As the sole host of Art Basel in Asia, Hong Kong has solidified its position as among the most significant art trading and cultural arts hubs emerging in the art world. As such, overseas artists often hold art exhibitions in the city, along with the local art scene also budding. Here are the best art exhibits in Hong Kong we recommend you visit, ranging from virtual reality and interactive to thematic and graffiti displays.
Current exhibitions
Fluid Maze
This group exhibition showcases the works of eight local artists — Hector Chan, IV Chan, Dony Cheng, SSAN Hui, Mandy Lau, Florence Yuk-ki Lee, Wong Ka Ying, and Wu Jiaru — as they experiment with different mediums to question the meaning of “seeing”.
When: Until March 13, 2024
Where: WOAW Gallery, 5 Sun Street, Wan Chai
Tickets: Free admission
What We Are
This eight-artist group exhibition features a curated body of videos, installations, photographic works, as well as works on canvas. The artists — Dong Jinling, Lin Jingjing, Lin Zhipeng (aka 223), Ma Sibo, Mak2, Xin Yunpeng, Zhong Wei, and Zhou Wendou — collectively as the question: What defines humanity on the most fundamental level?
When: Until March 16, 2024
Where: de Sarthe Gallery, 26/F, M Place, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang
Tickets: Free admission
Léon Wuidar solo show
Léon Wuidar is staging his first solo exhibition in Asia in Hong Kong, which features paintings and works on paper by the renowned artist. The selection of paintings spans from the early 1960s to the present day, and includes a series of previously unseen works on paper created by Wuidar in the 1990s.
When: Until March 16, 2024
Where: White Cube,50 Connaught Road Central, Central
Tickets: Free admission
National Geographic Hong Kong Photo Contest 2023
The winning entries of the National Geographic Hong Kong Photo Contest 2023 have been unveiled across six categories — Landscape, Ecology, City, People, Historic Buildings, amd Mobile Photography — that capture the essence of the city. The subjects of the photographs range from iconic buildings such as the International Finance Centre and International Commerce Centre, landmark sea crossings like the Tsing Ma Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge, and participants in the Cross Harbour Race.
When: Until March 24, 2024
Where: SAVVY, 3209A, Level, Harbour City, GW, 3 Gateway Boulevard and online.
Tickets: Free admission
Harbour Wonder
The Hong Kong Museum of Art’s exhibition, Harbour Wonder, features a recreation of the city’s public swimming pools and a reimagined version of the iconic Symphony of Lights by two city artists: Chan Wai-lap and Tsoi Wai-kuen.
When: Until March 24, 2024
Where: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tickets: Free admission
Arte M Digital Art Exhibition
Korean digital design company d’strict brings its renowned immersive media art exhibition ARTE MUSEUM to Hong Kong with Arte M, a special digital art show. The exhibition features selected highlights from ARTE MUSEUM and takes on the theme of Eternal Nature. It consists of four individual spaces displaying unique media artworks that reinterpret elements and nature. Visitors can expect a surreal immersive experience with a combination of visual effects, sensuous sound, and elegant aromas in each space.
When: Until March 31, 2024
Where: K11 HACC, L2 ATELIER King’s Road, 728 King’s Road, Quarry Bay
Tickets: Weekdays: $128 (Adult) / $98 (Concession); On-Site: $148 (Adult) / $108 (Concession). Buy tickets on Arte M’s website
Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London
Hong Kong Palace Museum and the National Gallery, London are offering art enthusiasts the opportunity to explore 400 years of the European art scene through this exhibition. The event will showcase 52 paintings from 50 world-renowned artists such as Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Sandro Botticelli, Titian and many more.
When: Until April 11, 2024
Where: Gallery 9, Hong Kong Palace Museum, 8 Museum Drive West Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tickets: HK$150. Buy tickets on Klook.
Ay-O: Hong Hong Hong
Ay-O’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong will feature 60 works by the famed Rainbow Artist spanning the 1950s to the 2000s. The exhibition also marks the inauguration of the museum’s new Pao-Watari exhibition series, which puts the spotlight on significant yet under-examined moments and figures in the history of Asian art and visual culture.
When: Until May 5, 2024
Where: Cissy Pui-Lai Pao and Shinichiro Watari Galleries, M+, West Kowloon Cultural Art District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon
Tickets: From HK$120. Buy tickets on Klook.
Joyful Trees
This project re-examines the traditional idea of woods by animating seemingly rigid landscape elements. Renowned American architectural group Diller Scofidio + Renfro has arranged a number of Chinese Junipers on the lawn, while three are planted at a 10-degree bias in rotating turntables, creating rhythmic patterns of shadow and light when the trees rotate.
