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Noir & Blanc: A Story of Photography
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHO Various artists WHAT The thematic exhibition examines black-and-white photography as a time-honoured medium of art by presenting over 250 important photographs from BnF’s collection, complemented by over 30 photographs from the museum’s own collection. Comprising an extensive display of influential works dating from 1915 to 2019, the presentation explores the enduring aesthetics of black-and-white…
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Primitive
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHO Apichatpong Weerasethakul WHAT Immerse yourself in the world of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a celebrated Thai filmmaker and artist. The presentation is an ambitious multi-platform project that delves into the socio-political landscape of Thailand. It comprises video installations, photographs and drawings, immersing viewers in the narratives of the people from Nabua, a village in North-east Thailand.…
Knitting Conversations
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHO Movana Chen WHAT This monumental installation by the Hong Kong artist reflects on female labour, personal and shared memories, material transformation, and time. Originally conceived as a participatory work, audience members were invited to contribute to the work by bringing along a treasured book. Chen transforms books by shredding the books’ pages, abstracting and…
Hong Hong Hong
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT The exhibition showcases the avant-garde Japanese artist’s (b.1931) works from the 1950s to the 2000s, complemented by a selection of works by the artist and his fellow compatriots from the Fluxus movement of 1960s New York. Widely known as the ‘rainbow artist’, the vibrant colours have become the artist’s signature style, and the show…
Lauren O –The Greatest Levitator in the Polyhedric Cosmos of Time
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHY Showcased at the Hong Kong Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (2022), the exhibition is now open to audiences at M+ with an adapted and site-responsive presentation. The exhibition stages Su’s research about Lauren O, an enigmatic figure with the power of levitation who played an instrumental role…
Beeple: HUMAN ONE
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT The professional moniker of Mike Winkelmann, Beeple is a leading digital artist and designer active over the past twenty years. His rapid rise to public prominence in recent years helped to highlight the growing influence of digitally generated art. The current exhibition is a kinetic video sculpture, which shows the first human born inside…
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT Known for her uncompromising avant-garde vision, this exhibition is a culmination of all of the renowned Japanese artist's different aesthetics and works throughout her career. It narrates the story of her life and work, foregrounding her longing for interconnection and the profound questions about existence that drive her creative explorations. The retrospective starts with…
Vision in Motion
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT Pakistan-born, Mumbai-based Nalini Malani works at the intersection of film, video, installation, painting, and performance. She is internationally renowned for her reverse paintings and immersive multimedia installations which often combine personal narrative with motifs from folklore, classical literature, and mythology to reflect on the collective trauma of the disenfranchised. Three major artworks are featured:…
Asian Field
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT In 2003, British artist Antony Gormley invited around 300 people of all ages from Xiangshan village (now Huadong Town in Guangzhou city) to make approximately 200,000 clay figurines over five days. There were three simple instructions: each figurine had to be hand-sized, capable of standing up, and have two eyes. Otherwise, each maker was…
Hong Kong: Here and Beyond
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT Told through individual and collective histories, the exhibition captures the city’s transformation from the post-war decades to the present day. Divided into four chapters: Here, Identities, Places, and Beyond, the exhibition presents the visual culture of Hong Kong through multiple and intersecting perspectives, mirroring the dynamism of the city itself. WHY Home to ground-breaking artists,…
M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation
M+ 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, West KowloonWHAT The M+ Sigg collection surveys the cultural dynamism of contemporary China from the early 1970s to the present. China’s open-door policy of 1978 began an era of profound social and economic change. Cities across the country grew into global commercial centres affecting the everyday lives of millions of people. Amidst China’s rise on the world…
