Although there are many active galleries in Central and Western districts that regularly bring new exhibitions, because each exhibition has a different schedule, if you don’t live nearby, you will need to make many trips to see them all. If you don’t want to miss any exciting events, then pay attention to the Central West Hong Kong Gallery Day that will be held this Saturday. On that day, nearly 10 galleries will bring art exhibitions, guided tours, screenings, and other activities to the audience, allowing everyone to enjoy a full day of art atmosphere! Here are 5 selected exciting exhibitions.
Soluna Fine Art: “Storyteller: Bing Lee x Kim Ha-Young” Exhibition
Storyteller is a dual exhibition of artists Lee Bing and Kim Ha-Young. While these artists are primarily known for their unique, humorous, and visual effects related to contemporary culture and social issues, they come from different cultural and generational backgrounds. Lee Bing, who lived in Hong Kong before moving to New York, conveys his personal myths and social concerns through his visual lexicon “pictographic diary.” Meanwhile, Korean artist Kim Ha-Young, who continues to pursue artistic practice in London, tells the story of contemporary culture through multi-layered images inspired by the concept of augmented reality.
Karin Weber Gallery: “Wish You Well” Exhibition
This is a joint exhibition featuring the works of 3 artists. Inspired by old postcards of the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens, once known as the “Public Garden” during the colonial period, Li Cheuk-yuen’s “Wish You Well” showcases her captures of visitors making wishes with Polaroid. Lam Wai-kit’s postcard series, titled “Lost Eva,” each features a map of Tai Kok Tsui in Hong Kong, with a street cut out, and the missing street varies in each postcard. Linda’s postcards combine painting and cyanotype, using leaves mostly from local trees collected from her home in Wales to create images.
Contemporary by Angela Li: “Exhibition in the Era of Pandemic”
This is Jacky Tsai’s personal exhibition “The Quarantine Era.” This exhibition showcases a series of new works created by the artist during the quarantine period, as well as his personal reflections on the changes of the era. Jacky uses his playful, timeless collage technique and dynamic visual language to depict and discuss the changes in social life and interpersonal relationships during and after the pandemic era.
4. Over the Influence: “Me and You in the Cosmic Stew” Exhibition
This is artist Aaron Johnson’s solo exhibition, this new series of paintings depict many ethereal figures, dissolving in intangible colors and high brightness, with a highly distinctive style. The artist’s fluent painting method stems from the tradition of color field painting, washing the original canvas with colors on the floor, allowing the body to spontaneously compose. This exhibition is divided into two parts: the large and medium-sized paintings in the lower gallery depict gatherings of ethereal figures, while the upper gallery features a series of intimate and extraordinary portraits.
Leo Gallery: “Liu Zhengyong Solo Exhibition”
Chinese artist Liu Zhengyong uses the body as a clue to explore the past and present of human nature from an individual perspective. He reflects on and reconstructs the deep logical relationship between reconstruction and redrawing, the embodied body, and the invisible time. Rather than pursuing the final outcome, Liu values the creative process more, continuously exploring the practice of painting and structural construction, the embodiment of images and their spiritual connotations. Following the successful solo exhibition at the Shanghai Lion Language Gallery in May, this time he is holding another solo exhibition in Hong Kong.
