‘Curtain’ art exhibition in Hong Kong draws you in and explores the power of a piece of cloth to frame, conceal or reveal
- ‘Curtain’ is a collaboration between Para Site art space and Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum
- Twenty-three artists show their works in a show that was two years in the making
Curtains conceal. They invite speculation. They can also be a framing device.
In the latest collaboration between Para Site art space and Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum, 23 artists have used this malleable and potent symbol in a compelling exhibition spread across Para Site’s North Point location and an exhibition space at Soho House in Sheung Wan.
This show has been two years in the making, since Rockbund initiated it in response to the two institutions’ previous co-production, “An Opera for Animals”.
“I think it’s [an] ongoing laboratory, and I think this is what exhibition making should be about,” says Cosmin Costinas, executive director and curator of Para Site, who adds that closed borders have made it a real feat to create coherent negotiations between the artists’ divergent positions and interests.
“Curtain” was meant to be staged with live performances but the pandemic has prevented that, so it has been curated in a way where the multifarious ideas of the theme are activated by the audience.
