CONCEPTUAL WALK THROUGH
Espace Louis Vuitton
The new exhibition at Espace Louis Vuitton, a collection of recent works by Hong Kong artist Kingsley Ng Siu-king and mainland artist Gao Weigang, displays a preference for artworks with golden or glittering surfaces.
When I ask the duo and their curator, William Zhao, whether that’s a conscious decision, something comical happens: seated at either end of a coffee table, Gao says “yes”, while Zhao says “no”.
Joking aside, this readiness for contradiction sits well with “Conceptual Walk Through”, an exhibition that has no overriding theme apart from a generalised notion of conceptual art.
Zhao explains that the showcase is meant to expand the venue’s exhibition profile from that of predominantly figurative art to conceptual art. “The common link between the two artists’ works is that they’re both very open [to interpretation],” says Zhao. “Each work tells a diversity of stories.