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10 Chancery Lane Gallery G/F, 10 Chancery Lane, Central

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…

Phosphene

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

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…

Phillips HK Spring Auction Preview 2023

Phillips G/F WKCDA Tower, 8 Austin Road West, Kowloon

WHAT With spectacular new headquarters in the WKCDA Tower in the West Kowloon Cultural District, the new Phillips Asia premises features over 50,000 sq. feet on 6 floors. The auction preview takes place during Hong Kong Art Week, and concurrently with the Art Basel and Art Central fairs. - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening…

Midnight Spill

Perrotin Hong Kong 807 K11 Atelier, 18 Salisbury Road, Victoria Dockside, Kowloon

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,…

Nudiustertian

Hauser & Wirth G/F, 8 Queen's Road Central, Central

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,…

Ink Alchemy: Beyond Tradition

Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central

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…

Ex Materia – The Primacy of Being

Ora-Ora 105-107 Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central

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…

MICHELE CHU: YOU, TRICKLING

PHD Group Canal Road Flyover, Wan Chai

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…

Hajime Sorayama Solo Exhibition

AISHO Shop B, Po Hing Mansion, 2-8 Po Hing Fong, Tai Ping Shan, Sheung Wan

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…

Postmodern Tales

HART 9/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen's Road Central, Central

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…

Rirkrit Tiravanija: The Shop

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

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…

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai

WHAT Art Basel Hong Kong presented its first Asian edition in 2013 to complement Art Basel Basel and Art Basel Miami. Highlighting modern and contemporary art from around the world, the fair features premier galleries from Asia and beyond, and provides an in-depth overview of Asia-Pacific's astonishing diversity as well as global artistic perspectives. As…

Touching How and Why and Where

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

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…

Lost

Pace Gallery   12/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road, Central

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…

Art Central Hong Kong 2023

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai

WHAT Founded in 2015, Art Central showcases the next generation of talent from Asia’s most innovative galleries alongside distinguished artists from around the world. It has established itself as an international platform for pushing boundaries in contemporary art and experimentation, and is recognised as a place of discovery for seasoned collectors and new buyers alike.…

Deep Dive

White Cube 50 Connaught Road, Central

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,…

The Collectors’ Choice Art Exhibition

Pao Galleries   5/F Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai

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…

African Studies

Flowers Gallery   49 Tung Street Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

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…