WHAT Told through individual and collective histories, the exhibition captures the city’s transformation from the post-war decades to the present day. Divided into four chapters: Here, Identities, Places, and Beyond, the exhibition presents the visual culture of Hong Kong through multiple and intersecting perspectives, mirroring the dynamism of the city itself. WHY Home to ground-breaking artists,…
WHAT The M+ Sigg collection surveys the cultural dynamism of contemporary China from the early 1970s to the present. China’s open-door policy of 1978 began an era of profound social and economic change. Cities across the country grew into global commercial centres affecting the everyday lives of millions of people. Amidst China’s rise on the world…
WHAT M+’s anchor exhibition contains over 500 pieces, covering a multitude of different creative genres encompassing furniture design, architecture, and graphic design. The purpose is to showcase the variety of objects within these genres that have been impactful in Asia and around the world over the past century. Curatered by Ikko Yokoyama and Shirley Surya,…
WHAT The exhibition is a site-specific art installation by the Chinese artist. Having studied in both China and San Francisco, Zheng is now based in both San Francisco and Shanghai, which has shaped his art style immensely. Many of his works feature the intersection of traditional Chinese ink painting, modern western art, and new media.…
WHAT Known for her uncompromising avant-garde vision, this exhibition is a culmination of all of the renowned Japanese artist's different aesthetics and works throughout her career. It narrates the story of her life and work, foregrounding her longing for interconnection and the profound questions about existence that drive her creative explorations. The retrospective starts with…
WHAT The professional moniker of Mike Winkelmann, Beeple is a leading digital artist and designer active over the past twenty years. His rapid rise to public prominence in recent years helped to highlight the growing influence of digitally generated art. The current exhibition is a kinetic video sculpture, which shows the first human born inside…
WHAT The exhibition circles around the core notion of 'queer mythologies' and delves into modern and contemporary mythologies along with practices of the body, by gathering a diverse range of artistic idioms related to LGBTQ+ perspectives from over 60 artists from Asia and its diasporas. Through 3 distinctive chapters spread out over 3 floors of…
WHAT The exhibition brings together a selection of masterpieces: Monet’s early work, 'Pivoines' (1887) created during his early years at Giverny; alongside outstanding works by modernist Zao Wou-Ki, Chu Teh-Chun and Lalan; and contemporary artists David Hockney, Shara Hughes, Myonghi Kang and Ziad Dalloul. It provides a rare opportunity of comparative study and unveils an…
WHAT In this exhibition, the gallery introduces works that bridge the gap between two artists who live in different cities and time zones, as well as living different lifestyles. The bridge is ceramic art; this common interest created a path for the artists to demonstrate their distinctive characteristics, while simultaneously opening a channel for them…
WHAT This is the first exhibition in Hong Kong that explores the history of royal and aristocratic patronage in the East and West, from the Museum's permanent collection of nearly 200 outstanding artefacts and a selection of traditional decorative objects. The presentation celebrates the apex of craftsmanship, encouraged and guided by imperial cultural ambition, with…
WHAT From the generous donations by Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu comes the Mengdiexuan Collection. Containing over 200 sets of ancient golds, this exhibition is not to be missed. These precious objects from the Eurasian Steppe, Tubo Kingdom, and Central Plains, with the oldest dating back to the 18th century BCE, highlight the artistic and…
WHAT As one of the most renowned Spanish artists of the 20th century, Joan Miró (1893-1983)’s love for all kinds of everyday objects and their intrinsic poetic qualities is apparent throughout his long and fruitful career. Linking art to life was one of his greatest aspirations, which was realised by his unique ability to perceive…
WHAT The Italian artist was commissioned to create prestigious mural projects in Hong Kong during the 1960s and 70s. This exhibition features a selection of works completed by the artist in Hong Kong, including a photo-essay by Hong Kong photographer, William Furniss, about Casadei’s public art installations in Statue Square and Mei Foo Sun Chuen.…
