Guan Yu vs. Wilson Shieh, JPS Gallery 

Hong Kong contemporary artist Wilson Shieh, most well known for his Architecture series, has taken Guan Yu (160-220 AD) as his muse. Guan Yu, a revered warrior deity from China’s Three Kingdom period, is staged in the modern age through Shieh’s vivid hues and fine brushstrokes. “After decades of studying Chinese fine-brush paintings and practising gongbi, I realised I hadn’t truly explored Guan Yu’s imagery,” Shieh reveals. Through referencing cult classic Taiwanese film “War of God” (1976), famously dubbed “Guan Yu vs. Aliens”, an extra layer of storytelling is brought to the fore. Shieh’s Guan Yu battles his roaring architectural heroines, creating a cinematic spectacle that is echoed through thoughtful interiors mimicking old school theatres in Hong Kong. The electrifying convergence of history, architecture, myths, and art creates a rich narrative that transcends boundaries. 

Where: G/F, 88-90 Staunton St, Central
When: December 5, 2025 – January 17, 2026

Trace of Wind, Whitestone Gallery

Whitestone Gallery forges a dialogue between Lee Ufan (b.1936) and Lee Chae (b.1989), two Korean artists who contemplated themes of the natural world and the inner self in their works decades apart. Lee Ufan started the Mono-ha (“School of Things”) movement with Japanese artists in 1968, focusing on the materiality of raw and industrial materials and rejecting traditional representation. His artworks featured in this exhibition were created during the 1980s and 1990s, focusing on the tension between his gestures and the canvas. Meanwhile, Lee Chae was inspired by the life cycle of flowers and trees and deconstructs them into airy blue paint. His careful attention to nature allowed him to project meditative and healing concepts onto his work. “If Lee Ufan’s brushstrokes capture his reflections on his relationship with the world, my brushstrokes represent a journey to contemplate the transient emotions I carry within,” Lee Chae says. “Although the direction of our thinking may differ, the essential questions surrounding existence and the inner self ultimately lead us to the same horizon.”

Where: 7/F, M Place, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
When: November 22, 2025 – January 17, 2026

To Regenerate The Lost: A Solo Exhibition By Maria Kulikovska, Double Q

For Ukrainian multimedia artist Maria Kulikovska, life has been marked by exile and displacement. While she has lost most of her material possessions, she has learned to regenerate, exploring and recreating the existential meanings of home. With her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, she regenerates with raw materials gathered over the past year—crutches, a cane, and unused underwear—objects meant to welcome a new baby, whose purposes were erased by war. The gallery becomes an intimate space with an entry point that features a standing pregnant figure before a curtain. Passing through, viewers enter a realm that, as Kulikovska writes, “burns you alive”. As the artist faces the demands of pregnancy, motherhood and constant movement, she finds a remedy in the ancestral wisdom of herbs. As art historian Eszter Csillag writes, the herbs are “more than material; they embody a lineage of resilience, a tangible memory of care that crosses borders”. 

Where: 68 Lok Ku Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
When: Until January 31, 2026

You’ll Never Walk Alone, No Idea Gallery