WHAT As one of the founders of modern Chinese painting, Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) is recognised for shaping China’s contemporary art world with his new forms of artistic expression. His work embodies a synthesis of the techniques and ideas of traditional Chinese ink and western abstract painting. The exhibition features Wu's original sketch of Chinese cypresses,…
WHAT Kwai Fung Salone is an initiative of Kwai Fung Hin, and its inaugural exhibition features eleven sculptural works from Chi Wing Lo, where the artist shares his perception of aesthetics, life and civilisation as reflected in this collection of fascinating creations. The enchanting works are made from Canadian maple and bronze, and are inspired…
WHAT An art NFT exhibition at the Q9 Crypto Hub in collaboration with Voxoglass, the show is a physical showcase of Non-Fungible Tokens (‘NFTs’) featuring Voxoglass’s roster of Hong Kong and Asia-based artists, such as Wong Sing Hoi and Nicholas MF. Other works by Thai artists, IPUTSA and Jeff Aphisit, are also presented. Using a…
WHAT This is the first presentation of New York-based artist, Sanford Biggers, at the gallery’s Hong Kong space. The exhibition’s title is inspired by one of the artist’s favourite musical albums, by hip-hop duo Organized Konfusion. The artist's artworks travel across history and place, compressing time and geography by drawing together disparate aesthetics, humanities, and…
WHAT Presenting the works of 31 different artists, the show pays homage to the 1943 exhibition titled the ‘31 Women Exhibition’, which was organised by the late American art collector, dealer, and socialite, Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979). Guggenheim’s exhibition was one of the first in history to showcase the works of solely women, and this initiative…
WHAT Tsang Tsou Choi (aka ‘King of Kowloon’) was born in Guangzhou in 1921, and travelled to Hong Kong as a poor, barely literate teenager. After discovering some important ancestral documents, Tsang claimed that the land of Kowloon belonged to his family, thereby adopting the title ‘King of Kowloon’. Over the years, Tsang has created…
WHAT Marking the artist's first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, the presentation features nine sculptures with combinations of geometric and organic forms, including both large- and small-scale works. The exhibition’s title, 'Moon in the Morning', reflects Shechet’s longstanding interest in unions of seemingly disparate, incongruous materials and forms. Beautiful and disorienting, a moon in the morning…
WHAT Hong Kong-born and French-educated, the presentation of Chun Wai’s works is a series of photographs the artist took in France between the 1980s and 1990s. The artist’s main focus was on the finite quality of time and the effect it has, and this quality is visible in his photos. After being stored in a…
WHAT Most people know William Lim as an award-winning architect, as well as a renowned Hong Kong collector; However, Lim is also an artist, whose talents have become well-known during the pandemic. In fact, Lim likes to introduce himself as ‘architect, artist and collector, not necessary in that order’. Focusing on large scale installations, and…
WHAT At the Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auction preview, you're spoilt for choice with fourteen different sales exhibitions (from Wine and Watches, to Modern Art and Chinese paintings). The art auctions typically take place towards the end, which allows more time for viewing. At the previews for the 20th and 21st century art departments, a…
WHAT Firmly anchored by the Modern and Contemporary Art Department, the preview at Bonhams also includes works from the upcoming auctions of Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Fine Chinese Paintings, as well as a private collection of bronze arrow vases from the Brian Harkins Collection. Viewing is…
WHAT The exhibition is the gallery’s first solo exhibition of the celebrated Irish-born artist, Sean Scully (b.1945), featuring seven new paintings from the artist’s studio. Raised in London and subsequently based in New York, Scully formulated his own abstract language and inimitable style, based on the grid and infused with a spirituality and reverence for…
WHAT ‘Sofabilder / Sofa Pictures’ is the newest exhibition at the gallery by one of Germany’s most celebrated artists, Georg Baselitz. In this exhibition, the artist presents recent paintings and drawings that focus on the central motif of the nude female form, which is loosely based on his wife, Elke. For these works, the artist…
WHAT Founded in 2015, Art Central plays host to over 100 different innovative art galleries from around the world to showcase the forefront of contemporary art, through a variety of mediums ranging from paintings, sculptures to digital media. As the major satellite art fair taking place alongside Art Basel Hong Kong, there are also educational…
WHAT Art Basel Hong Kong presented its first Asian edition in 2013 to complement Art Basel Basel and Art Basel Miami. As the main anchor event during Hong Kong Art Week, the fair’s Hong Kong edition features 130 international galleries in 3 sections: Galleries, Insights, and Discoveries (scaled down due to the pandemic). Highlighting modern…
WHAT The Geneva-born, LA-based artist’s first exhibition in Asia follows her inclusion in ‘The Milk of Dreams’ at the current 59th Venice Biennale. With a career that initially focused on illustration and design, Bonnet’s evolving interest in different art styles - from Surrealism to underground comix - is witnessed by more unsavoury or off-putting parts…
WHAT The latest presentation of NFTs to take place at the Q9 Crypto Hub, the show is a collaboration between Q9 Capital and Artdott, a digital art streaming platform. Examining topics that relate to nature, society and imagination, the presentation is in three parts, respectively titled ‘Fragile Balance’, ‘Symbolic Unity’, and ‘Alternative Me’. Alluding to…
WHAT How have artists used the human face to reflect the truths behind the visage of humanity? The exhibition features twenty works, highlighting masterpieces by Francis Bacon in dialogue with contemporary artists Adrian Ghenie, Zeng Fanzhi, George Condo, and Yukimasa Ida. Igniting a conversation between the past and the present, the exhibition explores the significance…
