White Cube
Current and Past Events
Jessica Rankin: Sky Sound
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT The exhibition presents new works by the Australian artist, marking her first solo show in Asia. Incorporating both geometric and organic forms, the new compositions explore both interior spaces and cosmic realms. Her art intertwines personal, fictional, and historical voices, blending word and image in a lyrical dance. WHY The artist's early textile works,…
Lee Jin Woo
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT Adhering to the principles of minimal gesture, formal repetition, and humbling physical labor, the Paris-based Korean artist's art extends from Dansaekhwa, a movement that emerged in the 1970s, including renowned Korean painters Park Seo-Bo and Lee Ufan. Immersed in traditional Korean aesthetics, his works embody philosophical inquiry and artistic intuition. The exhibition also features…
Here on Earth
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHO Louise Giovanelli WHAT As the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong by the British artist, the presentation delves into the interplay between representation and materiality, as well as figuration and abstraction. Her works explore the depth and history of painting as a system of representation, offering a compelling exploration of the medium's significance. WHY…
Léon Wuidar
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHO Léon Cuidar WHAT Marking the artist’s inaugural show in Asia, the acclaimed Belgian abstract painter brings a solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper. Chronicling his remarkable 60-year career, the selection spans from the early 1960s to the present day, uniting his exuberant simplicities of form with his distinctive, exacting technical precision. Additionally,…
Signs
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT The exhibition showcases the works of the late Dutch-born, Belgian artist (1921-2012), whose technique of layering paint culminates in canvases that are sculptural in nature. From a career that began from figuration and cubist geometric abstraction, his style veers towards the abstract. His creative process involves building up layers, demonstrating the fusion of artistic…
Bitter Apples
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT 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…
New Moroism
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT This exhibition features the works of an emerging generation of artists whose roots are in Asia - Michael Ho, Chris Huen Sin Kan, Timothy Lai, and Su Yu-Xin. The title of this exhibition was inspired by the Japanese morotai style, with ‘moro’ meaning vague or indistinct. This idea is used to explore the personal…
Deep Dive
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT In this first exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, the British-Nigerian artist presents a series of works, either oil on canvas or acrylic on board - orange-themed curvilinear paintings that depict near life-size figures. The artist draws inspiration from a number of influences, specifically from his heritage and background. His works are full of African,…
Green Flags
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT Born in Germany, the artist studied under Joseph Beuys at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, and began his career-long exploration of the expressive potential of art’s fundamental building blocks – line, form, colour and material. As a student, he was inspired by Kazimir Malevich’s theory of Suprematism, which rejected all representational imagery in favour of the ‘supremacy…
Sofabilder / Sofa Pictures
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT ‘Sofabilder / Sofa Pictures’ is the newest exhibition at the gallery by one of Germany’s most celebrated artists, Georg Baselitz. In this exhibition, the artist presents recent paintings and drawings that focus on the central motif of the nude female form, which is loosely based on his wife, Elke. For these works, the artist…
Half of a Yellow Sun
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT Ibahim Mahama’s first exhibition in Hong Kong and China, the exhibition features new fabric paintings, where the artist explores the history of materials, commerce, and cultural identity. The title is drawn from a novel by Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, referencing ideas of freedom. The collaged sections of material in these works are synonymous…
….)( of, a clearing
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT Cerith Wyn Evans continues to explore perception through the transposition of form, presenting new installation, sculpture, painting and sound work. Conceiving the gallery as a form of ‘vernacular temple’, the artist draws on several key moments of Modernism, namely from Frank Stella’s (b.1936) ‘Black painting’ series, and Lucio Fontana’s (1899-1968) ‘Concetto spaziale’ aesthetic. …
His Own Worst Enemy
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT On view in Asia for the first time, five sculptures from Hirst’s ‘Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable’ series are presented alongside another new series of paintings titled ‘The Revelations’ (2021). The works from the former is based on the fictional discovery of an ancient shipwreck, weaving fantasy, mythology, and history. Cast in…
UNBUILT
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT WE KNOW This is the Japanese artist’s first show in Greater China. It includes works from 1987 to 2020, and highlights his continued focus on imaginary architecture and ambient landscapes of indeterminate periods – a blend of the industrial, fantastical, archaic, and futuristic. Beginning with sketches from found images, Nomata’s images are transformed over…
Spinning in the Desert
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT WE KNOW Born in 1973 in Indonesia where she continues to live and work, Ay Tjoe began her career making graphic works, specifically intaglio dry point prints and textiles. Her diverse body of works now encompass painting, drawing, sculpture, and large-scale installations. She addresses themes of philosophy and spirituality, focusing on the human condition,…
Presence/Absence
White Cube 50 Connaught Road, CentralWHAT WE KNOW American artist, Bruce Nauman, is regarded as one of the key figures of contemporary art. You may know him as the artist behind those flashing neon signs at modern art museums, but his practice spans a surprisingly large range - from sculpture to video, and from printmaking and photography to performance. ‘I’ve never been able to stick to…
