M+ Hong Kong exhibition reinterprets shanshui ink landscapes through contemporary digital and postindustrial lenses
The exhibition 'Shanshui: Echoes and Signals' at M+ in Hong Kong reinterprets traditional Chinese ink landscapes for a modern audience. It delves into the philosophical aspects of shanshui through various artworks. Notable pieces include Chua Chye Teck's 'Scholar's Rocks' (2013–18), which incorporates concrete sourced from Singapore's construction sites, and Guo Cheng's 'Becoming Ripples' (2024), featuring mirrored fabric that responds to electromagnetic waves. Xu Bing's 'Landscript sketch in the Himalayas' (1999) presents Chinese characters alongside English translations. Additionally, Guo Hongwei's 'Illustration Book of Natural Form' (2017) and Awazu Kiyoshi's 'Sky Sea West East' (1980) explore materiality. The exhibition also showcases Isamu Noguchi's 'Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear' (1937) and contributions from Nguyen Trinh Thi, Amar Kanwar, Ana Mendieta, Liu Chuang, and Park Hyunki. It remains open to the public.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Shanshui: Echoes and Signals' at M+, Hong Kong
- Reinterprets traditional Chinese ink landscape genre shanshui
- Features works from M+ collection exploring postindustrial, digital contexts
- Includes Chua Chye Teck's 'Scholar's Rocks' (2013–18) with concrete from Singapore
- Guo Cheng's 'Becoming Ripples' (2024) uses electromagnetic wave-responsive fabric
- Xu Bing's 'Landscript sketch in the Himalayas' (1999) combines Chinese characters and English
- Design objects include Isamu Noguchi's 1937 radio encasements for Zenith
- Nguyen Trinh Thi's '47 Days, Sound-less' (2024) projects film scenes onto mirrors
- Amar Kanwar's 'The Peacock's Graveyard' (2023) is a seven-channel video installation
- Ana Mendieta's 'Silueta Sangrienta' (1975) shows artist merging with riverbank
- Liu Chuang's 2018 video explores crypto mining and Zomia region peoples
- Park Hyunki's 'Untitled' (1987/2018) combines TV monitors and actual rocks
- Exhibition includes works by Guo Hongwei, Awazu Kiyoshi, Sakumi Hagiwara
- Features Shiro Kuramata's 1972 'Lamp (Oba Q)' and Heidi Lau's 2022 ceramic
- Explores shanshui as philosophical thinking and poetic imagination
- Exhibition is ongoing
Entities
Artists
- Chua Chye Teck
- Guo Cheng
- Xu Bing
- Guo Hongwei
- Awazu Kiyoshi
- Isamu Noguchi
- Nguyen Trinh Thi
- Amar Kanwar
- Ana Mendieta
- Liu Chuang
- Park Hyunki
- Sakumi Hagiwara
- Shiro Kuramata
- Heidi Lau
Institutions
- M+
- Tanin Industrial Company
- Zenith Radio Corporation
Locations
- Hong Kong
- China
- Singapore