Art Central 2023 will return in grand fashion from March 22 to 25, 2023. Each year, the exhibition invites different artists and galleries to showcase large-scale sculptures and installations in prominent locations, attracting the attention of the audience. Recently, the organizers officially announced the highly anticipated installation project for this year’s exhibition, “Floating in the Wonderland.” Now, let’s introduce it to you and take a sneak peek together!
“Floating in the Spectacle” presents four large-scale sculpture and installation projects, curated by this year’s consulting curator, Chris Wanfeng. “Spectacle” refers to the innovative and fleeting sensory experience, examining the fluidity and elusive nature of art. Through rich and enjoyable visual experiences, the project invites viewers to question how the collective subconscious, influenced by mass media, replaces our understanding of current reality with surface-level social values.
Park Seon Ghi is known for creating three-dimensional illusions with his suspended installations. In his latest work, a large suspended maze called “Aggregation – Space 2023,” the artist invites viewers to navigate through a seemingly real three-dimensional space. Precisely floating in the space, the seemingly chaotic black charcoal forms geometric perspectives from unexpected angles, offering a new examination of human rationality.
Huang Huiying uses humorous visual language and dark humor to explore the frustrations of everyday life. Her vibrant painting skills and ready-made objects come together to form a symbolic little theater. In “Prelude to a Minor Trauma,” she constructs a narrow fictional living space where a leaking pipe inevitably wets the computer, metaphorically representing the oppressive reality of life in Hong Kong and revealing personal trauma and its consequences.
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Huo Yun challenges people’s perception and imagination of paper, a traditional material, in his sculpture “When Memory Transforms into the Image You Imagine.” Breaking the smooth flat construction, Huo Yun allows the paper to silently stretch, with abstract forms of paper coexisting with interwoven lines and spaces, evoking the audience’s long-forgotten memories and feelings towards history and tradition.
Artist Bev Butkow from Johannesburg presents a danceable art installation called “Reflections of Connection” using local materials, reflecting on issues such as capital, information, and labor. A set of four large, differently shaped fabrics are suspended, resembling a giant fishing net just pulled out of the sea. The audience is drawn to the artist’s abstract soft sculptures and the skillful use of reflective materials, immersing themselves in the exploration of countless details in the artwork.
Presented by Asia Society Hong Kong Center, the video art project “Orange Star River” digitally brings to life the unique stories of ten Hong Kong artists. The artists’ creative visions are presented in the form of multimedia works, including interpretations of absurdity, celebration, fairy tales, and observation. These artists include Chen Ho-hung, Cheng Tsz-fung, Choi Sai-ho, Fung Ho-pui, Lau Wai, Lee Yu-ki, Yip Ching-hung, Siu Chi-yan, Hui Wai-lam, and Wong Wai-sum, along with their selected works that remind us to revisit memories and embrace imagination, welcoming everyone to immerse themselves in the joy of the digital world.
In addition, if you want to know more about the selected recommendations of exhibiting artists and galleries, remember to closely follow our subsequent reports!
Exhibition Dates and Opening Hours
VIP Preview (By Invitation Only)
March 21, 2023 (Tuesday)
Public Visiting
March 22, 2023 (Wednesday), 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
March 23, 2023 (Thursday), 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
March 24, 2023 (Friday), 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
March 25, 2023 (Saturday), 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Image source and learn more: Art Central 2023
