HKADC with 黃國才 Kacey Wong

This is an interview with Mr. Kacey Wong about the collaboration of HKADC and M+ on the Hong Kong exhibition in the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.

Brief notes:

1. Expresses the opposition from the art and cultural scene in Hong Kong for the changes of curators and artists selection scheme for the 55th Venice Biennale: from an open call submission process with public consultation, to disclosing any details of how and why decisions had been made is a form of decline, and is problematic when the financial source are mainly from tax payers in Hong Kong.

2. The artistic and cultural rights should also be in the hands of curators and artists in Hong Kong: Decision should be made under public consultation and high transparency.

3. Compared how decision is being made between the Venice International Architecture Biennale and the 55th Venice Biennale: The Hong Kong Institute of Architects was being invited to form a curation team and encouraged open submission of curatorial proposals. In this case, a comparison can be made between contestants, which enabled a fairer decision making process. 4. Looking forward to the explanation by M+ and HKADC on the decision made this year.

---Kacey Wong (A contemporary visual artist based in Hong Kong, winner of Best Artist Award in 2010, participant of 11th Venice International Architecture Biennale Exhibition in 2008)