WHAT The two contemporary Hong Kong artists explore the relationship between people and the city. Their works express urban conditions as well as their personal feelings about living in the city. Leung’s works are rooted in reality while keeping a self-conscious spirituality knitted into his abstract subjects. Meanwhile, Kwong transforms old local maps into shapes…
WHAT The duo exhibition showcases the works of two renowned Japanese post-war artists, who were members of the avant-garde Gutai Art Association - the first radical postwar artistic movement in Japan. The works on view create a new art-historical dialogue with fresh approaches to matter and individuation, highlighting the Gutai spirit and legacy by tracing…
WHAT The selling collection of 26 works (some never seen before) were created over a period during the renowned abstract artist’s larger creative journey. They are concrete manifestations of the artist's understanding of art or his understanding of the value of art. Alongside his signature series of paintings, the exhibition also unveils new works exclusively…
WHAT In the 12th edition of ‘HKFOREWORD23,’ new art from 10 artist graduates of 3 Hong Kong universities are presented - the Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong. These young artists showcase painting, video,…
WHAT The three exhibiting artists are from different countries and generations. Italian Marco Tirelli plays with light and shadow due to his training as a set designer. His paintings are open to the audience’s interpretation and invite mental participation. Belgian Renato Nicolodi presents sculpture and painting works that offer platforms for the viewer’s contemplation, as…
WHAT Using newspaper ink on erasers as her medium, the artworks of the Hong Kong-based artist’s second solo show with the gallery evolve into markers of time and reminders of the past. She recreates feelings she felt in her adolescence, such as sensations of distress that lead her to seek refuge on a park bench…
WHAT The Italian artist (b. 1970) presents his latest creations from 2023 for his debut solo show in Asia. The artist weaves together intricate symbols and draws inspiration from literature, cinema, philosophy, and humanity’s collective imagination. As a result, his works are a complex dialogue containing personal iconography. The exhibition reveals the artist’s poetic practice…
WHAT The respected Japanese artist (b.1946) holds a place as a pioneer of video art in Japan, having lived his young life amid the social changes from the postwar reconstruction period of Japan to its rapid economic growth. He continues to express the ‘time scape’ of that era in his photographs and videos. His unique…
WHAT The Hong Kong-based artist duo - formed by artist, Royce Ng, and anthropologist, Daisy Bisenieks - utilises digital media, performance, and installation to explore speculative scenarios and immersive sensory encounters. Inspired by Thomas Nagel's essay on the subjective experience of other creatures, their latest exhibition delves into the research and sensory environments of insectivorous…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WHAT Three photographic series are presented in the South Korean artist’s new solo show at the gallery. ‘Stargazing,’ ‘On the Clouds’, and ‘Celestial’ have the sky as the artist’s philosophical canvas. In these photographs from the late 1990s to the present, the artist reflects on the human condition. Particularly noteworthy is the ‘Stargazing’ series (early…
WHAT The French photographer’s (1910-2009) work is showcased alongside 18th-century French museum-quality furniture and decorative art - presented by the Paris-based Kraemer Gallery. The exhibition showcases the artist’s most iconic works - a rare selection from his grandson, Stephane Kovalsky’s, private collection. It displays the photographer’s incredible talent for composition and storytelling, each photograph being…
WHAT The Swedish artist’s large scale ceramic works represent his limitless creativity and intrigue for the meaning of life. Circles are believed to be closely connected to their creator’s thoughts and emotions. The artist creates a circle of ceramic works depicting humans, animals, and plants, inviting the viewer to look into his soul and contemplate…
WHAT Recent paintings by the British painter are presented at his 5th solo show at the gallery’s Hong Kong location. The exhibition showcases the artist’s latest series, ‘Epistrophes’, where he explores the multitude of abstract possibilities that are inspired by a singular tree that he encountered over many winters at home. Also showcased are the…
WHAT The Korean-born LA-based artist’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong is a presentation of 12 of his most recent paintings, where he strives to highlight the hopes and essence of his subjects. He primarily focused on painting portraits of people around him, acutely capturing their identity and aspirations in immense detail. These subjects range…
