THE ARTS
emphasis was on water colours, while oils and parti- cularly portraits
portraits were
were prominent in the Summer Exhibition. Work in the extreme modern manner was in evidence. Wallasse Ting's exhibition at the Hotel Cecil contained a number of abstract pictures which stimulated a good deal of correspondence in the press, as did also the Art Club's exhibitions, and demonstrated the fact that there is a lively interest in painting even if that interest is not yet widely diffused.
A new monthly magazine "Outlook" which came out in July is designed chiefly for Hong Kong. It contains, in addition to stories and articles on social problems, critical notes on music, plays and art exhibi- tions in the Colony.
The Government continued its unobtrusive task of assembling material suitable for inclusion in the museum which may occupy part of the proposed City Hall. Two collections including oil paintings, prints and drawings-all dealing with the China Coast--which were purchased from Mr. Whyndam O. Law and Mr. G. R. Sayer in the previous year, have now arrived in the Colony and should be available for exhibition in the near future.
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