Love is Love by Yang Jingzhou, Tang Contemporary Art
Yang Jingzhou, Red Pill/ Green Pill , 2025
Photo: Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art
Yang Jingzhou’s solo exhibition is rich with modern literary references, taking Yang’s quirky and plastacine-like protagonist, Buster, across a Kafkaesque stage and a “Shakespearean spectrum of humanity”. Some paintings touch on themes of love and identity, while others observe geopolitical relations, and all reveal layers of human relationships and depths of emotions.
When: Until August 12, 2025
Where: 10/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Summer Brews Wing Shya Art Experience, Blue Bottle Coffee
Acclaimed Hong Kong photographer Wing Shya reinterprets three Blue Bottle Coffee’s drinks—Cold Brew, NOLA, and Fizz—through Polaroid images of underwater scenes. Presented by Ztoryteller and Blue Bottle Coffee, the exhibition is a capsule of summer and its fleeting feeling. Visitors who purchase any of the three featured drinks will also receive an exclusive Story Pairing Card as a keepsake to accompany their coffee-drinking experience.
When: Until August 24, 2025
Where: 2/F, Blue Bottle Coffee Wan Chai Cafe, 15 St. Francis Street, Wan Chai
Condition I-VI and Blue Room by Paloma Varga Weisz and Sophie von Hellermann, MASSIMODECARLO Gallery
MASSIMODECARLO Gallery presents two exhibitions that were conceived as parallel acts that run along a singular narrative — Paloma Varga Weisz’s Condition I-VI is introspective and sculptural, while Sophie von Hellermann’s is theatrical and immersive. Varga Weisz sculpted five heads from the memory of the first, with a sixth sculpture embodying a completely distinctive facial feature from the rest. The sixth breaks apart from the original sequence, distinguishing itself in its emotionality and appearance. In contrast, Blue Room is a playground for maximalist imagination, at its centre, Varga Weisz’s marionette and around it von Hellermann’s dream-like paintings.
When: Until August 29, 2025
Where: MASSIMODECARLO Gallery , The Armoury Pedder Arcade, 23 Pedder Street, Central
Chan Oi Ying Solo Exhibition, No Idea Gallery
Hong Kong contemporary abstract painter and Chinese calligrapher Chan Oi Ying takes inspiration from Buddhist philosophies and Japanese Zen gardens, presenting an ‘oasis’ of an exhibition that offers a brief respite from the bustle of Hong Kong life. Inspired by a book (《小さな悟り》) by Japanese monk Shunmyō Masuno, Chan re-assessed her creative process as a form of meditation, seeing each work as an amalgamation of the meditative process.
When: Until August 31, 2025
Where: Suite 1703, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, Hollywood Rd, Central
The Future Vintage Store by Peep Projects & HER, JPS Gallery
The ’90s are making a comeback! Hong Kong artist Peep Projects and local boutique HER reimagine cultural touchstones for the latest exhibition at JPS Gallery titled “The Future Vintage Store”. Laundry lines are crisscrossed in the gallery space, clipping trendy clothing items from HER in the signature looped shape of Peep’s characters’ eyebrows. In the bottom corner of the main gallery space, you’ll find a cheeky cat and bird chase — a last-minute addition to the exhibition which pays homage to the cats that wander in typical Hong Kong stores. As with previous HER and Peep Projects collaborations, this iteration also sees Peep’s designs take shape across Yuet Tung China Works’ porcelainware, from ornate plates to delicate chopsticks and a dainty toothpick holder.
When: Until September 4, 2025
Where: JPS Gallery Hong Kong, G/F, 88 – 90 Staunton Street, Central, Hong Kong
Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA), The Mills
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The chronically online cinephile is no stranger to the phrase “accidentally Wes Anderson” (AWA)—something they might find themselves pointing out when stumbling across saturated and symmetrical quirks in the city. For the first time in Hong Kong, these AWA sights are gathered together in over 100 photographs from around the world, uniting in their nostalgic charm and whimsical storytelling. Photographs are sectioned into five thematic zones, including one dedicated to Hong Kong, one for hotels, one for doors and facades, one for pools, and finally one for lighthouses.
When: Until September 14, 2025
Where: The Hall (G/F), Atrium (1/F), M01D & M01E (M/F), The Mills
Summer by Liu Yin, Kiang Malingue
Hong Kong-based artist Liu Yin carries her classic shōjo manga faces into the latest paintings and works on paper, continuing her exploration of nature that began in 2023. One series of paintings explores the artist’s interest in small bodies of water, with River #1 (2025) depicting fruit-figures floating in the water. Manga faces are painted over flowers, leaves, and fruits, imbuing nature with sensitivity and emotion. Inspired by 18th-century ukiyo-e artist Suzuki Harunobu, the large-scale painting Night Scene (2025) depicts a peach tree at night, while two diptychs on the third floor of the exhibition space reveal the most intense narratives of looming waves and hidden faces, highlighting the significance of resistance.
When: Until September 20, 2025
Where: 10 Sik On Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Treasures of the Mughal Court from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Hong Kong Palace Museum
The special exhibition puts the Mughal Court into focus, uncovering the treasures from the golden age of this Muslim, Persian-speaking dynasty (1526-1857). The exhibition displays over 100 precious artefacts separated in three thematic exhibitions: “Founder of the New Era: Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605)”, “Explorer of World Treasures: Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627)”, and “Architect of Paradise on Earth: Emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658)”. Exhibition highlights include floral motifs of the Taj Mahal, dishes from the Jingdezhen kilns in China, exquisite jewellery from wealthy emperors, jadework, mother-of-pearl inlay techniques, and paintings of the Mughal court. This also marks the first major collaboration between a Hong Kong museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
When: Until February 23, 2026
Where: Gallery 8, Hong Kong Palace Museum, 8 Museum Drive West Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui
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