Breathing Space 喘息空間

Breathing Space: Contemporary Art from Hong Kong is published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at Asia Society Hong Kong Center. It includes extant works inside the gallery and new commissions in the outdoor area by Chilai Howard, Chloë Cheuk, Cheuk Wing Nam, Enoch Cheung, South Ho, Vaan Ip, Ko Sin Tung, Andio Lai, Siu Wai Hang, Adrian Wong, and Magdalen Wong.

The catalogue is edited by Dominique Chan, the curator of the exhibition. It includes a text by Chan as well as contributions by Ashley Nga-sai Wu, and Joyce Hei-ting Wong, assistant curators of the exhibition; Andre Chan, independent curator; and Alex Tam, Center Executive of the Center for Research and Development in Visual Art, Hong Kong Baptist University.

此書為亞洲協會香港中心《喘息空間：香港當代藝術展》而出版。展覽包括鄭智禮、卓思穎、卓穎嵐、張康生、何兆南、葉梵、高倩彤、黎仲民、蕭偉恒、黃浩然和黃頌恩的舊作及新委約作品。書内收錄展覽策展人陳少東、展覽助理策展人黃熙婷和胡雅茜、獨立策展人陳子澂及香港浸會大學視覺藝術研究與發展中心主任譚學能撰寫的文章。

Dominique Chan is the Head of Gallery & Exhibition at Asia Society Hong Kong Center and responsible for exhibitions in the Chantal Miller Gallery and on-site public art installations. Chan has organized a diverse range of exhibitions presenting the multi-faceted arts and culture of Asia. From ancient religious artifacts to contemporary art of South and East Asia, traditional arts and craft to contemporary design. Chan has brought to Hong Kong solo museum exhibitions of many of today’s most important international artists, such as Xu Bing, Yoshitomo Nara, and most recently Shahzia Sikander. Collaborating with other major arts institutions, such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Chan has worked closely with many artists and curators to conceptualize curatorial visions, execute exhibition content, and produce academic publications. Chan is the recipient of the 2013/14 Hong Kong International Scholarships supported by the Government of Hong Kong through the Hong Kong Arts Development Council to join the Clore Leadership Program in the United Kingdom and seconded at Tate Modern in London.

陳少東目前擔任亞洲協會香港中心麥禮賢夫人藝術館館長，負責統籌展覽項目和中心內的公共藝術裝置，呈獻亞洲多元的藝術文化。展覽内容曾包括宗教歷史文物、傳統中國工藝品、以及當代藝術和設計。其中，更為香港帶來了徐冰、奈良美智以及莎茲亞‧西坎達等國際性當代藝術家的個展。同時，他亦曾與世界各地眾多藝術教育機構，例如美國索羅門‧R‧古根海姆基金會、意大利米蘭布雷拉畫廊以及耶路撒冷以色列博物館等，合作籌劃展覽，參與商議策展概念的前期工作、實地展覽籌備以及後期出版編輯。陳少東曾獲香港藝術發展局頒發由香港政府支持的2013至14年度香港獎學金，參與英國的Clore文化領袖培訓計劃，並實習於倫敦泰特現代藝術館。