a work by MEGGS from an earlier exhibition

On Friday, July 9th, Hong Kong’s Above Second Gallery is launching an exciting solo exhibition featuring the artwork of MEGGS, a rising talent from Melbourne, Australia.

Having previously exhibited in Tokyo and London, the artist’s work often shows a masterful use of color and typography that can be traced back to influences including comic books, graffiti, and packaging design.

But there’s more to MEGGS’ work than just flashy images. (more…)

What’s wrong (or right,) with these pictures?

Have you ever taken a photo and discovered something unexpected in the background?

The images we’re talking about here are the result of a strange confluence of timing, angle and fate. In the blink of the shutter, a regular photo becomes something extraordinary. (more…)

Simon Birch, an artist we have covered extensively on Hong Kong Hustle, is launching an ambitious new exhibition titled Hope and Glory on Thursday, April 8th.

The show will be spread out over 20,000 sq. feet – an enormous size in this land-scarce, densely packed city. (Some of you may already be familiar with the ArtisTree space as it was the site of last year’s excellent Vivienne Westwood retrospective.)

This show is billed as a “conceptual circus” and seeks to immerse the attendees in a multimedia experience. Although known primarily as a painter, Simon has experimented with additional art forms including sculpture, film, and even performance art.

What does he have in store this time? (more…)

Answer: An art exhibition titled “Wham Bam, Thank You M’am” opening in Hong Kong!

Thursday, February 25th, marks the launch of Above Second, a new art gallery in Sai Ying Pun. Above Second is christening their space with a show by Wu Yue, a Paris-based illustrator who has worked with diverse personalities including Kid Cudi and Lebron James.

The exhibition is a collaboration with gallery co-founder, Jasper Wong. Jasper’s known for his use of the color pink, as well as for inserting Mr.T and Superman into his artwork. This should be interesting! (more…)

“Untitled Enemies,” the new show by the Apostrophe Gallery, is opening up at The Peak Galleria this Wednesday. The exhibition includes work by a diverse group of artists including six from Hong Kong and seven from England, Australia and the U.S.. (There are a total of twenty-five contributors altogether!)

The collection boasts a wide variety of styles – but what’s the significance of the name – “Untitled Enemies”? (more…)

The Embassy features another opening for the second week in a row. This time around it’s a show of paintings titled “88MPH” by artist Charles Munka (aka Ques.)

Born in France, but now living in Hong Kong, Charles is an example of the positive way in which like-minded people can collaborate no matter where they’re located (thanks to the Internet!) As Rakim once said: “It ain’t where you from, it’s where you at!”

Having met the people online who would later form the Brainfeeder Record label, Charles has had success creating artwork for their releases.

You can preview a small gallery of his artwork here.

Please note that the event is one day earlier than originally scheduled. It’s on Friday the 16th starting at 7pm.

We’ve written about The Embassy before, if you’d like more info on the unique art space click here.

88MPH by Charles Munka aka Ques.
October 16th, 2009
starts at 7pm
The Embassy
3/F, room 309, Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 2
70 Wing Tai Road
Chai Wan, Hong Kong

Here are two back-to-back art openings that may be interesting. The first, titled “Tangled,” takes place this Thursday in Central and features six artists united under the theme of hair! The venue? A hair salon on Glenealy Street.

The second exhibition, titled “Panic in Chai Wan,” features French-born artists L1ES ONE and YAZE, who both have graffiti influences in their work. The venue for their show is The Embassy, a large art space in Chai Wan Industrial City. (more…)

French artist L1ES ONE has been active in Hong Kong for several years now. His art is rooted in graffiti, but often ventures into other territory. On Wednesday, July 29th, he’ll be opening a show of new work titled “DR1PS & BUBBLES” at the private club M1NT in Sheung Wan.

L1ES ONE is particularly good at tailoring his art to different spaces. Curious what his previous exhibitions looked like? (more…)

For a year or two, I sort of put this out of my mind. Scooting up the escalator, it no longer makes my blood boil as it once did when it was first installed around five years ago. But that doesn’t mean I don’t catch a glimpse every now and then that doesn’t re-ignite my fury.

Yesterday was one of those days! (more…)

The Apostrophe gallery is back with a new urban art exhibition titled CCTV.

The show is based on the controversial topic of using cameras to monitor society and potentially prevent crime. (The theme is very timely as Hong Kong struggles with how to cope with a serial criminal who has thrown corrosive liquid down at shoppers on a busy pedestrian street.)

The exhibition highlights urban art from Italy and America including work by Geometric Bang, Matthew Rodriguez, Claudius Phaedrus, Doodles and DEM.

Texas based artist Matthew Rodriguez will be in town for the exhibition which takes place in an abandoned office space on Wyndham Street.

For a glimpse of Matthew Rodriguez’s work, check out his Flickr account.

The show runs from June 19th until July 3rd.

For more information about the Apostrophe Gallery go here. To RSVP for the opening, email May Wong at: maymwong@gmail.com

CCTV: Urban Art Show
Fom June 19th until July 3rd
Room 2702
40-44 Wyndham Street
Central