WHAT The local Hong Kong artist’s solo show is a presentation of landscape paintings - some natural-looking and others seemingly from a dreamland. The exhibition consists of three themes: ‘different’, ‘colour’, and ‘fair’ - all coalescing to symbolise a marketplace consisting of a myriad of colours. WHY The artist draws inspiration from the changes and…
WHAT The Hong Kong artist and photographer’s exhibition is a presentation of ink and ceramic pieces depicting sea animals. It is meant to call to mind the simpler lives of those who live as one with the sea. Searching for the type of freedom that comes from being in the present moment - such as…
WHAT This sixth edition in the exhibition series, which premiered in 2015, presents dialogues in paintings, sculptures, and photographs completed between the early 2000s and today. The series itself is meant to showcase the vast international talent of the gallery and explores the way that globalisation can dissolve cultural differences and introduce new interpretations of…
WHAT The respected Hong Kong-based artist (b. 1980) received training in Chinese calligraphy and ink painting from an early age, later establishing a reputation as a contemporary artist known for using mixed media. He continues to create thought-provoking art that challenges traditional ideas, and encourages dialogue about contemporary issues. The current exhibition is testament to…
WHAT The exhibition is the third and final chapter in the gallery’s exhibition series, ‘signals…瞬息’. It is the culmination of the three part series that unfolded over six months and featured 25 artists and collectives in a dialogue with an experimental display structure. This final chapter explores both historical and contemporary migratory movements in the…
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 Known for her figurative style focusing on the relationship between nature and culture, the French-born US-based artist’s first exhibition in Greater China features paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and her first film. This film is a Surrealist narrative that incorporates props the artist sculpted herself. New works feature motifs of birds, insects, and tropical…
