Seeing Afresh

June’s exhibitions put a new spin on classic subjects

Exciting exhibitions to see this month

GAGOSIAN Mark Grotjahn: Horizontals Until August 7

American artist Mark Grotjahn is in demand— last year Gagosian sold one of his paintings for US$5 million—so collectors will be clamouring to get their hands on works from this exhibition, which is his first in Hong Kong. Los Angelesbased Grotjahn is one of the most famous abstract painters alive, renowned for his explorations of perspective, colour, gesture and geometry. gagosian.com

PARA SITE Curtain Until July 25

This group exhibition, organised in collaboration with the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, brings together 27 artists whose work touches on the concept of “curtains”. For the purpose of this exhibition, “curtains” not only refers to material drapes but also to any physical or conceptual frontier or separation, allowing the show to explore topics such as surveillance technology, social media and propaganda. para-site.art

AXEL VERVOORDT GALLERY Screenplay Until July 10

Dutch artist Germaine Kruip’s first show in Hong Kong is an exploration of light and sound, stemming from her long-term interest in how to combine music, theatre and visual art. The interactive exhibition is lit by professional theatre lights and features sculptural percussion instruments, such as brass, silver and nickel rhombuses, which visitors are invited to play. axel-vervoordt.com

BLUE LOTUS GALLERY Nude Studies Until July 18

In this exhibition, three film photographers explore the possibilities of representing the human body, an age-old obsession among artists. British photographer Michael Kenna, who specialises in minimal, black-and-white landscape photos, exhibits his shots of the human figure for the first time; Au Tze Long’s intimate images toy with colours and the female gaze; and Ben Felten uses a cyanotype printing technique to create double exposures that layer images of plants on top of nudes. bluelotus-gallery.com