The day I returned from the exhibition, I was already filled with enthusiasm to share with everyone how magnificent this exhibition is. After uploading the photos on Facebook, I couldn't help but post and share my own albums and "like" my own albums.
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| King Kowloon's Calligraphy @ Hung Hom |
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| King Kowloon @ Kwung Tung 1997 |
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| Construction Site of HK Central Library, Causeway Bay, 1999 |
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| The wall outside Government House, 30 June 1997 (The Eve of Handover) |
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| Upper: Chai Wan, 1996 Lower: Des Voeux Road Central near HSBC Main Building, 2002 |
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| Upper: Kenndy Town Abattoir, 1997 Lower: Kenndy Town Abattoir, 2010 |
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| West One, head designer of PNB Nation, asked for autograph from King Kowloon |
His calligraphy took fashion design into a whole new level, his influence is especially great in Japan!
His decease was a lost to the world.
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| Be@rbrick (Japan) X King Kowloon |
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| Tokyo Tribe 2 Vol. 1 by Santa Inoue adopted King Kowloon's calligraphy in his comic |
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| Death of King Kowloon, SCMP, 26 Jul, 2007 |
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| French editor Gérard Henry of Paroles wrote the above article following the news of King Kowloon's death |
So this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for all of us to learn what we have missed, to see the King Kowloon that we have never got to know.
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| King Kowloon in a TV commercial |
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| King Kowloon in a TV commerical @ Outside The Pennisula |
Exhibition Date and Time: 20 April - 31 May, 2011, 10am - 8pm*
(*No admission after 7:30pm. Exhibition closes at 5:30pm on 27 May)
Venue: ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaikKoo Place
FREE ADMISSION
Other activities:
Student exhibition at the linbridge of Lincoln House, TaiKoo Place
Free weekend guided tours
Talk series in May (in Cantonese)
Visit www.islandeast.com.hk for latest programme details.
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Vocabulary:
magnificent -- (adj) very good, beautiful or deserving to be admired
twice -- (predeterminer, adv) two times
weep -- (vb) [I or T] literary to cry tears
regret -- (n) [C or U] a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better
lunatic -- (n) [C] offensive old-fashioned a person who is mentally ill
heritage -- (n) [U] features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages or buildings, which still exist from the past and which have a historical importance
calligraphy -- (n)[U] (the art of producing) beautiful writing, often created with a special pen or brush
graffiti -- (n) plural noun [U] words or drawings, especially humorous, rude or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places
influence -- (n) [C or U] the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this
decease -- (n) [U] FORMAL a person's death
once-in-a-lifetime -- from lifetime (n) [C usually singular] the period of time during which someone lives or something exists
Resources:
Island East Official Website www.islandeast.com.hk
PNB Nation @ Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2266079739
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/magnificent
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/twice
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/weep_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/regret_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lunatic_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/heritage
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/calligraphy
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/graffiti
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/influence_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/decease
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lifetime
