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Visual Culture

An exploration of the wide and sometimes contested field of visual culture.

A wall of cinder blocks, painted with black Chinese characters, have been stacked in the middle of a paved forecourt. There are a couple of trees and a long queue of people behind the wall, and four pedestrians walking in front of the wall.
A wall of cinder blocks, painted with black Chinese characters, have been stacked in the middle of a paved forecourt. There are a couple of trees and a long queue of people behind the wall, and four pedestrians walking in front of the wall.

On Smallness in Hong Kong Art

Art historian Winnie Wong examines how the smallness of Hong Kong art by no means renders it insignificant
17 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
A large, empty room with walls covered in projections of numerous short phrases of text.
A large, empty room with walls covered in projections of numerous short phrases of text.

Out of the Shadows and Into the Sunshine

Former M+ Executive Director Lars Nittve posits that the Los Angeles and Hong Kong contemporary art scenes are more similar than one might think
8 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
Multiple protest signs carrying messages about a Quebec student strike lie on the ground.
Multiple protest signs carrying messages about a Quebec student strike lie on the ground.

Visual Activism and the Snapchat Generation

Nicholas Mirzoeff discusses how visual activism and social justice is increasingly taking place and gaining power on social media platforms
19 mins: 
Digital  /  Article
A gallery room with multiple tables set up like a marketplace, laden with items like books, baskets, and balloon toys.
A gallery room with multiple tables set up like a marketplace, laden with items like books, baskets, and balloon toys.

Cities on the Move: Twenty Years On

Artist, writer, and curator Wong Hoy Cheong reflects on the 'Cities on the Move' exhibition, twenty years on
8 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
Monochrome photograph of a sparsely populated plaza set next to a curved building fashioned out of aluminium and steel. The Seoul skyline can be seen in the background beyond the plaza.
Monochrome photograph of a sparsely populated plaza set next to a curved building fashioned out of aluminium and steel. The Seoul skyline can be seen in the background beyond the plaza.

Museums, Managers of Consciousness

M+ Magazine presents a reprint of a 1984 text by Hans Haacke, about the business of moulding and channeling consciousness in the museum world.
23 mins: 
Critique  /  Article

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