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MYONGHI KANG: The Rebirth of Nature
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHO Myonghi Kang WHAT The Korean artist (b.1947) is known for her vibrant cosmic paintings that project a powerful call to reconnect with the natural world. Taking inspiration from esteemed masters such as J.M.W. Turner, Gustave Courbet, and Paul Cézanne, while embracing the spirit of traditional Chinese painters, Kang's art transcends the boundaries of time…
Whispers of the Soul
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHAT Co-curated by Arthur de Villepin and Olivier Kaeppelin, this is the first presentation of the Australian-born American painter in Hong Kong. Carroll's work is characterised by a quiet visual language, subtle colouring, and inconspicuous materials, which reflect his search for belonging and his desire to slow down and observe the world around him. The…
Anselm Kiefer: Golden Age
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHAT In the renowned German artist’s newest exhibition, he depicts and celebrates the stories of mythology that surround the Golden Age. In time with Hong Kong’s reopening of its borders, the gallery hopes to usher in a ‘Golden Age’ of its own through this beacon of restarting. Created between 2020 to 2022, a large-scale installation…
The Loss of Human Face?
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHAT How have artists used the human face to reflect the truths behind the visage of humanity? The exhibition features twenty works, highlighting masterpieces by Francis Bacon in dialogue with contemporary artists Adrian Ghenie, Zeng Fanzhi, George Condo, and Yukimasa Ida. Igniting a conversation between the past and the present, the exhibition explores the significance…
The Eternal Return to China
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHAT Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) worked primarily in oil, watercolour, and ink, also occasionally creating engravings and lithographs. Arriving in Paris in 1948, Zao was inspired and enlightened by the French capital, and the admiration of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) during his formative years evolved, and throughout his artistic career he…
MYONGHI KANG
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHAT WE KNOW Born in 1947 in Taegou, South Korea, Kang arrived in France in 1972. Having grown up during the Korean war, the young artist found solace in the books and paintings of European masters as well as in the natural world; to Kang, looking at nature was a way to avoid looking at war.…
The Art of Hope: New School of Paris
Villepin 53-55 Hollywood Road, CentralWHAT WE KNOW The New School of Paris, a group of artists who became active after World War II, was part of a generation who survived the horror of war with a vivid image of life and death. To these painters, art was their utmost passion and livelihood; upon the end of the war, they…
