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Hong Kong:
Here and Beyond 2027

Hong Kong:
Here and Beyond 2027

13 Mar 2027
25 Jul 2027
Location: Main Hall Gallery, G
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Hong Kong: Here and Beyond 2027 tells the story of Hong Kong from the 1970s to now through the lives and works of the city’s most influential cultural figures. Connecting Hong Kong with downtown Beijing, New York, London, and beyond, this exhibition brings established and lesser-known narratives into new focus by exploring more than 50 pioneering artists and makers.​


The exhibition highlights Hong Kong as a city that is porous and outward-looking, steeped in contradictions and complexities, with a cultural reach that extends beyond its borders. It reflects upon the demographic, economic, and political changes of the past 50 years through artists and makers who have shaped Hong Kong in tangible and intangible ways. As China began to emerge from isolation at the end of the 1970s, Hong Kong’s geopolitical position shifted, inspiring new sensibilities and responses to culture, identity, and belonging that have continued to evolve over the decades.


From the paintings of Luis Chan and the architecture of Tao Ho to Tsang Tsou-choi’s street art, these works show us new ways of seeing and understanding Hong Kong. Other artists, such as Tseng Kwong Chi, sought new experiences elsewhere, defining their identities in different communities. The exhibition will also explore Hong Kong’s influential film culture, which has shaped global perceptions of the city as the ultimate Asian metropolis.

The exhibition offers a fresh perspective on Hong Kong’s distinctive visual culture that builds upon Hong Kong: Here and Beyond, one of M+’s opening displays in November 2021.

A collage-style abstract landscape painting featuring intertwined forms of distorted trees, rolling hills, and a small village. Rich layers of vivid color create a dreamlike, poetic atmosphere with a surreal sense of nature.

Luis Chan. Lok Ma Chau​, 1976​. Acrylic and collage on paper​. © Luis Trust

A black-and-white photograph taken from a low-angle perspective, capturing two skyscrapers and a figure in the foreground, showcasing the towering scale of the architecture and the atmosphere of a modern urban landscape.

Tseng Kwong Chi. New York, New York, 1979, 1979, printed 2017. Selenium-toned gelatin silver print. M+, Hong Kong. Photo: © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

This black-and-white photograph shows actor Brigitte Lin seated inside a vehicle. Holding a mirror and a tissue. She is grooming herself, while the view outside the window appears blurred.

Lo Yuk Ying. Photograph, Film Biweekly, Brigitte Lin (actor), 1981. Gelatin silver print. M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Lo Yuk Ying, 2020. © Lo Yuk Ying

In a black-and-white street photograph, two pedestrians are walking side by side, placing their arms behind each other's backs. Crowds move through the surrounding area, and a few shops can be seen lining the street.

Nobuyoshi Araki​. Hong Kong Kiss (HK0162)​, 1997​. Platinum and palladium print​. M+, Hong Kong. © Nobuyoshi Araki

A giant figure dressed in black leaps across a city street with an exaggerated movement, set against a vivid blue sky. The striking contrast creates a comic illustrative quality and sense of urban chaos.

Martin Wong . Incident at Waverly Lane​, 1992.​ Acrylic on canvas​. M+, Hong Kong. © Estate of Martin Wong

A black-and-white poster featuring a hand-held camera. The camera lens is replaced with an eye gazing back at the viewer. The bold typography, reading 'experimental film '76', conveys a distinctive 1970s avant-garde aesthetic and modern design sensibility.

Tong King-sum​. Programme, ‘experimental film ’76’, presented by the Urban Council and the Hong Kong Film Guard Association​, 1976. Ink on offset lithograph. M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Lo Yuk Ying, 2020. © Chiu Wai-Yee

A collage-style abstract landscape painting featuring intertwined forms of distorted trees, rolling hills, and a small village. Rich layers of vivid color create a dreamlike, poetic atmosphere with a surreal sense of nature.

Luis Chan. Lok Ma Chau​, 1976​. Acrylic and collage on paper​. © Luis Trust

A black-and-white photograph taken from a low-angle perspective, capturing two skyscrapers and a figure in the foreground, showcasing the towering scale of the architecture and the atmosphere of a modern urban landscape.

Tseng Kwong Chi. New York, New York, 1979, 1979, printed 2017. Selenium-toned gelatin silver print. M+, Hong Kong. Photo: © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

This black-and-white photograph shows actor Brigitte Lin seated inside a vehicle. Holding a mirror and a tissue. She is grooming herself, while the view outside the window appears blurred.

Lo Yuk Ying. Photograph, Film Biweekly, Brigitte Lin (actor), 1981. Gelatin silver print. M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Lo Yuk Ying, 2020. © Lo Yuk Ying

In a black-and-white street photograph, two pedestrians are walking side by side, placing their arms behind each other's backs. Crowds move through the surrounding area, and a few shops can be seen lining the street.

Nobuyoshi Araki​. Hong Kong Kiss (HK0162)​, 1997​. Platinum and palladium print​. M+, Hong Kong. © Nobuyoshi Araki

A giant figure dressed in black leaps across a city street with an exaggerated movement, set against a vivid blue sky. The striking contrast creates a comic illustrative quality and sense of urban chaos.

Martin Wong . Incident at Waverly Lane​, 1992.​ Acrylic on canvas​. M+, Hong Kong. © Estate of Martin Wong

A black-and-white poster featuring a hand-held camera. The camera lens is replaced with an eye gazing back at the viewer. The bold typography, reading 'experimental film '76', conveys a distinctive 1970s avant-garde aesthetic and modern design sensibility.

Tong King-sum​. Programme, ‘experimental film ’76’, presented by the Urban Council and the Hong Kong Film Guard Association​, 1976. Ink on offset lithograph. M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Lo Yuk Ying, 2020. © Chiu Wai-Yee

Image at top: Greg Girard. Photograph, Chow Yun-fat and Cherie Chung during the filming of The Eighth Happiness, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, 1987. Inkjet print. © Greg Girard

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