Late to the Party

DE SARTHE 26/F M Place, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

WHAT For DE SARTHE’s 7th annual de Sarthe Artist Residency (deSAR), its resident artist, Chan Ka Kiu (b. 1995) has created new artworks using the gallery as her studio. She has transformed the gallery space into a captivating dialogue centred around the enigmatic ‘27 Club’ - a group of influential artists and celebrities who tragically…

Twice II: Of Seeing

Blindspot Gallery 15/F Po Chai Industrial Building, 28 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

WHAT This is the second joint exhibition of the artists since 1995, featuring recent oil paintings from Yeung, and charcoal work and oil paintings done by Sze. Yeung’s large-scale figurative paintings are brightly-coloured with vivid contrasts, and are reminiscent of collages. These works connect different spaces, characters, and narratives all at once. Sze’s works are…

The Inner Light or the Expression of Color

Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, Central

WHAT Curated by Philipp Bollmann, the group exhibition features works by six artists from different generations and origins: Miriam Cahn, Helen Frankenthaler, Leiko Ikemura, Martha Jungwirth, Michael Müller, and Maximilian Rödel. The artworks on display delve into the exploration of light and colour in painting, highlighting the transition from gestural abstraction to colour field painting…

Soglia

Soluna Fine Art G/F, 52 Sai Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, AZ

WHAT The exhibition is the first solo presentation of the Italian contemporary painter with the gallery. The exhibition features nuanced monochromatic oil painting works completed in 2023 from the artist's signature oeuvre, ‘Soglia’, which he has been developing for over half a decade. Soglia, meaning ‘threshold’, represents the visual spaces that Cioffi has been exploring…

Bitter Apples

White Cube 50 Connaught Road, Central

WHAT Known for her figurative style focusing on the relationship between nature and culture, the French-born US-based artist’s first exhibition in Greater China features paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and her first film. This film is a Surrealist narrative that incorporates props the artist sculpted herself. New works feature motifs of birds, insects, and tropical…

Abundance

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

WHAT New still-life and landscape paintings are presented in the British artist’s second solo exhibition at the gallery’s Hong Kong space. The works were produced ‘en plein air’ in a new studio in Malibu, California. The works’ titles and expressive imagery evoke ocean waves and the flora of Malibu at sunrise and sunset, with suns,…

Gangcai Encounter – The Art of Hong Kong Porcelain Painting

Artspace K G105-106 The Repulse Bay, 109 Repulse Bay Road, Repulse Bay

WHAT The group show is a showcase of 90 pieces of Gangcai artworks containing both traditional and contemporary elements, presented by 8 Hong Kong Gangcai artists. The diverse cultural medium of porcelain painting came out of Guangzhou as ‘Guangcai’ and was developed into the Hong Kong artform ‘Gangcai’. The local artists strive to spark interest…

Entangled Energies

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

WHAT The immersive exhibition marks a defining moment in the eminent artist’s practice and opens doors to a greater public understanding of Chinese calligraphy. The range of works presented include a monumental ‘Entangled Script’, 2 ‘Tea Poems by Su Shi’ measuring 5 m. long, and a set of calligraphies written on transparent coloured acrylic. In…

Old Master Q

Lucie Chang Fine Arts 12C Gee Chang Hong Centre, 65 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

WHAT The retrospective exhibition is a celebration of over 60 years of the iconic Hong Kong ‘Old Master Q’ (OMQ) art comics. Started in 1960, the series was first created by the artist’s father, Alfonso Wong, who used the pseudonym of Wong Chak. The artist is thus the second generation author of the (present) comic…

Beacon in the Storm: The Art of Pang Jiun

Asia Society Hong Kong Center 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty

WHAT Born into an artistic family in Shanghai in 1936, the respected artist is a master of ‘Eastern Expressionism’ and steadily continues to create art well into his 90s. In this retrospective, 48 of his works are showcased; the exhibition consists of nine sketches from the 1970s, as well as 39 paintings from recent years.…

Interview the Interviewer

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

WHAT While Chow is a well-known local visual artist, Cheung is not only the owner of the gallery but also a veteran Hong Kong journalist who started her career with the SCMP in the 1990’s. Over the span of one year, the artist interviewed the journalist about her past journalistic experiences - gaining first hand…

Phillips HK Autumn 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 Phillips Asia premises features over 50,000 sq. feet on 6 floors. The auction preview takes place the week before Fine Art Asia and Ink Asia opens, and concurrently with the Sotheby's HK Autumn Auction Preview. - The Hong Kong…

HEAVENS

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

WHAT A Finnish artist renowned for his ability to transform the industrial and technological into objects of beauty, his latest exhibition features captivating works from his ‘Heaven’ series. Inspired by the Swedish concept of ‘himmel’ and its Finnish equivalent ‘taivas’, Markkula's series delves into the dual nature of the physical and spiritual realms. The wall-mounted…

Sotheby’s HK Autumn Auction Preview 2023

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

WHAT Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sotheby’s in Asia this year, Sotheby’s highly anticipated 50th Anniversary Autumn Hong Kong Sales series include a spectacular array of rarities from the categories of Modern and Contemporary Art, Chinese Works of Art, Chinese Paintings, Jewellery, Watches, Wines and Spirits, and even Handbags and fashion items. Totalling 21 different…

Ink Asia 2023

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

WHAT Organised by Art & Antique International Fair Ltd. (the team behind Fine Art Asia), Ink Asia returns to Hong Kong this year after a 3-year hiatus. The fair promotes ink artworks in a variety of forms, presenting both renowned and emerging artists from Hong Kong and around the region. Besides bridging the traditional and…

Fine Art Asia 2023

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

WHAT Founded in 2006 by Hong Kong art experts, over the years the fair has increasingly attracted leading galleries from all over the world. Providing an unrivalled annual showcase of art and antiques from both East and West, the fair presents museum-quality Asian and Western antiques, jewellery, and modern and contemporary art. Fine Art Asia…

Rubiks and Crystals

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

WHAT The Hong Kong-Australian artist's new series of sculptural works are made of painted steel. They consist of interconnected and geometrical patterns with complex relationships of form. 'The Rubiks' series comprises pedestal-based works, and they encompass a collection of abstract modules in varying sizes, combined with a dynamic amalgamation of contrasting colours. 'The Crystals' series…

Hong Kong’s Forgotten Masters

Ping Pong Gintonería 129 Second Street, L/G Nam Cheong House, Sai Ying Pun

WHAT The exhibition focuses on the critical contributions of departed artists who had a significant influence on Hong Kong’s art scene from the 1960s to 90s. Featuring an enriching collection of over 20 paintings and sculptures, it provides a thoughtful compilation of archival material, casting a retrospective lens on an era of Hong Kong’s art…