白雙全參與「威尼斯雙年展」

「製造（完美的）世界：海洋、香港、異邦的城市和夢」是白雙全為威尼斯雙年展而創作的新作。由Tobias Berger策展，展覽以四層漸進的形式來展現。且看白雙全如何在異邦國度中呈現香港生活的荒謬，又如何在異邦文化中「製造完美的世界」。
展覽：2009年6月7日–11月22日 (逢星期二休息)
地點: Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126-30122 Venezia
http://www.venicebiennale.hk/vb2009/

如何成功拓展西九文化區公開論壇 - 你哋問佢哋答

英美藝團和藝術館專家將於4月18日來港出席論壇，回答政府和市民的疑問。主辦者强調這個公開論壇完全是為市民大眾而辦的，你又有何見解？
信報<問西九文化區論壇大會>: http://www.hkej.com/template/kwcs/jsp/kwcs_list.jsp

跨越東西‧遊戲古今 — 丁衍庸的藝術時空

2003年，丁衍庸(1902-1978)逝世二十五周年，台灣國立歷史博物館為他舉辦大型回顧展《意像之美》，香港藝術館於丁衍庸逝世三十周年舉辦他的大型個展，這算為這位被譽為「東方馬諦斯」及「現代八大」的藝術家討回一個公道吧。展期由2008年12月19日至2009年4月5日。

Para/Site Art Space - Cash In

Chen Shao Xiong, one of the original members of the influential ‘Big Tail Elephant' group in Guangdong, and Christina Li of Para/Site join together on a collaborative exhibition to develop financial products under the banner of the Bank of Chinese Contemporary Art (BOCCA). The simple installation and website is well-presented, but the idea is cliched and the message banal and - despite coinciding with the world's present financial and credit crunch - it has nothing to say about any of it!

廣州三年展和台北雙年展

廣州三年展是「告別後殖民主義」，台北雙年展談的是「新自由資本主義全球化」，但看過兩個展覽後，十分失望，完全看不到任何相關的思維在展品中展現出來，如果是告別後殖民主義，隨之而來的是什麼？看不到對後殖民主義的深入描述探討，更看不到什麼後—後殖民的新思維或定位。「新自由資本主義全球化」更是說了等於沒說的空泛話。但好像攪雙年展或三年展，必須砌個聽下去像是有深度的題目，但是濃裝的言詞裝飾，是否可以遮掩實際的蒼白和虛弱？當然不可以。

Osage Kwun Tong - Futuramanila

儘管資源匱乏，菲律賓當代藝術相當活躍，而且有不少優秀藝術工作者，正值大家都為中國當代藝術瘋狂之際，Osage 畫廊的 'FUTURAMANILA' 提供一睹當代菲律賓當代藝術面貌，雖然作品無論在題目、風格以至質素上各有參差，但也不乏優秀作品，更重要的是提醒我們，除中國外，在亞洲還有很多藝術工作者在努力創作。

Cat Street Gallery - Tan Yuk King

An energetic exhibition by this hard-working New Zealand artist, resident in Hong Kong for the last three years and soon to move to Korea. Videos, installation and sculpture all intelligent and vital.

Hong Kong Museum of Art: "Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue" Exhibition Series II - New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond

If this exhibition is arguing that traditional Chinese painting is as innovative as other art media, then it fails: apart from historic innovations within the genre, there is little new here to excite. But the serious failure of this exhibition is its lack of curatorial rigour, intellectual enquiry and presentation of an argument for choosing these particular art pieces, grouping them together and putting it on exhibition - this is all repeated in the dismal catalogue. If you are new to the medium, this exhibition gives a general introduction - for everyone else, forget it. (Also: read a review in the Reviews section)

Art Statements Gallery - Yoshitaka Amano

Reminiscent of the highly polished fibreglass bodies of motorbikes, these two-dimensional renditions of Amano's manga characters offer memorabilia to fans.

Para/Site藝術空間 - 暫‧停

A solid exhibition (especially Dishwasher Pete's 'zine & record, Liu Chuang's installation and Sascha Pohle's video 'The Swimmer'). Could have been much improved if the selected videos were more relevant (except for Pohle) - and bring your own seat to watch them!