Exhibition · Asia Art Archive · Hong Kong
Join us for a talk featuring Ho Siu Kee and Kurt Chan Yuk Keung that examines the life and work of Hong Kong sculptor Cheung Yee (1936–2019). The programme is hosted on the occasion of the launch of the Cheung Yee Archive and will end with a tour that traces the artist’s public artworks across the city. The talk consists of three components. An introduction to the archive—featuring extensive documentation of the artist’s works, creative process, and exhibition history—illuminates new avenues for research and intervention. Next, drawing from his time as Cheung’s pupil and assistant in the early 1990s, Ho Siu Kee explores tropes and methodologies of materiality in the artist’s sculptural practice. The session concludes with a panel discussion between Ho and Kurt Chan Yuk Keung, moderated by AAA. Following the talk, Ho will lead a tour tracing Cheung Yee’s public sculptures and murals across the city. Juxtaposing historical documentation with existing works, the tour enriches the understanding of Cheung Yee’s rigorous interrogation of motif, material, and form. The programme is conducted in Cantonese. Free and open to the public with registration. Please register for each event separately. The tour is limited to twenty participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Ho Siu Kee graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Fine Arts and minoring in Chinese Language and Literature. Following his undergraduate studies, he trained under the renowned sculptor Cheung Yee as an apprentice and assistant for several years. He further pursued his studies abroad, earning a Master of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States in 1995, and a Doctor of Fine Art from RMIT University in Australia in 2003. Since 1996, Ho has been deeply involved in higher art education in Hong Kong, teaching at various tertiary institutions before retiring in 2024 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Fine…