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The Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards 2012, one of the largest open art competitions in Hong Kong presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and organised by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, selected 14 winning entries today (August 31) from more than 1,900 entries after two rounds of selection.
The Hong Kong Museum of Art has organised the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards since 1975. The aims of this open competition are to provide an accessible platform for the exhibition of excellent artworks by Hong Kong artists and survey the development of the Hong Kong art scene by showcasing the latest works of local visual artists. Many award winners from the past Biennials have become accomplished artists who today play a vital role in the Hong Kong art scene. In order to highlight its unique nature and mandate, and to reflect the artistic achievements of Hong Kong artists in the year, the new title Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards (HKCAA) was implemented this year.
The adjudicators are composed of ten renowned artists and scholars from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas and are divided into two groups – Panel A and Panel B. The local adjudicators in Panel A are the art historian and Museum Expert Advisor to the LCSD, Professor Mayching Kao; calligrapher and Museum Expert Advisor to the LCSD, Mr Ou Dawei; Curator (Xubaizhai) of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Mr Szeto Yuen-kit and painter and Museum Expert Advisor to the LCSD, Mr Wucius Wong. The adjudicator from the Mainland in Panel A is painter and President of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Professor Pan Gongkai. The local adjudicators in Panel B are sculptor, Associate Professor of Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and Museum Expert Advisor to the LCSD, Dr Ho Siu-kee; painter and Museum Expert Advisor to the LCSD, Mr Lui Chun-kwong; Curator (Modern Art) of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Mr Ng Ka-lun; and new media artist, Dean of School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong and Museum Expert Advisor to the LCSD, Professor Jeffrey Shaw. The overseas adjudicator in Panel B is Chicago-based art critic and independent curator, Ms Kao Chien-hui.
Based on the originality, creativity and artistic merit of the entries, a total of 347 works were selected from more than 1,900 submissions for the second round of judging and 10 award winners were finally selected. Two artists from the winners of the past 16 Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibitions or Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards with works submitted to this year's competition were selected for the Achievement Award, while two young artists were selected for the Young Artists Award. The results are as follows:
Winners of the HKCAA 2012 (In alphabetical order):
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Name of entrant: Chan Keng-tin
Title of work: Cloud and Sea
Media: Chinese painting
Name of entrant: Max Chan Wang
Title of work: Unfolded
Media: Photography
Name of entrant: Chu Hung
Title of work: Messages
Media: Chinese painting
Name of entrant: Ho Sin-tung
Title of work: Hong Kong Inter-vivos Film Festival
Media: Installation
Name of entrant: Huen Siu-chan
Title of work: Legend of Shen Can Bai Xue Ge In Running Cursive Script
Media: Chinese calligraphy
Name of entrant: Ip Yuk-yiu
Title of work: Another Day of Depression in Kowloon
Media: Digital art
Name of entrant: Lai Kwan-ting
Title of work: Car Compartment
Media: Chinese painting
Name of entrant: Ng Ka-man
Title of work: Album of Calligraphy - Lee Tien Ming's Poetry
Media: Chinese calligraphy
Name of entrant: Kacey Wong Kwok-choi
Title of work: Sleepwalker
Media: Installation
Name of entrant: Stanley Wong Ping-pui (anothermountainman)
Title of work: Impermanence
Media: Installation
Achievement Awards:
Name of entrant: Hector Rodriguez
Title of work: Gestus: Judex
Media: Video art
Name of entrant: Wong Hau-kwei
Title of work: Gathering Cloud
Media: Chinese painting
Young Artist Awards:
Name of entrant: Chui Pui-chee
Title of work: Wyman Wong's Lyrics "TourBillion" in Running Script
Media: Chinese calligraphy
Name of entrant: Ma King-chu
Title of work: Cambodia/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum/ Numbers Standing Still
Media: Mixed media
Winners of the HKCAA will each receive a cash award of $25,000. The two Achievement Awards winners and the two Young Artist Awards winners will each receive a cash award of $50,000 and $20,000 respectively. The 14 winning entries and the other 83 selected works will be presented at an exhibition to be held at the Hong Kong Museum of Art next year.
Ends/Friday, August 31, 2012
Issued at HKT 21:52
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