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A man dressed in yellow with calligraphy writing, is crouched down beside a white car. There are black writing in ink covering the car above its wheel and under its side mirror.

Encountering King of Kowloon

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Type: Talk
Language: Cantonese
Audience: Everyone
Location: Online via Zoom
A man dressed in yellow with calligraphy writing, is crouched down beside a white car. There are black writing in ink covering the car above its wheel and under its side mirror.

Encountering King of Kowloon

Tsang Tsou-choi, popularly known as the 'King of Kowloon’, was a prolific figure who claimed to be descended from the rightful owners of Kowloon. He introduced a distinctive form of calligraphy, written on public surfaces across the Kowloon peninsula. Since his death in 2007, Tsang’s works have gradually disappeared from public spaces but have become revered as important icons of Hong Kong visual culture.

In this second session of M+’s ‘In Conversation’ series, we invite Willie Chung—a friend of Tsang and the author of several definitive publications on him—to share recollections of his time with the King and new research that sheds light on the roots of Tsang's calligraphy by retracing his time in southern China before moving to Hong Kong. As Chung conveys in a recent essay on M+ Magazine, Tsang's writings comprise a deeply personal and unique form of creative practice that was, for much of his life, deeply misunderstood.

This free event, held on Zoom in Cantonese, will be moderated by Tina Pang M+ Curator of Hong Kong Visual Culture. Simultaneous interpretation in English will be available. Click on 'Get Tickets' to register and receive the meeting link via email.

About the Speaker

Willie Chung is a Hong Kong curator and collector. Chung and the King of Kowloon struck up a friendship when he first met him in Mong Kok. Their friendship lasted sixteen years until Tsang's death in 2007.

Chung has preserved and carried forward the King’s actions, his works, and his story. He continues to analyse the works entrusted by Tsang to study the relationship between the modern history and culture of mainland China and Hong Kong through different angles and perspectives.

A man wearing thick, black circular glasses, a grey hat, and a grey top is photographed with a white cat in his hands.

Portrait of Willie Chung. Photo courtesy of the speaker

M+ Magazine

Image at top: Tsang Tsou Choi, aka 'King of Kowloon' writing on the street. Image courtesy of Willie Chung

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