Your guide to Hong Kong Arts Month 2025 as the city gears up for its most creative month of the year
Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel, the jewel in Hong Kong Arts Month's crown (image courtesty Art Basel)
Art Basel is the piece de resistance of Hong Kong Arts Month and this year the event will be showcasing work from no fewer than 240 premier international galleries.
Art Basel is the largest international art fair in Hong Kong and offers an in-depth insight into a diverse range of contemporary art from around the world, championing both established and emerging artists. Underscoring its commitment to the region, Art Basel welcomes more than half of the participating galleries from Asia and Asia Pacific.
When: March 28 to 30, 2025
Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tickets: www.artbasel.com
Art Central
Explore great contemporary art in the tent on the Harbourfront
This popular event is marking its tenth anniversary this year with myriad talks, artworks and installations on the harbourfront. Art Central champions emerging artists and innovative galleries with an unstuffy focus on regional art trends.
This year guests can check out work from more than 100 galleries and 500 artists from around the world. Don’t miss the neighbourhood-themed studio experience spotlighting regional artists, plus there are dining options from Hong Kong hospitality group, Black Sheep.
This year’s fair sees the introduction of an AI-guided tour developed in collaboration with Brushtroke AI.
When: March 26 to 30, 2025
Where: Central Harbourfront Hong Kong, 9 Lung Wo Road, Central, Hong Kong
Tickets: www.artcentralhongkong.com
WestK FunFest
Enjoy arty family fun at WestK FunFest
Enjoy this month-long extravaganza of creativity at West Kowloon. With a programme of free and ticketed events, the event showcases local and international artists with family-friendly multimedia performances, artist-led workshops and interactive creative experiences taking place throughout the West Kowloon Art Park.
Ticketed events include ‘Carnival of the Animals’, a theatre production by Australian contemporary circus group Circa, pierrot mime in a transparent bubble tent by Canadian dance company Corpus, and a performance involving Hong Kong children entitled ‘Time Keeps the Drummer’ by UK theatre group Fevered Sleep.
When: March 21 to April 27, 2025
Where: Art Park, Freespace and Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tickets: www.westkowloon.hk/westkfunfest
HKwalls Street Art Festival
Transforming ordinary walls across Central Hong Kong (image courtesy Hong Kong Tourism Board/Daniel Murray)
Another event celebrating its tenth anniversary at Hong Kong Arts Month, Hong Kong Walls is back with its vibrant celebration of street art. The event includes works from international and local artists with murals and digital art displays transforming Hong Kong’s Central and Western Districts into a colourful art explosion.
Meanwhile, PMQ will be hosting the new nine-day HKWalls Rooms exhibition for the first time, with screenings, talks, guided tours and workshops.
When: March 22 to 30, 2025
Where: Central Hong Kong and PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tickets: www.hkwalls.org
Tai Kwun Art Week 2025
Check out this week-long event of performances, art and talks (image courtesy Unsplash/Rachel T)
Tai Kwun will be hosting its first Art Week with a seven-day event featuring performances from emerging artists, cultural events and offerings from local galleries.
Highlights include Artists’ Night on March 28 presented in partnership with Art Basel Hong Kong which will see the Prison Yard transformed into a space for performances, music and visual art set around the theme ‘Travelling Temporal Odyssey’. This is the second time this event has taken place and it aims to engage the community with contemporary art.
Other events worth looking out for include a brunch hosted by Tai Kwun Contemporary and Museum Macan on March 27, where artists, curators and critics sit down to share their artistic practices.
When: March 24 to 30, 2025
Where: Tai Kwun, Central, Hong Kong
Tickets: www.taikwun.hk
Van Gogh Alive - The Experience
Van Gogh Alive returns to Hong Kong six years after it debuted in the city
Van Gogh Alive - The Experience returns to Hong Kong after a tour of more than 100 cities around the world. This updated version of the hugely successful exhibition introduces a fresh layout with giant screens using cutting-edge light and shadow technology to showcase Van Gogh masterpieces such as ‘Sunflowers’, ‘Starry Night’ and ‘Wheatfield with Crows’. In total, more than 3,000 paintings and images are displayed.
Premiering in Hong Kong is the recently introduced ‘AI Van Gogh’, which uses AI technology to recreate Van Gogh and offer a new visual perspective.
