2024 was marked by the inauguration of the Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive, the launch of several long-form writing projects, and the passing of Holly Lee on September 13. Much of the latter part of the year was devoted to memorial activities and the preservation, publication, and archival organization of Holly's final works and legacy.
Chronology
January
[林海] commenced. A fictional narrative based on the stories of Ka-sing and Holly, serialized weekly in MONDAY ARTPOST beginning January 15.
March
[Another Day in Hong Kong], group exhibition, Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong.
April
[The Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive] was inaugurated at 50 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, establishing a permanent archive, library, and exhibition space.
April
[THE 50 GLADSTONE] was organized, presenting works, objects, and artifacts from 1976 to the present.
April
[林海 L.H. 16] was published, a special edition presenting the first sixteen fragments of 林海.
August
[Album 50 Gladstone] commenced.
September 13
Holly Lee (1953–2024) passed away in Toronto at the age of 71.
September 29
The Holly Lee Memorial was held in Toronto.
October
[a happy hollyday], a special edition of MONDAY ARTPOST, was organized by a guest committee consisting of Lau Ching Ping, Kai Chan, and Bob Black.
November
[Night Reading] commenced, a dialogue with Holly Lee's diaries.
December
[Thousand Objects] (千物誌) commenced, a memoir in fragments.
2024
[The Lee Ka-sing & Holly Lee Archive] project commenced in collaboration with Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong.
Selected Publications
[花 • 1996年10月19日回想錄 • 香港 ] (92 pages, 8 × 10 inches, hardcover, Ocean Pounds)
[林海 L.H.] (8 × 10 inches, hardcover, Ocean Pounds)
[an elegy] (6 × 9 inches, Ocean Pounds)
Selected Exhibitions
[Another Day in Hong Kong], Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong (March)
[THE 50 GLADSTONE], Toronto (April)
Selected Works
February
[花 • 1996年10月19日回想錄 • 香港] (A Floral Transformation), a fictional work released in the form of a book.
September–December
[an elegy], a sequence of fifty photographs created following Holly Lee's passing and later published as a book.
Selected Writings
我從楚喬的火化葬禮回來
黃楚喬的文學活動
看透春天你按下快門
Holly Lee (2024)
March [Another Day in Hong Kong], Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong (exhibition)
April [Birthday Cakes] (exhibition and publication).
July [If Sculpture Could Talk] (publication).
September [Sushi Grass in Paradise] (壽司草邊的天堂) (publication).
September 13 Passed away in Toronto.
October [Light Owl Sonata (in one movement)] (publication).
October [Sushi Grass in Paradise] (壽司草邊的天堂), Facsimile Edition (publication).
* Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive inaugurated
* 3 selected books by Lee Ka-sing published
* 5 publications by Holly Lee
* 2 exhibitions organized or presented
* 4 major serial writing projects continued or commenced (林海, Album 50 Gladstone, Night Reading, Thousand Objects)
* Collaboration initiated with Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
* Holly Lee (1953–2024)