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Tsang Tsou-Choi 曾灶財 pinyin Ceng Zaocai, aka King of Kowloon
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1921
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Tsang Tsou-Choi 曾灶財 (1921-2007 ) was born in November 12 , in Liantang Village
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Guangdong Province China.
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1937
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He moved to live in Hong Kong where he lives poorly.
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1956
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He began to cover the walls of Kowloon with graffiti, in which he claimed the belonging
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of the territory to his family and called himself : King of Kowloon HK.
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Totally ignored or even accused of being crazy, rejected by his wife, he nevertheless
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continued to paint his calligraphic graffiti, in the streets of Hong Kong.
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( Pavements - Pillars - Street furnitures - Walls - Street lamps )
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1990
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- His calligraphies began to inspire designers, artists.
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2000
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- Photographs of his work were featured in the traveling exhibition : Power of the Word,
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began Grinnell College's Faulconner Gallery of Iowa United States
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- He appeared in Clarence Fok's Film : Queen of Kowloon .
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2001
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Then in Fruit Chan's Film : Hollywood Hong Kong. |
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2003
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- His work was included in Venice Biennial. |
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2004
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- A board painted byTsang Tsou-choi auctionned by Sotheby's HK$ 55,000 .
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2007
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He passed away of a heart attack, on July 15 , in Hong Kong at the age of 85 . |
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- When he died, the government pledged to preserve his work.
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2011
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- A commemorative exhibition was curated by Joel Chung Yin :
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Memories of King Kowloon Artistree, Taikoo Place Hong Kong.
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- Some of his works were included in the collections of the M+ Hong Kong Museum
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Daniele Sicard |
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Tsang Tsou-Choi 曾灶財 aka King of Kowloon Writing Calligraphy on Utility Box - 2002
Paint on utility box 160 x 76 x 41 cm
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