WHAT The exhibition follows the success of ‘Now Showing’ (2020), which was centred on the world of film. In his signature style, Chow Chun Fai explores themes in Johnny To’s films, presenting film strip oil paintings for the first time as well as ceramic pieces. Chui Pui Chee is inspired by Stephen Chow’s movies, and…
WHAT Josef Albers (1888–1976) is considered one of the most influential abstract painters of the 20th century, but he was also as a designer and an educator. Albers’s artistic career, which bridged European and American modernism, was focused on an investigation of colour and spatial relationships. He worked with simple geometric forms to produce the…
WHAT Cerith Wyn Evans continues to explore perception through the transposition of form, presenting new installation, sculpture, painting and sound work. Conceiving the gallery as a form of ‘vernacular temple’, the artist draws on several key moments of Modernism, namely from Frank Stella’s (b.1936) ‘Black painting’ series, and Lucio Fontana’s (1899-1968) ‘Concetto spaziale’ aesthetic. …
WHAT For the beginning of the new year, ‘Celebration’ is a group exhibition showcasing artworks of 10 artists from all over the world and their own interpretations of what ‘celebration’ means. Through diverse media ranging from animation and interactive mapping installation to ink on paper works, to name a few, the group show invites audiences…
WHAT 24th Jan. - 4th Feb., 2022: Sala Samnak – NFT charity sales for Sa Sa Art Projects Created by multi-disciplinary Cambodian artist Vuth Lyno in collaboration with fellow artists Alina Nazeemeva and Kong Siden & Prak Dalin, the exhibition is inspired by its namesake. Meaning ‘House of Fire’, the 'sala samnak' is a Cambodian…
WHAT The exhibition introduces the works of three artists from different parts of the world, who make sculptures using different materials such as wood, ceramics, and paper. Julio Anaya Cabanding (Spain) reinterprets the works of the great classical masters by painting on discarded and deteriorated cardboard. This results in the decontextualization of those rigid structures…
WHAT A physical showcase of Non-Fungible Tokens (‘NFTs’), Q9 Crypto Hub's collaboration with Digital Art Fair Asia (DAFA) features DAFA’s new as well as returning artists. Following the success of DAFA’s initial 2021 edition, the current exhibition is a platform where more exciting artworks are shown. Audiences will no doubt be familiar with the works…
WHAT Part of a thrilling two-part exhibition, the exhibition showcases two leading and widely-admired Chinese artists, Chen Yingjie and Huang Yulong. Chen has long been influenced by Chinese traditional culture, materialising the concepts of essence, qi and spirit, which audiences can appreciate through his animal paintings that convey the vigour of life and the force…
WHAT A pioneering figure in the Hong Kong contemporary art scene since the 1990s, and furthermore previously a professor at the Department of Fine Art at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for 27 years, Kurt Chan fuses the ideologies in Chinese calligraphy with the style of cold abstraction to form a hybrid creative voice.…
WHAT As a continuation of Alisan Fine Arts’ 40th anniversary celebration, the ninth solo exhibition at the gallery of renowned Chinese diaspora artist, Chao Chung-Hsiang (1919-1991), traces the development of artist’s works from classical Chinese paintings to powerful black and white abstract ink paintings and finally to the integration of the East & West to…
WHAT An exhibition organised in collaboration with Goodman Gallery, this is Johannesburg-based William Kentridge’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong. The exhibition takes its title from a new 6-metre-wide triptych with collages African maps and archival documents. Featuring hand-woven mohair tapestries that Marguerite Stephens’s weaving studio translated from the artist’s designs, the presentation weaves together…
WHAT As Jules de Balincourt’s first solo exhibition with Pace since he joined the gallery in 2021, this is also his first solo presentation in Hong Kong since 2012. Known internationally for his colourful, radiant paintings that meditate on the social, political, and cultural dynamics of a globalised world, the twelve paintings in the show…
WHAT Acclaimed Chinese artist Yue Minjun’s first collaboration with the gallery, the exhibition sees the artist’s remarkable return after a 10-year hiatus. In addition to his iconic ‘Laughter’ series that audiences will no doubt be familiar with, a new ‘Flower’ series is also presented. Inspired by his extended stay in Yunnan province in 2020, the series spells a…
WHAT The new solo show by the NY and Beijing-based artist presents the rapid shifts in society and the displacement in our reality in the form of mixed-media works on canvas. She showcases a variety of evocative images such as cityscapes and extra-terrestrial entities to reference the invasion of technology in our everyday lives. The…
WHAT This focus exhibition showcases the works of two boundary-breaking Japanese artists who belonged to the Gutai Art Association, a pioneering post-war avant-garde group. While the adventurous works of Ryuji Tanaka from the late 1950s incorporate unconventional materials into the traditional Nihonga practice, Kazuo Shiraga’s pursuit of action painting captures the spirit of the Gutai…
WHAT The exhibition features the work of two diaspora artists, Siah Armajani and Rasheed Araeen from the 1970s, mirroring their personal experiences in an unfamiliar culture. From photography, painting to sculpture, the two artists present honed, idiosyncratic expressions as non-Europeans, responding to socio-political phenomena deeply rooted in their respective societies – Iran and Pakistan. WHY…
WHAT Wang Gongyi’s newest solo exhibition showcases paintings inspired by juxtaposing softness with wildness of nature. Inspired by her observations of the wilderness landscapes in Portland and Lake Tahoe, she uses vivid imagery and colour to create an evocative forest setting. WHY Through the shades of green and blue, the artist recreates the warmth that…
WHAT The exhibition is a presentation of works by seven Hong Kong artists, and viewers get to witness the theme of emotional gymnasium AKA ‘emo gym’ showcased in a variety of different forms and mediums. The artists examine the vulnerability of our current times with regards to relationships, technology, and institutions, representing these emotions in…
