Museum of Contemporary Art, Asia
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The Moca Asia: Museum of Contemporary Art, Asia is a contemporary art
museum
in Hong Kong
. It was opened in 2007.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
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Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It was opened in 2007.
Prominent Establishments
- Art and Fashion Initiative: World Fashion Day (WFD) March 21 (3.21);
- Poetry in Pose Photography Competition
- Narratory: narrative video recording project.
Prominent Exhibits
- CAMs: Contemporary Art Masters (2008)
- Portraits of Nature (2009)
- Architectural Allegories (2010)
Prominent Presentations
- Art and Sport Initiative: Courting Maria to Maria SharapovaMaria SharapovaMaria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
(January 2010)
Prominent Projects and Shows
Great Art Show (GAS) and Splashion Colors Series Community Art Project (SCS-CAP)Moca Asia Contemporary Artist of the Year Award (MACAYA)
- Mau Lim (2007)
- Lee Shi-min (2008)
- New Ton (2009)
- Tung Lo (2010)