Curator Statement:

Gold serves as a base of value with a base value – in fact a base value that is one of the core foundations of the worldwide economy.  The G.O.L.D. show focuses on the everyday life of eight artists and how they live and thrive in our highly money-driven and financial-focused metropolis, where we live and breathe materialism.  It explores how materialistic ideals interact with the artists' thoughts and practices.

The exhibition features eight Hong Kong-based Goldsmith art degree graduates currently actively involved in the local art scene.  The collection of multi-generational artists will be invited to express their thoughts on the subject: how does our highly commercial society determine “base value”?  And examine the purpose and meaning of value as applied to their artistic life, bringing into question how their own set of values and the social values meet? 

In a city like Hong Kong, the valuation of a piece of art is usually based on its market worth and, as a result, artistic creativity is usually underestimated if the work does not meet the sales expectations. But would that devalue the “base value” of the creativity of the work
itself?