THE 50 GLADSTONE (Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive) works/ objects/ artifacts from 1976 to current

 

THE 50 GLADSTONE (Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive) an exhibition at 50 Gladstone Avenue artsalon in Toronto. April 27 to July 28, 2024. Visit by appointment: mail@oceanpounds.com

1

Seeing a Colorful World from a Black and White Negative. On Ryōkan Taigu (LKS, 2013)
從一張黑白底片看彩色繁華世界。閱讀良寬
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
1778mm x 86mm x 36mm

2

On June 2nd, Tse Chi Tak Visits and Presents His Photobook 'KING HEAVEN AND EARTH QUEEN' Documenting the Demolition of Queen's Pier.  (Somehow, a brief note on the historical past of Hong Kong photography) (LKS, 2013)
六月二日友人謝至德來訪並贈其拍攝皇后碼頭拆卸之攝影冊《皇天后土》。(兼談香港攝影過去史)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
616mm x 86mm x 36mm

3

Listening to one of the two CDs by the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra, which I purchased during a brief trip to Guangzhou last month (LKS, 2012)
在畫廊聽紫禁城室樂團。月前在廣州書店所得該團兩枚CD其一
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
686mm x 135mm x 35mm

4

I Hope You Are Well (to a contemporary art space in Beijing) (LKS, 2014)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
1334mm x 86mm x 36mm

5

Holly descending a staircase from the third floor to the gallery, about to go out to take a photograph at Trinity Bellwoods Park (one day in the spring of our thirtieth anniversary) (LKS, 2012)
正在下樓梯的Holly,從三樓走到地面的畫廊。她正準備外出到鐘活公園拍攝一張照片。(我們結婚30周年的春季之一天)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, spruce wood, acrylic medium
Thirty pieces of wood mounted photograph, 62mm x 62mm x 36mm each

6

Fragments from TIME MACHINE series (LKS, 2018)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, spruce wood, acrylic medium
(on display) In two horizontal panels, 1810mm x 220mm x 67mm each. Each encased nine pieces of 190mm x 190mm x 36mm, wood-mounted photographs
(TIME MACHINE series) Approximately 100 pieces of work were created from 2015 to 2019
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Fragments from ZEN TAO JOURNAL series (LKS, 2010)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, wood panel, acrylic medium
(on display) Two individual photographs mounted on wood panel, 305mm x 305mm x 38mm each
(ZEN TAO JOURNAL series) Approximately ten pieces of work were created

8

Eight pieces from BOTH SIDE NOW series (HL, 2018)
Front and verso, paired archival inkjet prints in a ready-made frame, works in various sizes
(BOTH SIDE NOW series) an ongoing project, approximately a dozen pieces were made

9

DUO series (HL, 1991 to 2015)
17x22 inches, archival pigment print
(on display) left: Lady with glossy lips and red nail-polish, 1991 / right: Lady in black cheongsam with flower patterns, 2015.

10

World Map (HL, 2018)
39"x 19.5", archival inkjet print in frame

11

Claw Script (HL, 2015)
17"x22", archival inkjet print
(on display) Selection of one piece from the series
(CLAW SCRIPT series) Nine works in a series

12

Birthday Cakes (HL, 2024)
Installation, approximately 40 x 60 inches
30 individual photographs in ready-made frames, various sizes
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13

Friends, Artists and People I Know, Contact prints (HL)
8x10, gelatine silver prints
(on display) Mak Hin Yeung; Leong Ka Tai; Gu Yuan; Chung Ling Ling
(Pictures of Friends, Artists and People I Know series, 1981-86) Approximately 30 work
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14

Mothers (HL, 1995)
8x10 chromogenic print
(on display) OP Edition: 18/20
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15

Swimming Pool (HL, 1986)
8x10 chromogenic print
(on display) OP Edition: 15/20

16

Holly Lee Selected Photographs (HL, 1996)
5.5" x 5.5", 24 pages colour booklet

17

Spain Sky (HL, 2018)
3.25" x 3.25", archival inkjet prints
(on display) 42 photographs in a translucent plastic box


18

Si-Ling and Owltoise series, invitation card, 1985
230mm x 140mm
Holly's photography exhibition at Photo Center, 1985

19

89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June, invitation card
200mm x 100mm, chromogenic print, hand-made
89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June, Holly Lee
Le Carde Gallery, 1989

20

89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June (HL, 1989)
295mm x 410mm, chromogenic print, in frame
One of the photographs from exhibition "89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June"

21

Head Scarf (HL, circa 90s) 
400mm x 300mm, chromogenic print
Editorial photography assignment, Eve Magazine

22

Eye, nine-sections (HL, 1993)
450mm x 380mm, image transfer on water-colour paper, unique
Photography assignment for paper importer, Polytrade brochure

23

Twenty Photographs (HL, 1995)
10" x 12" photogram, gelatin silver print
For exhibition Restricted Exposure, Fringe Festival 1996

