GAROME is delighted to announce our upcoming exhibition ‘Echoes of Space’, a group exhibition showcasing works of three Hong Kong artists - photographer Laurence Lai, ink artist Lop Yan and painter TTS (the tiny smile). Coming from different generations and artistic backgrounds, each of these artists presents a selection of works that explore the importance of abstraction and space, inviting the spectator to immerse into the eternal fluidity of artistic languages.

Venue address: 902, Floor 9, Bonham Centre, 79 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan

Hong Kong Resonance unites the artistic expression of Elsa Jeandedieu, Sylvain Holtermann, and Takeshi Shikama, creating a captivating tapestry that reflects the city's vibrant soul.

Surrounded by the energy of Hong Kong's bustling cityscape, Jeandedieu has been inspired in her quest for inner serenity. As she navigates the fast-paced rhythm of her artist life, she strives to find a resonating frequency that harmonises with nature.

Sylvain Holtermann is a French photographer who uses film and digital photography to explore a variety of familiar and unfamiliar territories through a poetic outlook largely influenced by the works of painters. Living in Hong Kong since 1995, his themes include the beauty of empty spaces, the resilience of nature in the city, and the resonance of time and elements in the landscape.

Hong Kong possesses diverse facets beyond its modern skyscrapers. As Takeshi Shikama became increasingly accustomed to the city, he discovered the richness of greenery, the profoundness of nature, and the interconnectedness of all living beings. One winter morning, guided by the wisdom path, Shikama came across the majestic Buddha statue veiled by a misty atmosphere. In those serene moments, he clicked the shutter of his camera, hoping to capture the tranquil landscape.

Gallery address: 8/F, The Loft, E. Wah Factory Building, Wong Chuk Hang

SENS Gallery is pleased to announce “Dancing into Spring”, a solo exhibition featuring new works by Dutch artist Bart Kok. This exhibition marks Bart Kok’s second solo show with the gallery, having previously debuted his works in Asia with SENS Gallery’s ‘An Acorn Fell On My Head’ exhibition in December 2022. The show features work created between 2023 and 2024, highlighting the distinct blue tones of the woodlands in Kok’s paintings to portray the arrival of the spring season.

Kok’s work blurs the lines between the corporeal and the fantastical, featuring distinctive, abundant landscapes that emanate feelings of vitality. Upon a closer look, it can be observed that each painting is decorated with a variety of patterns that encapsulate the otherworldly landscape. Despite the similarities in the colour tones and hues of his earlier works, Kok utilizes these characteristics to create a refreshing outlook of the world, particularly where life comes anew with the arrival of spring. In contrast, these same blue and cerulean tones of his earlier works highlight the coming of winter; the dark blues emanate the comings of the cold weather. Like his previous series, Kok explores his fascination with the mysteries of life – the quiet felt between the trees, and the stillness of lakes in lush nature, encapsulates these feelings.

Gallery address: 1908 Landmark South, 39 Yip Kan Street Wong Chuk Hang

For French May Arts Festival 2024, Oi Ling Art Gallery has selected 4 outstanding local Hong Kong Chinese artists whose artworks focus on the subject matter of identity, origin, and the quest to find the meaning to life - ideas and philosophies previously explored by several of the French Impressionist artists, indeed both Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.

Both Fan Hong Bin and Tian Yan Hua are grounded in traditional Chinese ink techniques but have developed non-traditional colour schemes to help them express their spiritual thoughts on religion and ways to find inner peace. 

Wing Chan and Cassian Lau by contrast, have an entirely different orientation. Wing Chan is a photographer. He uses his camera to capture the dynamic and different nuances of urban society. He then creates montages that speak beyond the aesthetic but also show the various rhythms and landscapes of an urban society. Similarly, Cassian Lau uses his art to comment on the different phenomena he observes in the modern world. Often his attention is drawn to the hypocrisy and shallowness of a society that focuses too much on materialism.  He uses black outlines, exaggeration and words to augment his artworks. His work is colourful, decorative, fun, and comedic. 

Gallery address: Shop 2, G/F, 123 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Odds and Ends is pleased to present Of Other Spaces: Heterotopia, a two-person exhibition featuring works by French artists Barbara Penhouët and Vinent Ruffin. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with RHK STUDIO and will be on view from 2 May to 8 June 2024.

