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Lee Hill-choi

Art Basel Hong Kong is the catalyst for multiple events across the city every spring. The final stretch of the month brings Art Week – and this year, the calendar beyond the main fair is more compelling than ever. From edible art to landmark retrospectives, street murals to archival treasures, here’s what not to miss.

HKWalls Street Art Festival
Until March 29

Now in its 11th edition, HKWalls transforms the Central and Western district into an open-air gallery with murals by international and local artists alongside digital works on LED screens citywide. PMQ serves as the festival hub, with daily programming from noon to 8pm.

The 2026 line-up includes Irish guerrilla artist Asbestos, French muralist Theo Haggai with his mandala-encircling figures, Italian botanist-geometer Fabio Petani and Taiwan-based, visual and mural artist LeHo. On the digital side, Czech animator Rakušan and Hong Kong’s own Eggshellsea (Fong Lok Kee) join a roster that also includes generative artist Hyojung Seo and local animation artist Chow Kai.
Central Yards Edible Art Fair
March 26 – April 5

Hong Kong’s first event of its kind, the Central Yards Edible Art Fair debuts at the Central Harbourfront Event Space with 10 immersive installations, each inspired by a different art movement and paired with a bespoke edible creation. Angela Yuen’s The Magic Makers transforms found objects into a narrative of Hong Kong’s past and future, served alongside a Choc Duck – dark chocolate encasing a marshmallow centre.

Frog King (Kwok Mang-ho) brings his anarchic Frogtopia to the New Ink Movement gallery, complete with savoury Froggy Biscuits. Other pairings include a beeswax-preserved banana for conceptual art, and coconut panna cotta with black sesame caviar for surrealism.
Art Central
Until March 29

Now in its 11th edition, Art Central returns to the Central Harbourfront from March 25 to 29, with a creative programme curated by Zoie Yung that probes the effects of digital culture on contemporary life. The centrepiece is a Hong Kong commission by new media artist Kaitlyn Hau: Recursive Feedback Ritual 0.01, a real-time computational sculpture driven by motion capture that transforms the artist’s psychiatric symptoms into cycles of movement and image. The performance programme, Endless Night and Midnight Sun, presents four commissioned works daily in the Central Theatre, while Central Stage spotlights six globally recognised artists, including Indonesian performance art pioneer Arahmaiani, South African painter Esther Mahlangu and Finnish-American photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen.
Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now
Until August 9

The most comprehensive survey of South Korean artist Lee Bul’s practice to ever be presented in Asia opened at M+ this month, running until August 9. Co-organised with Seoul’s Leeum Museum of Art (where it drew 105,000 visitors in previous years), the show brings together more than 200 works spanning sculpture, installation and two-dimensional art. It unfolds in three sections: architecturally scaled Mon grand récit installations meditating on failed utopias; the celebrated Cyborg and Anagram series probing gender, technology and the body; and a final section of drawings and maquettes offering a rare glimpse into the artist’s studio practice. M+ Cinema is screening early performances throughout the run.
Live: Hong Kong Art Exhibition
Until May 5
Nineteen artists shaping the city’s contemporary scene come together for this exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, across four themes: Urban Stage, Landscape Reimagined, Virtual Reality and Transformation. Participants include Angela Yuen, Leung Mee-ping, Hung Keung and anothermountainman. In a first for the museum, artists have been invited to create on-site, turning its galleries into open studios. The lower ground-floor wing houses miniature studios revealing each work’s inspiration, complemented by the video series Studio and Beyond.
At 25: Artists’ Early Worlds, Part I
Until June 27
Asia Art Archive (AAA) marks its 25th anniversary with a two-part exhibition built around a deceptively simple question: what were you like at 25? Part I, opening at AAA’s Sheung Wan library, brings together four prominent artists – Ho Tzu Nyen, Tehching Hsieh, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook and Zhang Xiaogang – pairing their works with rare archival materials to trace the cultural environments that shaped them in their early years. The show draws on documentary photography, film, television, radio and personal collections, and invites visitors to reflect on their own 25th year alongside these artistic origins.
On March 26, Beijing-based artist Zhang Xiaogang – known for his figurative, surreal explorations of Chinese history and collective memory – delivers the Annual Artist’s Lecture at AAA’s library, reflecting on his archive and relationship to personal history. AAA will also launch Hong Kong Art: A Curator’s History (1987–2004) by Oscar Ho at its Art Basel Hong Kong booth: the first illustrated art historical study of the city covering that period, published by Rizzoli.


