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Meet the Shortlisted Artists of Sigg Prize 2023
A woman in a studio holds a silver box to the camera and points at its label.
Tina Liu: The Shape of Style
Digital Connections
Two performers, wrapped in bubble wrap, dance inside a large white-walled freight lift, covered in plastic sheeting.
Hidden Frames: Behind the Scenes of ‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’
Aerial view of the Mekong River flowing across a territory. The water is brown with sediment and the two banks, which occupy the top and bottom of the image, are lined with small, rectangular settlements or wells that are either white or brown in colour. Further from the river, the land is sparse with green vegetation.
Fluid Borders: Place and Belonging in Contemporary Art
Meet the Shortlisted Artists of Sigg Prize 2023
A woman in a studio holds a silver box to the camera and points at its label.
Tina Liu: The Shape of Style
Digital Connections
Two performers, wrapped in bubble wrap, dance inside a large white-walled freight lift, covered in plastic sheeting.
Hidden Frames: Behind the Scenes of ‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’
Aerial view of the Mekong River flowing across a territory. The water is brown with sediment and the two banks, which occupy the top and bottom of the image, are lined with small, rectangular settlements or wells that are either white or brown in colour. Further from the river, the land is sparse with green vegetation.
Fluid Borders: Place and Belonging in Contemporary Art
Red typewriter resting on a picnic blanket placed on lush green grass.
Red typewriter resting on a picnic blanket placed on lush green grass.

My Dear Valentine: How Olivetti’s Artful Advertising Imbued Machines with Desire

The Olivetti Valentine’s innovative design and ads made it the Apple of its time, portraying it as a stylish, emotional companion
6 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
A still of a single-channel video artwork featuring an opaque blue screen through which we can see a man standing in what appears to be a study. The work’s title is emblazoned across it in English and Chinese.
A still of a single-channel video artwork featuring an opaque blue screen through which we can see a man standing in what appears to be a study. The work’s title is emblazoned across it in English and Chinese.

From Alien Enslavement to Information Overload: Lin Ke on Digital Experience

Lin Ke’s ‘Like Me’ examines information overload, short attention spans, and the risks of entrancing society in endless digital experiences
4 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  /  Article
A person stands in front of an L-shaped exhibition wall in blue, printed with the words 'Sigg Prize 2023' in white. On the wall are five screens playing videos.
A person stands in front of an L-shaped exhibition wall in blue, printed with the words 'Sigg Prize 2023' in white. On the wall are five screens playing videos.

Sigg Prize 2023: Looking within and Moving On

Isabella Tam, curator of the Sigg Prize 2023 exhibition, gives insight into the practices of the six shortlisted artists and their presented works
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Digital  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
Six models are filmed on a phone at Shanghai Fashion Week. The phone is on the left of the image and held horizontally by a pair of hands. Through the screen, the models are seen standing in formation. Beyond the phone, a model wearing a short-sleeved black dress with a yellow flower design is seen from the chest up on the right of the image.
Six models are filmed on a phone at Shanghai Fashion Week. The phone is on the left of the image and held horizontally by a pair of hands. Through the screen, the models are seen standing in formation. Beyond the phone, a model wearing a short-sleeved black dress with a yellow flower design is seen from the chest up on the right of the image.

China and the Cosmotechnics of Fashion: Interactive Fashion Weeks and the Rise of Independent Innovators

Anouchka van Driel explores China’s fashion sector and changing dynamics between designers, users and consumers via online platforms
7 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Critique  /  Article
Female woman in black clothing standing on a barren mountain, head bowed with hair whipping in the wind.
Female woman in black clothing standing on a barren mountain, head bowed with hair whipping in the wind.

Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Chthulhucene: Donna Haraway in conversation with Martha Kenney

Donna Haraway discusses how figuration, storytelling and world-making can cultivate the ‘response-ability’ needed to inhabit our multi-species world
31 mins: 
Critique  /  Article

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

Five Short Films by Five Hong Kong Artists
Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ is a video commission initiative by M+ featuring five short films by five emerging local artists

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ is a video commission initiative by M+ featuring five short films by five emerging local artists

Artist’s Lens

A waist-up photo of a person standing in brightly lit studio space looking straight into the camera.
A waist-up photo of a person standing in brightly lit studio space looking straight into the camera.

Jes Fan: Beyond Appearances

Jes Fan’s sculptures fuse human-made and organic elements, inviting visceral responses that question binary thinking
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person standing in a studio space, facing the camera, with wooden sculptural artworks in the background.
A person standing in a studio space, facing the camera, with wooden sculptural artworks in the background.

Miao Ying: Pixelated Pasts

Miao Ying explores Chinese internet culture through installations and simulations that challenge our perceptions
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Digital  /  Video
A person standing in front of a cloth artwork featuring three 'no U-turn' symbols on a black background.
A person standing in front of a cloth artwork featuring three 'no U-turn' symbols on a black background.

Wang Tuo: Time Refracted

Wang Tuo’s films blend interviews, reality shows, and theatre, exposing society’s absurdities and intertwining histories
9 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
A waist-up photograph of a man looking directing into the camera. Artworks lean against the wall in the background.
A waist-up photograph of a man looking directing into the camera. Artworks lean against the wall in the background.

Xie Nanxing: The Painted Struggle

Xie Nanxing’s radical paintings challenge tradition, using humour and absurdity to reflect on isolation and environmental neglect
7 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A waist-up portrait of a man standing on a rooftop in Hong Kong. The background features green mountains.
A waist-up portrait of a man standing on a rooftop in Hong Kong. The background features green mountains.

