Considerations for what kind of exhibition we will hold.

My considerations, thoughts and wishes of what the exhibition for the CTP final project.

• Present a contemporary art exhibition that is engaging to varying degrees, an exhibition that doesn’t only cater to the ‘art circle’ or the art intelligentsia but one that is also accessible by members of the general public, regardless of education level.
• Strive to present previously not shown works provide the opportunity for an artists to present new work or work in progress stimulate artists to create new work specific to our chosen curatorial premise.
• Consider inviting local artists (Hong Kong based) in order to (a) help stimulate and develop local talent  (b) give local talent an opportunity to exhibit (c) local artists most appropriate to respond to an exhibition that deals with concerns or issues about Hong Kong (d) budget considerations, it can be expensive to bring artists from abroad.
• we should be clear from the outset about what kind of exhibition and art works we wish to present, why and the scope e.g.: (a) politically correct, rock the boat, challenge the norms or  make the headlines by provoking a major incident? (b) commercial value (potentially a sale for the artist) or the other extreme (totally experimental work with no commercial value none-so-ever) or something in between?  (What is the Para/Site guideline on selling artworks if someone is interested to buy/collect?)
• Try to avoid deciding the exhibition theme and curatorial premise based on exhisting artists’ work, would it not be better to start from a curatorial concept and then find artists that are willing to respond by making new work specifically for our exhibition?

Comments?  Let’s discuss on Thursday.