Digital Art Fair 2022

Digital Art Fair Asia (DAFA) G/F & 1/F Asia Standard Tower, 59-65 Queen’s Road Central, Central

WHAT Digital Art Fair Asia (DAFA) is Hong Kong's leading fair focused on technological innovations in art. The show transforms a 20,000 square feet Central venue into an engaging and interactive high-tech Web 3.0 art experience. Following the success of last year's fair, this second edition features works as well as an immersive room by…

Aura

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

WHAT The artist's second solo exhibition in Hong Kong since 2017, a series of new paintings is presented, as part of a greater mise-en-scene that transforms the gallery into a human-scale composition. His surrealistic compositions combine elements from diverse genres of painting to create collage-like constructions. Taking Walter Benjamin’s concept of the 'aura' (from the…

Silent Exuberance

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

WHAT In her first solo exhibition at the gallery, the Chinese artist's inspiration comes from her personal experiences and observations of society. Interpreted as allegories, her symbolic paintings often reference the female identity, an unwavering resilience, and the essence of life. In the exhibition, the four flower paintings offer a sense of vitality and joy,…

En Voyage with Claude Monet

Cultural Plaza West Kowloon Cultural District, Kowloon

WHAT Taking place in the Cultural Plaza of the West Kowloon Cultural District, approximately 200 artworks of the master of Impressionism are brought to life through a spectacular 360-degree sound-and-light show in this unique digital art exhibition, exalting the brilliance of one of history’s greatest artists. Sixteen sessions of 45 minutes each are offered each…

Subharmonic Tangerine Abyss

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

WHAT The late LA-based artist’s first solo exhibition in Greater China showcases works from one of his later significant series, 'Kandors'. Beyond these works, the exhibition also includes unique videos from 2007, when 'Kandors' was first released; these videos document a multitude of things including crystal growth, animation, and a bottle projection. The 'Kandor' works…

Chop Suey 2008-2022

JPS Gallery G/F, 88-90 Staunton Street, Central

WHAT A retrospective of Shieh’s works from 2008 to 2022, the artist's first solo exhibition at the gallery includes a multitude of mediums and imagery from Hong Kong pop culture to convey the theme of 'chop suey' - an American-Chinese dish with a variety of ingredients and cultural influences. The diversity of ingredients in this…

How freely I can open up this space and time I am sharing

wamono art 10A Derrick Industrial Building, 49 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

WHAT An internationally renowned artist from Japan's post-war period, the late Noriyuki Haraguchi (1946-2020) is most often associated with the 1960s movement known as Mono-ha, which means 'School of Things'. Often using organic and industrial materials, Haraguchi's artworks engage with political and environmental issues, expressing a precise attentiveness to their materials and spatial contexts. In…

In Dialogue with Nature

Galerie KOO 7/F, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

WHAT In her solo show at the gallery, the Hong Kong-based artist visually expounds upon the philosophy of living with nature - only by abandoning the idea of the supremacy of all things and by living in reverence with nature can one realise its power. Her works are metaphors of a harmonious existence with nature.…

Odysseys of Art: Masterpieces Collected by the Princes of Liechtenstein

Hong Kong Palace Museum 8 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon

WHAT The prestigious collections of the Princes of Liechtenstein were formed over the last four centuries. They rank among the largest and most important private art collections in the world. Presenting over one hundred masterpieces from the Princely Collections, the exhibition revisits the most significant moments that have shaped the Collections from the seventeenth century…

You Will Be Remembered.

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

WHAT Acclaimed for her deep exploration of basic configurations, diverse expressive practices, and experimentation with mediums, the California-based American artist conveys her felt concerns through the interdependent form and content of abstract compositions. What is evident is her sustained interest, study, and admiration of quilt-making techniques, stained glass constructions, and thoughtful design patterns. Her second…

Forging the Wild

3812 Gallery 26/F Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central

WHAT The Gen 'Z' contemporary Chinese artist (b. 1995) began to create the series of figurative floral art in 2018-2019. His artistic practice focuses on the use of cool tones and reconstruction of lines, guiding viewers to re-examine the conventional perspective of flowers. As his first-ever Hong Kong solo exhibition, Liu's new works recreate the…

Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now

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

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…

Men from the Sixties

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

WHAT This newest exhibition of the late acclaimed American artist (1900-1984)'s works is the first in the Greater China region and contains works that will also be the subject of a concurrent major retrospective exhibition in Paris and London. Regarded as one of the foremost artists of the twentieth century, the show is a presentation…

First Coming

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

WHAT An American born and based in New York for the majority of her life, this is Arbus’ first solo presentation in Greater China and it follows in the suit of 'Cataclysm: The 1972 Diane Arbus Retrospective Revisited', which occurred in New York, and which commemorated her momentous exhibition with MoMA in 1972. Presented with…

Photography. My Passion. My Life.

Blue Lotus Gallery G/F, 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan

WHAT As an internationally renowned filmmaker and photographer who captured Hong Kong during the 1950s and 1960s, the late Fan Ho (1931-2016) devoted his life to evolving his craft. This exhibition is inspired by the journey explored in Ho’s photobook, 'Photography. My Passion. My Life'. Published in 2021, the book has a number of highlights,…

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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

WHAT Known as the leading painter and principal figure in the development of the Impressionist style - an artistic movement that originated in late 19th century France - Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) played a fundamental role in the group’s move from studio-based traditionalism to an art centered on modern life in and around Paris. Working in…

Enter the Forest at the Darkest Point

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

WHAT The title of the UK-born, US-based artist's latest exhibition is drawn from a quote by US mythologist and writer, Joseph Campbell, who urges us to 'enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path'. In so doing, we find what American poet, Robert Frost, termed the road 'less travelled we learn…

Christie’s HK Autumn Auction Preview 2022

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

WHAT Christie's auction season culminates with their Autumn Auctions at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. You're spoilt for choice with 16 different sales exhibitions (from Wine and Watches, to Modern Art and Chinese paintings).  The 20th and 21st Century Evening sale (30 Nov) features a spectacular array of masterpieces by Joan Mitchell, Zao Wou-ki, Yoshitomo…