Trevor Yeung: Hanging in Limbo

Trevor Yeung’s mixed media works delve into human relations, artificial nature, and emotional scenarios
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A waist-up portrait of a woman wearing a dark baseball cap, taken outdoors as she gazes directly into the camera.
A waist-up portrait of a woman wearing a dark baseball cap, taken outdoors as she gazes directly into the camera.

Yu Ji: Materials in Motion

Yu Ji’s sculptures and installations evoke eerie disengagement, exploring complex relationships between people and things
8 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A woman in a studio holds a silver box to the camera and points at its label.
A woman in a studio holds a silver box to the camera and points at its label.

Tina Liu: The Shape of Style

A conversation with Tina Liu, Hong Kong stylist and creative pioneer known for pushing boundaries in print, film, fashion, art and music
9 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Man viewing artworks on a large workbench in a studio.
Man viewing artworks on a large workbench in a studio.

Leung Kui Ting: Inkscapes

Discover the unique artistic practice of Leung Kui Ting, whose ink paintings blend traditional and abstract elements to explore transience and beauty in the natural world
6 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Two performers, wrapped in bubble wrap, dance inside a large white-walled freight lift, covered in plastic sheeting.
Two performers, wrapped in bubble wrap, dance inside a large white-walled freight lift, covered in plastic sheeting.

Hidden Frames: Behind the Scenes of ‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’

Behind-the-scenes interviews with five Hong Kong artists who created short films for M+’s ‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ video commission project
4 mins: 
Moving Image  / Digital  / Visual Culture  /  Article
An artist, Michael Lin, dressed in a blue shirt and jeans, sits in conversation in a white-walled gallery space. He gestures with his arms. Behind him on the wall are three paintings featuring a decorative design of flowers.
An artist, Michael Lin, dressed in a blue shirt and jeans, sits in conversation in a white-walled gallery space. He gestures with his arms. Behind him on the wall are three paintings featuring a decorative design of flowers.

Painting Possibilities: Michael Lin’s Relational Art

Conceptual artist and painter Michael Lin discusses his practice and how he connects his artwork with audiences
6 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  /  Video

Imaging Cantopop

Jacket and inner page of Anita Mui’s vinyl album ‘Bad Girl’. The singer stands off-centre to the left against a black background, wearing a purple satin dress and sparkly jewellery. She is framed by a cut-out silhouette of a figure in an overcoat.
Jacket and inner page of Anita Mui’s vinyl album ‘Bad Girl’. The singer stands off-centre to the left against a black background, wearing a purple satin dress and sparkly jewellery. She is framed by a cut-out silhouette of a figure in an overcoat.

Imaging Cantopop: Design and Performativity A-side

Designers crafted larger-than-life personalities of Cantopop stars using photography, illustration, fashion, and typography. We explore their stories
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article
Cover of Tat Ming Pair’s vinyl album I Am Waiting for Your Return, which has a pixelated treatment. Anthony Wong, in a white outfit, sits on a white chair on the left side and looks into the camera. Sitting on a black chair, Tats Lau is in a black outfit and looks downward. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.
Cover of Tat Ming Pair’s vinyl album I Am Waiting for Your Return, which has a pixelated treatment. Anthony Wong, in a white outfit, sits on a white chair on the left side and looks into the camera. Sitting on a black chair, Tats Lau is in a black outfit and looks downward. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.

Imaging Cantopop: Design and Performativity B-side

Cantopop grew out of Hong Kong’s cultural production at its most interdisciplinary, experimental, and diverse, expanding what graphic design could be
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article

Inside M+

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 mins: 
Moving Image / Behind the Scenes / / Article

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Building M+

38 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Building M+

Monochrome animation still of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

11 mins: 
Moving Image / Video

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

A lady in a blue coat walks in a covered outdoor space. Lights hang from the ceiling above her.

Inside M+

17 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Inside M+

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 mins: 
Moving Image Behind the Scenes / Article

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Building M+

38 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Building M+

Monochrome animation still of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

11 mins: 
Moving Image / Video

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

A lady in a blue coat walks in a covered outdoor space. Lights hang from the ceiling above her.

Inside M+

17 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Inside M+

From the Vault

Photograph showing Kusama in a red bodysuit, lying on stuffed protrusions covered in red polka dots in a mirror room.
Photograph showing Kusama in a red bodysuit, lying on stuffed protrusions covered in red polka dots in a mirror room.

The Life of Yayoi Kusama: A Visual Chronology

Learn about the biography of Yayoi Kusama with an illustrated timeline from 1929 to now and witness the healing power of art
18 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
A film still of a man and woman riding a motorcycle through a tunnel illuminated by green-tinged lighting. Neither wears a helmet. The man at the front smokes a long cigarette. The woman, at the back, holds onto the man. Her eyes are closed. The headlights of cars are visible in the distance.
A film still of a man and woman riding a motorcycle through a tunnel illuminated by green-tinged lighting. Neither wears a helmet. The man at the front smokes a long cigarette. The woman, at the back, holds onto the man. Her eyes are closed. The headlights of cars are visible in the distance.

On Being the Living Backdrop of Hong Kong Cinema

Film critic Bryan Chang strolls through iconic Hong Kong movie locations observing pedestrians in films by Stanley Kwan, Wong Kar Wai, Johnnie To, Fruit Chan, and more
13 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Article

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