A nice show paying respect to Tsang Tsou-Choi, King of Kowloon. There isnt a lot of hard curating - its an 'easy' show for everyone to enjoy and reminiscent of our collective memory. Perhaps there's a hint of political rebellion, in how his work is described in context of freedom of speech, and references to British colonialism - this is up for interpretation though? The large Artistee space exhibited an impressive set of works (300 of them?) but mostly produced when he's in the nursing home already, hence somewhat limiting in its presentation of a true lineage of his work. There's not enough of his earlier pieces - perhaps those are all in collector's hands?
As to the response part of the show, almost all works are horrifying - with the exception of Thomas Lin's video 'Tête-Bêche' where he recreated Tsang's calligraphy upside down (an impressive fest shown in a captivating video).
The marketing is worth mentioning - there's poster all around Taikoo Place! Swire just does it so well its simply impressive.
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