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1aspace, Cattle Depot
Reviewed June 9
First-time curator and artist Jeff Leung Chin-fung has created an eclectic and engaging show. Although uneven in ability and concept, it presents an alternative cross-section of 15 of Hong Kong most interesting young artists. With video, installations, drawing, painting, photography and more, the show sprawls through the 1aspace gallery.
Leung has been active in many areas of the local art scene. In this project, he connects the work through a specific narrative thread, focusing on processes of art-making through a reflective and self-critical approach. But the exhibition suffers because the quality of the works is inconsistent.
For example, Hanison Lau Hok-shing's Full of Ideas, an elegant, table-top installation of personal/found objects is sculptural and engaging. Lee Kit's One Night: Dinner with Friends on Hand-painted Cloth documents an 'event', struggling to connect art with daily life.