As port cities, Hong Kong and Shanghai have historically shared both a sense of entrepreneurship and cosmopolitanism, yet their similarities have also lead to siblingrivalry and competition. In “Dubble Happiness: A Story of Siamese Cities,” we examine themes common to both cities including property rights, freedom of expression, alienation, transience, public and private spheres and changing of urbanlandscapes.

“Dubble” is an amalgamation of the words bubble and double and “Dubble Happiness: A Story of Siamese Cities” plays on the duality of these cities, and the idea of a family which shares the same cultural roots but which was separated by political circumstances. At the same time, it also conjures up the idea of bubbles, utopias and the issues of face and artifice.

Curated by Rebecca Catching, Nana Seo, organized by OV Gallery and the newlyopened Studio Double Happiness in the Foo Tak building, this is a special exhibition is held for the occasion of ARTHK10 in Hong Kong.Selected Artists

From Shanghai
Chen Hangfeng (installation and paper cut)
Jiang Hongqing (video)
Ji Wenyu (plexiglass box with parchment paper)
Jin Feng (ink prints on newsprint)
Su Chang (video)
Christina Shmigel (paper, cardboard, vitrines)

From Hong Kong
Nadim Abbas (pencil drawing, installation)
Jonathan Leung (video and sculpture)
Hector Rodriguez (video)
João Vasco Paiva (single channel video audio installation)
Tan Xue (photographs)
Magdalen Wong (video and sculpture)
Opening shadow performance by Group Pie & Tart
(Chan Chak Kwan Irene, Lam Kwan Yu, Poon Wan Yi Doris, Wong Guy Shawn)