By Qi Xjia
Global Times
July 17, 2016
Recently the chi K11 Art Space launched a new exhibition titled Bagism: We Are All In The Same Bag, showing more than 300 original, high-fashion bags.
Curated by Elisabeth Azoulayand of France and Penny Liu of China, the exhibition offers a well-rounded interpretation of the accessory.
The exhibition's name is a tribute to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who introduced the term in 1969 at a press conference in which they hid themselves inside of a bag. They could not be seen, only heard.
Their act was meant to declare the bag is no longer a mere accessory but a megaphone that conveys a message about removing obstacles of prejudice, like skin color or hair length.
What else could a bag tell if it could talk to us? These are the extended questions from Bagsim explored in the exhibition, which specifically focuses on history, feminism, celebrity and art.