Venice Biennale 2022: artist Angela Su to represent Hong Kong at international event after ‘turbulent years’
- Angela Su will be the first female artist in Hong Kong to have a solo exhibition at the high-profile international event in Italy
- ‘It is a deep honour to represent Hong Kong, my hometown, and a place that shaped my practise as an artist over the years,’ says artist
Angela Su, a versatile artist best-known for her gothic, biomorphic drawings and research-based pseudo-documentaries, has been chosen as Hong Kong’s representative in next year’s Venice Biennale.
The arts exhibition some call the Olympics of the art world comprises national pavilions where countries or regions present their choice of artists.
Hong Kong, while not a country, has had its own pavilion since 2001 as part of the Biennale’s collateral events thanks to an arrangement similar to the ones that Taiwan and Macau have.
Earlier this year, there were doubts Hong Kong would continue to use as its pavilion the same private house it rented in 2003 and from 2007 onwards, as the Venice town council has decided to restrict the rental of private properties for exhibitions.
However, the HKADC says the lease on the property in Campo della Tana near the main Biennale entrance has not expired and it will use it again in 2022. .
