K11 Musea, Adrian Cheng's retail and cultural centre, turns one this month and is celebrating with a string of art and culture events starting from October 9
It has been a year since Adrian Cheng flung open the doors to K11 Musea, his boundary-breaking retail and cultural centre on the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront.
“K11 Musea is more than a shopping centre,” Cheng told Tatler on the eve of the opening. “It’s a melting pot of creativity and a celebration of culture. Contemporary art, fashion, music, design, coffee, gastronomy, performance art—they’re all here."
To celebrate K11 Musea's first anniversary, Cheng is hosting a string of art and culture events starting from October 9. Below are Tatler's picks of what to see.
Van Gogh's Ear (2016) by Elmgreen & Dragset
Scandinavian artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset—who go by the name Elmgreen & Dragset—are famous for making sculptures and installations that explore everything from the Aids crisis to architecture and public space.
From October 9, one of their most ambitious works, Van Gogh's Ear, a sculpture of an empty swimming pool tipped on its side, is being exhibited on the promenade outside K11 Musea. The work was previously installed outside the Rockefeller Centre in New York City.
The artists have previously said they hoped the sculpture will inspire passersby to take a moment to relax and reflect on times past. "One can dream of lazy days under the sun while surrounded by all the traffic and business going on at Rockefeller Plaza," they said when it was unveiled in New York.