In addition to the opening of CX 888 a solo presentation by Christopher K. Ho on 1 September, the artist will co-host two public Happy Hour events with Ingrid Pui Yee Chu and Savannah Gorton as part of F&T's Office Hours programme. During each Happy Hour visitors can share drinks and discuss readings that relate to themes and questions raised by Ho's installation in-progress.
The first Happy Hour programme takes place on 23 August, where guests will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Yuk Wah Chan and collectively discuss Chinese diasporas, reverse migration, and the intersection of nationalism and identity.
Dr. Yuk Wah Chan is an associate professor at the Department of Asian and International Studies of City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests cover international and cross-border migration, borderland, tourism, Vietnam-China relations, cultural governance, food and identity. She is editor of the Routledge Series on Asian Migration and has published a number of books on migration, including New Chinese Migrations: Mobility, Home and Inspirations (Routledge 2018), The Age of Asian Migration: Continuity, Diversity, and Susceptibility, Vol. 1 & 2 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2014, 2015), and The Chinese / Vietnamese Diaspora - Revisiting the Boat People (Routledge, 2011). She is also author of Vietnamese-Chinese Relationships at the Borderlands: Trade, Tourism and Cultural Politics (Routledge 2013).
General info:
CX 888
A solo presentation by Christopher K. Ho
Curated by Forever & Today
Opening: 1 September, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Dates: 1 September - 15 September
Happy Hours:
23 August 6:30 - 8:00pm with scholar Dr. Yuk Wah Chan
28 August 6:30 - 8:00pm with poet Tammy Ho Lai-Ming