Of Other Spaces: Heterotopia explores concepts of emplacement and heterotopia theorised by French philosopher Michel Foucault, through contemporary paintings by Penhouët and Ruffin. The exhibition draws parallels between modes of meaning-making in the pictorial plane and sense-making in our reality, exploring the creations of illusion and otherness in both art historical and social contexts. Conceived as an open-ended question, rather than an answer, the exhibition aims to dissect our ever-changing world through the painted lens of two contemporary artists. Their practices oscillate between abstraction and figuration, attesting to the vitality of the painted medium and the reciprocal transformations that take place between philosophy and art.

Gallery address: 7/F, 111 Queen's Road West,  Sheung Wan

In December 2022, Touch Gallery hosted my solo exhibition, showcasing the mental images I have continually explored since 1966. Apart from a few practices works from the 1960s, most are ink paintings in various artistic styles that I started from 1970. This presented the path of my learning in art and the mind of the development of new ink creations.

In the new century, I have been developing text landscape painting for more than 20 years, integrating calligraphy with the landscape into a unique style. In 2018, I returned to the simplest geometric compositions for landscapes, “proudly reciting and singing with pines and quiet flowers,” seeking a tranquil state of mind amidst the turmoil of the world.

After turning eighty, I rediscovered my original intention, freely cultivating it that I have tended for 50 years. This May, I will share my achievements with everyone at my solo exhibition in Touch Gallery.

 Gallery address: Shop 103 & 202, 1-2/F, Block 3 Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, Central

From the classical to the modern era, still life painting has evolved beyond mere imitation into a sophisticated art form. This exhibition juxtaposes a sixteenth-century Flemish still life by Wouter Mertens with modernist interpretations by Sanyu, Bernard Cathelin, and Pierre Boncompain, as well as works by other contemporary artists. Spanning eras and styles, these pieces invite viewers to appreciate the genre's ongoing vitality and capacity to expand creative possibilities within its deceptively simple subject matter.

Gallery address: 01-G04 to G05, G/F, Headquarters Block, Tai Kwun, Central

The artist evokes the viewers' visual experience and emotions through colours and their relationships. The rhythmic interplay of colours becomes a dynamic silent poetry, intensely captivating the viewers' souls. This exhibition, featuring the works of Cang Yuan, who resides in France, French artist Marc Tanguy and Jean‒Baptiste Née depict both outward and inward poetic expressions.

Marc Tanguy focuses on portraying the poetic essence of nature. He skillfully imbues his depicted landscapes with romanticism, rendering them mysterious, splendid, and liberated from fixed forms. The result is a near-abstract representation, giving birth to fantastical scenery. On the other hand, Cang Yuan turns inward, seeking the poetry of memory and conscious existence. The undulating lines seem to freeze certain entanglements, representing the artist's introspective reevaluation of their own life. Jean‒Baptiste Née was immersed in the depiction of mountains, rain, and snow. The subjects he portrayed always exhibited a subtle poetic quality. Under his brush, mountain ranges and clouds take on a unique vitality, imbued with philosophical significance. Through their artwork, the artists write poems of life itself.

Gallery address: 2/F, New World Tower II, 18 Queen's Road Central

During the month of May 2024, Opera Gallery Hong Kong presents Feng Xiao-Min: Brush of Light. An exhibition of luminous abstract landscapes, Brush of Light features shimmering scenes painted by French-Chinese artist Feng Xiao-Min that capture the tranquil moments when light appears the most hopeful. Combining calligraphic brushstrokes with Western painting techniques, his paintings are harmonious and controlled. The balanced use of colour and line reveals a mastery of form. A friend of the legendary Zao Wou-Ki, Feng Xiao-Min creates canvases that are enigmatic yet universally appealing.

Gallery address: The Galleria, Shop G08-09, Central

Step into a world where intricate craftsmanship and timeless beauty intertwine, as Galerie Koo presents A Delicate Beauty: Celebrating Cultural Heritage. This unique exhibition invites audiences to embark on a captivating journey that celebrates the harmonious fusion of Chinese paper cutting and French culture, offering a delightful blend of two forms of rich artistic heritage. 

Immerse yourself in the beauty of paper transformed into intricate works of art, where the delicate artistry of Chinese paper cutting pays homage to iconic French themes.  

A Delicate Beauty: Celebrating Cultural Heritage serves as a bridge between past and present, celebrating the enduring beauty and cultural significance of Chinese paper cutting. It invites visitors to appreciate the artistic mastery and craftsmanship, while fostering a deeper understanding of the cultural heritage it represents.  

