M+ at Night

EVENT DESCRIPTION

M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, invites visitors to experience the museum in a whole new way at the M+ at Night on Friday, 1 March 2024, which will be a special night where dynamic lighting, energetic music, exciting creative activities and food and drinks take over. Participants can unwind from the stresses of everyday life and connect with friends and like-minded souls.

M+ invites creative collective Yeti Out to programme a wide range of activities themed ‘Hong Kong Street Culture’ for participants to explore the streets and alleys of the city through mediums including sound, moving image and typography. Participants can imagine the interactions between people and their surroundings and places and discover how their everyday lives shapes the diverse street culture.

The creative direction, concept, and curation of M+ at Night is a collaboration between M+ and Jason Swamy (Do What You Love Asia Ltd) and Hugo Belloy (Dreams and Dreams Ltd). Studio Raito is the lighting designer of the night.

Please find the programme details of M+ at Night on 1 March 2024 as follows:

Listen & Dance

Music

Rapper N.O.L.Y from the pioneering hip-hop label Wildstyle Records, post-punk band N.Y.P.D., and creative collective Yeti Out headed by Tom and Arthur Bray, will bring music and DJ performances inspired by the city.

Dance

Walking in the city after dark, the participants will always see people dancing the night away. Hosted by B-Boy ET, the museum will turn into a site for an epic street dance battle.

Play and Exchange

Interactive Performance

With streets and alleys as their canvas, street artist Lousy‘s works have a distinctive fun and playful style incorporating elements such as squares, curves, and fluorescent colours. Lousy will transform a corner of M+ into a playground with a hopscotch inspired by iconic characters that adorn street alleys, inviting participants into the game.

Workshop

Artist Igor Chan Chun Hin has designed a series of tattoo patterns for participants to create collages on their bodies, transforming themselves as a fragment of the cityscape.

Conversation

Sunny Cheung, Curator, Design and Architecture, M+, will be in a conversation about the connection between street and visual culture. Other speakers include Arthur Bray, founder of the creative collective Yeti Out; Lilly Cash and Karl Hung, artists and founders of Mofo Tattoo; Arthur Leung, founder of skateboard clothing brand Victoria; OffGod, a young creative with works spanning art and fashion; and Kate Woon, a grassroots event organiser.

Pop-up Chat by M+ Staff

Participants can gain insight into M+ with staff across departments and hear about their day-to-day work, challenges, and interesting behind-the-scenes stories.

Ticketing

M+ Members and Patrons are welcome to join the M+ at Night for free, while M+ Patrons can bring up to three guests at no cost. Members of the public can purchase a ticket for HKD180 which includes access to all galleries, including Special Exhibition during the event. This event is strictly for participants aged 18 or above.