Kwok Mang Ho
郭孟浩
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Kwok Mang Ho 郭孟浩 pinyin Guo Menghao |
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1947 |
Kwok Mang Ho 郭孟浩 aka Frog King was born in Guangdong Province China. |
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He grew up in Hong Kong. |
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1967 |
He studied Art at Grantham College of Education, under the guidance of Lui Shou Kwan |
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( the New Ink Painting Master ) |
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- Conceptual artist - Performance artist - Installation artist. |
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He explores the use of ink paint by incorporating it as both action and material. |
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He began working with everyday objects, various materials and collages. |
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He used plastic bags for his creative projects ( installations - performances) |
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and positioned them : |
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1978 |
in a 3D dimensional installation in a public space in Toronto - Plastic Bags project |
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1979 |
on Tiananmen Square and along The Great Wall - Plastic Bags Happenings |
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1980 |
Graduated, he moved to the United States and studied at The Art Students League |
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of New York and he immersed himself in the street Art trend. |
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1995 |
After fifteen years in the United States he returned to Hong Kong. |
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2001 |
He was Director of the Frog King Museum at the Cattle Depot artists' village. |
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2011 |
He presented Frogtopia-Hongkorucopia at the 54th Venice Biennale. |
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2016 |
He founded the Frog King Kwok Foundation. |
| He lives and works in Hong Kong China. | |
| Danièle Sicard | |
| Awards selection | |
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1975 |
Urban Council Fine Arts Award - Sculpture |
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1987 |
The Best Community Art Service Group Award NEA New York |
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1998 |
Urban Council Fine Arts Award - Mixed Media |
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1998 |
Hong Kong Arts Developpement Council Emeriyus Fellowship |
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2014 |
26.09 22.10 Totem 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China |
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2015 |
01.12 30.01 Frog King turns 70 Experiments in ink since 1970 10 Chancery Lane Gallery |
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Hong Kong China |
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2017 |
29.09 25.11 Recent Works 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China |
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2022 |
15.11 2022 14.01 2023 Spacious A sculpture collective exhibitio 10 Chancery Lane Gallery |
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Hong Kong China |
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