Ends Feb 29
Looking out from the IFC mall, you can see a big cartoon face smiling back at you. Nothing to write home about - except this is no billboard advertisement or festival decoration, but a massive piece of art.
Named Dongguri, the cartoon boy is created by Korean artist Kwon Ki-soo and is one of the nine works featured in the One More, Please exhibition presented by Fubon Art Foundation.
Continuing the curatorial concept of the foundation's previous show Me2 (2006), the exhibition is held in various public venues in Central taking childhood innocence as its theme. The event aims to stimulate the public's appreciation for art.
'It's commonly assumed contemporary art is difficult to understand and it's only for the educated or sophisticated people. What we try to say here is that contemporary art can be friendly and playful,' says the shows curator, Oscar Ho Hing-kay.
Current discussions about the West Kowloon Cultural District also convince Ho to adopt a down-to-earth curatorial direction. 'One of the heated debates over the West Kowloon project is whether there's an art audience in Hong Kong, which made me think: How can I get art closer to people?'