After a multicultural and cosmopolite Art Month in March, we have decided to focus on cultural happenings by Hong Kong artists and performers.
From contemporary art and multimedia exhibitions to concerts and dance performances, the local art scene is thriving this April.
EVENTS IN FOCUS
CHEUNG TSZ HIN: MOMENTS IN LAYERED MOTIONS
Cheung’s paintings breathe life into a range of subjects drawn from everyday existence, such as plants, children and pillows. Each subject is meticulously crafted, reflecting the artist’s accumulated sensations and thoughts. According to Cheung, his artwork focuses the energy on diverse emotions from the inner states of mind.
Until 20 April – Contemporary by Angela Li – Details here
IMPROMPTU: JAZZ PIANIST PATRICK LUI ON THE ‘KUNG FU’ OF IMPROVISATION
Jazz pianist and composer Patrick Lui and his band will captivate the audience with a Bruce Lee films inspired jazz suite. Joining Lui are two extraordinary practitioners, Hollywood martial arts consultant and Silat master Evan Tai, and Ving Tsun master Jerry Yeung. They will share their mantras, showcasing the ‘kung fu’ of jazz and martial arts: discipline and improvisation, rhythm and timing, styles and forms, as well as flow and harmony.
20 April – 5pm – 6:30pm – HKU – Details here
CYNTHIA MAK: JOY PALACE
Welcome to Joy Palace by Hong Kong’s rising star artist Cynthia Mak, where ancient Chinese traditions intertwine with modern inspiration, creating a vibrant celebration of love, harmony, and human connection. The artist’s collection of abstract paintings draws from the classic Chinese palace and its intricate settings, narrating Mak’s artistic journey and mapping out what her inner palace looks like.
Until 20 April – JPS Gallery – Details here
STEPHEN WONG CHUN HEI: THE STAR FERRY TALE
Wong sketches as he rambles through the local landscape, which becomes material for his creation. His works vividly depict the urban and rural sceneries that incorporate idealised imagery from his subjective imagination, at once strange and familiar, prompting the viewer to contemplate the interdependence of man and nature between the real and the surreal.
Until 20 April – Gallery Exit – Details here
MEMORY TRACE OF WESTERN CHAMBER
Continuing Tai Kwun’s tradition of incubating female dance arts, this year SPOTLIGHT has commissioned a solo dance theatre programme co-created and performed by Elsie Chau, co-founder of Unlock Dancing Plaza and former principal dancer of Hong Kong Dance Company, and choreographed by Ong Yong Lock. The performance delves into Chau’s past and draws the audience into a soul-searching dance theatre.
18 – 20 April – JC Cube, Tai Kwun – Details here
STILL, NOT STILL
This performance by the multi-disciplinary theatre-maker and choreographer Ivanhoe Lam marks the last performance of the serialised arts programme presented by HKADC celebrating the opening of its Wong Chuk Hang premises. Still, Not Still ponders the sampan, a traditional fishing boat, delving into questions of balance amid flux and the essence of home and community.
26 – 28 April – SHOWCASE, Hong Kong Arts Development Council – Details here
TREVOR YEUNG: SOFT BREATH
The exhibition evokes the fluid interplay between night and day, public and private life, and hidden and visible desires. In Yeung’s staged installations, the lives of plants are a medium to address notions of normativity and control within human social relations. It marks Yeung’s first major solo exhibition of 2024 in the lead-up to his representation of Hong Kong at the 60th Venice Biennale.
Until 26 May – Para Site – Details here
Lee Ka-sing, A Floral Transformation, 1996
ANOTHER DAY IN HONG KONG
Highlighting Asia Art Archive’s ongoing research on the representation of archival time, the exhibition brings together new works by six groups of Hong Kong artists and collectives, with materials from local archives, to look into one specific day in Hong Kong’s past.
Until 31 August – Asia Art Archive – Details here
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