The exhibition also features interactive installations, with painting tutorials and an immersive recreation of ‘The Bedroom in Arles’.
When: Until June 8, 2025
Where: 2/F, K11 Atelier, 728 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Tickets: Klook
French May Arts Festival 2025
'Picasso for Asia' runs until July at Hong Kong's M+ museum
Running from March to July and supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club, French May Arts Festival has announced more than 60 programmes for this year’s event, featuring the best of French art, cinema, circus, music, dance, theatre and gastronomy.
This year’s programme is the 32nd edition of French May and is themed ‘Vive L’art’ (‘long-live art’). The festival kicks off with The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Picasso for Asia - A Conversation and is presented by contemporary art museum M+. The exhibition brings together more than 60 pieces of work by Pablo Picasso and 80 further pieces by Asian and Asian-diasporic artists from the M+ collections.
This is the first major Picasso exhibition in Hong Kong in more than a decade and the first time masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso-Paris have been exhibited with a museum collection in Asia.
When: March 15 to July 13
Where: West Gallery, M+, 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tickets: M+
Blooming Shields by Pearl Lam Galleries and LPM
Strawberries and whipped coconut cream echo artist Kekere-Ekun’s dynamic African hues
Culture, creativity and cuisine come together as Pearl Lam Galleries partners with Hong Kong restaurant La Petite Maison for its exhibition ‘Blooming Shields’, showcasing Nigerian artist Ayobola Kekere-Ekun during Hong Kong Arts Month.
Kekere-Ekun’s exhibition, which will be hosted by LPM, demonstrates her mixed media quilling technique and playful use of colour in works that portray nature as a protector. The pieces are taken from her series ‘The Real Housewives of Old Oyo’, a dialogue between traditional mythology and the politics of gender, power and representation in Nigeria.
To complement the exhibition, LPM has crafted a limited-time cocktail and dessert pairing inspired by the colourful artworks. Dig into a sumptuous Rum Baba, Strawberry and Coconut Cream, designed to mirror the zestful spirit of the art exhibition. The Jarden de Fleurs cocktail features rose wine, elderflower liqueur, champagne cordial, vodka and peach and jasmine soda with a bergamot and raspberry foam to represent the “delicate but insightful exploration of gender and nature”.
When: March 17 to April 16, 2025
Where: LPM, H Queen’s 23-29 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Bookings: lpmrestaurants.com
‘Upward - Huang Yulong’ by Ora Ora
The installation embraces openness and optimism
This mesmorising outdoor street art-inspired exhibition features more than 20, three-metre tall sculptures including family and friends of artist Huang Yulong.
Facing the city’s skyline and a bright future, the installation embraces openness, youth engagement and a feeling of optimism and positivity for tomorrow.
Chinese artist Huang Yulong’s work serves as a commentary on the evolution of street culture in China. Some sculptures have been based on family and friends, including his daughter. Look out for the rugby-carrying sculpture which neatly ties the installation in with Hong Kong Sevens which will also take place in March.
Yulong will also be presenting his work with Ora Ora at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong.
When: March 12 to 20 and 24 to 31
Where: The Hong Kong Observation Wheel, AIA Vitality Park, Central Harbourfront, 33 Man Kwong Street, Central, Hong Kong
Frida Kahlo-inspired Afternoon Tea Experience
Tuck into a South American-inspired floral tea to celebrate Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
Regent Hong Kong is laying on an afternoon tea inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in conjunction with Hong Kong Ballet’s performance of Frida.
Inspired by the artist’s vibrant use of colour, The Lobby Lounge’s head chef Rajiv Chowdhoory and Regent Hong Kong’s executive pastry chef Andy Yeung have created a tea that celebrates Kahlo’s South American heritage and her deep connection with nature.
Enjoy a Frida Garden pastry with layers of elderflower and strawberry compote on a chiffon cake base, or a Viva La Vida cake with guava and lemon. Accompanying finger sandwiches include fillings like guacamole and pineapple chutney, alongside egg tortillas and sweet corn and ricotta empanadas.
The Asian premiere of Frida danced by Hong Kong Ballet brings the artist’s life to the stage at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts’ Lyric Theatre from April 4 to 6.