24

(Photo album) An exterior shot of the OP fotogallery in Hong Kong (1998)
4x6 inches, chromogenic print
The former studio of Ka-sing and Holly before they moved to Toronto



25

NCP inauguration booklet (1998)
8.5x11 inches, 8 pages

26

(photo album) NCP inauguration Opening group photo (1998)
8x10 inches, chromogenic print

27

Bauhinia, in front of Hong Kong Harbour, circa 1997 (HL, 1997)
8" x 10", chromogenic print, an OP edition
From the series "Hollian Thesaurus". Original photograph in the collection of M+ Museum

28

Firenze Breakfast with Omega 3 Egg (HL, 2000)
8" x 10" archival inkjet print, framed
From the series 'Hollian Thesaurus'

29

Crane (HL, circa 90s)
20" x 24" photogram, gelatin silver print, unique

30

(object) Butterfly made by Iris when she was eight
120mm x 90mm, clay
An object Ka-sing used in Forty Poems series

31

(publication) Exhibition brochure "holly & wingo, camera works" (1981)
428mm x 290mm, 20 pages
Pao Sui Loong Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 1981


32

Lomo Sampler 040502_090502 (HL, 2002)
2" x 5.5" x 2", chromogenic prints, photo prints bound with Chicago screw

33

89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June, test strip (HL)
(Peter Suart) 100mm x 95mm, Cibachrome


34

89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June, test strip (HL)
(Pia and Margaret) 95mm x 95mm, Cibachrome

35

Photo-booth self-portrait (HL, 1995)
205mm x 40mm, chromogenic print
For the Photo-booth issue in Dislocation, Feb, 1995

36

Portrait series, Lau Kin Wai and Leung Mei Sang (HL, circa 90s)
11 x 14 inches, direct contact from 8x10 negative, gelatin silver print

37

Portrait series, Iris Lee (HL, 90s)
11 x 14 inches, direct contact from 8x10 negative, gelatin silver print

38

After the tunnel emerge gigantic trees and towers (HL, 2010)
555mm x 200mm, archival inkjet print framed in glass stand
Shan Hai Jing series


39

A large format camera Ka-sing constructed for Holly for her Shan Hai Jing series (2010)
150mm x 190mm x 40mm, wood, metal, with Schneider lens. For 4x5 sheet or 612 roll films

40

A diptych of two photographs taken in the same moment of a group of artists participated in the exhibition at the soon to be demolished Eu Family Mansion (HL, 1987)
510mm x 210mm, gelatin silver print
A work print for the brochure cover of OUT OF CONTEXT 外圍, The 15 Kennedy Road Exhibition, 1987


41

(object) How to read the lines of the hand
140mm x 60mm, folding card
Holly used this object in her Hong Kong Memories series

42

(photo album) An old photograph of Holly's mother circa early 50s
135mm x 85mm, gelatin silver print
Holly used this photo in her Hong Kong Memories series

43

Holly Lee name card (circa 93)
87mm x 111mm, 4-colour offset printed on both sides
Photographs by Holly Lee, designed by Ka-sing


44

Holly & Wingo Lee Studio stationary  (1977)
Letter-sheet: 290mmx206mm (name card, envelop not on display)

45

One of three original photographs for Holly & Wingo Lee Studio stationary  (1977)
8x10 inches gelatin silver print in ready-made frame
One of three self-portrait photographs taken for the usage of studio letterhead

46

Studio branding design for Holly Lee by Philip Kwok of Illustration Workshop (1981)
Name card: 110mm x 90mm); envelope: 90mm x 220mm; letter-sheet (not on display)

47

Studio branding design for Holly Lee by Philip Kwok of Illustration Workshop (1981)
Original Polaroid used for the design, 110mm x 90mm, photo by Philip Kwok

48

A testing with Cibachrome paper directly exposed through a 4x5 view camera (circa 90s)
4x5 inches, Cibachrome
Holly photographed by Ka-sing

49

(monograph) Hong Kong Memories (HL, 2023)
210mm x 260mm, 110 pages, hard cover
A book featuring the Hong Kong Memories series by Holly Lee created in 1993

50

(photo album) Holly, Diana Thorneycroft and Ka-sing
270mm x 105mm, chromogenic print, taken at 301 Candy Factory Lofts, circa 2005

51

(publication) OP Editions catalogue (1995)
140mm x 140mm, 24 pages each
(on display) Issue 9501, 9502, 9503, 9504
OP editions, a quarterly catalogue for OP Print Program. 17 issues were published

52

Clouds etc. (HL, 2011)
Hand-made flip book, 152mm x 52mm x 23mm, chromogenic photographs
Photograph 2011, flip book produced in 2017, #2 of two editions

53

Woodcut block, image of Donna Lok (HL, circa late 70s)
460mm x 200mm, pine wood (unfinished)

