WONG HAU KWEI (HUANG XIAOKUI, B. 1946)

Twilight at Victoria Harbour depicts the cosmopolitan Hong Kong waterfront. Viewing the harbour behind the tall glass panes at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Wong saw the Convention Centre, a symbol of innovation for Hong Kong, and the lights reflected on its window façade and the sea from the setting sun. In the shimmering image full of golden hues, an old fishing vessel slowly approached and left. Amazed by the contrast between the new and the old, Wong painted Twilight at Victoria Harbour and envisioned that the flowing water has been witnessing a century of transformation of his city from a fishing village to an international financial centre.