When: March 24 to May 8, 2025
Where: The Lobby Lounge, Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Booking: hongkong.regenthotels.com
Weird Sensation Feels Good: The World of ASMR
The exhibition delves into the sleep-inducing environment of Hong Kong's public transport
Airside welcomes Hong Kong’s first ASMR exhibition this Arts Month, an immersive experience that investigates the phenomenon of ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.
ASMR is a sensory response to auditory or visual stimuli, resulting in a pleasant and relaxing tingling sensation that often starts at the scalp and moves down the back of the neck. Common triggers include soft sounds like tapping, crinkling or whispering.
ASMR is a relatively new phenomenon and this latest event is co-curated by Airside’s Daisy Chu and builds on a pioneering exhibition first showcased at ArkDes in Stockholm in collaboration with London’s Design Museum. This version of the original exhibition features newly commissioned works by Hong Kong artists that showcase the city’s unique auditory identity; highlights include a studio for guests to create their own ASMR works, an installation recreating the sleep-inducing environment of Hong Kong’s public transport and sessions featuring Hong Kong soundscapes.
When: March 14 to July 13, 2025
Where: Gate33 Gallery, Airside, 2 Concorde Road, Kai Tak, Hong Kong
Tickets: art-mate.net
Lanternfly Ballet, Pacific Place
Pacific Place hosts Art Basel Hong Kong's offsite Encounters installation
Pacific Place has been transformed into a fantastical world of lanternflies to celebrate Hong Kong Arts Month. The exhibition is part of Swire Properties Arts Month 2025 and has been created by Zurich-based artist Monster Chetwynd.
For the third year in a row, Pacific Place is the sole offsite host of Art Basel Hong Kong’s Encounters installation. Chetwynd’s installation, Lanternfly Ballet, is a tribute to Hong Kong’s native lantern bug.
The immersive installation features three large-scale lanternfly sculptures perched on lily pads in the mall’s Park Court, as well as live ‘Lanternfly Ballet’ performances on certain days.
Lanternfly Ballet is presented by Galerie Gregor Staiger, Massimodecarlo and Sadie Coles HQ and supported by Swire Properties, the official partner of offsite Encounters. Audio guides in three languages are available on the pedestal next to the artworks.
When: Lanternfly Ballet Performances take place at 3.30pm on March 22, 1.30pm on March 28 and 3.30pm on April 5 (ten minute duration)
Where: Park Court, Level 1, Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Art in Resonance, The Peninsula
'She's Bestowed Love' by Lin Fanglu in partnership with the V&A
The Peninsula Hong Kong’s Art in Resonance programme returns this year with artwork commissioned from three leading artists and a new partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Art in Resonance exhibition is open at the hotel until May with specially commissioned works by local artists Phoebe Hui and Chris Cheung and Shanghai-based artist Lin Fanglu, in partnership with the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The artists’ works are displayed in public spaces throughout the hotel, including The Lobby and The Verandah. And you won't miss the dramatic, large-scale, celestial-themed installation on the hotel’s facade by multimedia artist, Hui.
The hotel is offering a range of promotions to support the event, including art-themed dining options such as a celebratory Afternoon Tea at The Lobby with pastries inspired by the artworks and art-inspired cocktails at Felix and The Bar. Special stay packages and exhibition tours are also available.
When: Until May 31, 2025
Where: The Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Bookings: The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Lobster Painter, Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade
The Lobster Painter will be in situ on Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront until May (image courtesy Philip Colbert Studio)
A huge lobster sculpture dominates Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade this spring as celebrated British ‘pop’ artist Philip Colbert brings his striking The Lobster Painter installation to Hong Kong courtesy of K11 Art Foundation (KAF).
The seven-and-a-half-metre steel sculpture is part of a larger exhibition that the artist will be bringing to K11 MUSEA, including more sculptures as well as digital works.
Colbert is also launching a limited-edition collectible edition of The Lobster Painter, in the form of a 38cm collectible figure. Proceeds from sales of the collectible will be used to support the development of contemporary art through KAF. A pop-up kiosk will be set-up from March 26 to 30 on the Promenade at K11 MUSEA where more souvenirs will be available.
When: March 26 to May 13, 2025.
Where: Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade by K11 MUSEA
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