54

Istanbul Postcards (HL, 2019)
Stack of 18 original postcards, 147mm x 94mm each, archival inkjet print, hand-writings
A fictional work by Holly Lee, with images by Ka-sing, and box made by Kai Chan

55

(object) Envelope from Istanbul carrying back the postcards for the Istanbul Postcards project (2019)

56

(photo album) ON HONG KONG exhibition at City Hall (1996)
125mm x 125mm, chromogenic print, two pieces

57

(photo album) PERSPECTIVES exhibition in New York (1997)
125mm x 125mm, chromogenic print
PERSPECTIVES, exhibition organized by Ka-sing and Holly, Space Untitled Gallery, 10 Hong Kong photographers

58

(publication) PERSPECTIVES exhibition catalogue (1997)
140mm x 140mm, 24 pages
PERSPECTIVES, Space Untitled Gallery. Photographers: Karl Chiu, Lau Ching Ping, Holly Lee, Lee Ka-sing, Patrick Lee, Leung Chi Wo, So Hing Keung, Bobby Sham, Ringo Tang, Dickson Yewn

59

(publication) WORKS MAGAZINE, Volume 2, 1988
297mm x 217mm, 16 pages
A promotional publication from the studio of Ka-sing and Holly. Three issues were released. The displayed issue focused on Ka-sing's work

60

(publication) 4 VIEWS exhibition catalogue (1996)
140mm x 140mm, 24 pages
Exhibition organized by Ka-sing and Holly, of photography works by So Hing Keung, Patrick Lee, Yau Leung and Stephen Cheung. Fringe gallery, September 1996

61

(object) Name card holder, the archive of name cards of Holly and Ka-sing in the past years
105mm x 188mm x 13mm
Name cards for applications of the studio, publications, and gallery, Hong Kong, New York to Toronto

62

LEE, KA-SING GALLERY Promotional card, Nobuyoshi Araki (2001)
204mm x 152mm

63

LEE, KA-SING GALLERY Promotional card, Xing Danwen (2001)
204mm x 152mm
Featuring Xing Danwen's China Avant-Garde series, with Christopher Phillips' writing on verso of the card

64

(publication) Wingochrome & Holliblad  (1979)
430mm x 570mm, printed on both sides
studio promotion,  two issues were released

65

(object) Wire Mandala
100mm x 100mm x 50mm, an object Ka-sing used in a photograph of the Z FICTION series

66

Building a University Through the Lens of Lee Ka-sing, test strip with blue sky (LKS, 1991)
130mm x 270mm, photogram on Cibachrome paper
Project commissioned by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

67

Test strip with clock panel (LKS, 1995)
202mm x 62mm, Cibachrome paper
Test strip for "The Clock and a Classical Interpretation of Time", Forty Poems series

68

PHOTO PICTORIAL Rebranding (2004-2005)
(on display) 3 issues: #462 (cover: Diana Thorneycroft),  #464 (cover: parkeharrison), #466 (cover: Holly Lee). In 2004 Ka-sing was helping to reform PHOTO PICTORIAL, from publication redesign to content restructuring. Issue 462 to 477, from 2004 to 2005

69

Test strip with images of ground glass, lens and other objects (LKS, 1991)
180mm x 130mm, gelatin silver print
Test strip of an assignment photo for "Asian Exposure", DISCOVERY magazine cover

70

(monograph) Forty Poems (LKS, 1998)
207mm x 259mm, 96 pages, OP fotogallery
With publication grant from Hong Kong Arts Development Council

71

(object) Plastic blue figure with movable joints
180mm x 80mm, an object Ka-sing used in the Forty Poems series

72

Think Poetry, an original 8x10 Polariod (LKS, 1995)
203mm x 268mm, Polaroid
Served as key image for one of the layered photographs in Forty Poems series

73

"Water" (The Elements of Nature) for Cathay Pacific flight menu series (LKS, circa 90s)
445mm x 280mm
One of the five photographs, from a series of commissioned work Ka-sing created for Cathay Pacific

74

(object) Dried sea horse
140mm x 70mm, an object Ka-sing used in the photograph "Water" for Cathay Pacific flight menu series

75

(object) The wedding invitation card of Holly and Ka-sing, with woodcuts by Ka-sing (1981)
180mm x 152mm

76

Self-portrait of Lee Ka-sing taken at his father's studio with a LINOHF Technika (LKS, 1974)
244mm x 219mm, gelatin silver print (Kodak mural paper)

77

Ask For A Brand Plastic Harvest (LKS, 1991)
(on display) editioned print in 8x10, chromogenic print
The original work, a 43x58 inch chromogenic print mounted on wood panel with steel frame, is in the collection of M+ Museum

78

(object) Circular metal instruction plate, an object Ka-sing used in his Forty Poems series
222mm in diameter

79

三魚集 Three Fish, book cover image and design by Lee Ka-sing (1988)
180mm x 183mm, 三魚集 a fictional work by Leung Ping Kwan
Tian Yuan Books, 1988

