David Zwirner
Current and Past Events
Ruth Asawa: Doing is Living
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT The exhibition is a presentation of sculptures and works on paper by the late renowned American artist (1926–2013) - the first solo show in Greater China. Known primarily for her abstract looped-wire sculptures inspired by natural and organic forms, she has also created an extensive body of works on paper, including abstract and figurative…
Scott Kahn: Once in a Blue Moon
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT The American artist is known for his commitment to figurative expression for over 5 decades, using a distinctive formal language to capture the simultaneous beauty and banality of the world. His first solo exhibition in Asia presents new paintings focused on various full moons from the lunar calendar, exploring their rich symbolism. The show…
Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT Marking the late Italian-Brazilian artist's (1900–1995) first presentation in Asia, this exhibition coincides with Lorenzato’s inclusion in the present 60th Venice Biennale. Although he studied for a brief period at the Reale Accademia delle Arti in Vicenza in 1925, the artist was mostly self-taught, and he developed his technical proficiency in painting through a…
WOLFGANG TILLMANS: The Point Is Matter
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHO Wolfgang Tillmans WHAT The exhibition is the German photographer’s (b.1968) first exhibition in Hong Kong since 2018, and marks his 5th show with the gallery. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations. The exhibition brings together a wide range of…
Field Signs
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT The renowned German artist’s second solo show at the gallery’s Hong Kong location is a presentation of new paintings, following his 2021 exhibition at the New York location. Widely celebrated as one of the most influential figurative painters working today, the artist is known for richly-coloured and elaborate paintings that contain a repertoire of…
Rirkrit Tiravanija: The Shop
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHO Rirkrit Tiravanija WHAT The New York-based contemporary artist (b. 1961) is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but was raised in Thailand, Ethiopia, and Canada. He is known for his conceptual performances and installations that often invite audience participation and aim to create a sense of community. His first show since being represented by the…
Men from the Sixties
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT 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, CentralWHAT 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…
Primary Colors
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT 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…
BLÄTTERRAUSCH II
David Zwirner 5/F-6/F H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, CentralWHAT WE KNOW German artist Neo Rauch’s works are characterised by their unique combination of figurative imagery and abstraction, featuring his human and animal characters in familiar-looking but imaginary settings. They seemingly suggest a narrative intent, but closer scrutiny always reveals surrealist elements, prolonging the viewer’s gaze. His treatment of scale is disproportionate and nonsensical,…
