【LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE EVENT】SOHO GALLERY TOUR - MORE THAN ART WORKS
UNLOCKING GALLERY SECRETS

2015-06-11
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The Soho District, Central is world-renowned for its high-end wine and dine and swanky night life, but the artistic side of the zone has been little known!

This day, we decided to try out this local walking tour named “Soho Gallery Tour” to experience a different side of SoHo.
Every time when you visit a gallery or an art museum, do the following confusions pop up in your mind?

  1. Often find galleries intimidating through big glass walls?
  2. Curious about how galleries survive the rent with almost zero visitation?
  3. Drop your jaw when you learn the price of modern art?

Paintings, Sculptures, Photography & More
On the tour day, a total of 4 people showed up.  Our docent was Long Yi, an amateur art-lover speaking fluent PTH.

We were then led to visit 4 galleries one after one. Every time we came in front of a piece, Long Yi would explain in detail its background, drawing techniques and life stories of the artist through our earphones.

Apart from paintings, there were also sculptures, installations, photography and more art works by artist from China and countries around the world. It was simply eye-opening for a green gallery visitor like me!

 

 

Unlocking the gallery secrets
The highlight of the trip, I would say, is all the top gallery secrets that we gained – we learnt how to value an art work, picked up a few tricks on how to bargain in an art market, and a lot more inside stories!

After seeing the 4 galleries, I felt like having watched 30 inspiring movies and listened to 30 talks. I guess I really need some good time to digest it all…

Unexpected gifts
Along the tour, apart from listening to the docent, the 4 of us actually talked a lot. There was a local girl who was fond of art and kept sharing about works that she had seen; and the other girl was a law intern from Beijing, who would only stay in HK for a few months. “Given the limited time,” she said, “I want to go deep into the local culture. That’s why I join this tour.”

We 4 were absolute strangers who came from different background, but as we appreciated the masterpieces, we could freely share our views on art themes, and even on life values – how amazing!
To give us a fresh new experience each time, tour routes vary from time to time – I think I’m giving it another try next month, how about you?

Soho Gallery Tour
When: Every Saturday 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (English Tour)

No. of people per tour: Max 12 Participants

Age: 12 years old or above

Who: Art lovers with inquisitive mind

Meet-up point: Central, Hollywood Road (near our Jockey Club Mt. Davis Youth Hostel!)
Click here for more details – YHA members can enjoy a 10% discount.
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