80

劉霜陽畫框內外 The Interior and Exterior of Picture Frames. Book design, cover and 6 section divider images by Lee Ka-sing (1992)
141mm x 208mm, 260 pages, Tian Yuan Books, 1992
A collection of art criticism by Lau Kin Wai

81

Test strip paper with over-printed images by a copying machine (LKS, circa 90s)
278mm x 128mm, chromogenic print

82

(fiction) 林海 L.H. (LKS, 2024)
A fictional work written in Chinese. A special edition covering the first 16 fragments, published for the exhibition THE 50 GLADSTONE, 2024

83

50 Hong Kong Contemporary Photographers 1996  CD-ROM
142mm x 120mm
A collection of photography works by 50 Hong Kong photographers, edited by Ka-sing, Holly and the committee of NuNaHeDuo Organization of Hong Kong Contemporary Photography

84

The Artist's Proof, exhibition catalogue (1979)
190mm x 190mm, 20 pages, designed by Li Kam Fai
Holly and Ka-sing are founding members of the GRAPIC ART ASSOCIATION

85

(object) Brush for wood-block printing, used by Holly and Ka-sing in the 70s
230mm x 80mm x 80mm

86

Hello, Hong Kong (LKS, 1988)
453mm x 300mm, magazine tear-sheet
Editorial photo for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Magazine, for the "When Worlds Collide" article by Lyan Pan and Ian Buruma

87

(object) Red Star, used for the photograph "Hello, Hong Kong"
40mm x 40mm, plastic with metallic paint, in box

88

Hua Xiang Zhuan (畫像磚), carved wood block (LKS, circa 76)
105mm x 50mm x 10 mm, wood, ink
Ka-sing created this in the mid seventies, intended to use as the logo for the publishing venture in planning
Hua Xiang Zhuan was initially launched in 1975 by Ka-sing and Holly, a set (of 6) art books were published

89

The Floating City, test strip (LKS, 1997)
190mm x 170mm, gelatin silver print

90

Leaves (LKS, 2021)
405mm x 202mm, archival inkjet print with hand painted acrylic medium on both sides

91

(fiction) 花 • 1996年10月19日回想錄 • 香港 A Floral Transformation (LKS, 2024)
8x10 inches, 92 pages
A fictional work presented as a book for the exhibition "Another Day in Hong Kong", Asia Art Archive, 2024

92

So You Think You Are God, image by Lee Ka-sing for the Call for Entry poster for Hong Kong Designers Association HKDA DESIGN 96 (LKS, 1996)
720mm x 434mm, printed with multi layers of metallic colour, poster designed by Anothermountainman

93

(object) So You Think You Are God, postcard (LKS, 1996)
148mm x 102mm

94

DISLOCATION (1992-1999), and beyond (2023)
8x10 inches, 336 pages, hard cover. DOUBLE DOUBLE special issue, Feb/Mar 2023
With a main article by Holly, on the story of DISLOCATION, its background history from the 80s up to the developments in present days

95

(object) "Mr. Lee 真挈紳士" Coaster signed by Araki (circa late 90s)
95mm x 95mm

96

(object) Coaster in lip shape, ROUGE Jazz bar (circa late 90s)
"祝李家昇照片冊", signed by Nobuyoshi Araki

97

(poetry collection) 十人詩選之李家昇散冊潔本並序 (early poems 1971-1996) (LKS, 2023)
8×10 in (20×25 cm), 60 pages, hardcover
A selection of Ka-sing's early poems written in Chinese,  an edition published in 2023

98

2K 5.0 (On the Crown of a Silver Maple) (LKS, 2023)
8x10 inch, 268 page, DOUBLE DOUBLE special issue June-October 2023
A collaboration work with Kai Chan

99

Two Poems (presented in the format of books) (LKS, 2020, and 2022)
"The Travelogue of a Bitter Melon" (8x10, inches, 36 pages, 9 Polaroids, 2020) / "That Afternoon" on Mubi, a dialogue: Tsai Ming-Liang and Lee Kang-Sheng" (8x10 inches, 36 pages, 16 photographs, 2022)

100

An interview with a movie director (LKS, 2019)
Small print in two versions, 93mm x 143mm each, archival inkjet print
(Jia Zhangke) originally an editorial image created for BEING HONG KONG

101

(object) 梁秉鈞 Leung Ping Kwan's letter to Lee Ka-sing about a special issue of his poems in QuiYing ShiKan 秋螢詩刊 (1986)
205mm x 275mm, original

102

(publication)  QuiYing ShiKan 秋螢詩刊, #28, a special issue of Leung Ping Kwan's poems (1986)
32 x 6 inches in 8 folds

103

(object) XUESHENG SHOUCE 學生手冊 (Student handbook) (1961)
127mm x 174mm
A piece of document of Ka-sing when he was a primary student in Guangzhou. An object he photographed as a work for the exhibition "holly & wingo camera works" in 1981

