Summer Interlude 2022

Contemporary by Angela Li G/F, 248 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

WHAT A group exhibition showcasing a range of works by seven different artists with all different backgrounds and experiences, each of the artists has a different way of going about their artistic method. The presentation is about the artists’ ideal art style and medium so viewers can see Chinese calligraphy and abstract paintings paired opposite…

Thank You World, You Now Look a Little Bit Like a Wonderland

Perrotin Shanghai 3F, 27 Huqiu Road, Huangpu District, Huangpu

WHAT The exhibition is the latest presentation from the popular Japanese painter, illustrator, sci-fi writer, and manga artist, who has made many artistic shifts in her career, starting out with imagery that evoked eroticism and impertinence, but which has now evolved to be guided by science, nature, and a respect for human life. In this…

The Road to the Baroque – Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum

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

WHAT Organised by the museum in collaboration with the Capodimonte Museum in Italy, the exhibition features around forty late Renaissance works from northern and central Italy, as well as Neapolitan Baroque masterpieces never before shown in Hong Kong. Drawn from the museum’s two major nuclei - the Farnese Collection and the Bourbon Collection - these…

Chewing Gum V

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

WHAT The current exhibition is the latest in a series of group presentations that showcase the expansiveness of the gallery’s international talent. Each of the artists has his/her own history and background that allows him/her to cultivate a unique individual dialogue. The name of the exhibition stems from the ideas of the world, which are…

Behind Your Eyelid

Tai Kwun Contemporary Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central

WHAT Internationally renowned Swiss media artist Pipilotti Rist is known for her colourful palette. From her early music-video-style works to her later immersive projection environments, Rist’s unique artistic vocabulary is rooted in popular culture, technology, human body, nature and historical feminist video art. This major exhibition brings together Rist’s iconic works from the past three…

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2022

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

WHAT The 9th Edition of the Affordable Art Fair returns at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. With a wide range of artworks from over 65 local and international galleries, the fun-filled event promises to delight novice and seasoned collectors alike. VIP Preview (by invitation only) Thursday 4 August, 1pm - 4pm (Opening Night) Thursday…

William Lim: Flower Shadow

Touch Gallery   201 & 202 Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central

WHAT William Lim’s newest exhibition is a response to his previous ‘Willows Dark Flowers Bright’ exhibition at HQueen’s from a few months earlier. Inspired by the poem, ‘Flower Shadow’, from the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127 AD), the flowers in Lim’s paintings are passive objects, exemplifying the artistic wisdom of the poem from ten centuries ago.…

Ink – A Witness to Millenia

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

WHAT Bringing together twelve iconic Asian artists to showcase their diverse artistic practices spanning a decade or more, the group exhibition features works that bear witness to the central role of ink as a site of innovation. WHY Representing different major schools of modern ink art in Asia, the artists dabble in styles that include…

Erasing Time

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

WHAT Having studied both in Hong Kong and London, multi-disciplinary Hong Kong artist, Sophie Cheung Hing Yee, is also known as a writer, poet, and disability rights activist. Her unique understanding of the world and of human rights issues leaks into her artistic works. At her first solo show, each of her works has the…

Before and After

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

WHAT Based in Hong Kong, the artist spent a majority of the early part of her career studying and working in Hong Kong, first as an electronic product design consultant, then as an artist specialising in Chinese ink painting, under the tutelage of ink painting master, Hung Hoi. The present exhibition showcases works that explore…

My Hong Kong

Boogie Woogie Photography 56 Wong Chuk Hang Road, E. Wah Factory Building, Aberdeen

WHAT Comprising works by 13 Hong Kong and international photographers, this exhibition jointly presented by Boogie Woogie Photography and PhotogStory focuses on the story of Hong Kong as a city, seen from 13 different perspectives. Even though some of the photography artists hail from countries as far away as France and the UK, nonetheless they…

In Search of Dao

Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery G03-G05 Headquarters Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central

WHAT Born in China, Xue Song is considered one of the most important artists of the Chinese Pop art movement. Finding inspiration in the modernisation and transformation of China during the 1960s, his works and ideas were innovative within the Chinese art scene. In this exhibition, 20 recent works created since 2019 are presented. The…

Thirty-Six Views of Lion Rock

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

WHAT Born in Paris in 1987 and graduated with a Masters in Creative Media at the East Paris University, the artist moved to Hong Kong in 2009. Impressed by the city’s multi-dimensional landscapes, he was inspired to start photographing his new home, including the Lion Rock. As Hong Kong’s most famous peak laden with symbolism…

Bare Life

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

WHAT While interested in painting in his youth, respected Hong Kong veteran artist, Chu Hing Wah, actually chose to become a psychiatric nurse at the time, which led to concurrent professional and artistic developments that are apparent in his works. At 87 years old, his newest ink exhibition comprises paintings that were made in the…

Midnight Sun

Contemporary by Angela Li G/F, 248 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

WHAT Born in China and educated in Hong Kong and Australia, the artist’s newest exhibition focuses on his interest in darkness and how light illuminates his subjects. Often deploying flash photography at night as part of his creative process, and thus exposing light on objects that can be found along the street, the artist's recreation…

Night Walk

Gallery EXIT  3/F Blue Box Factory Building, 25 Hing Wo Street, Aberdeen

WHAT Recently returned to Hong Kong after receiving a Master’s degree in Norway, the artist’s newest series is a culmination of her experiences abroad and juxtaposes her life between Norway and Hong Kong. The new exhibition provides a contrast from her previous works as her life in Norway allowed her to explore a different side…

Liquid Ground

UCCA Dune Aranya Gold Coast, Beidaihe, Hebei

WHAT As a collaboration between China-based UCCA Center for Contemporary Art and Hong Kong’s Para Site, the exhibition brings together thirteen emerging artists and art collectives to explore land reclamation, the entanglement between built environment and natural elements, and potential responses to planetary ecological calamity. The current exhibition is a sequel to the one held…

Mehdi Ghadyanloo Solo Exhibition

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

WHAT Born in Iran and raised during the Iran-Iraq War, Ghadyanloo’s artistic background has unique ties to his cultural heritage. He studied in Tehran for his arts degree and worked as a part of the Iranian Beautification Bureau to create public art murals covering up propaganda from the Islamic Revolution in the country. This exhibition…