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Art Central在大华银行的领导合作伙伴的陪同下，荣幸地宣布由大型艺术及文化活动基金(Mega ACE Fund)试验计划资助的世界级艺术项目和有意义的教育经验。该笔拨款使第八届展览会得以丰富其著名的节目，并吸引更多的观众。“艺术中心”将于2023年3月22日(星期三)至3月25日(星期六)在香港展览会议中心举行，并于3月21日(星期二)举行预展。

Art Central, presented with Lead Partner UOB, is pleased to announce world-class artistic projects and meaningful educational experiences with funding from the Pilot Programme for the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund (Mega ACE Fund). The grant enables the eighth edition of the Fair to enrich its renowned programme and reach wider audiences. Art Central will take place at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre from Wednesday, 22 March to Saturday, 25 March 2023 with a Preview on Tuesday, 21 March.

Art Central 2023”将展出72家代表下一代当代艺术的画廊，它们来自亚洲最具雄心的画廊，以及来自全球各地的老牌画廊。

Art Central 2023 presents 72 galleries representing the next generation of contemporary art from Asia’s most ambitious galleries alongside established galleries from across the globe.

在艺博会现有节目的同时，在Mega ACE基金的支持下，艺博会自豪地宣布四个出色的现场节目，反映了艺博会在突出尖端艺术和最高水平的文化体验方面的优势。这些项目包括著名艺术家杨永亮的沉浸式大型装置、每日一系列特别委托的行为艺术、一个聚焦香港艺术家的策展群展，以及一个全面的艺术教育计划，包括面向所有年龄的游客的活动、参观和工作坊。

Parallel to the Fair’s existing programmes, and with the support of the Mega ACE Fund, Art Central is proud to announce four remarkable onsite programmes that reflect the Fair’s strength in foregrounding cutting-edge art and cultural experiences of the highest calibre. The projects include an immersive, large-scale installation by the acclaimed artist Yang Yongliang, a daily series of specially commissioned performance art, a curated group exhibition spotlighting Hong Kong artists, and a comprehensive art education programme including activities, tours and workshops for visitors of all ages.

GLOWS IN THE NIGHT BY YANG 

YONGLIANG

Yang Yongliang, Glows in the Night, 2019, 2-channel 4K Video, 9’30’’. Courtesy of the artist.©Yang Yongliang.

Art Central 2023将突出展示国际知名中国艺术家杨永亮的《夜光》，这是一件视频艺术作品，将在一个18米高的LED装置上展示，这是该艺术作品有史以来最大的展示，也是该艺术家在香港最大的展示。拥有国画背景的杨振宁，将他所接受的训练应用于以传统山水画的风格重建和重组城市图像，揭示了现代文明更深层次的故事。“夜光璀璨”是一幅数码景观，展现粤港澳大湾区绚丽的焰火和天空。作品思考了城市化、商业化和消费主义带来的生态问题，描绘了城市在庆祝现代成就时光污染造成的吉祥错觉，促使观众在走向未来之前反思过去。

Art Central 2023 will prominently feature internationally-acclaimed Chinese artist Yang Yongliang’s Glows in the Night, a video artwork to be presented on an impressively-scaled LED installation of 18 metres, the largest-ever presentation of the artwork and largest presentation by the artist in Hong Kong.

With a background in Chinese painting, Yang applies his training to the reconstruction and recomposition of urban images in the style of traditional landscape paintings that reveal deeper tales of modern civilisation. Glows in the Night is a digital landscape featuring alarming fireworks and skyglow in the splendour of the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau. Contemplating ecological concerns caused by urbanisation, commercialisation and consumerism, the work depicts the auspicious delusion light pollution creates as cities celebrate their modern achievements, prompting the audience to rethink the past before moving into the future. 

