4 October – 3 November 2012 | AMELIA JOHNSON CONTEMPORARY
6-10 SHIN HING STREET, NOHO, HONG KONG | www.ajc-art.com
Gallery Hours:
Tues – Sat: 10.30 – 6.30 pm
Other times by appointment
Amelia Johnson Contemporary is delighted to announce
Larry Yung’s fifth solo exhibition in Hong Kong. For the past
four years, Yung has been researching and applying the art
of filmmaking to create an installation project that
incorporates film, painting and audio elements.
In "The Visit", Yung continues to examine Chinese culture
and its impact on contemporary lives with a deeply
personal survey of carefully selected moments from his
childhood. Many of the images are taken from old
photographs found in albums belonging to the artist’s
father. Yung uses painting to examine the lives and unravel
the stories of his family members and to create narratives
for the unknown faces found in the photos as well. Using
painting, mixed media and sound, the artist manipulates
the context of the photographs to create entirely new,
thought-provoking narratives that convey a nostalgic and
idyllic depiction of Yung’s childhood.
Presented alongside the works on canvas are two short
films. The first film, “4:15”, explores the notion of dreams by
combining music and edited footage from home videos.
The artist’s titular film, “The Visit” is the culmination of four years of personal reflection. It is an
intensely personal documentary piece examining the past relationship of the artist’s parents, his
own relationships with his mother and father, and the
impact of their separation.
Larry Yung weaves together movies of his childhood with
audio elements and poetic painted imagery to create an
exhibition that is intensely personal while at the same time
provides a thoughtful insight into the shared experiences of
Chinese immigrants to the USA in the 1950’s. Loaded with
intensity and personal awareness, Yung imparts to his viewer
the very raw emotions that so many in his generation
grapple with.
:ABOUT LARRY YUNG
Larry YUNG is a contemporary Chinese American artist raised in San Francisco from the age of six. Throughout
his career, Yung has held numerous sellout exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Sweden, Amsterdam and
Hong Kong. As well as countless group shows, Yung has produced commissions for Nordstrom, Proctor and
Gamble, Pierre Cardin and China Max Cafe and his work can be found in private collections of Marvel
Comics, Esquire Magazine and Bill Gate's Microsoft Collection. Yung’s work has also been featured in
museum exhibitions including the Alternative Museum in New York City, The Crocker Art Museum in
Sacramento, Berkeley Art Center and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Most recently, he was selected
and published in the Microsoft Art Collection’s 25th Anniversary catalogue.
:ABOUT AMELIA JOHNSON CONTEMPORARY
Founded in 2005 by Amelia Johnson, Amelia Johnson Contemporary has built up an enviable reputation
for presenting carefully curated exhibitions. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting groundbreaking
international contemporary art in Hong Kong and to promoting young Hong Kong artists through spotlight
exhibitions both in Hong Kong and overseas. The gallery has grown to such an extent that Gallery 2 of
Amelia Johnson Contemporary was established at the start of 2011. Based in an old potter’s studio across
the street from the main gallery space, Gallery 2 is an exciting new venue for showcasing site-specific
installations and large scale single works. The gallery has participated in many international art fairs,
including CIGE (Beijing), Arco (Madrid), ShContemporary (Shanghai), The Asian Art Fair (New York) Pulse
(Miami) and ART HK (Hong Kong).
For further details on the exhibition, detailed artist biography & images
please contact the gallery on (852) 2548 2286 or info@ajc-art.com
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