Video recording of a public forum on Hong Kong's representation at the 2013 Venice Biennale, held on 3 October 2012 at the Fringe Club.
'To select artists and curators for presentation in the Venice Biennale 2013, HKADC [Hong Kong Arts Development Council] announced the change of policy from open call for proposals to collaborating with WKCD M+ [West Kowloon Cultural District M+ Museum of Visual Culture], with its Executive Director Lars Nittve being the curator. HKADC and WKCDA have also announced the selection of artist Lee Kit. The policy change aroused much controversy because it was suddenly announced without any prior public consultation, as if made in a black box. It also significantly reduce the degree of public participation in the project. Hong Kong’s presentation in the Venice Biennale is a matter of how it fosters art and cultural development in Hong Kong, and of how this development is positioned internationally. It is also a matter of budgeting HK10million of taxpayers’ money. Both HKADC and M+ have not made any public response to the many questions the public has asked.' — from event announcement
Speakers:
We Want the Truth conveners;
Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) Chairman Wilfred Wong;
West Kowloon Cultural District M+ Executive Director Lars Nittve
Moderated by:
Benny Chia, Chief Curator of 54th Venice Biennale Hong Kong Pavilion
The discussion is mainly in Cantonese, with some English. Video by AAA.
'To select artists and curators for presentation in the Venice Biennale 2013, HKADC [Hong Kong Arts Development Council] announced the change of policy from open call for proposals to collaborating with WKCD M+ [West Kowloon Cultural District M+ Museum of Visual Culture], with its Executive Director Lars Nittve being the curator. HKADC and WKCDA have also announced the selection of artist Lee Kit. The policy change aroused much controversy because it was suddenly announced without any prior public consultation, as if made in a black box. It also significantly reduce the degree of public participation in the project. Hong Kong’s presentation in the Venice Biennale is a matter of how it fosters art and cultural development in Hong Kong, and of how this development is positioned internationally. It is also a matter of budgeting HK10million of taxpayers’ money. Both HKADC and M+ have not made any public response to the many questions the public has asked.' — from event announcement
Speakers:
We Want the Truth conveners;
Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) Chairman Wilfred Wong;
West Kowloon Cultural District M+ Executive Director Lars Nittve
Moderated by:
Benny Chia, Chief Curator of 54th Venice Biennale Hong Kong Pavilion
The discussion is mainly in Cantonese, with some English. Video by AAA.
Access level
Onsite
practitioner
CHENG Yee Man Gum, 鄭怡敏, 
Clara CHEUNG, 張嘉莉, 
Benny CHIA, 謝俊興, 
Luke CHING, 程展緯, 
CHOW Chun Fai, 周俊輝, 
LAM Laam Jaffa, 林嵐, 
LEE Chung Fung, 李俊峰, 
LEUNG Chin Fung Jeff, 梁展峰, 
Lars NITTVE, 李立偉, 
wen yau, 魂游, 
Wilfred WONG, 王英偉, 
Location code
CD.001660
Keywords
conference,  perennial exhibition,  cultural policy,  art administration,  Hong Kong
Publication/Creation date
2012
Running time
2:21:56
Video format
DVD
No of copies
2
Content type
event photograph/recording
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