Soft Borders, Blindspot Gallery
The borders here are social, cultural, historical, and geographical, explored through a wide breadth of material vocabularies that call to mind themes of community, labour, technology, and globalisation. Among the pieces, Angel Su’s unravels the relationship between human labour and automation. Fabric of Time operates like a clock where time is indicated by hand gestures. Made of strands of hair through embroidery techniques, the 31 hand gestures are based on the finger binary counting system that underpins digital computing. Seen together, physical labour and technology converge. As Helena Halim notes in the curatorial notes, “Su’s work thus reveals the human body as the hidden infrastructure of computation,” revealing the borders between these ‘dichotomies’.
When: Until November 11, 2027
Where: 15/F, Po Chai Industrial Building, 28 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Wong Chuk Hang
Tradition Renewed: Four Masters and the Possibilities of Ink Art, Alisan Fine Arts
Tradition Renewed features the works of four contemporary literati masters from mainland China to examine the transformation of Chinese ink art. Chen Jialing (b. 1937) is a leading figure of the contemporary “Haipai” Shanghai School who is most well known for his lotus paintings. Chen’s work differs from the groups because of its vivid colours and figurations of birds that reveal a modern sensibility. Jiang Baolin’s dense landscapes are composed of interwoven dots and lines, stretching the possibility of Chinese ink art. With colourful and restrained hues, Lu Fusheng depicts human-like mountains, echoing the Taoist philosophy, “Heaven and earth live together with me, and the myriad things and I are one. Lastly, with expressive brushwork, Peng Xiancheng depicts evocative and lyrical imagery from Tang dynasty figures to horses and vases of flowers, exemplifying a powerful dexterity.
When: September 9, 2026 – May 10, 2027
Where: 21/F, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
Miss You Much Leslie 70th Birthday Exhibition, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The wind blows on, and our love survives. To commemorate the legendary Leslie Cheung’s 70th birthday, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum presents “Miss You Much · Leslie 70th Birthday · Exhibition.” This exhibition opens with a giant paper crane—a deeply moving symbol of connection between “Gor-gor” (Cheung’s nickname that means older brother in Cantonese) and his fans. Featuring over 300 rare items from his music and film career, including 11 avant-garde concert costumes, iconic music awards, and vinyl records. For the first time, the exhibition also recreates the setting of his former home with his lifelong partner, Daffy Tong, offering an intimate look at the icon’s life off-stage.
When: September 9, 2026 – May 10, 2027
Where: 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
What Remains to Be Seen, Villepin
At 79, Myonghi Kang continues to return to what she hasn’t understood. For decades, she has been interested in the same landscapes, flowers and motifs, returning to a work throughout months or even years, and only signing off on it once she has understood it. By ‘understanding’, she doesn’t mean having perfected the composition and colour as she values mistakes as what makes paintings mature. As noted in the curatorial note, Kang accepts uncertainty and error as part of the development of the painting as well as herself. What Remains to Be Seen is a culmination of recent paintings and works on paper from her six decades of observation and experimentation.
When: September 10, 2026 – November 7, 2026
Where: 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central
Nocturnal, David Zwirner
Gallerist Matthew Brown organised and conceived a group exhibition with artists who primarily work at night. For some artists, nighttime offers a period of creativity and productivity that daytime doesn’t. For artist Olivia van Kuiken, she finds the nighttime to be when she’s less “inhibited” as everyone’s asleep. For artist Kenji Ide, the freedom of the nighttime manifests into themes and structures in his works, such as blurred shapes with softened outlines. Works by Uri Aran, Patricia Ayres, Julie Beaufils, Sedrick Chisom, Carroll Dunham, Nat Faulkner, Sasha Gordon, Heidi Lau, Jack O’Brien, Kent O’Connor, Trevor Shimizu, and Michelle Uckotter are also on view.
When: September 23, 2026 – November 14, 2026
Where: 5–6/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central
Luckey Chain Show, ztoryhome
To organisers A -GENT and ZtoryTeller, the show is an extension of luck and companionship. Not only will visitors get a chance to shop for more than 1000 keychains, but they are also introducing an art piece into their lives in an accessible and personal way. The Luckey Chain Show offers only a few of each keychain, making each visit a rare journey.
When: Until September 29, 2026
Where: G/F, 118 Queen’s Road West, Sai Ying Pun
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Lead image: Penguin by Chen Jialing (1986)