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

The exhibition is an investigative dive into the deep waters of memory and identity. 

From ink painting to giant textile sculptures, chaussette b. shares the results of her investigation into episodic memory. Why do we remember some life events and forget others? How does the collection of our past moments shape who we are? 

During the hour–long guided tour, chaussette b. takes viewers on an intimate journey through her studio, intertwining the paths of poetry, philosophy, science, and art.

Free admission by appointment:
Email: chaussettebstudio@gmail.com
WhatsApp: 6622 9582

DE SARTHE is pleased to present Art Survivors, a solo exhibition by Hong Kong-based artist Mak2, following her major success at one of the most significant events on the art-world calendar. After a harrowing art week – an annual period during which real-world capitalist agendas are unleashed from behind the noble façade of art – the exhibition presents a chance for escape, where players of the art world may decompress via a detachment from tangible reality and a self-deprecating laugh. Featuring a first-person zombie shooting game set in an imaginary art fair as well as a new body of works on canvas titled Home From Home, the exhibition hints facetiously at the undercurrents of the art world system and congratulates those who have been able to survive thus far.

All visitors are invited to play the game.

Opening: Saturday, May 4th, 2024 (the artist will be present)

In conjunction with #SouthsideSaturday

Gallery address: 26/F, M Place, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Road

Gallery EXIT presents ‘Journey to the East’, a solo exhibition by Konstantin Bessmertny. The first solo exhibition of the celebrated Macau/Hong Kong-based artist of Russian origin with Gallery EXIT features a recent series of paintings, ceramics and objects in the artist’s signature playful style rich in classical and contemporary references from a melange of East and West cultures that is central to both the artist’s creation and being. In what Bessmertny calls his visual investigations, the context is often to be gleaned from the many details and symbols embedded in the fun yet enigmatic imagery.

Besides paintings, the exhibition also showcases works of ceramics, small sculptures and objects, again overwhelmed with the same visual elements and intellectual humour and satire. ‘Hand of the Philosopher’, ‘Philosophy Protects Seven Liberal Arts’, and ‘How to Make Gold at Home’ are made in the Chinese porcelain town of Jingdezhen and handpainted by the artist. The anti-monument sculpture ‘In Perpetum (Public Art Proposal)’ appears also in ‘Grobianus et Grobiania (Natarajasana will Save the World)’. More than just decorative forms, Bessmertny’s art offers multiple levels of reading that both challenge and amuse, where contemporary commentary mixes with artistic and historical allusions.

Gallery address: 3/F, 25 Hing Wo Street, Tin Wan, Aberdeen

An enchanting exhibition of Cartier jewellery pieces accompanied by their sketches. This experience allows audiences to explore not only the final piece but also the design journey leading up to its creation.

Free admission by appointment:
info@palaisroyalhongkong.com

Mon–Fri 11 am–6 pm

Book signing by the author, Olivier Bachet: 07.06.2024 (Fri)

Venue address: 1701–1702 Chinachem Hollywood Centre

Alisan Fine Arts is excited to present the fifth solo exhibition of the world-renowned French-Chinese artist Yang Jiechang, corresponding with Hong Kong M+’s exhibition of Yang's monumental series, Hundred Layers of Ink and Tale of the 11th Day, this year. The gallery’s exhibition, curated by the esteemed Dr. Martina Köppel-Yang, will exhibit Yang’s famous Flower and Bird Paintings, including the ink series: For Bada and the colour-on-silk series: Tale of the 11th Day. 

Yang is considered one of the most outstanding contemporary artists emerging from China after the Cultural Revolution. One of his main goals is to integrate Chinese traditional painting, aesthetics and thought in a contemporary context. In 1989, his iconic Hundred Layers of Ink series was selected for the important exhibition Magiciens de la Terre at Centre Pompidou in Paris, garnering him tremendous attention in the international art scene. Since then, he has lived in Paris and Heidelberg.

Gallery address: 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central

The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) announced the 30 artists shortlisted for The 2024 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Asia’s most coveted award in contemporary art. As well as providing artists with international recognition, The Prize raises substantial funds to support SAF’s Make It Better (MIB) programme, which has been providing expressive arts workshops for children living in Hong Kong’s most disadvantaged communities since 2013.

