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19th June 2008, Benefit Art Auction Preview Exhibition
for the first Museum of Contemporary Art in Hong Kong
MOCA CHINA, Museums of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce its Benefit Art Auction 2008 Preview Exhibition. There will be an opening Cocktail Reception for members of the press and invited guests.
On display will be artworks generously donated by renowned contemporary artists and galleries from Hong Kong, mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe, the U.S.A. and they include: Anothermountainman (Stanley WONG Ping Pui), Dr. Jeffrey du Vallier d'Aragon ARANITA, CANG Xin, CHEN Ke, CHEN Yufei, HAN Lei, Pep GUERRERO, Eddie HARA, HA Bik-chuen, HOU Yanyan, Christopher KU Mun-Chiu, MALEONN, Gary MOK Wai Hong, Dr. Victor LAI Ming Hoi, Freeman LAU Siu Hong, LAU Gukzik, LI Pang, LIU Wei, LIU Fei, Alison VAN PELT, Paul RUSCONI, REN Rong, SHEN Hua, SHENG Qi, TANG Chenghua, Dr. Laurens TAN, Dr. Frank VIGNERON, Dr. Kacey WONG Kwok Choi, XUE Song, Ann YEN, Dr. YANG Qi, and ZENG Qianzi, Schoeni Art Gallery, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Sofia Gasper Spanish Contemporary Art, and Vanguard Gallery.
Cocktail reception: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, 19th June 2008
Exhibition open to the public from 20th to 28th June 2008
(daily, 12 noon - 9:00 pm)
Venue: Unit 205, 2/F, 68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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29th June 2008, A Gala Dinner and Benefit Live Auction of donated works of art on the 29th of June 2008 for Hong Kong's first Museum of Contemporary Art, open in Autumn 2008
A live auction of the donated artworks will be held on the 29th of June during an invitation-only gala dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel Ballroom on the 3rd Floor of Pacific Place. Ms. Anita Archer of Larasati Auctioneers will conduct the auction. Larasati Auctioneers is also a key supporter of the auction events. All proceeds for the evening will go towards renovations and operational expenses for the new museum that will open in Autumn 2008.
The 7500 sq ft space is located on the 2nd floor of the hip new designer shopping mall, DNM at 68 Yee Wo Street in Causeway Bay. MOCA China will occupy its first dedicated space for art exhibitions, educational programs and arts inspired social events. Focusing on international and regional contemporary art from over the past thirty years, the establishment of the new museum may yet set a record for fast-track museum development–a period of about 18-months from initial conception to completion in Autumn 2008–thanks to the planning of co-directors, Aranita and Leung, and a large team of dedicated volunteers and advisers.
As the planning hub of an integrated network of art museums in the region and overseas, MOCA China is committed to creating a vibrant platform for a constant exchange of insights and discoveries towards the development of contemporary art in the region. Through far-reaching exemplary exhibitions of international contemporary art and through traveling exhibitions to museums overseas of the vibrant art of today of China and Asia, we aim to encourage dialogue and understanding between cultures. MOCA China hopes to help spark a passionate commitment to the importance of art to everyday life in Hong Kong. It will be an honor for us at MOCA China to be able to contribute to Hong Kong's growth as a global cultural capital, open to artistic experimentation and to adventurous new forms of expression.
JUNE 2007, MOCA CHINA Contemporary Chinese Art Benefit Auction, Hong Kong
MOCA China's first benefit art auction was held on 30th of June 2007 at the KEE Private Members Club in Hong Kong and conducted by Henry Howard-Sneyd, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's Europe and Asia. The auctioned work was generously donated by galleries and artists in China, Hong Kong and overseas, including: Schoeni Art Gallery, An NIU, Ann YEN, CANG Xin, CHEN Yufei, Christopher KU Mun-chiu, Jeffrey du Vallier d'Aragon ARANITA, Frank VIGNERON, Gary MOK Wai Hong, HA Bik-chuen, HAN Lei, LI Tianyuan, Liu Wei, Qi YANG, Raymond FUNG Wing Kee, SHEN Hua, SHENG Qi, Wucius WONG and XU Zhongmin.
We owe special thanks to our sponsors and to the successful bidders for artworks!
Joseph Fung, Michel Jospe, Travis Ng, Jan Lamb, Jean-Noel Coster, Jonathan Crockett, Nicole Barbezat, Neil Torpey, Susee Tang, Reynold Chan, Elisabeth and Stephen Mangham, Nicole Schoeni, Lorraine Lam and Andrew Ng Wai Yan, Sotheby's Institute of Art Singapore, Swire Properties, Kee private members club, Tricor, BALTrans International Moving Ltd., Zetter Picture Framer, AXA Art, e&w Production Company. MOCA China raised USD116,000 from Auction 2007 which supported our early development towards opening a museum of contemporary art in Hong Kong that will be the hub for a network of museums with shared resources between China and Asia, and with museums overseas.