Foundations: The consolations of Museology/ Michael Lee Hong Hwee /Hong Kong : Studio Bibliotheque : 2008

Bibliographic Record

Access Point

MA..LHHM.40

Title and Statement of Responsiblity

Foundations: The consolations of Museology / Creative Director: Michael Lee Hong Hwee; Criticism: Lilian Chee; Design: Brendan Cobb; Film: Willie Koh, Nicolas Escoffier (music), han (photography) & Michael Lee Hong Hwee. Editing: Nadim Abbas. 

Summarization of Content

Foundations (book) and Hinterlands (film) are companion documents to Michael Lee Hong Hwee's installation entitled The consolations of Museology first exhibited in the 3rd Guangzhou Triennial 2008 (Independent Projects Space) at the /Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China between 2008 Sep 16 - 2008 Nov 16. 

In the publication, the artist "proposes ten hypothetical museums realised as hand-made books that provide solace to problems of human existence by way of philosophical reflections and papercrafting of space".

Publication/Production/Distribution Information

Hong Kong, Hong Kong : Studio Bibliotheque & WORM , 2008

Identifier for Manifestation

ISBN: 978-981-08-1347-5

Extent

191 pages ; 1 DVD (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm x 1.5cm)

Content Form and Media Type

text , still image , two-dimensional moving image : digital video ; : unmediated

Location

esea contemporary Library CollectionOn RequestArtists publications

Access and Use

Conditions on Access

This publication is available on request in the esea ResearchLab.

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Keywords & Terms

On site ; exhibition catalogues ; English ; text ; still images ; two-dimensional moving images ; Latin (script) ; digital video ; unmediated ; polychrome ; Sound ; DVDs ; books ; Solo shows ; Guangdong Museum of Art (GMoA) ; Guangzhou Triennial (2002-) ; 2008 Exhibitions ; installations (visual works) ; video art

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