HONG KONG: Visit to Asia Art Archive

(photo courtesy of http://www.aaa.org.hk/contact.aspx)

The Asia Art Archive, conveniently located across the street from my hotel on Hollywood Rd in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, is an amazing source of information on contemporary Asian art. Started in 2000, AAA strives to make information about contemporary Asian art available to the public. I could have spent my entire 18 days in the AAA however my time was quite limited leaving me only one morning to explore the breadth of material.

At the moment, the AAA has an exhibition of archival materials on the start of the avant-garde movement in China. Organized into four sections: Reading Fever, Zhejiang Academy of Fine art, Art Groups (Northern Art Group, Xiamen Dada, Southwest Art Research Group, Southern Artists Salon, and Pond Society), and finally the 1989 China/Avant-Garde exhibition, this exhibition is an excellent way to explore the start of the avant-garde in China. A trip to the Asia Art Archive is essential for anyone interested in viewing primary materials on the beginnings of Chinese contemporary art and was the perfect way to start of my journey through the contemporary art world in China.

To learn more about the Asia Art Archive visit their website http://www.aaa.org.hk/home.aspx

Asia Art Archive

11/F Hollywood Centre,

233 Hollywood Rd,

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

(On the junction of Possession Street and Hollywood Road)

Tel: (852) 2815 1112
Fax: (852) 2815 0032
Email: info@aaa.org.hk

Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm
Open to the public, free of charge. 
Closed Public Holidays and from 25th December to 1st January