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Art Basel and Art Central are going to be filled with hundreds of international artists, from emerging and mid-career to established. While you’re there, keep an eye out for these local talents!
Hong Kong’s art scene is buzzing this month, with art fairs, galleries and special pop-ups showcasing the best of Hong Kong’s creatives. Curious to know who some of these local talents are? From trailblazing emerging artists to seasoned icons, here are seven Hong Kong artists that we can’t get enough of.
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Wong Ping — Animator & Graphic Designer Specialising In The Absurd
With exhibition titles like “Anus Whisperer”, it’s safe to say that Wong Ping is not your typical gallery artist. His crude, funny and downright bizarre works play on traditional concepts of eroticism and desire to encourage discourse on sexual repression and shame — all the while creating a vehement feast for the eyes.
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IV Chan — Installation, Sculpture & Performance Artist Exploring The Human Body
Blood, guts and pearls, oh my! IV Chan’s surreal creations (think mind-altering installations, performances and soft sculptures) are creative odes to her childhood, as well as powerful reclamations of what she calls her “problematic” body. Despite their personal nature, though, Chan’s works speak to the universal tragedy of corporeality — and all the humour that comes with it.
Sassy Tip: Catch IV Chan’s vampire-inspired performance at Art Central 2025!
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Sapphire Ketchup — Experimental Food Artist & Savour Cinema Co-Founder
Beyond hosting the coolest private dinner parties in Hong Kong, Alison Tan, aka “Sapphire Ketchup“, creates edible art installations that encourage viewers and guests to interact with her work. She also co-founded Savour Cinema, which hosts film-inspired culinary experiences in Hong Kong to demonstrate the intersections between food and art.
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Sin Wai Kin — Science-Fiction-Inspired Drag Performer & Filmaker
Working across multiple mediums, Sin Wai Kin‘s sci-fi-inspired, fantastical performances and moving image works defy binary constrictions. Experiencing their art is like stepping into an alternate dimension — one in which the weird and the wonderful come alive in the fullest ways imaginable.
Sassy Tip: See Sin Way Kin’s special commission for “Picasso for Asia – A Conversation” at M+!
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Kary Kwok — Queer Nightlife Photographer & Founder Of TA Magazine
Kary Kwok, a photographer and art director who made waves the early noughts with his intimate self-portraits, immortalises the underground queer scene of ’80s and ’90s Hong Kong and London. His collection Then/Now was re-released in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s, showcasing the vibrant, gender-fluid spirit of the era. More recently, he’s dived into contemporary LGBTQIA+ issues with his collaborative online publication TA.
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Beavis Yeung — Creative Ceramicist and Founder Of If (若然) Studio
It can be difficult to make an ancient medium appear unique, but Beavis Young does so with ease. Taking inspiration from natural forms — oftentimes, the ocean — he abstracts the imagery into three-dimensional clay sculptures which can also be used in the home (as opposed to being purely decorative).
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Florence Yu-ki Lee — Digital Animator & Filmmaker Reimagining Hong Kong
Florence Yu-ki Lee‘s experimental animated films take you through snapshots of Hong Kong, with twinkling streetlights illuminating perpetually spinning, pastel-toned scenes, as if viewing the city from a carousel. Paired with whimsical, lo-fi soundtracks, they feel like witnessing Hong Kong through a hazy daydream.
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Angela Su — Mixed-Media Artist & Former Biochemist
One of Hong Kong’s iconic artists, Angela Su‘s oeuvre spans drawing, video, performance, installation and hair embroidery — the last being constituting some of her most evocative works! In doing so, she playfully explores the body through metamorphosis and transformation, challenging social injustice, particularly in the medical field.
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Featured image courtesy of Sassy Media Group using portraits of IV Chan (left), Kary Kwok (middle) and Sin Wai Kin (right). All images courtesy of the respective artists and/or their representative galleries.
