TRADING ART AND ARTISTS

Hong Kong and Berlin aren’t two cities usually associated with one another. But this summer artwork by 1000 Berlin and Hong Kong artists will be swapped for large exhibitions. Then, 200 artists from each will visit the other and do residences. Organizers of the project feel there are natural links between the two cities – “both have been politically reorganized and are currently trying to redefine themselves, particularly in the cultural, economic and political spheres; both function as a window (Hong Kong to China, and Berlin to Eastern Europe); and both are in the process of transformation.” – South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)