4 unmissable exhibitions to keep you cultured this week
Hula Dancer (Postcards from Nowhere), 2014 by Vik Muniz. Photo: Ben Brown Fine Arts
Curated by New York-based art adviser Jie Xia, this group show looks at how paradise is imagined and consumed. With works by 15 post-war and contemporary artists, it evokes summer with scenes revolving around the beach, oceans and travel, filtered through nostalgia and longing. Artists featured include
Vik Muniz , Enoc Perez, Gerhard Richter and Tseng Kwong-chi.
Ben Brown Fine Arts, 201, The Factory, 1 Yip Fat Street, Wong Chuk Hang, until October 25
Art Actions | Our Youth Our Future
Some of the works in the 'Art Actions | Our Youth Our Future' exhibition taking place in Hong Kong's Kennedy Town. Photo: courtesy HART Haus x rén
Co-presented by HART Haus and rén, this show highlights six emerging artists – Daniel Roibal, Keisuke Azuma, Sin U Lam and 2024 HART awardees Elsa Ngai, Kwok Wah-san and Kelly Kwok. Their paintings and installations interrogate transnational training, memory and place as they chart the shift from art school to a professional career.
3/F, HART Haus, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town, until September 13
Aura Within
Installations in the 'Aura Within' exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong. Photo: South Ho
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