Samson Young Selected for Hong Kong Pavilion at 2017 Venice Biennale
Samson Young will create Hong Kong's presentation at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017. The Hong Kong Arts Development Council and M+ made this announcement, with Ying Kwok appointed as guest curator. Young's practice investigates sound's political dimensions, having received the first BMW Art Journey Award in 2015. His upcoming shows include an August exhibition at Experimenter gallery in Kolkata, India, and a December presentation at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. Kwok previously served as curator at Manchester's Chinese Arts Centre in the United Kingdom.
Key facts
- Samson Young will represent Hong Kong at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017
- The Hong Kong Arts Development Council and M+ announced the selection
- Ying Kwok is the guest curator for the pavilion
- Ying Kwok was formerly curator at the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester, UK
- Samson Young is an artist and composer focusing on sound politics
- Samson Young won the inaugural BMW Art Journey Award in 2015
- Samson Young has an exhibition at Experimenter gallery in Kolkata, India in August
- Samson Young has an exhibition at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf in December
Entities
Artists
- Samson Young
- Ying Kwok
Institutions
- Hong Kong Arts Development Council
- M+
- Venice Biennale
- Chinese Arts Centre
- BMW Art Journey Award
- Experimenter gallery
- Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
- ArtAsiaPacific
Locations
- Hong Kong
- Venice
- Italy
- Manchester
- United Kingdom
- Kolkata
- India
- Düsseldorf
- Germany