The Hong Kong Heritage Museum will launch two exhibitions entitled "20/20 Hong Kong Print Art Exhibition" and "Between the Lines – The Legends of Hong Kong Printing" tomorrow (October 7). They will showcase print art by local artists and introduce traditional printing techniques in Hong Kong.
The two exhibitions are co-presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Open Printshop. It is co-organised by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Hong Kong Open Printshop.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of both the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Hong Kong Open Printshop. The museum and the Printshop therefore joined forces to co-organise the "20/20 Hong Kong Print Art Exhibition". By using 20 questions related to print art as introductory remarks and each to be answered by 20 different sets of artworks, the exhibition shows how diversified and multifaceted graphic art can be. The selected artworks include prints by masters and the latest creations by young artists. Visitors can, in the exhibition, observe how the concepts of print art cross over with new media such as computer animation, 3D printing and augmented reality, and appreciate how printmaking techniques can be applied to creative works like illustration, design, zines and other cultural products.
"Between the Lines – The Legends of Hong Kong Printing" presents to visitors an array of interesting stories about movable type and lithography, two traditional printing methods. Besides showcasing the lost art of traditional printing techniques, the exhibition illustrates how young designers are injecting their creativity into a new generation of printed products, reviving and transforming the traditions of movable type and letterpress printing.
The two exhibitions offer free admission. For details of "20/20 Hong Kong Print Art Exhibition", please visit the website at www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid264.html; for details of "Between the Lines – The Legends of Hong Kong Printing", please visit the website at www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid265.html; or call 2180 8188.
"20/20 Hong Kong Print Art Exhibition" and "Between the Lines – The Legends of Hong Kong Printing" will be held at Thematic Galleries 3, 4 and 5 on the first floor of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
In view of the latest situation of COVID-19, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum is implementing special arrangements and precautionary measures. Please visit the museum's website at www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/highlights.html or call 2180 8188 for details.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is located at 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin.
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