WHAT
Established in 1993, French May is one of the largest cultural events in Asia. With over 200,000 visitors each year, it has become an iconic part of Hong Kong’s cultural scene, presenting more than 100 programmes over three months. The festival showcases the most diversified art forms by bringing exhibitions and performances to various venues and districts, reaching out to the entire community. With around 20 presentations, the art programmes are particularly noteworthy:

‘RE-SHAPE’ 20 Apr – 1 May
Various Artists at SOHO House White Box 22/F
‘TRANSFORMATIONS’ 1 May – 14 May
Elizabeth Briel at PMQ H207 (Block B)
‘URBAN POP ODYSSEY – DUALITIES OF METROPOLITAN LIFE’ 1 – 15 May
Joël Odesser & Maxime Blachère at Artaflo Collective in Wong Chuk Hang
‘ARCHIFICTIONS’ 1 May – 26 May
Wai Ming Lung at TwentyCinco Gallery
‘JEUX THÈMES VARIATIONS’ 3 May – 8 May & 13 May – 30 Jun
Fan Yan at Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre & Alisan Fine Arts Aberdeen
‘LYRICAL ENCOUNTERS’ 3 May – 31 May
Various Artists at Opera Gallery
‘LUMINARIA’ 5 May – 17 May
Gisèle Tchitchiama at HART Haus Kennedy Town
‘RECENT WORKS BY CHAN SIK KYIN’ 5 May – 30 Jun
Chan Sik Kyin (Online exhibition – Click here)
‘THE BREATH OF LIGHT’ 5 May – 4 Aug
Sun Young Min at Baseline Gallery
‘BETWEEN SHAPES AND FORMS’ 6 May – 31 May
Jean-Philippe Duboscq & Jon Poblador at Galerie KOO
‘VILLE GOURMANDE’ 7 May – 3 Jun
Chongling at V54 Artist Residence
‘HERE, NO BALLOON’ 12 May – 10 Jun
Yuki Onodera at Wamono Art
‘WINDOWS OF THE SOUL’ 17 May – 24 Jun
Various Artists at Whitestone Gallery
‘PABLO PICASSO: PAINTINGS IN GLASS’ 18 May – 27 Aug
Pablo Picasso at University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG at Hong Kong University)
‘GAO XINGJIAN: INNER VISION 2023’ 18 May – 31 Aug
Gao Xingjian at Alisan Fine Arts Central
‘SUMMER OF MEMORY’ 19 May – 29 Jul
Ziad Dalloul at Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery
‘BLOSSOMING IMPRESSIONISM II’ 3 Jun – 30 Jun
Brenda Hong & Chen Yi-Cheng at Galerie KOO
‘CANG YUAN: AWAKENING OF CONSCIOUSNESS’ 2 Jun – 14 Jul
Cang Yuan at Art of Nature Contemporary Gallery
‘VELOCITY’ 9 Jun – 12 Aug
Pablo Posada Pernikoff at Sin Sin Fine Art

WHY
For over 30 years, the French May Art Festival has been based locally in Hong Kong and has presented an international perspective. In line with Hong Kong’s urban history and positioning, its art exhibitions showcase a diverse range of mediums that feature both upcoming and established local and international artists.