The finalist artworks were shortlisted from 362 entries by 171 artists, nominated into The Prize by 55 independent professionals. The finalists themselves hail from 15 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific, with Hong Kong being the most strongly represented with 9 artists shortlisted. Nearly two-thirds of the shortlisted artists are women, a first for the Prize. The full list of finalists can be viewed overleaf or by clicking here. Notable Prize alumni include Etsu Egami, Rashid Rana, Lindy Lee, Yang Yongliang, Adrian Wong, Chow Chun Fai, Qi Zhilong, Stephen Wong, Alvin Ong, Rithika Merchant, and Alex Seton.

The 30 finalists’ artworks will be shown and can be voted on, both in person and online, during a free public exhibition at H Queen's in Central from 8-16 May 2024. Younger visitors can explore the exhibition's key themes with a special self-guided activity, developed by SAF’s experienced art therapists and programme facilitators to promote family bonding and self-discovery through art.

A black ink pen and paper always at hand, Gérard Henry explores, observes, and captures the essence of Hong Kong in his intricate, delicate, and highly detailed drawings. He offers us his vision of the city which is both poetic and warm.  

What began as a form of meditation became a daily ritual in his life – an avid stroller and a quiet spectator, he puts down illustrated reflections, musings, and contemplations on paper.

In his portraits, Henry reveals the personality of his friends through their home or studio and the paraphernalia they surround themselves with. He feels that where a person lives is a projection of their inner self. Drawing and writing are, for him, two complementary ways of archiving the city. Most of Henry's sketches are reflections on Hong Kong's intangible spirit, its festivals, and its traditions. 

Hong Kong: Between Mountains and Sea is an exhibition of Henry's drawings presented like a visual diary. They reflect his involvement in the art scene and strong connection to the city – a real testament to his deep affection for Hong Kong. 

Soluna Fine Art is proud to present In Between Islands, the third solo exhibition of the Korean contemporary artist Park Yoon-Kyung with the gallery. After relocating to Jeju Island, known for its breathtaking landscapes, Park’s latest artworks draw inspiration from the island’s stunning scenery, rich culture, and unique dialects. Through vibrant colors and vigorous brush strokes, Park conveys the connection and communication between humans and the natural world, expressing her admiration for the beauty of nature. Park’s mastery in painting on translucent surfaces and creating three-dimensional installations with frames goes beyond the boundaries of traditional canvases. In this exhibition, the gallery space is transformed into an archipelago, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the artwork from various perspectives. Delve into the captivating world of In Between Islands, where nature and emotions intertwine in an artistic embrace.

Artist Walkthrough: 9 May (Thursday) 5 pm

Opening Reception: 9 May (Thursday) 6 - 8 pm

Gallery address: G/F, 52 Sai Street, Sheung Wan

Tai Kwun Contemporary is proud to present a major survey exhibition by the US-born artist Bruce Nauman, one of the most influential artists working today. Curated in collaboration with the Bruce Nauman Studio, and based primarily on works from the Pinault Collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as loans from Tate, The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Dia Art Foundation, and The Sonnabend Collection Foundation, Tai Kwun Contemporary's exhibition takes the form of a survey covering aspects of the artist's entire career, and is the first show of this kind to be presented in Asia.

With elements drawn from Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies, first shown at Punta Della Dogana, Venice, in 2021, the Tai Kwun Contemporary exhibition revisits fundamental elements ever-present in the artist's portfolio, from the artist's early neons to the recent Contrapposto series, along with drawings, large-scale sculptural and sound installations spanning more than six decades of the artist's practice. Curated by Carlos Basualdo, Marion Boulton 'Kippy' Stroud Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Caroline Bourgeois, Chief Curator at the Pinault Collection, and Pi Li, Head of Art at Tai Kwun, the exhibition will be on view from 15 May to 18 August 2024.

Bruce Nauman, Contrapposto Studies, I Through VII (2015–2016). Seven-channel video (colour, sound). © 2024 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Venue address: JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun, Central

Celebrating our 11th year, Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong will be back in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre this May 2024.

This year, we are celebrating our city’s charm with contemporary art, amazing programme partners, and brand new installations.   

We can’t wait to welcome you into our world of art, style, and creativity. Explore our curated selection of contemporary art, and we hope to see you soon!

Buy your tickets!

Hall 1E, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai

A portrait of a generation.