WHAT The exhibition statement, ‘Depicting space with lines; Filling in the blanks with colours’, aptly captures the overall sentiment of the group exhibition. Featuring the latest works by three alumni of the Hong Kong Art School who completed the Higher Diploma in Fine Art and the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), the presentation showcases paintings,…
WHAT In collaboration with the Arkad Foundation in Italy, the unique collaborative sculpture exhibition showcases the works of 10 talented young artists from around the world who have come together to explore the concept of ‘fusion’. The project involves combining and integrating the mediums of marble and wood in the sculptures, with the Italian sculptors…
WHAT Born in 1935 in Shanghai, Hsiao Chin is considered a second generation Chinese diaspora artist. He moved to Taiwan in 1949, and in 1955 graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the National Taiwan Normal University, having studied drawing under Chu Teh-Chun. He played a major role in ushering a new era of Taiwan…
WHAT The exhibition highlights the versatility of Chinese oil paintings across a diverse spectrum of themes, styles, techniques, time periods, and regional and local characteristics. Works range from intimate interior views to panoramic coastal landscapes, and from collective and individual memories to urban scenes. The selected works represent various artistic styles and visual trends along…
WHAT Hong Kong has been the well-loved subject of photographers for as long as photography has been possible. In this group exhibition, the artists explore the different aspects of what makes Hong Kong such an appealing subject. On display are works of street photography from different periods and of different styles, from the city’s inception…
WHAT This is Daegu-born artist’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong. Her multi-media artistic and performance practice address formalistic questions of painting as well as existential issues of the human condition, such as migration, poverty, violence, and the displaced self. Her principle of ‘non-doing’ and ‘non-making’ follows an investigation of performance through modes of mobility…
WHAT This is the first survey exhibition of the Indian-born, Singapore-based award-winning artist at the gallery. Her art, books, films, and photographs look at current and historical flashpoints as perspectival shifts to examining contemporary crises of displacement, whether of people, languages, cultures, or knowledge bodies. The survey offers a glimpse into the multi-layered world that…
WHAT In this exhibition at the gallery's specially-curated space - Kwai Fung Salone - four female artists discuss the concept of light and lightness as both a physical property and a state of being. Inspired by Milan Kundera’s iconic ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, which discusses lightness versus heaviness, the artists each present their own…
WHAT This exhibition is the first to mark a new chapter in Para Site’s endeavours, as they venture into a new direction. Featuring a series of commissions and existing works along with experimental display structures, the title refers to the idea that all the works in the exhibition are modes of kinetic art that create…
WHAT The Beijing-based artist is one of China’s most highly regarded, and one of the pivotal protagonists of the first non-conformist art groups to emerge from China in 1979 - The Stars (Xing Xing 星星) Art Group. Huang's practice has been largely influenced by the Book of Changes (I-Ching or Yi Jing). While the artist…
WHAT An acclaimed, multidisciplinary artist working in painting, large-scale murals, photography, video and sculpture, the Miami-born Brooklyn-based artist is known for his strikingly energised paintings and installations. His second solo exhibition in Hong Kong unveils 10 pulsating, intimate sized works executed during a fertile period of ‘en plein air’ painting, as well as two characteristically…
WHAT Inspired by the philosophical work of ‘Mille Plateaux’ by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, the exhibition draws on the desires of younger artists to seek out newness and escape. What better way to discuss the idea than with younger artists? The exhibition features 30 works by 20 young artists from around the world who…
WHAT In her first solo exhibition in Asia, the Austria-born LA-based artist displays a number of new paintings, which are presented alongside Art Basel Hong Kong. The artist was previously based in Vienna for 16 years, but made a move to Los Angeles in 2017. The relocation was the third in a series of residencies,…
WHAT From the subway yards and parking lots of 1970s New York, *Art Karnival welcomes China’s largest and first major exhibition of graffiti and street art. Curated by Jeffrey Deitch and supported by the K11 Art Foundation, the 5-part exhibition covers the vast history of graffiti and street art. Featuring over 100 works and over…
