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Opens 6.5Fragmented yet Connected · HK

Opening June 5Fragmented yet Connected — Zhihua Temple exhibition · Hong Kong 6.5 – 12.4, 2026

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Art and artists re-envisioning the past

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Woman with flowing robes and circuit-like imprint on torso dancing against a mountainous backdrop

Practice in the Virtual World: An Interview with Lu Yang

Ink painting showing a tree with fruit hanging from limbs; within each piece of fruit is Chinese caligraphic text.

Beyond Writing: TJ Ren on Calligraphy

Photo of framed artworks, each consisting of abstract shapes formed from fibers

From Periphery to Center: Shi Hui’s Redefinition of Fiber Art

Image of sculptural artwork of fluid-like shapes appearing to be in motion

Illusory Transformations: A Conversation with Han Duyi and Zhang Zhihui

Ink painting of tigress sculpture with the head of a child in mouth. Chinese script on right side

Life as a Scholar-Artist: Excavating Bronze with Tai Xiangzhou

Photo of Peng Wei, Night

Brush & Voice: Peng Wei’s Reimagining of Contemporary Ink

Reinventing the Library Cave: A Conversation with Xie Xiaoze