104

(object) NEW IMAGES FROM HONG KONG exhibition promotional postcard (1996)
155mm x 105mm, image created by Lee Ka-sing
Tower Gallery, Yokohama, 1996. Exhibition curated by Kōtarō Iizawa

105

NEW IMAGES FROM HONG KONG exhibition promotional image, test print (LKS, 1996)
3 pieces of test prints, electrostatic print, 420mm x 297mm each

106

Lee Ka-sing name card (circa 90s)
176mm x 43mm, both sides, folded
image: detail of an image originally for Lau Kin Wai's book cover

107

Building a University Through the Lens of Lee Ka-sing, test strip with building in purple colour (LKS, 1991)
100mm x 305mm, photogram on Cibachrome paper
Project commissioned by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

108

Photography for Watsons Personal Store company brochure, test strip with lemon and lime slices  (circa 90s)
100mm x 250mm, photogram on Cibachrome paper

109

Cantonese Rod Puppets, a hand-bound portfolio with 16 photographs (LKS 1976)
260mm x 375mm, 20 pages, 16 toned gelatin silver prints in size 123mm x 200mm and 158mm x 177mm
Mak Siu-Tong 麥兆棠 Cantonese Rod Puppet master and his group

110

wingo lee, a photoessay, original card for an photo exhibition (LKS, 1976)
93mm x 223mm, hand-made gelatin silver print
Lee Ka-sing's first mounted photography exhibition, an exhibition on Cantonese rod puppets, 8x10 photographs. Art Promotion gallery, 13-26 Novermber 1976

111

(object) A collection of books (文化視野叢書) published by Youth Literary Book Store (1996-1999)
Format: 140mm x 215mm, each volume in different page counts
Lee Ka-sing created the visual branding of this series, and designed all the book covers. Over twenty volumes were published

112

An album of Postcards for Holly and Ka-sing from friends and artists (2010 to 2024)
Album size: 120mm x 158mm x 33mm, postcards in various sizes

113

An album of Postcards produced and published by Ka-sing and Holly (1980s to 1990s)
Postcard size: 157mm x 104mm, album size: 118mm x 158mm x 35mm

114

Eight original prints, collaboration with Tsang Tsou Choi 曾灶財
200mm x 255mm, electrostatic print
A series of work, in pair with a local artist (Tsang Tsou Choi) created for the exhibition CULTURAL CHOP SHUI, curated by Lau Kin Wai

115

CULTURAL CHOP SHUI exhibition catalogue (1995)
253mm x 253mm, 24 pages, exhibition catalogue designed by Lee Ka-sing
Curated by Lau Kin Wai, CULTURAL CHOP SHUI was an exhibition with works by three contemporary artists: Christopher Doyle, Lee Ka-sing and Ellen Pau. Each artist's work was in reaction to a local artist of his choice. Fringe Gallery, 1995

116

Facsimile copies of Lee Ka-sing's DISLOCATION M column at MILK magazine (LKS, 2004-2005)
305mm x 203mm, chromogenic print
Lee Ka-sing wrote a column for MILK magazine, based on the materials from DISLOCATION.
From 2004 to 2005, 39 pieces were written

117

A suite of 20 pieces of original 8x10 photograph, used for a special feature at UNITAS 聯合文學 (LKS 1993)
A special feature at UNITAS, co-authored with Ping-kwan, about the 1992 Eastern Europe journey with Ping Kwan and Holly. UNITAS issue 103, May 1993

118

(photo book) A HONG KONG PORTFOLIO, exhibition organized for Asia Society at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (1997)
Organized by Ka-sing and Holly, an one-day exhibition event on May 15, 1997. Works by 16 photographers: Chan Wai Man, Karl Chiu, Victor Chiu, Chung Man Lurk, Alfred Ko, Lau Ching Ping, Holly Lee, Lee Ka-sing, Patrick Lee, Leung Chi Wo, Soman Lo, Mak Fung, Bobby Sham, So Hing Keung, Ringo Tang and Yau Leung

119

(object) A HONG KONG PORTFOLIO, box set with photo book and event programme booklet for Asia Society Hong Kong Center 7th Annual Dinner (1997)
145mm x 198mm x 15mm, for an one-day exhibition and event at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on May 15, 1997

120

(publication) ON HONG KONG, Dislocation special issue, volume 8 (1997)
Featuring 18 photographers on Hong Kong, edited by Ka-sing, Holly and the committee NuNaHeDuo Organization of Hong Kong Contemporary Photography

121

(object) Poésie #88, Chinese Poetry special issue (2001)
Ka-sing created images for cover and inside pages of this special issue featuring four poets: Zhang Wei, Yu Jian, Leung Ping-kwan, Song Lin