I am proud to be who I am. I am proud of my look. I AM.

There is a phenomenon in Hong Kong where young tourists come to take photos and act like supermodels.

The vast majority are young women. From cool hip-hop style, to sweet girl-next-door style, people choose to dress up stylishly for the photos.  There are a few places in Hong Kong which are 'must-go photo spots'. People queue up to take pictures.

They respectfully wait until the previous ones have finished taking the photos before taking their place.

They strike poses, and act as professional models.

Here, the model directs the photo shoot. They have a very precise idea of the results they want to have.

The photographer is purely here to press the shutter button.  The model has full control of the images.

After a few poses, the model checks the results, gives their instructions to the photographer, and the process starts again.

It's an immutable ballet.

I invite them to pose for me, and to be models.

The session is very quick, around ten photos in a minute or two.

Cyril Delettre did 180 portraits on Peel Street, a selection of these photos will be presented. 

Gallery address: G/F, 74 Hollywood Road, Central

Kiang Malingue is pleased to present Fabien Mérelle's solo exhibition at their Sik On Street gallery space, featuring a series of intricate ink and watercolour drawings as well as sculptural works.

Fabien Mérelle is a highly talented, French artist, living and working in Paris, who creates delicately detailed drawings in black ink and watercolour. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts Academy in Paris, Mérelle received a scholarship in 2005 to attend the Beaux-Arts Academy in Xi'an, China. This trans-global opportunity enabled Mérelle to discover and perfect the use of alternative Eastern drawing techniques, such as Chinese ink. Upon his return from Asia, Mérelle was granted a residence at the prestigious Casa de Vélazquez in Madrid and in 2010 he was the first winner of the highly lauded Canson Prize. Receiving international recognition, Mérelle's exquisite work has been exhibited at The Armory Show, New York and Art Paris among other locations. His work can be found in several private and public collections, including the Daniel & Florence Guerlain Contemporary Art Foundation in Paris.

Gallery address: 10 Sik On Street, Wanchai

wamono art is excited to showcase collection objects that were introduced in two Paris exhibitions at Japonismes 2018: les âmes en resonance, a joint project between Japan and France in commemoration of the 160th anniversary of their friendship between the two countries. 

In this exhibition, some of the works and artists from Japon Japonismes. Objets inspirés, 1867-2018 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and Fendre l'air, Art du bambou au Japon in Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac will be shown. In addition, these exhibited works illustrate the wide variety of the aesthetic impressions of Japanese art. 

This group exhibition covers bamboo, glass, and urushi artists including Kazutoshi KIZAKI, Yukito NISHINAKA, Kenji TOKI, Jin MORIGAMI, Tokuzo SHONO, Kei HASEGAWA, and Masaya IKE.

Gallery address: Unit A, 10/F, Derrick Industrial Building, Wong Chuk Hang

f22 foto space is excited to present PARISIAN PASSAGES by Jean–Baptiste Millot, an exquisite photography exhibition featuring the enchanting, glass–covered shopping arcades that made their debut in nineteenth–century Paris. These passages weaved their way gracefully through the bustling city, leaving a lasting imprint on its culture, heritage, art, and architecture.

Millot captures the impressionistic beauty and timeless allure of these covered walkways, with the interplay of light and mirrors. Through his lens, he immortalises the sensual charm and serene tranquillity within these hidden gems. This series is a homage to the architectural marvel that first captivated Paris, before taking the rest of Europe by storm. 

Viewers are invited to experience the emotional journey offered by Millot's evocative imagery. Join us at f22 foto space as we dive into the fascinating history and surreal world of the Parisian Passages.

Gallery address: Shop w16 & w18, The Peninsula Arcade, Salisbury road, Kowloon

10 Chancery Lane Gallery is proud to present French artist, Laurent Martin Lo's exhibition, In the Balance, with his series of lyrical mobile sculptures made in bamboo.  

Through years of studying bamboo, Lo has come to understand its multitude of possibilities. His creativity is born out of skill and understanding of the material. His artistic palette is within the physical and sensorial virtues of bamboo – its sophisticated organic structure, energy, and spirituality. Establishing an intimate dialogue with bamboo, Lo experiments with its flexibility, resistance, density, lightness, mathematics, and poetry, a language that allows him to combine both tension and compression, creating sculptures based on movement and balance. Compositions that take over the space and establish a dialogue, where the space around the piece also becomes another defining element of the piece itself.

