Did you know that the world of photography represents a veritable gold mine in the history of jewels? In the nineteenth century, from the workshops on the Grands Boulevards to the World Fairs, jewels served as both frame and object of experimentation for photographers. And jewelers sublimated the art of the portrait, whether official or […]
Wangsim is pleased to present Gutai: The Beginning, an online exhibition that explores the legacy of the historical art movement through masterworks by five of its founding members: Sadamasa Motonaga, Kazuo Shiraga, Shozo Shimamoto, Yozo Ukita and Jiro Yoshihara. The exhibition celebrates the Gutai Art Association – emerged in the mid-1950s in the creative void […]
On Versailles Collections : How were the collections of the Château de Versailles built up ? In the midst of the Revolution, on the morning of 6th October 1789, the royal family was forced to leave Versailles and never to return. After the fall of the Monarchy in 1792, the whole content of the palace […]
In La Fontaine’s Fables, the fox is a recurring character. Foxes have been stereotyped for centuries as cunning, treacherous, quick-witted and greedy. As the centuries passed, the fables faded, and the fox's magic failed. Through modern puppetry short films, Chen Ying Ching, Artistic Director of the Fantastic Puppet Theatre, reinterprets stories about the fox in […]
Created and produced by the Drama School of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Last Ride, Fresh Eyes first premiered in 2022 as an immersive online performance in Tai Kwun “Onstage Online”. This year, the team presents a five-episode podcast adaptation of Last Ride, Fresh Eyes that transports listeners on a recreated voyage, witnessing […]
London-based Scottish contemporary artist Caroline Walker depicts in her paintings the daily lives of anonymous women who are often taken for granted, through which she explores such issues as motherhood and femininity, and questions the norms of portraying women and the female form. To gain a deeper understanding of Walker’s artistic practice, K11 MASTER CLASS […]
Rì Galerie is thrilled to present Behold the Mountain, an online solo exhibition by the well-known Mainland Chinese minimalist expressionism artist Wang Yi-zhou which showcases the most symbolic works of his more than 30 years of artistic creation. Wang's mountain is the mountain where the beginning of heaven and the earth genesis, taking the mountain […]
Wangsim is pleased to present No More Sorrow, an online presentation that showcases a selection of 14 artworks from Hong Kong based artist Chow Ciao Chow’s portrait series No More Sorrow, most pieces from which have never been exhibited in public before. Chow has been producing colorful and hyperbole portraits—originated from informal commission requests—which explore […]
Julius Baer, the leading Swiss private wealth management group, is pleased to announce the second edition of the Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize (the “Prize”) for Asia, the group’s second home market. A testament to Julius Baer’s long tradition of supporting the arts and a prestigious award dedicated to the digital age, the prize […]
M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District launches today an online exhibition Lessons for a Creative Life from Box in a Valise to invite online audiences to explore the seminal editioned artwork, From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy (Box in a Valise) (1935–1941/1963–1966), in the […]
This year, K11 Art Foundation debuts its first youth art decent training programme for secondary school and university students to build skills and develop passion in discussing and viewing art. Share your passion for art. Apply now for the September 2022 K11 Art Foundation Youth Art Power Programme! Participants who have completed the programme will receive a […]
A heart-warming theatrical experience about the ordeals of dementia sufferers. Yet another great No Limits presentation that combines original music and stunning visuals. Por Por is a stirring tribute to grandmothers and carers everywhere. This original Cantonese chamber opera is a moving account of how dementia and depression affect elderly sufferers and those who care […]