Cézanne and Renoir Looking at the World – Masterpieces from the Musée de l’Orangerie and the Musée d’Orsay

Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

WHAT The groundbreaking exhibition brings together the works of two of the most iconic figures of the French Impressionist movement - Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) and Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919). Featuring 52 masterpieces from the prestigious Musée de l’Orangerie and Musée d’Orsay, the well-curated presentation is the first large-scale exhibition of the two artists in Hong Kong,…

Chu Hing Wah: Happy 90th Birthday, Uncle Chu!

Hanart TZ Gallery 2/F, Mai On Industrial Building, 19 Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories

WHAT Celebrating the respected local artist's 90th birthday, the retrospective features over 60 works from 1960s-2024. The exhibition presents a pictorial review of a long career dedicated to both the care of his fellows and himself. Although deeply interested in painting in his youth, the artist chose to train as a psychiatric nurse. From this…

Alicja Kwade: Pretopia

Tai Kwun Contemporary Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central

WHAT The Polish-born artist (b.1979) is renowned for her sculptures and installations, and is celebrated for challenging scientific and philosophical concepts through her innovative use of materials. Her latest solo exhibition showcases 9 works spanning various periods of her career, along with newly-commissioned installations tailored to Tai Kwun’s F Hall. A highlight is her first…

Chiu Pui Chee – Master Chui’s Golden Snake brings Auspiciousness

SC Gallery Unit 2, 19/F Sungib Industrial Centre, 53 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

WHAT The respected local artist's exhibition draws inspiration from Chinese traditional culture, with the belief that Feng Shui not only creates a harmonious natural environment, but also attracts good fortune. Drawing on these principles, the artist, who is known for his 'gongbi' Chinese brush painting technique, has sectioned off the gallery space into 4 key…

John McAllister: shining serenest-like wilds whirl

MASSIMODECARLO 203-205A Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central

WHAT Inspired by Post-Impressionist masters, the American artist is drawn to the enigmatic play of light, immersing himself in its exploration through the medium of painting. His canvases are imagined vistas where he engages in an evolving dialogue with his environment. Employing surrealistic colours, his colourful landscapes nonetheless exude harmony and serenity. WHY The artist's…

Awol Erizku: Quaquaversal

Ben Brown Fine Arts 202 The Factory, 1 Yip Fat Street, Aberdeen

WHAT The LA-based conceptual artist's new showcase features paintings, neon installations, and a newly-unveiled series of bronze sculptures. The works build on the artist’s ongoing engagement with the city of Hong Kong, first initiated in his 2018 exhibition 'Slow Burn'. The present show continues his exploration of materiality, symbolism, and cultural intervention, expanding dialogues around…

Ruth Asawa: Doing is Living

David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, Central

WHAT The exhibition is a presentation of sculptures and works on paper by the late renowned American artist (1926–2013) - the first solo show in Greater China. Known primarily for her abstract looped-wire sculptures inspired by natural and organic forms, she has also created an extensive body of works on paper, including abstract and figurative…

Sterling Ruby: |

Gagosian 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central

WHAT The exhibition of new paintings by the German-born LA-based artist is titled '|' - an ode to verticality. The exhibition marks 10 years since the artist’s debut with the gallery. Known for examining the psychological space where individual expressions confronts social constraints, each work in the presentation contains a central totemic form built from…

Danh Vo In Situ: Akari by Noguchi

M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon

WHAT For its Found Space in the B2 level - a dramatic concrete atrium that lies at the heart of the building - the museum has invited the Vietnam-born Danish artist (b.1975) to work on a long-term project. The artist is known for using everyday and found materials that carry specific histories and symbolic references,…

Shanshui: Echoes and Signals

M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon

WHAT This thematic exhibition draws from the collections of the museum, featuring the complex connections between landscape and humanity in our post-industrial and increasingly virtual world. The exhibition reimagines shanshui, a cultural legacy integral to Chinese philosophical thinking and poetic imagination, through a diverse range of contemporary artistic mediums, including sculpture, moving image, sound, design…

M+ Sign Collection: Another Story

M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon

WHAT The exhibition visually examines the styles and practices of contemporary Chinese art since the 1990s. Though the inaugural exhibition of the collection (launched when the museum opened in late 2021) was organised through a chronological, socio-political lens, this second chapter is based around the cultural identities of the artists. It surveys how artists reconsidered…