With his subtle, yet strong gestures, tensions, and counterweights, the artist speaks of a fragile harmony that is achieved using opposites: flexibility and strength, fullness and void, light and shadow, movement and quietness, Lo invites the spectators to begin a personal dialogue with themselves looking for calm, serenity, and the balance in nature. 

Gallery address: 10 Chancery Lane, Central

Anya Paintsil (b. 1993) is a London-based textile artist of Welsh and Ghanaian descent. 

Combining traditional hand rug making techniques with Afro hair styling methods, Paintsil’s practice is largely autobiographical. She takes inspiration from her childhood, family stories, and Welsh and Ghanaian mythologies, while exploring identity and gendered labour. Paintsil seeks to promote artistic practices historically devalued due to their associations with femininity and other marginalised groups.

Gallery address: G/F & B/F, Printing House, 6 Duddell Street, Central

24 May – 1 June: Exhibition Part 02

K-NARF & SHOKO will come back at WKM GALLERY to present all the Hong Kong workers tape-o-graphic portraits created from the March stop-over. It is a unique opportunity to see them all before they will be added to the HATARAKIMONO EXTRA-ORDINARY ARCHIVE together with hundreds of portraits of workers from all around the world.

May and June 2024 : Artist-Guided Docent Tours & Demonstration Workshops

Artist-guided docent tours will be held in conjunction with the exhibition. During these sessions, K-NARF & SHOKO will share the stories behind the HATARAKIMONO PROJECT and demonstrate their unique tape-o-graphic technique through demonstration workshops.

Date: 24, 25 May & 1 June 2024
Time: 10:00, 14:00, 16:00 (1 hour each)
Language: English supplemented with Cantonese

Gallery address: 20/F, Coda Designer Building, 62 Wong Chuk Hang Road

This exhibition of impressions from two great world cities examines what is often overlooked in busy lives: what lies beneath our feet. Artist Elizabeth Briel has impressed the characteristic hexagonal and octagonal tiles of Hong Kong and Paris into copper and paper to create urban prints directly from the city itself. This act is an interaction with architecture that will soon be destroyed and remade as part of urban renewal. Accompanying the prints are videos of the two cities' architecture and their interplay with raw materials, a meditation on what we often neglect as foundations of our lives today.

Venue address: Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre L0 Gallery

David Zwirner is pleased to announce an exhibition by American artist Merrill Wagner (b. 1935) at the gallery’s Hong Kong location. Nature will bring together a group of works that explore Wagner’s ongoing interest in process, chance, and the transformational effects of time. Working in both abstract and figurative registers, the artist moves seamlessly between these different modes of expression that for her are linked in both form and content to the natural world, each in turn informing the other. Showcasing compositions on a variety of conventional and unconventional supports, ranging from canvas, paper, slate, and stone to Plexiglas and steel, from throughout her career, the exhibition will provide an overview of Wagner’s expansive approach to her practice. This will be the artist’s second solo presentation with the gallery since the announcement of her representation in 2021, and her first in Greater China in nearly fifteen years.

Gallery address: 5–6/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central

In a wide-ranging practice spanning four decades, post-war Japanese artist Tetsumi Kudo (1935 –1990) explored the human experience, interrogating the proliferation of mass consumption and the rise of technology. His oeuvre addresses themes of colonialism, racism, social cohesion, and environmental degradation through biomorphic sculptures and assemblages incorporating found materials. Kudo’s first solo exhibition in Greater China, opening 31 May, features a selection of the artist’s signature cages made between 1966 and 1980. The worlds created inside these varied environments are intended to encourage viewers to understand themselves as part of an integrated and intricate cosmos in which nature, technology, and humanity influence each other, a system he dubbed the New Ecology.

Tetsumi Kudo© Hiroko Kudo, the Estate of Tetsumi Kudo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY /ADAGP Paris 2024Courtesy Hiroko Kudo, the Estate of Tetsumi Kudo and Hauser & Wirth

Opening reception: Friday 31 May 6 – 8 PM

Gallery address: G/F, 8 Queen’s Road Central

White Cube is pleased to present ‘Inside the White Cube: Lee Jin Woo’. Born in Korea in 1959, this Paris-based artist creates work in which the method of its making is integral to its comprehension. The process commences with the burning of wood to create charcoal and ash, which is then overlaid with hanji – a handmade Korean paper from mulberry tree bark. The surface is then pounded and scraped repeatedly with wire brushes to create abstract compositions of undulating light and shadow. 