122

(object) Manuscript in notebooks, of Ka-sing's writing in the eighties (circa 80s)
Writings on photography, for columns at Photo Pictorial, Photo Art, Sing Tao Weekly

123

Walter Ma fashion catalogue (HL, 1989)
260mm x 375 mm, 14 pages
Photography assignment, Holly Lee

124

(object) At FCC, Kōtarō Iizawa (飯沢耕太郎) made a sketch of Lee Ka-sing on the back side of 4 VIEWS exhibition card (1996)
180mm x 125mm, 4 VIEWS was an exhibition at Fringe Gallery, with photography by So Hing Keung, Patrick Lee, Yau Leung and Stephen Cheung, curated by Lee Ka-sing

125

(object) Araki and other Japanese friends signed on a wine bar (Le Meridien Pacific) notecard for Ka-sing and Holly (1997)
260mm x 185mm
A gathering on the day after the judging of NEW COSMOS OF PHOTOGRAPHY in Tokyo


126

Diptych, Rose and flower pot with ice (LKS, 2013)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, spruce wood, acrylic medium
254mm x 125mm x38mm

127

(monograph) Language of Fruits and Vegetables (LKS, 2004)
5.5 x 5.5 inches, 288 pages, with a poem by Leung Ping Kwan, published by Ocean Pounds. Hong Kong Heritage Museum

128

(object) Two pieces of unfinished print-making woodblocks (LKS, circa 70s)
550mm x 455mm each, pine wood

129

(publication) DOUBLE DOUBLE, a test version (2006)
455mm x 305mm, diptych in two individual sheets, chromogenic print
Ka-sing's image vs. Leung Ping Kwan's poem "50 Gladstone Avenue" (with English translation by Luo Hui)

130

A suite of 16 picture-haiku LKS made in the year 2013 (LKS, 2016)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, spruce wood, acrylic medium
A composition of 16 individual pieces in one vertical wood frame, 56.5x9.5x2.5 in

131

After climbing intensively for three days (LKS, 2010)
17"x22", archival inkjet print
(on display) Selection of one piece from the series
(Z FICTION series) Approximately 70 pieces were made, 2009- 2013

132

Selection from De ci de là des choses series (LKS, 2004)
17"x22", archival inkjet print
(Z FICTION series) 20 works were made in De ci de là des choses series, for a collaborative exhibition with Ping Kwan in Paris

133

(object) Some of the archive boxes for bw Negatives / Polaroids / Transparencies (1976-2000)

134

(publication) OP Print Program catalogue (circa 2000)
140mm x 214mm, 32 pages

135

(publication) OP NEWS (1997-1998)
8.5 x 11 inches, 8 pages each issue, 6 issues were published

136

Mom Says, "Come home for dinner tonight" (LKS, 1996)
30x40 inch, inkjet on canvas, mounted on wood panel
(FOODSCAPE series) 10 works in a series, for exhibition in Vancouver chapter, 1997

137

CITY AT THE END OF TIME at ASIAN VIEW, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (1996)
Exhibition promotional pamphlet, 298mm x 210mm
CITY AT THE END OF TIME (1992) by Lee Ka-sing, the work was acquired by the museum after exhibition

138

OP edition INSTITUTION COLLECTION
Approximately 200 original 8x10 photographs in two archival boxes
OP edition INSTITUTION COLLECTION, five sets were organized

139

Istanbul Journal (LKS, 2019)
178 diptych photographs, 329mm x 159mm each

140

Hong Kong. Two Visits, 2016, 2017 (LKS, 2018)
A hand-made book, with 119 diptych photographs. 216mm x 559mm, 125 pages, archival inkjet print, unique

141

A Trilogy (LKS, 2020-2023)
Ka-sing's dedication to a city, a suite of three pieces of original work presented in book form - CODA 終章 (2020, 227 photographs, 480 pages), Diary of a Sunflower, Book Two (2022, 176 photographs, 372 pages), fly-in-love 飛天情書 (2023, 193 photographs, 428 pages). The first and the third pieces were created for invitational group exhibitions held in Hong Kong

142

Songs from the Acid-free Paper Box (LKS, 2022)
An installation on-paper. An original work presented in the format of a book, 60 photographs.
(on display) Trade edition (300mm x 300mm, 106 pages), Facsimile edition (200mm x 250mm, 128 pages). Museum edition of this work (not on display) 300mm x 300mm, 106 pages, printed with 7-colour digital offset, and in 5 editions

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Journey (LKS, 1993)
1220mm x1780mm, chromogenic print, in frame, printed in 1993
A vintage photograph from the exhibition THIRTY-ONE PHOTOGRAPHS, Hong Kong Arts Center, 1993

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(publication) DOUBLE DOUBLE paperback editions (2022 January to current)
8x10 inches, page counts for each issue varied from 150 pages to 200 pages or more. Since January 2022, DOUBLE DOUBLE has become a monthly publication, released in both paperback (POD) and ebook versions.