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Hong Kong Art Week beyond Art Basel, from Art Central to street art and more

Greatness, a work by visual and mural artist LeHo, at HKWalls. Photo: Handout

The Central Yards Edible Art Fair, Hong Kong’s first event of its kind, debuts at the Central Harbourfront Event Space. Photo: Handout

A mural on a truck by Spanish artist Spok Brillor, featured at the HKWalls Street Art Festival. Photo: Handout

Irish guerrilla artist Asbestos is part of the HKWalls line-up for 2026. Photo: Handout

Choc Duck by Angela Yuen. Photo: Handout

Froggy Biscuits is an edible art piece by Frog King. Photo: Handout

Zoie Yung is the curator of Art Central 2026. Photo: Handout

The M+ museum is presenting more than 200 works by Lee Bul. Photo: Jelly Tse

In pictures: Hong Kong’s public art sculptures, from the 1970s to today

The Bamboo Man sculpture by multimedia artist André Heller is lit up in readiness for its journey across Victoria Harbour in May 1992. Photo: SCMP Archives

Henry Moore’s Double Oval sculpture on display in Connaught Garden in 1977. Photo: SCMP Archives

Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming with one of his works at Exchange Square in 1986. Photo: SCMP Archives

British artist Elisabeth Frink (centre) discusses her bronze water buffalo sculptures with her husband, Alex Csaky, in 1988. Looking on is Nigel Rich, managing director of Hongkong Land. The two bronze-cast water buffaloes became a permanent fixture outside the Forum at Exchange Square. Photo: SCMP Archives

A bronze sculpture by Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming is moved into position to mark the official opening of retail complex the Forum at Exchange Square in 1988. Wheeling the sculpture into position are (from second left) Nigel Rich, managing director of Hongkong Land; Ju Ming; S.T. Wu, chairman of Maxim’s; and Owen Price, managing director of Dairy Farm. Photo: SCMP Archives

The Flying Frenchman, by César Baldaccini, is unveiled at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 1992. The HK$5 million bronze work was donated to the Urban Council by Cartier International. Photo: SCMP Archives

Irish-Australian husband-and-wife artistic team Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith with their Circle of Time red sundial sculpture at the newly opened Hong Kong University of Science  and Technology in 1991. Photo: SCMP Archives

the Molecule Men 1+1+1 sculpture is erected at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in 1993. Created by American Jonathan Borofsky, it was one of the exhibits in that year’s Art Asia. Photo: SCMP Archives

A six-metre-tall work, Protect the Earth, created by renowned Hong Kong sculptor Van Lau, aka Wen Lou, is displayed at Sha Tin Central Park in 1993. Photo: SCMP Archives

Heavy smog creates a curtain behind Ju Ming’s Unbroken Taichi Flow sculpture as air pollution hit record highs in 1999. Photo: SCMP Archives

Mainland sculptor Cao Chong-en embraces his Bruce Lee statue at its unveiling ceremony on the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui in 2005. Photo: SCMP Archives

How Lousy is bringing satire, surrealism and cheeky graffiti to Hong Kong’s streets

Hong Kong street artist Lousy’s work can be found across the city. Photo: @lousylousy/Instagram

Lousy street art often melds into its surroundings on Hong Kong’s streets. Photo: Handout

A passer-by poses in front of one of Lousy’s artworks, which can be seen across Hong Kong’s streets. Photo: Handout

Lousy street artwork on the Remex Centre in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Lousy collaborated with photographer David Leung for the “Double Umami” show at JPS Gallery in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

A section of Lousy’s “Double Umami” show at JPS Gallery in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Dim sum is the inspiration for this piece by Hong Kong street artist Lousy. Photo: @lousylousy/Instagram

