteemed work on helping the AIDS impacted Orphans and their families in Mainland China.

A plain canvas bag will be given to the participants who will re-create the bag with their own creativity and imagination. The re-created bags will be exhibited at the YY9 gallery and sold under silent auction. The auction bid of each bag starts from HKD1,000. All proceeds will be donated to the Chi Heng Foundation.

This exhibition cum auction has been planned and scheduled in May with the reception to be held on the “World AIDS Orphans Day” on 7th May to add more meaning to this event. We also wish, through this event, to raise more awareness to the adverse situation of the AIDS impacted children in Mainland China and provide people with a channel to express their concerns about our society and help the ones in need.

Participants: Alain Yip/ Alannala Lau/ Albert & Teresa Au/ Allison Yeung/ Amanda Fung/anothermountainman / Arcturus Lau/ Au Ka Yiu/ Barney Cheng/ Beatrix Pang /Beverley Cheng/ Carl Cheng/ Cathy Lee/ Chan Siu Wa/ Chan So Yee/ Chester Yu/ Cheng Lik/ Chong Chui Fung/ Chow Chun Fai/ Chris Chan/ Chris Cheung/ Chris Lo/ Christine Ng Mien Yin/ Claire Lee Mei Lin/ Clara Cheung/ Craig Au Yeung/ Danny Chan Shiu Yip/ Danny Fang/ David Ki/ Debbie Leung/ Dominic Chan/ Douglas Young/ Edith Cheung/ Elizabeth Poon/ Emily Lau/ Emun Cheng/ Eric Wong / Fan Yun Wa/ Fanny Chung/ Firenze Lai/ Frances Yiu / Francis Wong/ Galen Tse/ Gary Chung/ Gloria Yip/ Graphicairlines/ Gukzik Lau/ Gum Cheng Yee Man/ Hanison Lau/ Ho Sin Tung/ Irene Lau/ Irene Leung/ Ivan Wong/ Jason Ma Wai Kin/ Jeffven Chan/ Jimmy Keung/ Justo Cascante III/ Kalu Ip/ Karena Lam/ Kate Chen & Mason Mak/ Kathy Wu/ Kevin Fung Lik Yan / Kum Chi Keung/ Lam Hoi Sin/ Lam Tung Pang/ Lam Wai Kit/ Lam Yuk Lin/ Lau Ching Ping/ Lee Chi Ching/ Leung Yiu Wah/ Ling Lai/ Lorraine Li/ Maggie Tse/ Man Fung Yi/ Man Tin/ Martin Cheung/ Martin Chow/ Maru Yuen Kin Leung/ Melanie Lam/ Min Hsiao/ Minnie May/ Mok Yat San/ Monica Ng/ Movana Chen/ Naomi Wong/ Norman de Brackinghe/ Phoebe Hui/ Pilz A.Y./ Pollux Kwok/ Prudence Mak/ Rosanna Li Wei Han/ Samantha Wong/ Sara Tse+clayplay/ Sean Lee/ Sin Sin/ Sissi Leung/ So Hing Keung/Steve Leung/ Tang Kwok Hin/ Tang Ying Chi/ Tarie Ho/ Topaz Leung/ Tsang Chui Mei/ Vincent Au Yeung/ Vincent Pang/ Violet Shum/ William Tang/ Wilson To/ Winnie Yiu/ Yan Ng/ Yanki Li/ Yolanda Yeung/ Yuen Lam/ Yvonne Chan

here is my version

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND ABOUT WEST KOWLOON?

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:14:17 -0400

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND ABOUT WEST KOWLOON?
The South China Morning Post and Sir David Tang offer you a great opportunity to pose your best questions to the distinguished international panel at the “How can we make a success of it” open public forum to discuss the West Kowloon Cultural District project.

Simply video your question in 30-seconds or less. Our editorial team will choose the best questions to ask the panel at the live event on April 18, 2009. If your question is selected you will be invited to attend the forum with FRONT-ROW SEATS.

This is a great opportunity for your voice to be heard. So get your video cameras and web browsers ready. Submissions deadline is April 13, 2009.

