Alisan Fine Arts - Central Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a groundbreaking group exhibition, titled Word Play, on September 19, 2024. Centered around the expression, investigation and deconstruction of Chinese characters, this carefully curated exhibition invites the audience into a compelling journey of contemporary Chinese art through “wordplay.” Across pure calligraphy, sculptural experimentation, AI-assisted creation, word formation and abstraction, the show features works by 19 artists across different generations: Chu Chu, Chui Tze- Hung, Chui Pui-Chee, Fung Ming-Chip, Gu Gan, Gu Wenda, Hao Shiming, Hon Chi-Fun, Pat Hui, Hung Keung, Kan Tai-Keung, Li Huasheng, Ren Tianjin, Fabienne Verdier, Wang Dongling, John Way, Wei Ligang, Wucius Wong, and Xu Bing. In four distinctly thematic galleries - Contemporary Calligraphy, Composing with Words, Word as Image, and Abstraction, artists from diverse historic and cultural backgrounds contribute their unique “play on words,” with works selected from a period of 40-plus years since the 1980s. The written word - long considered the essence of Chinese culture - continues to serve as the point of departure for both faithful emulation and radical innovation in contemporary art, and is at the heart of this not-to-miss exhibition.

Opening Reception: 19 September, Thursday, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Gallery address: 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central