Running through March 14, this two-part presentation, Against the Grid and Against the Grid - 2.0, creates a vital dialogue between pioneering artists who transformed late-20th-century art and a radical new generation of Chinese artists. 

This dual exhibition argues that the avant-garde impulse to dismantle, warp, and reimagine rigid structures is not confined to history but is a living, evolving force. The project traces a lineage of artistic resistance from those who confronted the architectural, social, and conceptual dogmas of the last century to those grappling with the pervasive realities of new technology and digital narratives today.

Against the Grid, presented in the gallery’s 20th Century art space, assembles seminal works by internationally renowned pioneers. The exhibition pays tribute to visionary artists who permanently expanded the horizons of creative expression by confronting technological saturation, spiritual commodification, and socio-economic systems of their time. 

In direct dialogue, Against the Grid - 2.0 occupies DE SARTHE’s contemporary space. This exhibition features a radical cohort of a younger generation of Chinese artists who investigate present-day social narratives conceived under the effects of new technology. True to the avant-garde tradition inherited from their forebears, these artists push against the emerging grids of the digital age, exploring identity, community, and perception within our hyper-connected world.

Gallery address: 2/F, Block A, Vita Tower, 29 Wong Chuk Hang Road