Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang (wearing a cap) in conversation with Pi Li,  Sigg Senior Curator of M+, on December 2, 2021. The event was held at the M+ Lounge for  patrons of Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture. Photo: Enid Tsui
Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang (wearing a cap) in conversation with Pi Li, Sigg Senior Curator of M+, on December 2, 2021. The event was held at the M+ Lounge for patrons of Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture. Photo: Enid Tsui

‘There is still hope here’ in Hong Kong: Zhang Xiaogang, Chinese contemporary artist, tours M+ museum

  • Zhang Xiaogang, the first major Chinese art figure to tour M+, admits to being pleasantly surprised by Hong Kong’s new museum and its exhibitions
  • He says it would be ‘difficult’ to show some of its Chinese contemporary art in mainland China, and reaffirms his intention to live and work in Hong Kong

Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang (wearing a cap) in conversation with Pi Li,  Sigg Senior Curator of M+, on December 2, 2021. The event was held at the M+ Lounge for  patrons of Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture. Photo: Enid Tsui
Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang (wearing a cap) in conversation with Pi Li, Sigg Senior Curator of M+, on December 2, 2021. The event was held at the M+ Lounge for patrons of Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture. Photo: Enid Tsui
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