Mine Project—Alex Gardner: Snooze Button
Alex Gardner's velvety paintings of black figures in surreal white spaces have made him one of the most-talked about artists in America today—his work drove nearly 3% of all inquiries on pieces by emerging artists featured on Artsy fair pages in the first half of 2019.
This exhibition at Mine Project is his first in Asia. It features a selection of his large, oil-on-canvas works, as well as a new series of works on paper.
Until December 7. Mine Project, The Hennessy, 256 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. mine-project.com
10 Chancery Lane Gallery—Frog King: Living Legend
A fixture of Hong Kong's art scene and a pioneer of performance art in Asia, Frog King (also known as Kwok Mang-ho) is now more than 70 years old but is still creating paintings, drawings, installations and more in his jungle hideaway in Yuen Long.
This exhibition at 10 Chancery Lane showcases a series of new works in a range of media, including a new performance titled "Smoke of Change," which will be shown at the gallery on Thursday, November 7.
Until January 12. G/F, 10 Chancery Lane, Soho, Central. 10chancerylanegallery.com
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David Zwirner—Carol Bove: Ten Hours
New York-based Carol Bove is well-known for sculptures that combine a variety of techniques, inspiration and material, including found objects. For her first solo exhibition in Asia, which spans two floors of the gallery, she has built on a series of collage sculptures, begun in 2016, formed with a variety of steel, including crushed steel tubing, scrap metal and discs.
November 1 to December 14. David Zwirner, 5/F and 6/F H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, 2119 5900. davidzwirner.com
Gagosian—John Currin
Taking inspiration from a range of sources, from old master paintings to pin-ups and B movies, American artist John Currin tackles social and sexual taboos in a satirical manner using a classic, technically skilful painting style. Since the 1980s, he has balanced the strange and the sublime, often attempting to depict weird subjects in a beautiful manner and vice versa.
November 26 to February 29. Gagosian, 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central. gagosian.com
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Hauser & Wirth—Annie Leibovitz