Details: http://events.scmp.com/news/content/WestKowloon/

「地球1小時」

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:52:39 -0400

中大參與「地球1小時」關注氣候變化行動
世界自然基金會發動了「地球1小時」活動以提高社會對氣候變化的關注。在3月28日(星期六)晚上8:30，香港將聯同世界各地共74個城市熄燈1小時，呼籲群眾一起應對氣候變化。

香港中文大學將會響應地球1小時，以行動關注氣候變化危機，並希望各校友一起參與。如欲了解是次行動詳情，請登入香港的地球1小時網站：http://www.earthhour.org/hongkong。

CUHK Participates in “Earth Hour 2009”

WWF Hong Kong is now organizing "Earth Hour 2009" to raise public awareness on climate change. At 8:30pm on March 28, Hong Kong will join other 74 cities across the world to turn off their lights for 1 hour as an alert to people to take action on climate change.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong will support the global campaign to show our care about climate change. Alumni are most welcome to participate. To learn more about Earth Hour, please visit http://www.earthhour.org/hongkong.

「綠色校園遊學」校園樹木講座及導賞
Tree Walk and Tree Talk
由中大校友會聯會主辦的「綠色校園遊學」校園樹木講座及導賞將於4月26日(星期日)舉行，由專人介紹校園樹木及中大獨特生態。

The Federation of Alumni Associations of CUHK (FAA) will organize a “Tree Walk and Tree Talk” event on 26 April. Alumni and their family members are welcome to join.

日期 Date	4月26日(星期日) 26 April (Sunday)
集合時間 Gathering Time	下午1:45 1:45pm
集合地點 Gathering Place	中大本部邵逸夫夫人樓3號演講廳 Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, Central Campus, CUHK
費用 Fee	$20 (大小同價) $20 (Adult/ Child)
名額 Quota	40人 40 participants
報名 / 詳情 Registration/ Details	請按此處 Please click here (Chinese version only)
截止報名日期 Registration Deadline	4月19日(星期日) 19 April (Sunday)
查詢 Enquiry	中大校友會聯會康樂幹事 FAA Recreation Officers 黃禮賢 Ken Wong (電話 Tel： 9036-3681 ；電郵 Email： ken.wong@alumni.cuhk.net) 或何婉玲 Elaine Wong (電話 Tel： 9355-4069 ；電郵 Email： elaine_ho@manulife.com.hk)

2008 - 2009年度邵逸夫爵士傑出訪問學人講座
Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 2008-2009
逸夫書院邀得中國科學院院士及前國家科學技術部部長徐冠華教授於4月1日蒞臨中大主持講座。詳情如下：

Shaw College has invited Professor Xu Guanhua, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Former Minister of Science and Technology to deliver a lecture on 1 April. Details of the lecture are as follows:

講題 Title	中國全球變化研究展望 China’s Agenda on Global Change Researches
日期 Date	4月1日(星期三) 1 April (Wednesday)
時間 Time	下午5:00* 5:00pm*
地點 Venue	逸夫書院大講堂 Shaw College Lecture Theatre
語言 Language	普通話 Putonghua
報名 / 查詢 Registration / Enquiry	2609 7311 / sharonsiu@cuhk.edu.hk 逸夫書院 Shaw College

*往逸夫書院專車將於下午4:30及4:45自港鐵大學站開出。講座完畢亦將有專車安排前往港鐵大學站。
Shuttle bus service from the University Railway Station to the lecture venue will be provided at 4:30pm and 4:45pm. Shuttle bus service to the University MTR Station will be available after the lecture.