GROUP EXHIBITION: BLUE THROAT - START THE CHURNING

Art Central举办特别展览，由2023年艺博会策展顾问Chris Wan和策展人、独立艺术空间“Wure Area”创始人Jeremy Ip共同策划。《蓝喉:开始翻腾》汇集了16位来自香港的艺术家，通过现代大都会香港的艺术镜头，审视和重新诠释个人与集体、自我与当代世界之间的关系。

Art Central presents a special exhibition curated by Chris Wan, the Fair’s 2023 Curatorial Advisor, and Jeremy Ip, curator, and founder of the independent art space Wure Area. Blue Throat: Start the Churning brings together sixteen artists from Hong Kong to examine and reinterpret the relationship between the individual and the collective, self and the contemporary world through the lens of art in the modern metropolis of Hong Kong.

Wu Jiaru, 吳佳儒, untitled_officebin_s_ii, 2018 – 2019, Inkjet print on archival paper, 78.6 x 60 cm (framed). Edition 2+1AP. Courtesy of the artist.

Epical Chamber, 挨壁靠事務所, Cctv, 天眼, 2022, hand-built glazed ceramic, 19 x 17 x 26 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Maggie Chu, 朱頌琪, Barren Rocks reminiscences, 2021 – 2022, postcard collage, cardboards, cement, clay, steel wire, found objects, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Ringo Lo, 盧永滔, Tree Frog’s Course, 樹蛙的下落, 2022, photo-phorescent water bottle, rice, key blanks, charms, 16 x 226 x 16 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Law Yuk Mui, 羅玉梅, Song of the Exile, 「客途秋恨」, 2022, video installation, 6 x 26.5 x 2.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Wai Pong Yu, 韋邦雨, A Rhythm of Landscape 9, 山河變奏 9, 2019, ballpoint pen on paper, 68.4 x 57.7 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Go Hung, 高哼, God Sand, 神沙, 2017, cardboard, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

PERFORMANCE ART

Stephanie Keung, courtesy of the artist(left),Kiwi Chan, courtesy of the artist(right).

在为期五天的展览中，三位行为艺术家将以位移、个人发现和生存为主题，展示一系列亲密的运动。洪健莎和陈奇维将携手合作，通过描绘围绕无家可归经历的关键字的场景。在他们名为“打包/拆包”的作品中，艺术家们将表演一种对立行为的冲突表演，以探索打包和拆包的意义。在206幅作品中的第54幅中，Stephanie Keung通过手和手腕的关节来检查人体。该作品的标题是指手和手腕的骨骼数量与人类平均骨骼总数的比较。通过她的艺术，她的目标是让人们关注世界和我们周围的人。Natasha张讲述了她在She Taut作为中国侨民的一员的国际背景，通过这种背景，她传达了她作为一个酷儿中国女性的生存所构建的个人身份的关键元素。张在她的悖论表演中把这些元素放在了前台——也就是说，作为一个在流散社区中生活的女性。

Over the five-day run of the Fair, three performance artists will deliver a series of intimate displays of movement thematically centred on displacement, personal discovery, and survival. Working in concert, Kensa Hung and Kiwi Chan will move through scenes portraying keywords surrounding the experience of homelessness. In their work titled Pack / Unpack, the artists will enact a conflicting performance of opposing actions in an exploration of what it means to pack and unpack. In 54 of 206, Stephanie Keung examines the human body through the articulation of hands and wrists. The work’s title refers to the number of hand and wrist bones compared to total bones in the average human skeleton. Through her art, Keung aims to bring attention to the world and the people around us. Natasha Cheung draws on her international background living as part of the Chinese diaspora in She Taut, through which she communicates key elements of her personal identity that have been constructed in her survival as a queer, Chinese woman. Cheung brings these elements to the foreground in her performance of the paradox – that is, living as a woman in a diasporic community. 

ART CENTRAL的教育项目在博览会期间，设计了教育参观、讲座和研讨会，以吸引所有年龄段的人。这些活动都将免费提供给门票持有人，鼓励参观者在博览会期间继续欣赏和加深对艺术的理解。

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AT ART CENTRAL A programme of educational tours, talks and workshops has been designed to engage all ages during the Fair. These activities will all be offered free of charge to Art Central ticketholders, encouraging visitors to continue their journey in appreciating and deepening their understanding of art during the Fair.

