WEEKENDERS tiny little art fair is a three-day art fair at Sansiao Gallery HK that aims at fostering cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Japan. Featuring seven galleries and art dealers from both places, the fair offers a curated selection of contemporary artworks in an intimate setting. Hong Kong performance artist Sonia Wong will stage a show while Mezzanine Makers will provide beverages. Held just before Art Basel Hong Kong, on March 23-25, WEEKENDERS tiny little art fair welcomes all art lovers for a relaxed and engaging experience ahead of the city's major art week.

Gallery address: Room 104-5 Wilson House, 19-27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK and the exhibition organizer Chun Poon jointly present “Transcendence,” an exhibition featuring the latest works by contemporary artists Taku Hisamura, Huo Yun, and Damon Tong. Despite their diverse backgrounds, all three artists use everyday materials—such as textiles, paper, and stickers— as their medium. By breathing new life into familiar items, their works prompt a reconsideration of how we understand and engage with society and the physical world around us. By redefining the ordinary, these works prompt us to reconsider what we know and how we perceive. This exploration aligns with Carl Jung’s concept of “The Transcendent Function,” which describes the psychic process that arises from the tension between consciousness and the unconscious, fostering psychological growth through their integration.

Gallery address: 1/F, Room 104 - 5 Wilson House, 19 - 27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK is excited to present “Bridging Horizons: Ting and the New Wave,” an exhibition featuring the works of renowned artist Walasse Ting and three emerging talents from Hong Kong and Japan: Fung Chim, Jess Leung, and Mai Takada.

This exhibition connects Ting’s vibrant and expressive art with the fresh perspectives of the next generation. Fung Chim explores the beauty of everyday objects with detailed realism. Jess Leung brings her unique gongbi fine-brush technique to life in colourful and intricate paintings. Mai Takada combines digital and traditional methods to explore themes of identity and perception.

Walasse Ting’s iconic use of bold colours and dynamic brushwork offers a rich contrast to the contemporary works on display. “Bridging Horizons” invites visitors to experience the dialogue between tradition and modernity in art.

Opening Reception 6-8pm, Tuesday, 27 August

Gallery address: 104 Wilson House, 19-27 Wyndham Street

Sansiao Gallery HK and the exhibition organizer Chun Poon are delighted to present “Mandala,” a group exhibition featuring recent works by five Hong Kong-based artists: Sam Cheng, Jess Leung, Fung Chim, Victor Chu, and Damon Tong.

A mandala, which depicts a circle enclosing a square, symbolizes the universe in the Hindu and Buddhist religions. It is often used as a focus during meditation, signifying a spiritual journey through layers starting from the outer periphery to the inner core. For instance, the creation of Tibetan sand mandala can take days or even weeks. Several monks collaborate to meticulously place colorful powdered sand onto a surface, while they pray and meditate. Each grain of sand represents a blessing.

Artists: Sam Cheng, Jess Leung, Fung Chim, Victor Chu, Damon Tong

Opening reception: 23.05 6:30-8pm
Gallery address 1/F, Room 104 - 5 Wilson House, 19 - 27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK is delighted to announce our upcoming group exhibition, "mini◯ (mini-maru: minimal)," showcasing the work of 40 emerging Japanese artists.

Explore the world of minimalism with a touch of uniqueness in this exhibition. In Japanese, 'maru' translates to 'round,' and this showcase offers a fresh perspective on minimalism through small, round artworks.

Discover the distinct viewpoints of 40 emerging Japanese artists, each presenting their interpretation through small, round, or a combination of both. This exhibition is a significant moment for us as we introduce 40 artists to Central Hong Kong for the first time.
Opening reception: Monday, 25 March 5-7 pm

Gallery address: 104-5 Wilson House, 19-27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK and independent art consultant Chun Poon are delighted to present "Rehoboam", a solo exhibition featuring recent works by Hong Kong based artist Stephanie Sin. Her latest series, which centers on home furnishings, leads us on a journey exploring online shopping behaviors of humans.

Rapid strides in AI (Artificial Intelligence) now see such insights widely applied, with organizations racing to build big data-related services. Many believe AI will bring prosperity, propelling our lives towards a promising future. The expectation is that AI will eventually understand us more and serve us better than we do ourselves. Perhaps it already does when we are shopping or browsing online, before we are even aware of them. Consider this: when was the last time you were surprised to see ads and suggested posts aligned perfectly with your interests?

Today, online shopping feels as if we are purchasing from an imagined future. In this virtual marketplace, we often come across flowers in artificial colors, bearing surreal hues that push the boundaries of imagination. It is common to find a piece of furniture that we need a manual to understand its purpose and function. Even more astonishingly, the inconceivable is made plausible – imagine having a bathtub by a window that offers a panoramic riverside view over a hill, a luxury most of us can only dream of. Yet, the online shopping experience presents such fantasies as achievable realities. The process is so seamless that we may not even bother to question if these needs are genuinely ours, or simply suggestions implanted by AI.

