Polka-dot cape draped on a red background.

Hong Kong as a Space

Amy Cheung Artist Book

Wooden tank model with large drive wheels and wooden tracks on display indoors in a showroom.
Large wooden tank sculpture with a round turret and long gun barrel on display in a museum gallery.

Amy Cheung was one of three artists to represent Hong Kong at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Her artist book was part of the project “STAR FAIRY: Hong Kong in Venice”, organized by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in the framework of the Biennale. It deals with the representation and public perception of the metropolis: How does Hong Kong present itself to the world?

Isometric red taxi car with blue stripe and taxi sign on roof, seen at an angle on a white background.
Curved parking lot with parked cars along a green border; a red taxi van at the curb. Overturned colorful trailer on grassy roadside, with parked cars and trees in the background.
Red taxi cab with white roof tilted on a city street, flanked by glass skyscrapers; Taxi 5 Seats badge on the front.

Amy Cheung was one of three artists to represent Hong Kong at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Her artist book was part of the project “STAR FAIRY: Hong Kong in Venice”, organized by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in the framework of the Biennale. It deals with the representation and public perception of the metropolis: How does Hong Kong present itself to the world?

Published at Verlag für moderne Kunst.

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Two hands turn pages of a newspaper beneath a bold 'PLEASE DO NOT OPEN!' warning sign indoors.
Man in plaid shirt points at a newspaper as a demon-masked figure leans in beside him.
Two-column black page with vertical white text listing five books (1–5) with dotted leader lines and a note about sequence.
Person in pink monster mask and white suit sits on curb next to shirtless man against brick wall at night
Black book cover with vertical white text reading 'Playing Devils Advocate' and 'Essays'.
Open book spread with left page showing the title 'Playing Devil's Advocate' and right page dense prose.
Person in a white suit wearing a pink animal mask stands in front of a brick building with a banner for a book fair.
Two-page spread of bold white rotated typography on a black background; visible text includes '1st Party' and 'Butterfly Valley'.
Three people behind a bakery counter with groceries and baked goods; large text reads 'I. To Be a Famous Nobody 1997'.
Double-page spread with a large white title "II. Tourism on Cloud 2000" on the left; dark gradient background and two figures at the bottom.
Geometric red-and-blue taxi on a two-page spread; bold title 'III. Wonderland Taxi 2004'; taxi features a 'TAXI' sign and license plate 'LL 8320'.
Two-page magazine spread with bold typography: left page reads Down the Rabbit Hole TAXI! says Alice; right page a dense essay about Alice and transformation.
Masked man in blue jumpsuit holds umbrella on a paved path; shirtless child nearby; group with umbrellas, river and hills in background.
Polka-dotted handkerchief cape draped across a yellow two-page spread with a central seam.
Statue-like humanoid figure in a tattered cloak stands among jagged rock formations.
Art installation with red-and-white striped ribbons sprawled across a gallery floor; bold text reads 'IX. Game and Terror 2002'.
Industrial interior with circular hatch, three blue portholes, and two vertical levers; white text X. Toy Tank 2006 on the left.
Two-page book spread with 'Question' and 'Answer'; left asks about making a toy tank, right discusses firearms sold like toys.
Large wooden tank model with turret and gun barrel on display in an indoor museum gallery.
Person with back to camera sits in a gallery; beige vest; wall reads XIV. Indefinite Portraiture 2003; floor covered with portrait grids.
Adult walks through a white-walled art gallery, balancing a large black sphere on their head, with framed artworks on the walls.
Butcher shop worker with back turned amid piles of raw pork and hanging meat. Three nude adults in a small bathhouse; one seated, two standing.
Black police car on a gray surface with yellow crosshatched lines; large text 'XV. Devil's last Song 2007' on the right.
Person lying on a dark mat with a blue pillow in a manicured garden with tall columnar cypress trees and stone steps.
Person lying face down on a circular stone platform in a formal garden, with tall cypress trees and a stone castle in the background.
Outdoor bumper-car arena on artificial turf with yellow grid lines; three black bumper cars and a steering-wheel pedestal at the front.
Person in white robe stands with arms raised on stage before a purple curtain; table with silver trays and a Last Supper tapestry.
Customer seen from behind at a pork butcher shop, wearing a dark patterned jacket with shoulder bag, among raw pork cuts and hanging meat.
Person with short red hair in beige vest, viewed from behind, stands before a table covered with photo contact sheets in a gallery.
Person in a red coat with a rolling suitcase approaches a Departures sign in an airport terminal.
Cylindrical concrete structure under construction on a palm-lined island in a man-made lake; red steel scaffolding surrounds it.
Two performers on a game-show stage; one in a white jacket faces away while other leans, arm on the first's shoulder beside bullseye targets.
Four police officers in uniform stand at a police station front desk, seen from behind.

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