Under-Cover: Investigations in Art Publishing comprises the summer programmes of the Artists’ Book Library. In continuing Tai Kwun Contemporary’s dedication to supporting the expanding art ecology of Hong Kong, Under-Cover presents a series of summer events spread across three categories: Spotlight, Live, and Workshop. As a platform for local, regional, and international practitioners who work with books as a medium of artistic expression, Under-Cover seeks to expand notions of art publishing across material and immaterial platforms. The term “investigation” is used playfully and thinks of our visitors and participants as part of the process in defining what an artist book is and can do.
Spotlight takes place on Thursdays in the form of curated slideshows and video works by artists who work with diverse forms of art publishing. Live events take place on Friday evenings and include presentations by those working in sound publishing, performative readings, and low-fi zine production. Lastly, Workshop will take place on Saturdays. Each workshop will be led by a specialised practitioner who will work with a small group to produce artist books, to rethink methods of translation, and to experiment with reproduction through sampling—both musically and textually.
| SPOTLIGHT (Thursdays) | ||
| Date | Time | Programme |
| 25.07.2019 | 1pm-7pm | Euan Macdonald |
| 01.08.2019 | 1pm-7pm | Kaitlin Chan |
| 08.08.2018 | 1pm-7pm | Jonathan Monk |
| 15.08.2019 | 1pm-7pm | Fiona Tan |
| 22.08.2019 | 1pm-7pm | Jimi Tsang |
| 29.08.2019 | 1pm-7pm | Seth Siegelaub |
| LIVE (Fridays) | ||
| Date | Time | Programme |
| 02.08.2019 | 7:30pm-9pm | Richard Roe: reading by Tyler Coburn |
| 09.08.2019 | 8:30pm-10pm | Real Estate Zine Bedroom Story: launch with Popo-Post Art Group |
| 16.08.2019 | 8:30pm-10pm | Merry Night Ride: performance by Merry Lamb Lamb |
| 23.08.2019 | 6pm-9pm | Incoming Outgoing No. 1: spontaneous rituals with Shane Aspegren |
| WORKSHOP (Saturdays) | ||
| Date | Time | Programme |
| 27.07.2019 | 10am-5pm | Cross and Transfer: bookmaking workshop with Doreen Chan |
| 03.08.2019 | 3pm-6pm | Translator as viewer as performer: re-translating conceptual art with Yan Wu RSVP now: http://bit.ly/2YcfaZO |
Special thanks to all artists (In Alphabetical Order by Last Name):
Spotlight:
Kaitlin Chan, Euan Macdonald, Jonathan Monk, Seth Siegelaub, Fiona Tan, Jimi Tsang
Live:
Shane Aspegren, Tyler Coburn, Merry Lamb Lamb, Popo-Post Art Group, Suitcase Institute, MC Yan
Workshop:
Doreen Chan, Yan Wu, MC Yan
Credits and Acknowledgments (In Alphabetical Order by Last Name)
Director of Tai Kwun: Timothy Calnin
Head of Art: Tobias Berger
Under-Cover : Investigations in Art Publishing Curators: Hera Chan, Ingrid Chu, Louiza Ho
Artists’ Book Library Team:
Ingrid Chu, Daniel Szehin Ho, Louiza Ho, Melissa Karmen Lee, Frankie Leong, Xue Tan, Eunice Tsang, Joy Zhu
Texts: Hera Chan, Ingrid Chu, Louiza Ho
Translator: Ben Tsui
Copyediting: Daniel Szehin Ho, Joy Zhu
Design: Hato
Tai Kwun Contemporary Team:
Tobias Berger, David Chan, Hera Chan, Pauline Chao, Ingrid Chu, Daniel Ho, Louiza Ho, Kit Huen, Jims Lam, Kevin Lam, Melissa Karmen Lee, Frankie Leong, Erin Li, Jessie Mak, Xue Tan, Kylie Tung, Ice Wong, Joey Wong, Joy Zhu
