Still in Transition: 20 Years After Hong Kong’s Handover
By The Editorial Interns
Twenty years have passed since the fateful day when Hong Kong ceased being a British colony. Since July 1, 1997, the reunion of Hong Kong with mainland China has been fraught with controversy, fueling social, cultural and political friction within the port city. And yet, as ArtAsiaPacific contributing editor Antony Dapiran pointed out in the latest issue, two decades of debates and actions surrounding identity and collective memory have been a catalyst for the city’s artists and cultural figures, sustaining their creative endeavors. Artists and art spaces of many ilks have responded to the 20th anniversary of the British-Chinese handover. ArtAsiaPacific’s editorial interns have provided a roundup of four exhibitions that take the event as a springboard to stage timely exhibitions, ranging from the documentarian to fantastical, imaginary reinterpretations of Hong Kong’s past and future.
