Alan Chan: Collecting Inspiration for Design

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The “Alan Chan: Collecting Inspiration for Design” exhibition will be held at Phillips Asia Headquarters located in the West Kowloon from August 12 to August 27, 2023. This exhibition is an extension of Alan Chan’s recent Rizzoli publication of the same title, and for the first time, it will showcase over 800 objects that Alan has collected over his illustrious 50-year career spanning advertising, graphic and spatial design, and visual art.

Alan has been a notable figure role in the Asian design world with an extensive, idiosyncratic body of work that flows across disciplines, through graphics and products to interiors and fine art, greatly inspired by his lifelong passion for collecting.

“It seems only yesterday that my odyssey began and, in reliving my life as a designer, collector, curator, and artist over the past five decades. I see my life as a book, a journey of creation and collection, of give and take across East and West.” – Alan Chan

In this 8,000 square foot space, the exhibition is divided into three themed chambers: “Joy of Collecting”, “Joy of Creating” and “Joy of Curating”, to present Alan’s rare personal insights into the influences and inspirations that have driven his creativity, and how he fuses collecting, creating and curating into everyday life.

For this exhibition, we are delighted to have Karena Lam, Gigi Leung, Wong Chi Chung, Tina Liu as our audio guides, leading visitors on a journey into Alan’s collecting, creating and curating journey.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Alan Chan (born 1950, Hong Kong) is a designer, a brand consultant and an artist who has built a wide portfolio of over 1,000 brands, and won more than 600 design awards locally and internationally with his company in the past 53 years. The ‘Oriental Passion Western Harmony’ design philosophy initiated by Alan has been well-recognised by the international design scene and has brought immense influence to young designers. In 2017, he was honoured by Hong Kong Design Centre as the World's Outstanding Chinese Designer.

Since 2000, Alan has ventured into the new arena of fine arts. His works have been exhibited in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, Italy as well as United States. Being twice selected for Shanghai Biennale (2002, 2006) and Hong Kong Contemporary Art Award (2010, 2012), his works of art and design have been collected by institutions such as Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, National Art Museum in China, Shanghai Art Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art, M+ and Hong Kong Heritage Museum, as well as private collectors worldwide.