Hong Kong women artists get a show of their own
A Sotheby’s exhibition timed for International Women’s Day features contemporary ink paintings, video installations, neon art and holograms by artistic veterans and relative newcomers alike
An exhibition unveiled at international auction house Sotheby’s this week hopes to highlight the often-overlooked contributions of Hong Kong women artists from different generations.
Titled “Women in Art: Hong Kong”, the week-long exhibition is the culmination of a year’s research into the experiences of several Hong Kong contemporary women artists active during the past 50 years.
The project is a collaboration between New Hall Art Collection, part of the University of Cambridge’s all-female Murray Edwards College, and the Asia Art Archive. The former is known for being the largest collection of artworks by women in Europe.
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This will be the first time work by such a diverse group of Hong Kong women artists – from veteran Choi Yan-chi to younger artists such as Angela Su – will be exhibited together, according to Katherine Don, Sotheby’s head of contemporary ink.
The works are from a wide range of mediums: contemporary ink paintings, video installations, neon art and even holograms are featured. Some pieces have been lent by the artists or private collectors.
“What we’re showing here is not gendered artwork, but a completely diverse range of artists and artwork which could be made by men or women,” says Eliza Gluckman, curator of New Hall Art Collection and joint lead researcher of the project with Phoebe Wong from the Asia Art Archive.
