Monday, 25 April 2011

Event: Memories of King Kowloon


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.
King Kowloon's Calligraphy @ Hung Hom
I'm going crazy with this exhibition and I have already visited it twice (and wept twice)! I will definitely go there many more times.
King Kowloon @ Kwung Tung 1997
It is an exhibition that you must go to see it for yourself so that you will not have regret for the rest of your life!
Construction Site of HK Central Library, Causeway Bay, 1999
It is not only a collection of memories of someone who wrote everywhere around Hong Kong, and he was definitely NOT a lunatic (in fact, through his video interview, you can see that he is much smarter than you think), but of the Hong Kong heritage, 
The wall outside Government House, 30 June 1997 (The Eve of Handover)
the lost culture,
Upper: Chai Wan, 1996
Lower: Des Voeux Road Central near HSBC Main Building, 2002
the disappearance of such unique figure and his calligraphy,
Upper: Kenndy Town Abattoir, 1997
Lower: Kenndy Town Abattoir, 2010 
as well as his influence and inspiration to the future generations of designers, graffiti artist and businessmen, both local and overseas.
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!
Be@rbrick (Japan) X King Kowloon
Tokyo Tribe 2 Vol. 1 by Santa Inoue adopted King Kowloon's calligraphy in his comic
His decease was a lost to the world.
Death of King Kowloon, SCMP, 26 Jul, 2007
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.
King Kowloon in a TV commercial
If you don't want to have any regret, YOU MUST GO!!!
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.




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


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6 comments:

  1. Alan26 April 2011 at 10:20

    OMG I LOVE the first pic and the one showing his calligraphy behind the british-hk post box. They are really stunning! Too bad that I couldn't go and see this exhibition...

    Btw I'm Alan, the boy took listening level 3 on Nov-Dec last year! : )

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  2. Locky26 April 2011 at 15:00

    Hi Alan, well, why can't you go? You still have time

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  3. Anonymous1 June 2011 at 16:08

    Wow, such an amazing character, I remember there are two columns at the star ferry terminal, that every time i visit Hong Kong, i have to see, my first memory of Hon Kong are those two columns.

    I feel a little sad knowing that the creator has passed, his caligraphy gave a lot of character to the Kowloon side of Hong Kong.

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  4. Locky1 June 2011 at 16:41

    Yes, it is a great loss to Hong Kong and the world of graffiti / design. His memories will always be with us. Hope you had the time to visit this exhibition before it had ended yesterday.

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  5. Alan6 June 2011 at 21:45

    Sorry Locky been busy these months, couldn't come to your blog regularly. I left HK and now studying master in New Zealand after finished the English courses with you, so couldn't go to this wonderful exhibition....

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  6. Locky7 June 2011 at 12:04

    What a pity, Alan, it was an excellent one.

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