Referencing the legacy of Korean Dansaekhwa painting, Lee’s paintings share with the movement the emphasis on materiality and ‘repeatability’, whilst also defining a new visual language. His deep respect for traditional Korean materials, as well as the space this opens up for a new wave of Korean art, unites him with the leading father Dansaekhwa painting, Park Seo-Bo.

Gallery address: 50 Connaught Road Central

Chihoi is a self-taught artist whose works materialize in paintings, comics, illustrations, and publications. He is known for his comic books Still Life (2003), The Train (2007), Hijacking – Hong Kong Comic Literature (2007), The Library (2013) and Library & I’m with my Saint (2018), and has contributed weekly comic strips Fa Fa World to Hong Kong newspaper The Sun. Chihoi’s painting and comic practices are complementary and reciprocal, the latter being a focus on conceptualization materializing into a storyboard, and the former being a reflection on reality and the act of observing.

Gallery address: 15/F, Po Chai Industrial Building, 28 Wong Chuk Hang Road

Freedom, movement, paradox, and energy are the words that best describe Antoinette Rozan and her work. Self-taught multidisciplinary artist for twenty years, creation is for her a vital expression, which she explores in two and three-dimensional formats. Paradox is the source of her strength. She sculpts in volume, yet sees with only one eye. She expresses that life is a perpetual energy in motion, yet her spine has been sealed since childhood. Her work embodies the joy of living overcoming obstacles and hardship. Anything is possible. When we are grounded in ourselves, we can fly. After all, our life force is linked to the heart – the vital source of all possibility. The great success of her first exhibition in France in 2005, along with Sin Sin Fine Art’s trust in Hong Kong, convinced her to devote herself to her art. Over the past fifteen years, her works have been shown in museums (Hong Kong Museum of Medicine and Sciences), fairs (Affordable Art Fair in Hong Kong), and public places (Cité Radieuse du Corbusier, Clinique Saint Martin in Marseille, Chateau de la Gaude in Aix en Provence, Pacific Place, and Tai Koo Place in Hong Kong). She continues to carry out numerous public and private commissions in France and China.

Gallery address: 4/F, Kin Teck Industrial Building, Wong Chuk Hang Road

JPS Gallery is delighted to present a distinctive group exhibition specially curated for French May 2024, The show invites five contemporary artists who were either born or based in France to present their unique experiences and perspectives of the world through a diverse range of mediums, scales, and concepts that reflect of their artistic prowess.  Artists Edmond Li Bellefroid, Kean, Lokz Phoenix, Ricko Leung, and Timm Blandin's artistic oeuvres are each uniquely interwoven with rich cultural influences they have acquired through their relationship with France, and this exhibition aims to offer viewers a glimpse into the diversity of contemporary French art and its impact on the world.

Gallery address: Shops 218-219, 2/F, Landmark Atrium,15 Queen’s Road Central

Presented as part of a new series of focused monographic exhibitions on historically important figures and moments, Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication features the work of the father of graphic design in Hong Kong. The exhibition celebrates Henry Steiner's (b. 1934) influential graphic language with a selection of some of his most iconic projects tracing the city’s development from the 1960s onwards.

Born in Austria in 1934, Henry Steiner immigrated to the United States where he trained at Yale University under the renowned American graphic designer Paul Rand, learning the art of storytelling through images. After moving to Hong Kong in 1961, he found the city vibrant with a complex culture, a place on the cusp of transformation into an international centre for manufacturing, trade, finance, leisure, and tourism. Organised into two sections, this exhibition will first trace Steiner’s early years and influences that underpin his distinctive style. It will then take visitors through Steiner’s definitive designs, from large infrastructural and industry projects that marked the development of the city to those reflecting Hong Kong’s growth as a destination for travel and leisure. By showing Steiner’s practice through Hong Kong’s flourishing decades, the exhibition elaborates the significance of graphic design in Hong Kong’s distinctive visual culture.

The first major retrospective of Ieoh Ming Pei (1917–2019), I. M. Pei: Life is Architecture properly appraises for the first time the work of one of the greatest architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Pei’s high-profile projects were realised over seven decades with an exceptionally wide geographic reach, including the National Gallery of Art East Building in Washington, D.C., modernisation of the Grand Louvre in Paris, Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. These iconic landmarks solidified Pei’s position in architectural history and popular culture. His life and work weave together a tapestry of power dynamics, geopolitical complexities, cultural traditions, and the character of cities around the world, and his transcultural vision laid a foundation for the contemporary world.

