Hong Kong Art: Visual Archive

Vigneron, Frank 韋一空
Name in pinyin: Wei Yikong
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Place of birth: Hong Kong
Dates: 1965-
Art Medium: installation,mixed media work,painting
Frank Vigneron received a PhD in Chinese Art History from the Paris VII University, a PhD in Comparative Literature from the Paris IV Sorbonne University and a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1990. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong and in 2004, teaching courses on art history and theory. Vigneron has taken part in local and international exhibitions. His solo exhibitions include Le Songe Creux (Fringe Festival, 1997) and Frank Vigneron: Le Songe Creux/The Hollow Dream (1999). He participated in the Hong Kong Art Biennial (2003), group exhibitions Meditation and Narration: Contemporary Ink Exhibition (2008) and Delightul (2009-2010).
Le Songe Creux - 123 (1998) Ink on paper . A set of 6, each painting: 100x100cmLe Songe Creux - Triptych (2002) Ink on paper . Open: w.300xh.186cm; Closed: w.150xh.186cmLe Songe Creux_The Library_Chinese Style Album (2003) Ink on paper 32x15cmLe Songe Creux_The Library_Western Style Album (2004) Ink on paper 18x33cm
Le Songe Creux - Library (2005) Table: h.85cm x w.145cm x d.65 cm; Cabinet: h.186 cm x w.60 cm x d.43 cmLe Songe Creux - Heterotopias (2005) Ink on paper & mixed media installation Each standing screen: h.200 x w.100cmLe Songe Creux - Album 218 (2008) Ink on paper 50x800cmLe Songe Creux - Album 220 (2008) Ink on paper 50x800cm
Le Songe Creux, Numéro 232 (2010) Ink on paper 60x60cmLe Songe Creux, Numéro 236 (2011) Ink on paper Scroll: 138x200cm; drawing: 135x135cm
 
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Author 作者 Year Title of Article [Related Information]
Frank Joseph Emmanuel Vigneron 韋一空 2006 Le Songe Creux. Developing the Idea of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art. [a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts; password protected pdf, please contact artist for password; text in English]
 
Contact the artist: vigneron@cuhk.edu.hk


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