Synopsis
A richly illustrated companion to selected works from the collections at M+.
At the heart of Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture are the M+ Collections – the result of a carefully considered programme of collection-building that began with the inception of M+ in 2011. The first of their kind in Asia, the collections comprise four different holdings: the M+ Collection, made up of 6,000-plus works and objects from the worlds of visual art, moving image, and design and architecture, the museum’s core areas of interest; the M+ Sigg Collection, consisting of 1,510 works of contemporary Chinese art; the M+ Collection Archives, composed of over 45,000 items; and the M+ Library Special Collection, with 400-plus items. Together, the holdings serve to embody the bold and ambitious mission with which M+ was founded: to become a multidisciplinary museum of contemporary visual culture, rooted in Hong Kong and Asia but with an international outlook.
M+ Collections: Highlights presents the work of more than 300 artists, designers, film-makers, photographers and architects specially selected to represent the collections as a whole, from Zhang Peili and Charlotte Perriand to Nam June Paik, Zaha Hadid, and Shigeru Ban. Organized into seven chapters, each encompassing a different decade of the collections’ span – from the 1950s to the 2010s – the book consists of individual entries on the featured makers composed of one or more of their works and an insightful analysis by an M+ curator. Interspersed among these entries are 24 thematic essays intended to illuminate some of the movements, tendencies and ideas around which the collections have grown, including modernism in Asian art and the future of painting in a digital world. Full of unexpected connections and new perspectives, M+ Collections: Highlights represents not only an invaluable introduction to M+’s unrivalled storehouse of visual culture but also an indispensable work of reference.
About the Authors
Doryun Chong is Deputy Director, Curatorial, and Chief Curator at M+, Hong Kong. Prior to joining M+ in 2013, he worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others.
Lesley Ma is curator of Ink Art at M+, Hong Kong. Since 2013, she has led the museum’s acquisition and programming on ink art and is on the core planning team of the opening exhibitions and publications. She curated critically-acclaimed The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+ (2017-18). Previously, she was Project Director at Cai Guo-Qiang Studio, New York. Ma is from Taipei and received an AB in History and Science from Harvard University, MA in Museum Studies from New York University, and PhD in Art History, Theory, and Criticism from the University of California, San Diego.
Pauline J. Yao is Lead Curator, Visual Art, at M+. She has held curatorial positions at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and worked as an independent curator and writer in Beijing for six years, during which time she helped co-found the storefront art space Arrow Factory. Since joining M+ in 2012, Yao has played a leading role in building the visual art collection by overseeing and acquiring works from around Asia and beyond. Her writings on contemporary Asian art have appeared in numerous catalogues, online publications, and edited volumes.
Yokoyama Ikko is lead curator of design and architecture at M+, Hong Kong’s new museum for visual culture at West Kowloon Cultural District. Before joining M+, she was based in Stockholm and served as head of exhibitions at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. As an independent curator and writer, Yokoyama worked on international exhibitions and projects, and in 2008, she cofounded Editions in Craft, a production platform that encourages collaborations among artists, designers, and craftspeople. Currently, she serves as an executive committee member of the ICAM International Confederation of Architectural Museums.
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