H.R. Giger Hong Kong

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The exhibition will be on view from 25 March to 18 April 2025, which also celebrates his first solo exhibition in Hong Kong.

Parallel to the 2025 edition of Art Basel, KALEIDOSCOPE and Mai 36 Galerie present “H.R. Giger Hong Kong” at WOAW Gallery, the first solo exhibition of legendary Swiss artist H.R. Giger in the city.

Part of a series curated by KALEIDOSCOPE’s creative director Alessio Ascari, reexamining Giger’s cross-generational legacy and influence, the show offers a rare opportunity to explore the dark beauty and visionary power of his art.

Highlights from the exhibition include the two original doors from the short-lived Giger Bar in Tokyo – a total environment designed by the artist in 1989 with custom roof, walls, and fittings – as well as one of his iconic Harkonnen chairs.

The exhibition also features the renowned “Biomechanoid” portfolio, originally produced with Galerie Bruno Bischofberger in 1969, an early body of work which lays the foundation for Giger’s influential aesthetic.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Hans Ruedi Giger (1940–2014) was a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer known for his biomechanical creatures, extraterrestrial landscapes, and disturbing machines. In a career that spanned more than five decades, he worked in a staggering variety of media, including furniture, movie props, prints, paintings and sculptures, often creating exhibition displays and total environments with the immersive quality of a wunderkammer. In 1979, he won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien.’