Lousy has collaborated with brands ranging from local eyewear label A. Society to the Eaton Hong Kong hotel. Photo: Handout

Artworks at Lousy’s “Double Umami” show at JPS Gallery in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong street artist Lousy uses the human body as a canvas for his art, too. Photo: @lousylousy/Instagram

A painting by Lousy, using the human body as his canvas. Photo: Handout

Lousy collaborated on lai see packets with Eaton HK. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong street artist Lousy’s design seen on a ski jacket. Photo: Handout

Artist Coco Capitán on ‘selfish’ art, Bad Bunny and her Hong Kong debut show

Coco Capitán poses for a portrait at ArtisTree, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong ahead of her upcoming show. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

A bigger silence to live within (2022), from “Naïvy in 50 (Definitive) Photographs”. Photo: Coco Capitán

Frances’ grandma’s funeral, with young sailor girl who says both Hello & Goodbye (2022) from “Naïvy in 50 (Definitive) Photographs”. Photo: Coco Capitán

A very present absence I (2022) from “Naïvy in 50 (Definitive) Photographs”. Photo: Coco Capitán

The edge of me merging into the edge of the sea (2022) from Naïvy in 50 (Definitive) Photographs. Photo: Coco Capitán

Coco Capitán in Memory Adoption Bureau, part of her Hong Kong exhibition “Imagination Investments”. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Coco Capitán’s distinctive handwriting in the text installation I Read While I Walk. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Coco Capitán’s “Naïvy” exhibition at ArtisTree, Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy Taikoo Place/Swire Properties

A self-portrait of Coco Capitán. Photo: Coco Capitán

Why modern art museum Dib Bangkok is a must-visit destination in Thailand

The courtyard of Thailand’s world-class museum of contemporary art, DIB Bangkok, which is housed in a converted warehouse redesigned by Why Architecture and Architects 49 (A49). Photo: Handout

The design concept was inspired by the Buddhist idea of enlightenment. Photo: Handout

 Paloma Varga Weisz’s Bumpman on a Tree Trunk is part of Dib Bangkok’s inaugural exhibition, “(I)nvisible Presence”, featuring works by 40 leading artists. Photo: Handout

Louise Bourgeois’ Untitled. Photo: Handout

Montien Boonma’s Water. Photo: Handout

How luxury brand Anteprima brought Japanese art to Milan Fashion Week

Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki (left) collaborated with designer Izumi Ogino on Anteprima’s spring/summer 2026 collection. Photo: Handout


Anteprima is among the fashion brands that are blending fashion and art. Photo: Handout

Anteprima’s new “reflection” wire bags take inspiration from Takahiro Iwasaki’s work. Photo: Handout

One of Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki’s pieces, Reflection Model (Perfect Bliss, 2010-2012). Photo: Anomaly

Texture abounds during Anteprima’s spring/summer 2026 show during Milan Fashion Week last September. Photo: Getty Images

A flowing, layered pink look at Anteprima’s spring/summer 2026 show during Milan Fashion Week last September. Photo: Getty Images

Anteprima’s spring/summer 2026 handbags incorporate design elements from Takahiro Iwasaki’s work. Photo: Handout

Anteprima’s signature wire bags in various shapes and sizes during its spring/summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week last September. Photo: Getty Images

Anteprima’s dreamy spring/summer 2026 campaign. Photo: Handout

Out of Disorder (2013), another one of Takahiro Iwasaki’s artworks, using a pink deck brush. Photo: Anomaly

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HKWalls’ street murals, Central Yards’ edible art and Lee Bul’s M+ retrospective are among the attractions not to be missed


HKWalls’ street murals, Central Yards’ edible art and Lee Bul’s M+ retrospective are among the attractions not to be missed.


Hong Kong Art Week beyond Art Basel, from Art Central to street art and more

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Until March 29

HKWalls’ street murals, Central Yards’ edible art and Lee Bul’s M+ retrospective are among the attractions not to be missed

HKWalls Street Art Festival