Whitestone Gallery
Current and Past Events
Ay-O: Nijitsukai
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT With a career spanning over 6 decades, the esteemed Japanese artist has established himself as a pioneering force in the art world. As a member of the Fluxus movement, his artworks transcend traditional boundaries, engaging all five senses and merging seamlessly with their surroundings. Known for his dynamic and multi-sensory approach to art, Ay-O…
Baby Blue
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT In his solo exhibition, the British artist experiments with several mediums, including ceramics, paintings and video installations. The exhibition is an exploration of his childhood memories and the essence of creativity. Through his multi-layered works that combine realism and abstraction, he addresses the issues of information oversaturation and the consequences of technology’s rapid advancements…
Action!
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT The duo exhibition showcases the works of two renowned Japanese post-war artists, who were members of the avant-garde Gutai Art Association - the first radical postwar artistic movement in Japan. The works on view create a new art-historical dialogue with fresh approaches to matter and individuation, highlighting the Gutai spirit and legacy by tracing…
De/construct
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT This is a group exhibition to showcase how the 3 featured artists express their unique interpretations of life and approaches to Eastern philosophy, including the aura and energy of life. They deconstruct concepts and avant-garde ideas to diversify the way of reading a painting by carrying out unique experiments on artistic practice, gesture and…
Kazuyuki Futagawa Solo Exhibition
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT A solo presentation by the Japanese artist (b.1954), the exhibition is a series of paintings inspired by the natural beauty of Yakushima Island, known for its captivating mossy forests. With his background in nihonga (traditional Japanese painting using minerals and pigments), the artist’s oeuvres explore the relationship between humans and nature. The subject matter…
The Philosophers: ETSU EGAMI x JY
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHO Etsu Egami, JY WHAT Etsu Egami and JY are two young and contemporary artists who have collaborated on multiple works. Etsu Egami is a Japanese artist whose works combine oil painting and traditional Japanese ink painting. In her distinctive style, she explores the relationship between the individual and the surrounding world. JY, on the…
Whirlwind: Informel to Gutai
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT This group exhibition focusing on Japanese contemporary art highlights the works of some of the most significant artists within the genre. A majority of the works are considered part of the pioneering art that came about the era of liberation and the post-war era. After World War II, many artists began to question conventional…
Contrasting Confluences
Whitestone Gallery 7-8/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, CentralWHAT The exhibition is a joint show to present the works of French artists, Clément Denis and Fabien Verschaere, and Japanese artist Karen Shiozawa. Clément Denis investigates the barriers of communication, deploying plural works including mosaic and painting, bringing the art of an artistic practice at the crossroads of human condition. Fabien Verschaere follows the…
