Hong Kong artist Angela Su’s exhibition representing Hong Kong at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia will be showcased at M+ with an adapted and site-responsive presentation. This upcoming exhibition will stage the artist’s speculative research about Lauren O, a legendary levitator who played an instrumental role in the 1960s anti-war movement in the United States. Featuring a collection of Lauren O’s notes and study models, the exhibition will illustrate her obsession with transformation and levitation.

Angela Su’s works investigate the perception and imagery of the body through processes of metamorphosis, hybridity, and transformation. Her research-based projects materialise into drawing, video, hair embroidery, and performative and installation works, which explore the interrelations between our state of being and the advancement of technology. Central to these projects are video essays and texts that weave together fact and fiction, and reality and fantasy. With a focus on the history of medical science, her works question dominant biomedical discourse and contemplate the impact of technology on the past, present, and future.

The exhibition is co-organized by M+ and Hong Kong Arts Development Council.