something has to come out

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:09:09 -0500

城市有夢

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:05:33 -0400

名采論壇 E07	蘋果日報	塵翎 2008-10-28
八月寧靜

城市有夢

晚上若跟人約在曼克頓，聚會過後常走路回家。跟紐約的朋友說起，他們喜歡說，換十年前，像我一個東方女子這樣半夜通街走，幾乎是不可能的事。就算真要走路，也會謹慎地選擇路線。曾經是罪惡之城，現在變得相對「安全」，十年的城市改造顯出成效。結論不是說紐約變成了一個宜於徒步穿越的現代都市，而是原來要徹底改造一個城市，十年可以了。背後的力量，可以只是一個強勢而目標清晰的市長。目的地清楚了，合適政策和方案自然就會出現，然後切實、毫不猶豫地執行。城市就這樣改頭換面了。這樣的紐約，曾經是好些人難以想像的。The future is unwritten。十年不遠，用不上大魄力，一點謀略就夠了。城市人希望十年後的城市是怎樣的模樣，現在就可以想像。這陣子我在紐約最深體會是，這裏的人喜歡講未來。雖然生活也很實際很注重健康，但會說夢想。「夢」，dream，是常掛在口邊的，不吝於說出對家國的未來想像。人們說夢，夾帶成真的可能，有一種決心。選舉前夕，集體想像未來的諸多可能，對於國是投入參與。選奧巴馬，是想像一種帶新思維的新美國文化，新時代的聲音。這種對於未來的踴躍想像力，在香港，甚或其他華人城市，並不常見。我曾以為這只是某種美式濫調：我有一個夢。不，這是真正的動力，是推動城市進步的維他命，and it makes a difference。

Art isn't Life

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:33:10 -0400

ART IS NOT LIFE
CAMPING IN STUDIO terminated.

自然法則

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:42:28 -0400

1978年起中國跨越社會主義紅線走向資本主義，今年美國跨越資本主義紅線走向社會主義，驅走自由經濟！中國政府救市用行政手段例如改變市場遊戲規則；美國政府救市更直接注資。到底邊個更社會主義？...理財投資 P11 信報財經新聞曹仁超 2008-10-06 投資者日記

在遊歷的日子裡，在成為藝術愛好者到藝術事業者的旅途上，對我來說意義在於了解人生與人這回事上。人生的意義是怎樣產生的呢？先不問任何目的因由，找著了一件想做的事，之後不斷反思，投入，這個循環一啟動，意義就產生了，這是在我創作中領略的。因此我適應不了事事以目的因由計劃的辦事方針，而恰巧成長的過程中，人是被訓練這樣去對應環境，而不論用什麼主義去包裝一個社會的狀態，人其實也同樣依一個自然的法則，物競天擇，適者生存。

Past and Recent

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:15:33 -0400

Painting of Father & Son with In the memory of Rainbow 2008 presented by Hanart TZ Gallery (漢雅軒)
in Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair
(HKIAAF) 2008 will be held from 4 - 7 October, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Father & Son

Acrylic on canvas
120x120cm, 90x90cm
2008

About In the memory of Rainbow
Named benches is common in the UK.People express their love, or memory of someone who has passed away. In the memory of Rainbow was created in 2004, when first time I saw a rainbow in London. Because of moving to and fro between Hong Kong and London every year, it's always nightmare for me to handle large and heavy artworks alone.In 2006, after consideration, I left the bench by the lake in Greenwich Park which is titled: In the memory of my father.

"I want to tell my children (if any) in the future, that is what I did for my father when I was 27...and I think a photo is enough to tell..." Tung-pang, 2006

Art and Life

nospam@example.com (lamtungpang) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:20:00 -0400

Recently, some of my paintings are based on polar bear images I took in Zoo Berlin early this year...the one, WANTED, particularly based on a Knut poster in the Zoo's shop...at the very begining, it's the global warming issue raise my awareness of polar bear, but later I found it's only the symbol of "living in ridiculous" with sadness or lost, here would like to quote some inf from Wiki, pls read the details if you are interested...

Knut (born 5 December 2006)
...At one time the subject of international controversy, he became a popular tourist attraction and commercial success.^[1] After the German tabloid newspaper Bild ran a quote from an animal rights activist that seemingly called for the death of the young cub, a worldwide public outrage was caused as fans rallied in support of his being hand-raised by humans...

Controversy

In early March 2007, German tabloid Bild-Zeitung carried a quote by animal rights activist Frank Albrecht who said that Knut should have been killed rather than humiliated by being raised "as a domestic pet". He declared that the zoo was violating animal protection legislation by keeping him alive.^[12] Wolfram Graf-Rudolf, the director of the Aachen Zoo, agreed with Albrecht and stated that the zookeepers "should have had the courage to let the bear die" after it was rejected, arguing that the bear will "die a little" every time it is separated from its caretaker...

Dörflein, the zoo keeper raising Knut, died of a heart attack on 22 September 2008. He was 44 years old.

from https://www.zoo-berlin.de/en/
Zoo and Tierpark Berlin are very shocked and deeply saddened about the sudden cardiac death of their longtime colleague Thomas Dörflein