Heidi Lau and Wong Ping Share 2025 Sigg Prize
The 2025 Sigg Prize has been awarded jointly to Heidi Lau and Wong Ping by M+ in Hong Kong, a historic first for the award recognizing two distinct artists. The shortlist featured Bi Rongrong, Ho Rui An, Hsu Chia-Wei, and Pan Daijing. Each winner is granted HKD 300,000, while those shortlisted receive HKD 100,000. The jury, led by M+ director Suhanya Raffel, included notable figures such as Maria Balshaw (Tate), Gong Yan (Power Station of Art), Mami Kataoka (Mori Art Museum), Glenn D. Lowry (former MoMA), Uli Sigg (M+ Board member), and artist Xu Bing. Lau's Pavilion Procession (2025) and Wong's Debts in the Wind (2025) are displayed at M+ until January 4.
Key facts
- Heidi Lau and Wong Ping jointly win the 2025 Sigg Prize.
- First time the Sigg Prize is awarded to two separate artists.
- Each winner receives HKD 300,000; shortlisted artists receive HKD 100,000.
- Jury chaired by Suhanya Raffel; includes directors from Tate, Power Station of Art, Mori Art Museum, former MoMA director, Uli Sigg, and Xu Bing.
- Heidi Lau's Pavilion Procession (2025) is a large-scale ceramic installation with kinetic spiders.
- Wong Ping's Debts in the Wind (2025) is a video installation shaped like a golf course.
- Shortlist: Bi Rongrong, Ho Rui An, Hsu Chia-Wei, Pan Daijing.
- Exhibition of all shortlisted artists runs at M+ until January 4.
Entities
Artists
- Heidi Lau
- Wong Ping
- Bi Rongrong
- Ho Rui An
- Hsu Chia-Wei
- Pan Daijing
- Xu Bing
- Aaina Bhargava
Institutions
- M+
- Tate
- Power Station of Art
- Mori Art Museum
- MoMA
- ArtReview Asia
- Curtin University
- New York University
- Museum of Modern Art
- ArtAsiaPacific
Locations
- Hong Kong
- Oakland
- New York
- Macau
- Perth
- Shanghai
- Tokyo
- Beijing
- Switzerland
- UK
- China
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Japan