Opening Reception: 6:30 - 8pm, November 23

Gallery address: 1/F, Room 104 - 5 Wilson House, 19 - 27 Wyndham Street, Central

ARTabi2023 in Hong Kong

Aiko Watanabe
Kwon YoungJin
Kumi Shibata
Tenzan Ryuga
Masayuki kawabata
Kana Miyayama
Kawakita Atsushi
Mako.HY
DAIGO
Soyblanc
Fung Hoi Shan
Manpan Lau
Christos Mavrodis
AKIY
HIKARU,TSUCHIBAYASHI
Tomoya Nakamura

Opening Reception: Friday, 6 October, 17:30 - 19:30

Gallery address: Room 104 Wilson House, 19-27 Wyndham Street

Sansiao Gallery HK is pleased to announce our collection exhibition, "Summer Exhibition 2023." Since 2017, we have been grateful to be a part of Hong Kong's vibrant art scene. We warmly invite you to visit our gallery and explore the artwork created by esteemed artists such as Tseng Kwong Chi, Walasse Ting, Rupert J. Smith, Robert Bechtle, Makoto Saito, Helmut Newton, and Francesco Scavullo.

Opening Reception: August 18th, 5 PM - 7 PM

Gallery address: Room 104-5 Wilson House, 19-27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK is pleased to announce “HOMMAGE,” our group exhibition featuring emerging artists who have created new works as a tribute to established artists in the gallery’s collection. This exhibition brings together a diverse range of artists whose unique styles and perspectives are sure to captivate and inspire our visitors.

The exhibition features the works of Rupert J. Smith, James Rizzi, Robert Bechtle, Andy Warhol, Jonathan Seliger, Marie Laurencin, and Walasse Ting. Each of the emerging artists in the exhibition has carefully selected an established artist’s artwork as a source of inspiration for their new pieces.

RUPERT J. SMITH x Rachel Hiu-Yin Ip
JAMES RIZZI x King Lau
ROBERT BECHTLE x Sam Cheng Tan Shan
ANDY WARHOL x TODO
JONATHAN SELIGER x Kiyu Kisu
MARIE LAURENCIN x Chika Tanikawa
WALASSE TING x Mai Takada

Gallery address: Room 104-5 Wilson House, 19 – 27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK and guest curator Chun Poon are pleased to announce their upcoming exhibition “Master and Apprentice”. The exhibition showcases the works by Hong Kong-born American photographer Tseng Kwong Chi and American photographer Christopher Makos from the Sansiao Gallery collection, and unveils new works by the Hong Kong visual artist Rachel Ip.

In theory of master-apprentice relationship, master represents the establishment - matters that are defined, secured and certain; apprentice symbolises revolution - matters that are open to interpretation, mutable and uncertain.  This uncertainty, however, breeds changes and innovations. Master offers experiences and knowledge to apprentice, and apprentice creates experiments and new ideas.

When photography was introduced in the early 19th century, many people thought painting would be dead soon.  However, painting has instead evolved philosophically and transformed aesthetically throughout the modern era to the contemporary days.  The new technology of photography encouraged innovation and creativity in the traditional art form of painting, with both art forms blooming since then.  This is not that an apprentice must replace a master, but it is possible for both to develop together.  This development demonstrates a fascinating concept of master-apprentice relationship: by bringing togetherthe inherited knowledge and experience from a master and innovations of an apprentice, this will evolve into something completely new.

Gallery address: 1/F, Room 104 - 5 Wilson House, 19 - 27 Wyndham Street, Central

Sansiao Gallery HK is excited to bring together selected works from the gallery collection by prestigious painters – Walasse Ting, Makoto Saito, Wayne Thiebaud, Masaru Shichinohe, and Ken Matsuyama. With an eclectic collection of masterpieces from the East and the West, the exhibition “Contemporary: Figurative” explores the consciousness of expressing oneself and the collective self from post 20th-century up to contemporary in figurative paintings.

The figurative tradition can be observed since the era of Classical Greek sculptures, balancing ideal geometry with reasonable realism. Throughout the centuries, its evolution has steadily broadened its parameters from the early Renaissance, the Baroque, to Impressionism. The term “figurativism” came in the mid-20th century, which is often described as a contrast to the emergence of abstract art. It refers to artworks such as paintings and sculptures that hold references to the real world and particularly to the human figure. Returning to the principles of figurative art with experiences of the men as of primary importance, the contemporaries have their own approaches forming their artistic languages, expressive or even deformative.

Gallery address: Room 104-5 Wilson House, 19 – 27 Wyndham Street, Central

We are delighted to present “2022”, a group exhibition that brings together new works by Hong Kong artists Muses Sze Mei Ting, King Lau, Iris Tsang, Stephanie Sin and Fung Chim in response to “2022”. When we started planning the exhibition in 2020, the topic “2022” was ambiguous to the artists. As vague and uncertain as it might be, it offers artists limitless space to imagine what it can relate to.

What does 2022 mean to you? The process of exhibition planning reminds us of how we try to forecast or imagine an unknown future. This vision represents an attainable hope, assuming it is a hope of a better future. The five artists, working with different mediums, responded to the topic “2022” as varied as their distinctive artistic practices.

Participating Artists: Muses Sze Mei Ting, King Lau, Iris Tsang, Stephanie Sin, Fung Chim 

Guest Curator: Chun Poon

Gallery address: 1/F, Room 104 - 5 Wilson House, 19 - 27 Wyndham Street, Central

Portraiture
- Series of "Creating...."
Otto Li | Timothy Zau

We are delighted to present "Portraiture", an exhibition showcasing works by Otto Li and Timothy Zau. Portraiture is often connected with the creation of everlasting memories or the notion of adoring a prominent figure. Through unconventional approaches, the two artists attempt to offer a contemporary interpretation of portraiture.

Opening Reception: 6:30 - 8pm, Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Sansiao Gallery: Room 104 - 5 Wilson House, 19 - 27 Wyndham Street, Central
Gallery Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 12 - 7pm
Artists: Otto Li, Timothy Zau
Guest Curator: Chun Poon