Galerie du Monde (gdm)
Current and Past Events
Wang Gongyi: Selected Works 2020 – 2024
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT The respected Chinese artist (b.1946) is known for using charcoal to imbue strength in her marks, made against a background of ink, watercolour and acrylic. Presenting 11 important works created between 2020-2024, the artist's 4th exhibition at the gallery features the artist's wild cursive calligraphy and her iconic 'Winsor Blue' series and 'Leaves of…
Tang Kwong San: Rootstock
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT The local artist's (b. 1992) much-anticipated first solo exhibition with the gallery uses the bauhinia plant as the main motif. Through graphite drawings, oil paintings, handmade objects, photography, and installations, the artist's new series of works navigates between deconstruction and reconstruction, examining how the tissues of our identities are splintered and joined. Through found…
ZHENG CHONGBIN: Immeasurable Things
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHO Zheng Chongbin WHAT As one of China's preeminent young experimental ink painters in the 1980's, the artist embraces the concept of a constantly evolving world, characterised by the continual coalescence and dissipation of matter and energy. His art systematically explores and deconstructs both classical Chinese ink traditions and Western pictorial abstraction conventions. The current…
Old Landscape: Lightning, Water and Rocks
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT This is a solo exhibition featuring a dynamic body of new works by the respected Hong Kong artist, from ink and mixed media paintings to an immersive video installation and 3D-print sculptures. Inspired by Chinese landscape painting and the concept of Taoism, the artist's works transcend traditional formats, pushing the boundaries of artistic expression.…
The Inner Light or the Expression of Color
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT 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…
you gave me everything
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT In her third exhibition with the gallery, the Canadian-Chinese artist (b.1980) uses landscape as a metaphor for the intangible forces that drive human beings from within. With her distinct visual language and personal narrative, she draws inspiration from her daily life experiences, her relationships, and her curiosity of the beauty and complexities of nature…
You Will Be Remembered.
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT Acclaimed for her deep exploration of basic configurations, diverse expressive practices, and experimentation with mediums, the California-based American artist conveys her felt concerns through the interdependent form and content of abstract compositions. What is evident is her sustained interest, study, and admiration of quilt-making techniques, stained glass constructions, and thoughtful design patterns. Her second…
Ink – A Witness to Millenia
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT 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…
Wang Gongyi Solo Exhibition
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT 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…
Exposé
Galerie du Monde (gdm) 108 Ruttonjee House, 11 Duddell Street, CentralWHAT WE KNOW With a background in Chinese ink painting, Taiwanese artist Wu Chi-Tsung dedicates his practice to experimenting with traditional methods. Entranced by the relationship between light and time, Wu began experimenting with cyanotype, a photographic technique that involves soaking traditional Xuan paper in a photo-sensitive solution, crumbling them, then exposing them to sunlight.…
