In Search of New China
Visual Arts
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On 2003, 1a space had presented a solo exhibition of Danny Yung – ‘Tree. Man’. After 8 years, 1a space is greatly honored to present Danny Yung again in our Hong Kong Masters Series to recognize his significant contribution to the arts development in Hong Kong and international cultural exchange.
Danny Yung manipulated a historic photograph taken in 1962, featuring Mao surrounded by China’s top leaders. Yung’s first attempt was in 1992, a series of six Photoshop work was published as supplement to Photo Arts Monthly of Hong Kong which was subsequently banned in China. In 2001, Yung experiment the series further into six painting stretched on canvas, the work was chosen by Hong Kong Arts Biennial. In 2002 Yung produced a video work and used in his theater work. All through the years, Yung explored three generations of “In Search of New China” in different presentations.
In the year of celebration of 90th birth of Chinese Communist Party, the Photoshop technology has also grown much more sophisticated. At this timely moment Yung would like to further develop the concept of this work, continue his experimental exercise in manipulating the images, which is to be the fourth generation of his “In Search of New China”.
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2011" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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