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(poetry collection) Nine Years (HL, 2020)
A selection of Holly Lee’s poetry work between 2010 to 2018. The book consists of 158 pages, 57 poems, mostly written in English, except a few in Chinese, or in hybrid languages, including emoji.

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(poetry collection) The Air is like a Butterfly (HL, 2021)
108 pages, The Air is like a Butterfly is Holly Lee’s second book of poetry, a compilation of 49 poems written between 2018 to 2020

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(publication) Istanbul Postcards (2019)
8x10 inches, 60 pages, DOUBLE DOUBLE Winter 2, 2019 special issue ISTANBUL POSTCARDS, a fiction by Holly Lee in 18 postcards

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(publication) The Portrait series (LKS, 2019 to 2023)
Home visiting photographs as a portrait. Three volumes of photographs in book format: Swan House (published 2019, home of Malgorzata and Gary Michael Dault at Napanee, 156 photographs, 348 pages); An afternoon at Greenwood (published 2022, home of Kai Chan and Glenn Beech, 38 photographs, 56 pages); Re-visit: Tomio Nitto (published 2023, 20 diptych photographs, 56 pages)

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(publication) A number of monographs of photography work by Lee Ka-sing (2021-2022)
Eighty Two Photographs (published 2021, 180 pages); Time Machine (published 2021, 80 photographs from TIME MACHINE series, paired with haiku by Gary Michael Dault, 180 pages); The galloping jelly pink horse with pea green spots (published 2022, DOUBLE DOUBLE special issue, of Ka-sing's Z FICTION series, 40 photographs with English texts, 34 photographs with Chinese texts, 180 pages)

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(publication) Small Paintings and Notebooks of Gary Michael Dault (2022)
On display, three books Ka-sing designed and published for Gary Michael Dault. Facsimile edition of his notebooks and small paintings on the occasion of Gary's exhibition at the gallery. The Book of the Poem (Facsimile edition, 60 pages): A Book of Vessels (Facsimile edition, 164 pages); THE NEARBY FARAWAY: Small Paintings on Cardboard (97 paintings, 216 pages)

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(publication) Books designed and published for various artists (2011-2013)
Ten books on display, which Ka-sing and Holly published for various artists on occasion of exhibitions at the gallery. Artists: include: Tomio Nitto, Kai Chan, Fiona Smyth, Shelley Savor, Libby Hague, Malgorzata Wolak Dault, Bill Grigsby and others

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(object) DOUBLE DOUBLE: Box-in-a-Valise, signage and introduction in picture frame (2020)
425mm x 525mm
DOUBLE DOUBLE: Box-in-a-Valise, an exhibition featuring the ARCHIVE of Ka-sing and Holly held from May to September 2020. The show was not able to open to the public due to the Covid
pandemic. It becomes the blueprint this current exhibition: THE 50 GLADSTONE 

 


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(publication) DOUBLE DOUBLE: Box-in-a-Valise (on-site), 2020
220mm x 280mm, 64 pages
Published on the occasion of exhibition DOUBLE DOUBLE: Box-in-a-Valise

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(publication) DOUBLE DOUBLE: Box-in-a-Valise (a close-cropped), 2020
220mm x 280mm, 40 pages
Published on the occasion of exhibition DOUBLE DOUBLE: Box-in-a-Valise

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(object) Tomio Nitto Camerashop signage (2012)
56x18 inch, hand-written by Tomio when he had a small section in the gallery showcasing his drawings of cameras owned by Ka-sing, Holly, and other artists

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(publication) TERRAIN, collaborative project with Gary Michael Dault (2022 to present)
On display, six volumes of books - TERRAIN, One to TERRAIN, Six (116 pages, hardcover, each volume includes 50 photographs by Ka-sing, and 50 responding haiku from Gary). The project began in 2022, the final goal will be at 20 volumes of photographs with a thousand pieces of responding haiku

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HKIPP Biennial Photography Awards Trophy, with original sculpture by Antonio Mak Hin-yeung (1993 and 1995)
On display, five award trophies for photography: Lee Ka-sing- Best Advertising Photography (1993), Best Editorial Photography (1993); Holly Lee- Best Digital Imaging (1995), Grand Award, for The Most Distinguished Photography in HKIPP Awards 1995; Best Use of Photography Award (1995) for applying test-strip images from Ka-sing and Holly studio for the Masthead Design of the DISLOCATION publications

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS Trophy for Lee Ka-sing, Photographer of the Year Award 1989
ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS presented by Hong Kong Artists' Guild

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Photography for Watsons Personal Store company brochure, test strip (circa 90s)
95mm x 340mm, photogram on Cibachrome paper

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(object) Red White Blue banner work for INDEXG by Anothermountainman (2006)
Approximately 168x18 inch, plastic
Anothermountainman designed and contributed these exterior banners to Ka-sing and Holly during the inauguration of their galleries at 50 Gladstone Avenue in 2006. Four pieces were made, two of them have been used over the years.

