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 •Carnival Shore: Paintings and Poems by Chung-hing & Carefree Sojourns: Sculpture by Tong King-sum
March 27 - May 5, 2002

This is a joint exhibit of the work of two Chinese artists who work in two different but complementary media: painting and sculpture.

The artist and writer Chung-hing will show over 50 of her paintings in two series entitled Carnival and Shore. Each series expresses different attitudes towards life. While Carnival seeks to express the heady and emotional atmosphere of the fair, Shore retreats from the glittering enticements of such a world to explore the serenity to be found in nature. The combination Carnival Shore marks the transition between the two series. A number of Chung-hing's poems were also featured in the exhibit.

The sculptor Tong King-sum showed two of his earlier wood sculptures and a series of his latest works. These are conceived as sculptural installations combining wood sculpture on shiny stainless steel surfaces. The surfaces reflect the sculptural works as well as the surrounding environment and suggest how contingent and ephemeral our experience of the world is.



•Heavenly Earth: Ceramics of Ancient China from the Tsui Art Foundation
Ongoing (Opened mid-November 2000)

 This semi-permanent exhibit of Chinese ancient ceramics consists of more than 300 pieces of ceramics throughout the ages, including the painted and black pottery of the Neolithic period, the stamped pottery of the Spring and Autumn periods, the green lead glazed pottery of the Han dynasty, the high-fired green glazed stoneware of the Southern and Northern dynasties, the three-colour earthenware of the Tang dynasty, the qingbaiporcelain of the Song dynasty, the underglaze blue porcelain of the Yuan dynasty and the polychrome porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Also on display are figures of ladies, courtiers, grooms, equestrians and animals. The exhibits are representative pieces of their kinds, possessing both historical as well as artistic values.












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