WHAT Known for both his unusual artistic productions and for his process of combining various aspects of science with black history, the NY-based American artist (b.1977) is among an influential cadre of contemporary artists whose work employs a wide range of media to explore the themes of art history, cultural identities, personal narratives, literature, philosophy,…
WHAT Featuring 15 Chinese artists of different generations, originating from Hong Kong, mainland China, and the US, the exhibition seeks to highlight the changes in Chinese ink painting over the last half-century. The presentation is divided into three sections: ‘Landscape Reinterpreted,’ ‘Bird & Flower,’ and ‘Abstraction’. Adopting innovative materials and ways of creation, the artists…
WHAT The Berlin-based multi-disciplinary artist marks his debut with a dedicated solo show at the gallery's Tai Kwun space, presenting new works from his existing series, ‘Ex Materia and Ex Materia (Transfiguration)’. Inspired by proto-theology as well as primitive mythology, this series forms a dynamic visual chronicle that illustrates topographical motifs, drawing upon the idea…
WHO Michele Chu WHAT The Hong Kong-born artist (b. 1994) has gained recognition for her thought-provoking works that explore the themes of intimacy and the body, and she further mines rituals of intimacy and vulnerability in her debut solo exhibition. With a cross-disciplinary approach that combines painting, installation, and sound, Chu's multi-media presentation aims to…
WHAT Born in Ehime, Japan in 1947 and now based in Tokyo, Sorayama started his career off as an illustrator, portraying erotic forms of feminised, biomechanoid robots. From there, his artistic practice evolved to depicting a number of creatures as robots from modern animals to dinosaurs. In this exhibition, the artist showcases his robotized creatures…
WHAT The exhibition displays contemporary art practices in Hong Kong that encompass the diversity of the human experience and the multiplicity of perspectives that present themselves from these diverse experiences. Curated by HART director Vera Lam, the presentation features works from 8 of Hong Kong’s most exciting emerging artists. Each artist adopts a multidisciplinary practice…
WHO Rirkrit Tiravanija WHAT The New York-based contemporary artist (b. 1961) is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but was raised in Thailand, Ethiopia, and Canada. He is known for his conceptual performances and installations that often invite audience participation and aim to create a sense of community. His first show since being represented by the…
WHAT The established German artist is known for her use of a compressor-driven spraying technique to blast vividly coloured paint across panels, objects, architectural interiors and exteriors, and even entire landscapes. Her new series of studio paintings (as she prepares for on-site works) is testament to her artistic practice. In these spectacular yet nuanced explorations…
WHAT The renowned Chinese contemporary artist is recognised for his figurative paintings and sculptures that navigate the cultural terrain of contemporary China and question notions of identity and the construction of memory. His newest exhibition of 10 new works includes many continuities of past popular paintings, and coincides with ‘Mayflies’ at the Long Museum West…
WHAT In this first exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, the British-Nigerian artist presents a series of works, either oil on canvas or acrylic on board - orange-themed curvilinear paintings that depict near life-size figures. The artist draws inspiration from a number of influences, specifically from his heritage and background. His works are full of African,…
WHAT Co-presented by Hong Kong Arts Centre, and Hong Kong Art School, and curated by Hong Kong Art School Alumni Network, the presentation is a showcase of more than 30 art pieces created by alumni artists of the Hong Kong Art School over the years, and collected by 9 renowned collectors in Hong Kong. The…
WHAT The renowned Canadian landscape photographer’s work produced across the African continent from 2015 to 2019 is presented in Hong Kong for the first time. Photographed predominantly from aerial viewpoints, Burtynsky’s works often have a flattened frontal aspect, transforming the image into graduating colour fields or vigorous grid-like compositions, reminiscent of Modernist abstraction. Presented at…
WHAT At its outdoor space, the museum presents two local Hong Kong artists as they reimagine the harbour through two sets of large-scale public art installations. Harnessing their different practices, both approach the project using different mediums and with different outcomes, with Chan using mosaic tiles, wood, steel, and fibreglass; and Tsoi using stainless steel,…
