This October, there are many exciting art exhibitions happening, including digital art pieces and immersive art experiences. There is a wide variety to choose from, so art enthusiasts should consider bookmarking the following must-see exhibitions to immerse themselves in the rich artistic atmosphere!
//Digital Art Fair//
The third edition of the Digital Art Fair showcases over 400 works by emerging and renowned digital artists from around the world, highlighting creative digital art and Web3.0 art technology. This year, there are five main exhibition areas, offering a diverse range of content. Galleries such as Culture Vault, House of Fine Art, MakersPlace, and Phillips are exhibiting artworks for the first time in the Prestige Zone. Additionally, the Digital Art Fair’s partner, Oriental Watch Company, presents a multi-sensory installation artwork titled “Take Your Time” created by artist Jonathan Jay Lee, which captures and reinterprets Hong Kong’s rich cultural heritage through digital lenses.
The Virtual Zone showcases a variety of generative and AI artworks, echoing this year’s exhibition theme of AI artificial intelligence. The Pioneer Zone, in collaboration with Labyrinth Art, introduces the “Pioneer Prize” for the first time to support emerging artists. In addition, the Immersive Room features “Quantum Stargate,” one of the masterpieces from artist David Ariew’s “Quantum Transcendence” series, creating an immersive space through light and reflection.
Finally, there is the “Inspire Series,” which includes lectures on Web 3.0 art collection. Leaders from the art and technology industries, including Sunny Cheung, Director of M+ Museum, Benjamin Kandler, Director of Digital Art Projects at Fosun, and artist Andrea Bonaceto, will participate in the discussion session.
Digital Art Fair Date and Time:
VIP Day
October 20th, 11am – 9pm
October 21st, 11am – 9pm
Open to the Public
October 22nd, 11am – 9pm
October 23rd, 11am – 7pm
Location: K11 MUSEA K11 Art & Cultural Centre, 6F Kunsthalle
Tickets: https://www.digitalartfair.io/events/vip-ticketing-digital-art-fair-hong-kong-2023
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//Maria Hassabi “I will be your mirror”//
“Maria Hassabi: I Will Be Your Mirror” is the first solo exhibition in Asia by artist and choreographer Maria Hassabi. It combines performance, sound, photography, and painting to bring innovative art, while also showcasing her new commissioned work created specifically for the unique architectural environment of Tai Kwun.
Gold has endless meanings in myths from ancient times to the present, both as a sacred color and a symbol of capitalism. It is even a representation of vulgarity in popular culture. This exhibition mainly revolves around how images are produced and disseminated in golden mirrors. Gold is both stable and ever-changing in our concept, and this paradoxical tension is reflected in Hassabi’s work, which exists between subject and object, dance and sculpture, living beings and still images, spectacle and everyday life.
Maria Hassabi: I will be your mirror
Date: Now until November 26
Time: Tuesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm; Closed on Mondays
Location: Tai Kwun JC Contemporary, 3/F
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Further reading:
- The most comprehensive collection of Picasso’s works in history! “Zervos” includes over 16,000 paintings and sketches, priced at HKD 225,000!
- Yoshihira Kazuichi’s first Hong Kong exhibition “Hunter Trio and Stone Carving”: Fable Stories Turned into Paintings, Entering a Surreal World
- cafe ToGather by LOG-ON transforms into an art gallery, featuring an exhibition by Japanese artist Maki Kuchida!
//Asia Art Archive 2023 Annual Fundraising Preview//
The Asian Art Archive’s 2023 Annual Fundraising Auction will feature over 55 artworks generously donated by artists, galleries, and sponsors from around the world. The Archive is partnering with Christie’s Hong Kong for a preview exhibition at Christie’s Gallery from October 25th to 27th, allowing the public to visit.
This year’s auction includes works by many artists from both domestic and international, including Rosamond Brown, Zhu Kaiting, Guo Jiaci, Shilpa Gupta, Maia Ruth Lee, Angel Otero, Pan Jian, Bao Ailun, Neo Rauch, Sudarshan Shetty, and Wang Dongling.
Among them, Gabriele Beveridge’s hand-blown glass work “Distant Peak” is placed lightly on a small base, resembling a suspended body in mid-air. The cool blue and red colors shimmer and shine under the refraction of light. Shilpa Gupta’s digital print and crystal-mounted work “Half a Sky” challenges the boundaries of existence on a physical and ideological level by imagining and simultaneously gazing at two skies. It is also worth mentioning Tsai Yunhua’s “Dunhuang Skull (Poker)”, a delicate and intricate collage that presents scenes from the Dunhuang Grottoes while incorporating Buddhist symbols and imagery, forming a playful skull head on a deck of cards.
Preview Dates:
October 25th, 12pm – 5:30pm
October 26th, 10:30am – 5:30pm
October 27th, 10:30am – 3:00pm
Online Bidding:
October 25th, 12pm to November 10th, 11pm
//The Collectible Art Fair//
“The Collectible Art Fair” is organized by the Hong Kong Arts Centre, co-organized by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and planned by the Alumni Association of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The public can appreciate the outstanding creations of artists from different backgrounds at this exhibition, as well as collect their favorite works. After deducting necessary expenses, the exhibition proceeds will be fully donated to the development of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
The exhibition has attracted over two hundred alumni and artists from the Hong Kong Art Academy, including Hong Kong artist and writer Ah San, sculptor Lin Lan, internationally renowned architect Lin Wei, director of the Hong Kong Printmaking Studio and chief printmaker Weng Xiumei, and local artist Chen Liyun, showcasing over three hundred artworks in diverse mediums such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, installation art, photography, and video.
The Collectible Art Fair
Date: October 22 to November 16
Time: 10am-8pm
Location: Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Exhibition Gallery and Pao Galleries (2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Ground Floor to 3rd Floor, 4th Floor to 5th Floor)
//Eric So “Watching You Across the Sea from the Mountain”//
Eric So, who transitioned from an advertising person to an artist and cross-media creator, possesses realistic sculpting skills and a highly distinctive cartoon design style, blending and integrating these two extremes in his works.
In the exhibition “Watching You Across the Sea from the Mountains,” Eric uses clay as a medium to create unique ceramic artworks. With a minimalist design that conveys a lot with few elements and a layout that is free and expressive, he creates a garden of the mind.
In addition, he also uses objects to convey meaning, projecting the coexistence of mountains and seas as a symbol of the genuine emotional interaction between “you,” “me,” and “him.” This depicts and expresses the essence of things, thereby triggering viewers to reflect on themselves.
Eric So “Watching You Across the Sea from the Mountain”
Date: Now until October 29th
Location: Quiet Gallery HK – Shop 1, BELOWGROUND, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
