Thinking Big
Exhibitions to see this month
ASIA SOCIETY HONG KONG CENTER
Extended Figure: The Art and Inspiration of Lalan April 27 to September 19
Xie Jinglan, who is better known as Lalan, was a pioneer of modern dance, electronic music and abstract painting, whose work drew inspiration from ancient Chinese landscape art. For more than 15 years she was married to fellow painter Zao Wou-ki, with whom she had a son. Featuring more than 30 works by Lalan and performances by local musicians and dancers, this exhibition marks what would have been the late artist’s 100th birthday. asiasociety.org
HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART
Art for Everyone
Until May 23
The Hong Kong Museum of Art has arranged for images of 100 artworks from its collection to be displayed on more than 260 billboards and screens around the city, making art available for free to everyone, even if Covid-19 restrictions force the museum to temporarily close its doors again. The artworks are selected from its four core collections: Chinese Antiquities, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, China Trade Art, and Modern and Hong Kong Art. hk.art.museum
OVER THE INFLUENCE
It’s Never Over
April 3 to May 8
New York-based artist Michael Kagan’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong features portraits of six Formula One drivers: Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, who all rank among the top ten drivers in history based on number of Formula One wins. With his paintings, Kagan toys with concepts of time and victory, as well as exploring how people are remembered through images. overtheinfluence.com
SIMON LEE GALLERY
Hans-peter Feldmann Until May 8
German artist Hans-peter Feldmann works in many media but is perhaps most famous for modifying historic oil paintings to create humorous and sometimes absurd new works. This solo exhibition—his third in in Hong Kong—features sculptures, photographs, installations, collages, appropriated images and found objects from across Feldmann’s nearly fivedecade-long career. simonleegallery.com