When: Until January 31, 2025
Where: Oi! Garden Oi!, 12 Oil Street, Causeway Bay
Tickets: Free admission
Upcoming exhibitions
A Path to Glory — Jin Yong’s Centennial Memorial
This year marks the centenary of the birth of Jin Yong (Dr Louis Cha), a literary giant in Chinese literature. This memorial event pays tribute to the master of martial arts fiction. Apart from the exhibition at Edinburgh Place, ‘Sculpted by Ren Zhe’ will present 22 sculptures of Jin Yong’s iconic characters created by Ren Zhe, as well as the artist’s sculpture manuscripts, from March 16 onwards at Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
When: March 15-July 2, 2024
Where: Edinburgh Place, Central
Tickets: Free admission
Sarah Morris: Who is Who
This solo exhibition of renowned American artist Sarah Morris will comprise the feature-length film ETC and a newly commissioned wall painting, ‘Lippo [Paul Rudolph]’. The exhibition will examines the multitude of interconnections at any given moment in late industrialism.
When: March 16-April 14
Where: 3/F JC Contemporary, Old Bailey Street, Tai Kwun, Central
Tickets: Free admission
HKwalls 2024
Hong Kong’s biggest street art festival is back, and will see local and international street artists take over alleys, thoroughfares, and lanes across Hong Kong to give them colourful makeovers. The artists confirmed for this year include global names like Rabi from the USA, Aches from Ireland, and Maye from France. Hong Kong will be represented by Lousy, Tom, and Siukins.
When: March 23-31, 2024
Where: Across Hong Kong
Tickets: Free admission
Art Basel
The Hong Kong edition of Art Basel features premier galleries from Asia and across the world, and provides an in-depth overview of Asia-Pacific’s astonishing diversity, as well as global artistic perspectives through modern and contemporary works. The upcoming 2024 edition of the fair will feature 243 renowned international galleries from 40 countries and territories, with 24 of them being new exhibitors.
When: March 28-30, 2024
Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
Tickets: TBA
Art Central 2024
The forthcoming edition of Art Central will return to Central Harbourfront this year to put the spotlight on works by cutting-edge galleries from Hong Kong, Asia, and beyond. The highlights of this year’s edition of the event will be a new zone called ‘Neo’ that will feature first-time exhibitors who will showcase artists that have never participated in the event before. The fair will run until 9pm on Day 1 as part of Night Central, and this year will see the return of the Art Central dining terrace, where visitors can check enjoy the festivities over food and drink.
When: March 28-31, 2024
Where: Central Harbourfront, 9 Lung Wo Road, Central
Tickets: From HK$175. Buy tickets on HK Ticketing.
WestK FunFest
The highlight of this new annual family festival will be ‘Ephemeral’ — an award-winning, large-scale immersive art installation along the Waterfront Promenade of the Art Park at West Kowloon Cultural District. The experience, created by award-winning Sydney-based design studio Atelier Sisu, has captivated audiences in over 40 regions worldwide. The centrepiece of the exhibition will be the Hong Kong-specific Colossal, a collection of gigantic rainbow-hued bubbles.
When: From March 16-April 7, 2024
Where: Harbourside Lawn East, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District, No. 8 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Tickets: Free admission
Art@Harbour 2024
Victoria Harbour will be transformed into an outdoor art exhibition space thanks to several interactive installations during the two-month-long Art@Harbour. The second edition of the large-scale outdoor art project will feature the teamLab: Continuous exhibition, which will have hundreds of luminous ovoids that will change colours depending on how visitors interact with them. There will also be a Science in Art exhibition that will highlight two interactive art installations called ‘Harbour Cup’ and ‘Schrödinger’s Bed’, as well as outdoor art installations and digital art façades in Tsim Sha Tsui.
When: March 25-June 2, 2024
Where: Tamar Park, Central and Western District Promenade, Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, K11 MUSEA promenade, Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, and Empire Centre
Tickets: Free admission
Affordable Art Fair 2024
This year’s edition of the Affordable Art Fair will continue the event’s tradition of showcasing thousands of artworks under one roof, all priced under HK$100,000. The four-day event will highlight the works of 95 galleries from around the world. Details of the participating galleries and artists will be released shortly.
When: May 16-19, 2024
Where: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, wan Chai
Tickets: Early-bird tickets go on sale from March 14.
YUAN MING YUAN — Art and Culture of an Imperial Garden-Palace
An exhibition that sheds new light on Yuanming yuan (Garden of Perfect Brightness) by featuring over 190 paintings, architectural models, and other works associated with this once-magnificent Qing dynasty imperial garden-palace, which served as the principal residence of five Qing emperors.
When: March 20-August 12, 2024
Where: Gallery 8, Hong Kong Palace Museum, 8 Museum Drive West Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tickets: From HK$60. Buy tickets on Klook.
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