17/05/2012

Hong Kong International Art Fair 2012 (Art HK 12)

05/05/2012

Private Dining: Joseph Fung Residence - A 25th Anniversary Fundraising Event

26/04/2012

'Picasso's Unknown Masterpieces' with Dr. Alma Mikulinsky

Even though there is much that we know about the artist Picasso, this evening lecture of Dr Alma Mikulinsky turned out to be an evening of learning and fun - looking at unknown Picasso. She gave us new insights and much food for thought. A fitting preview of how Picasso "controlled' his own art work - and an appetizer event for our coming guided tour of the Picasso show for Le French May

22/04/2012

Home Visit - Mimi Hung

21/04/2012

The Legislative Council Complex with LegCo Secretary General Pauline Ng

Pauline Ng, the Legco Secretary General, arranged a feast for us - a morning spent looking at the art works in the new Legco Building. On entering the building, we were greeted by Cornelia Erdhann's The People - which set the tone for the rest of the morning. WOW is the main expression heard. Several members and friends went to the Legco cafeteria to try the classic Hong Kong drink - a combination of tea and coffee before heading off to dimsum - another Hong Kong classic!

21/04/2012

2011 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Hong Kong with Joan Leung (Part 2)

Joan Leung guided us through the various exhibitions of this year's Bicity Biennale of UrbanismArchitecture on the theme Tri-cipocal Cities: The Time, The Place, The People. She arranged for one of the curators, Anderson Lee, to take our group around. Tris Kee was on hand to help us discover the different layers of architecture concepts. William Lim and Kevin Lim spoke to us about the art works they created. A great day outing - even the weather cooperated.

14/04/2012

'Spring Concerto in Kyoto with Shokunin and Flowers'

In spite of heavy rain the day prior, the specular viewing of sakura at the Nijo Castle and Sagagoryu Flowers Festival were none the less overwhelmingly beautiful and admired by all. Who would have guessed that the famous camera "Canon" originated from the word "Kwanon" actually means "Buddhist Goddess of Mercy"!! The beautiful artwork of 2 dragons at the ceiling of The Kenninji with their "open and shut" mouth representing the first and last syllable of the Japanese character depicts the origin, combination and conclusion of the cosmic system! All this plus the interesting talk of the Shokuninns along side the display of their intricate products made our Kyoto visit a fabulous cultural experience.

01/04/2012

'Korean Contemporary Artists in the Global Art Scene' with Jiyoon Lee & Seoul Auction's Spring 2012 Exhibition

26/03/2012

Shokunin and Flowers with T.K. Tan and Elaine Koo

Through the talk we learnt that Shokunin's history though dated back hundreds of years ago yet their influence on Japanese culture is still prevalent. Ikebana is a topic close to the hearts of the Japanese people who reveres 'Mother Nature" as a source of life. This informative and educational talk being a prelude to our April 14th Spring Concerto in Kyoto trip attracted a good turn up of interested participants.

10/03/2012

'An Art Fair to Remember' Visiting TEFAF Maastricht 2012, & Berlin with Professor Puay-peng Ho