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Art Central的儿童教育合作伙伴Art Loop将为4至12岁的儿童提供一个特殊的一小时沉浸式课程，包括艺术工作坊和导游。该课程将向孩子们介绍艺术和艺术史，支持批判性思维技能的发展。该课程将由工作室的专业导师指导，每天四次，先到先得。主权艺术基金会将举办“情感谱系”工作坊，重点是通过艺术体验情感。该项目是为6至12岁的儿童设计的，首先是使用慈善机构特别设计的活动小册子进行自助游。孩子们将在8个合作画廊参观展出的艺术品，之后，他们将被引导到主权艺术基金会展台的创意工作坊。

Art Central’s Children’s Education Partner, Art Loop, will be offering a special hour-long immersion course with an art workshop and guided tour tailored to children aged 4 to 12 years old. The programme will introduce the children to art and art history, supporting the development of critical thinking skills. The programme will be led by the studio’s professional instructors and will be held four times daily on a first come-first serve basis. The Sovereign Art Foundation will host the Spectrum of Emotion Workshop, which focuses on experiencing emotions through art. The programme is designed for children aged 6 to 12 years old and begins with a self-guided tour using the charity’s specially designed activity booklet. Children will explore artworks exhibited at eight partner galleries, after which, they will be directed to a creative workshop at The Sovereign Art Foundation booth.

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Art Central邀请本地大学生参加艺博会的讲座节目。一小时的讲座由艺术家、收藏家、学术界人士和艺术机构的领导担任演讲者和主持人，激励下一代人才参与艺术的各个方面的讨论。讲座结束后，欢迎学生参观艺术中心。

Art Central invites local university students to attend the Fair’s talk programme. The one-hour talks feature artists, collectors, academia, and leaders at art institutions as speakers and moderators, inspiring the next generation of talent to engage in discourse about various aspects of art. After attending a talk, students are welcome to explore Art Central.

同时亦会安排由专业导赏员及业界专业人士带领的小团体参观，每日两次，先到先得。Art Central博览会总监Corey Andrew Barr表示:“艺术中心很高兴获得大型艺术及文化活动基金试点计划的资助，我们非常感谢文化体育及旅游局的支持。

Art Central will also offer guided small group tours of the Fair led by trained docents and industry professionals twice daily on a first come-first serve basis.Corey Andrew Barr, Fair Director, Art Central, said, “Art Central is thrilled to receive funding under the Pilot Program of the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund and we are very grateful to the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau for its support.

Art Central自2015年起成为香港艺术周的基石活动。Art Central与兆艺基金致力提升参观者的文化体验，强调教育和社区，并促进与国际观众的对话，共同致力于推动香港成为连接东西方的国际艺术和文化交流枢纽，同时培育区域性的艺术社区。”

Art Central has been a cornerstone event of the Hong Kong Art Week since 2015. Dedicated to enhancing the cultural experience of its visitors, highlighting education and community, and furthering dialogues with international audiences, Art Central and the Mega ACE Fund are aligned in their mission to promote Hong Kong as an international hub for art and cultural exchange that connects the East with the West while nurturing arts communities regionally.”

关于Art Central

Art Central是香港艺术周的重要活动之一，汇聚了来自亚洲最具创新精神画廊的新一代艺术人才，以及来自世界各地的杰出艺术家。自2015年首届以来，艺术中心已成为推动当代艺术边界的专业平台，今天被公认为代表全球私人、公司和机构收藏的收藏家和策展人的发现之地。强大的画廊阵容辅以充满活力的节目，包括大型互动装置、实验电影和表演以及引人入胜的小组讨论。

Art Central, a cornerstone event of Hong Kong Art Week, showcases the next generation of talent from Asia’s most innovative galleries alongside distinguished artists from around the world. Since its inaugural edition in 2015, Art Central has established itself as a professional platform for pushing boundaries in contemporary art and is recognised today as a place of discovery for collectors and curators representing private, corporate, and institutional collections worldwide. The strong gallery line-up is complemented by a dynamic programme that includes large-scale and interactive installations, experimental film and performance and engaging panel discussions.

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