The exhibition takes an expanded and closer look at Pei’s practice through six themes representing areas of focus and approaches throughout his career: ‘Transcultural Foundations’, ‘Real Estate and Urban Redevelopment’, ‘Art and Civic Form’, ‘Material and Structural Innovation’, ‘Power, Politics, and Patronage’, and ‘Regenerating Cultural and Historical Archetypes’. The themes place Pei’s practice in close dialogue with social, cultural, and biographical trajectories that show architecture and life to be inseparable.  The exhibition features a rich selection of drawings, sketches, videos, models, photographs, and other archival documentation, many of which will be on view for the first time.

M+ will present Sonic Blossom, a celebrated performative installation by LEE Mingwei (b. 1964), in the Focus Gallery. Sonic Blossom is a live performance which features trained opera singers approaching a visitor in the museum galleries to offer the gift of song. It is inspired by the artist's experience of caring for his mother during her recovery from surgery, when they both took solace in listening to Franz Schubert's Lieder. With five chosen Lieder and a group of Hong Kong-based classical singers, Sonic Blossom transforms these songs into an extraordinary offering that elicits spontaneous moments of joy, sadness, and connection. Taiwan-born LEE Mingwei is an internationally recognised artist with a pioneering practice that foregrounds experience and artistic participation. Educated in Taiwan and the United States, LEE is part of a generation of artists who began to incorporate participatory elements into their art in the 1990s. LEE's work, however, has always taken a different approach, transcending cultural and political boundaries to cut to the core of the human experience and reveal our desire for connectedness.

A.A.Murakami (est. 2011) is a Tokyo- and London-based artist duo formed by Alexander Groves (b. 1983) and Azusa Murakami (b. 1984). Their multidisciplinary practice straddles the spheres of sculpture, installation, cinema, and digital art, creating experiences that augment their science-based inquiries with moments of daring and spectacle.

The exhibition will feature two interlinked immersive installations which offer an otherworldly experience: one traces the journeys of physical fog rings travelling into the digital realm, and the other reveals an environment of floating bubble clouds. With transient materials and the innovative application of custom-built technology, these two large-scale installations inspire visitors to question philosophical ideas about the nature of reality, artifice, and the digital lives that we increasingly embody within today's contemporary landscape. The presentation at M+ further develops the duo’s pioneering concept of ‘Ephemeral Tech’, in which innovative technological research is used to reimagine primordial origins and to speculate possible future scenarios.

This exhibition will present new work by Jessica Rankin, marking her first solo show in Asia. Incorporating both geometric and organic forms, the new compositions seem to explore both interior spaces and cosmic realms.

Gallery address: 50 Connaught Road Central

Guo Pei (b. 1967), China’s first couture artist, combines Chinese cultural heritage with international elements and artistic expression. Guo's astonishing runway collections have impressed fashion and art audiences alike for almost 30 years. Presenting the first major exhibition of Guo’s work produced in China, M+ will showcase Guo’s key collections and early designs, highlighting her unique career connecting China and the rest of the world and the cultural symbols created through her sophisticated and visually dazzling practice. Working with the couturier and her studio, the exhibition presents a selection of garments shown to audiences in the region for the first time, creating a layered dialogue with the M+ Collections around visual imagination and workmanship. The exhibition foregrounds Guo Pei's unique artistic style that resonates with imperial Chinese dress etiquette, European royal fashion, architecture, and the botanical world.

Making it Matters is an exhibition exploring different approaches to the topic of making as a process of creative expression and the long-lasting impact this process has on our individual lives, global communities, and ecosystem. The experimental display will feature ideas that innovative makers have adopted to incorporate responsible design, material innovation, and creative reuse strategies into alternative modes of thinking and how these ideas are situated within wider historical, pragmatic, or sociopolitical contexts. The exhibition draws upon the diverse work of artists, designers, and architects currently in the M+ Collections—including John Cage, Raffaella della Olga, Anna Ridler, Julie & Jesse, Fujimori Terunobu, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, and Rural Urban Framework—to highlight the diverse stories that show us why the act of making continues to matter in society, now more than ever.