Brief Overview
In March 2013, the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Asia Art Archive commenced work on the collaborative "Hong Kong Art History Research - Pilot Project". This marks the beginning of a long-term endeavour to develop a publicly available resource platform to support art historical research on art in Hong Kong. Building on previous and existing research efforts, this pilot aims to develop a framework for a richer contextual picture of Hong Kong's art ecology in the 1960s-70s.
The Pilot pursues strands of inquiry that include exhibitions, pedagogy, art writing in Chinese and English, and modes of exchange between Hong Kong and other geographies. Centered around a new series of professionally documented interviews that include multiple voices and perspectives, the Pilot has also digitised a selection of materials from the archives of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Asia Art Archive and the personal collections of leading arts professionals.
A day of panel discussions was held on 9 November 2013 and it marked the launch of the Pilot Project. Materials digitised under the umbrella of the Pilot Project will be made available for research online in phases.
Click here to download the booklet of the project
To review the Panel Discussion on 9 November 2013, please click the hyperlinks:
Introducing the "Hong Kong Art History Research – Pilot Project"
Approaches to Researching Art in Hong Kong
Periodisation of Art in Hong Kong
To view the five interviews (15-minute versions):
Hon Chi-fun, Liu Kuo-sung, Mui Chong-kee, Sandra Walters, Wucius Wong (Interviewees are listed in alphabetical order of last names.)
To view the digitised materials
Full versions of interviews available on site by appointment: 2721 0116
| Code | Year | Title (Full Version of Interview) | Minutes | Language | Format |
| 1A | 2013 | Interview Video with Hon Chi-fun Part 1 | 82 | Cantonese | MP4 |
| 1B | 2013 | Interview Video with Hon Chi-fun Part 2 | 92 | Cantonese | MP4 |
| 2 | 2013 | Interview Video with Liu Kuo-sung | 171 | Putonghua | VOB |
| 3 | 2013 | Interview Video with Mui Chong-kee | 103 | Cantonese | MP4 |
| 4 | 2013 | Interview Video with Sandra Walters | 39 | English | MP4 |
| 5 | 2013 | Interview Video with Wucius Wong | 99 | Cantonese | MP4 |
Besides, its research findings are available on site at the library of Asia Art Archive:
Tel: +(852) 2844 1112
Website: http://www.aaa.org.hk