Sticky Fingers Chinese
30 August to 21 September, 2001

Para/Site Art Space
Ground Floor, 2 Po Yan Street (224 Hollywood Road), Sheung Wan, Hong Kong,
Opening: Thursday, 30 August, 2001, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Gallery hours: 12 noon - 7 p.m. (till 8 p.m. on Thur., close on Mon. & Tue)

Para/Site is pleased to present Sticky Fingers an exhibition featuring works in a variety of media, including drawing, photography, installation, performance, and video by artists from Hong Kong and overseas. The exhibition includes works by: Candice BREITZ (US), CHAN Ho-Fung (HK), Jaia CHEN (US/Taiwan), Gerald DAVIS (US), Ian HAIG (Australia), Saeri KIRITANI (USA/Japan), Viola LEE (HK), Isaac LEUNG Hok Bun(US/HK), Francesca LUK (HK), Paulina del PASO GORDILLO (Mexico), Clifford OWENS (US), Paul SARGENT (US), Yoshie SUZUKI (US/Japan), and Senam OKUDZETO (UK).

This exhibition of various media by artists from Hong Kong and abroad wishes to frame notions of globalization and the “other” through investigations of lust and desire. Sticky Fingers attempts to re-route these urgent discussions through a more accessible point of engagement. By using lust and desire as a familiar condition whose end product is often culturally determined offers a more subtle and immediate channel for examining global relations today.

Sticky Fingers is co-curated by Sanford BIGGERS (US) and Elaine NG (HK/US).

Opening reception for Sticky Fingers is Thursday, 30 August 2001, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sanford BIGGERS will be present and Viola LEE will perform her piece Sweet Girl during the opening.

A small catalogue with illustrations, artists’ statements and a brief essay by the curators will be available during the exhibition.

Hong Kong-based artists and both curators are available for interview.

For more information, please contact: Elaine Ng at 9582-9538 or Para/Site at 2517-4620.

Para/Site Art Space is supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.