Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive 李家昇黃楚喬文件庫 EST 2024 in Toronto. Managed by Lee Ka-sing and Iris Lee. Contact us by writing to: mail@kasingholly.com
The Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive (李家昇黃楚喬文件庫) was officially inaugurated in April 2024. It is a permanent establishment located at 50 Gladstone Avenue in Toronto.
The Archive includes both artists' current and past works, encompassing photography, writings, and publications, along with related documents, objects, artifacts, and other primary source materials related to the photography scene in Hong Kong during the 90s.
Since the late 70s, Ka-sing and Holly have been deeply involved in the development of contemporary photography in Hong Kong. They contributed to the field through publishing DISLOCATION, the OP Print program on photo collection, and founding the NuNaHeDuo Centre of Photography. In 1997, the Lee family relocated to Toronto, Canada, where they continued their art-related projects, including gallery ventures and publishing. Today, Ka-sing and Holly remain active in creating works, from photo-based series to creative writings. Their photography is part of the collections at institutions like the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, M+ Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
In 2019, they began focusing on archiving their works and activities from the past five decades, with books, writings, documentation, and exhibitions. In Spring 2024, they officially inaugurated the Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive (李家昇黃楚喬文件庫) with a permanent archive and exhibition space in downtown Toronto. The Archive is currently managed by Lee Ka-sing and Iris Lee.
The Archive will continue to evolve through regular exhibitions, publishing, and other activities, and will collaborate with writers, curators, researchers, libraries, and institutions on related projects. For inquiries, please contact: mail@leekasing.com.
THE 50 GLADSTONE 吉石大道50號
A salon space for exhibitions and showcases of items from the Archive. Visits by appointment.
DOUBLE DOUBLE 李家昇黃楚喬博物誌
DOUBLE DOUBLE is a publishing project focused on archiving the current and past works of Ka-sing and Holly, as well as their art-related projects. Initially released as a weekly online zine from 2019 to 2021, it comprised 158 issues. In 2020, it transitioned to monthly print-on-demand and online flipbook formats. In 2024, DOUBLE DOUBLE will continue to be published in book form and will also include the Chinese name 李家昇黃楚喬博物誌.
Edition K&H Archive
Edition K&H Archive is a collection of limited editions released by the LEE KA-SING AND HOLLY LEE ARCHIVE, organized with an archival perspective.
Developed from materials related to Ka-sing and Holly, this series transforms archival items into collectible, editioned photographic prints. Beyond serving as curatorial material for future exhibitions in museums, public galleries, or institutional spaces, it also provides collectors with an affordable and accessible way to acquire works by Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee, along with materials documenting their artistic activities over the past decades.
The series features both well-known and lesser-known works by the artists, as well as documentation of past exhibitions, gallery installations, and artifacts from related events. While some of their vintage photographs have been acquired by museums, many works in this collection are being made publicly available in photographic prints for the first time.
Each Edition K&H Archive print is an 8.5 × 11-inch archival pigment inkjet print, produced in a limited edition of 100 copies, individually numbered. Copies #1 to #10 are reserved for future use by public institutions.