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TIME MACHINE series, on paper version (LKS, 2021)
208mm x 208mm, archival inkjet print with hand painted acrylic medium on both sides. A test print for the on paper version

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(object) Calligraphy of Lu Xun 魯迅- "橫眉冷對千夫指 俯首甘為孺子牛", two lines from his poem
In pair, 270mm x 770mm each, replica printed in the 70s

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colour / yanse (LKS, 2016)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, spruce wood, acrylic medium
A composition of 17 individual pieces in one vertical wood case 69x8x3 inch

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(collection) Photograph by Elaine Ling
24x30 inch, gelatin silver print, frame size 31x36 inch

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(collection) Mixed media painting by Henrik Drescher
262mm x 360mm

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(collection) Mixed media painting by Gary Michael Dault
218mm x 158mm

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Triptych photograph with hand painted medium on both sides (LKS, 2021)
420mm x 144mm

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(collection) A pair of photo work by Leung Chi Wo
Collage gelatin silver prints, each work encased in 31x35 inch frame

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(collection) Two Women, photograph by Yau Leung
16x20 inch, gelatin silver print, frame size 25x29 inch

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(collection) Photograph from Eroto series by Nobuyoshi Araki
20x24 inch, gelatin silver print, frame size 29x33 inch

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A flock of gold-shedding birds flew past the woods (HL, 2010)
555mm x 200mm, archival inkjet print framed in glass stand
Shan Hai Jing series

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(collection) New York, New York, 1979. Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
16x20 inch, frame size 25x29 inch
Series “East Meets West,” 1979–89

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(collection) Photograph by Diana Thorneycroft
8x10 inch, chromogenic print, frame size 15x19 inch
Doll Mouth series

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(collection) Photographs in boxes, various artists
Archival boxes, size 390mm x 315mm x 60mm
Works by Christopher Doyle, Tomio Nitto, Kwok Man Ho, and Hideo Suzuki etc.

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(collection) Mixed media work by Shelley Savor
150mm x 110mm

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A love poem for Holly, after her new work - CLAW SCRIPT (LKS, 2013)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
115mm x 86mm x 36mm

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(object) Large LCD display panel with wooden frame constructed by Ka-sing, for an installation of his work "I would have written a long poem" in 2017
46x27.5x2.75 inch

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(collection) OP EDITION photographs in boxes, various photographers
Photographs in 8x10 inch

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MOVIOLA (LKS, 2015)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
47x46.5 inch, composition of 234 pieces of photo squares (2.5"x2.5"x1.5" each)

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(collection) Mixed media work by Kai Chan
570mm x 100mm

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An installation of small mixed media works (LKS, 2022)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine, oak, acrylic medium, various size

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(collection) Painting by Kwok Man Ho (Frog King)
63x15 inch, ink on paper

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89 • The Golden Lotus • Footsteps of June (HL, 1989)
(Peter Suart) 18x36 inch, frame size 36x49 inch, chromogenic print
This photograph was printed for the exhibition CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN, 1994

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(collection) Self portrait of Rembrandt, a later print from the original lithograph plate of Rembrandt studio
230mm x 280mm, on paper, frame size 470mm x 380mm

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(collection) Photograph by Shozo Ushiroguchi
gelatin silver print, frame size 670mm x 670mm

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(collection) Photograph by Gary Michael Dault
chromogenic print, frame size 155mm x 200mm

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(collection) Photograph by Balint Zsako
in frame, 41 x 31 inches, chromogenic print 

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(collection) Photograph by Diana Thorneycroft
650mm x 650mm, chromogenic print, frame szie 1030mm x 770mm

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(collection) Painting by Rupen Kunugus
290mm x 290mm

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(collection) Photographs by Patrick Lee
Various sizes, archival inkjet prints, framed

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(collection) Mixed media object by Kwok Man Ho (Frog King)
80mm x 110mm

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(collection) Painting by Shelley Savor
610mm x 510mm

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(collection) Mixed media object by Kai Chan
230mm x 130mm

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On Photography (LKS, 2012)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
1250mm x 86mm x 36mm

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(collection) Photograph by David Donald
Chromogenic print in frame 330 x 330mm

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On Sunday afternoon, June 10th, at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, I encountered the Spiral Object with Wings during Philip Glass' 'Einstein on the Beach' performance (LKS, 2012)
Mixed media: archival inkjet print, pine wood, acrylic medium
1250mm x 86mm x 36mm

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(collection) Blacksmith from Prague, wooden puppet purchased in 1992
470mm x 130mm x 95mm

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(collection) Crane, Kite purchased in Tianjin 1986
36 x 20 inch

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(collection) Shadow puppet purchased in Beijing 1981
12x12 inch

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We knew each other since tender age (HL, 1996)
16x20 inch, gelatin silver print
Duo series (1991-2015)