Xyza Cruz Bacani, Chen Ronghui, Chen Ruofan, Chen Wei, Chen Xiaoyi, Gordon Cheung, Chu Yun, Mark Chung, Cui Jie, Dong Jinling, Foreign Investment, Han Qian, Joyce Ho, Ho Rui An, Hu Qingtai, Hu Yinping, Kwan Sheung Chi, Jaffa Lam, Lap-See Lam, Law Yuk Mui, Ocean Leung, Li Binyuan, Li Jinghu, Li Liao, Li Ming, Li Nu, Li Ran, Li Shuang, Li Yifan, Liao Guohe, Liu Sheng, Long Pan, Andrew Luk, Ma Qiusha, Musquiqui Chihying, Shi Qing, Sim Chi Yin, Samuel Swope, Tong Wenmin, Yang Guangnan, Zhang Ruyi, Zheng Yuan
Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe
Feb 27 – May 31, 2026
JC Contemporary and F Hall
Tai Kwun
10 Hollywood Road
Central, Hong Kong
Mon – Sun, 11am – 7pm
Tai Kwun Contemporary presents Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe (Feb 28 to May 31, 2026), on view across three floors of the JC Contemporary and F Hall galleries. Curated by Dr Pi Li and Ying Kwok, the second chapter of the panoramic exhibition Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 shifts our attention from the digital world to the material one. Anchored in the new realities created by China’s unprecedented economic growth in the last four decades, artists re-examine the country’s role as the world’s centre for the production and logistics that sustain modern life. They give insight into the individual stories, family histories and lesser- seen places impacted by globalisation and economic transformation.
Supplying the Globe showcases 40 contemporary artists working across China and internationally in a variety of nontraditional media – from installations to performance and participatory projects – to reflect on how we can overcome boundaries and divisions among dispersed people to “stay connected” in the era of rapid economic transformation. More than 70 artworks, including three commissioned works, are presented in four thematic sections that highlight subjects such as ecological footprints, depictions of labourers (including artists at work), networks of exchange and the global realignments brought by the transnational flows of people, materials and ideas.
Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008
Beginning with Stay Connected: Navigating the Cloud (Sep 26, 2025 to Jan 4, 2026) and continuing in Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe (Feb 28 to May 31, 2026), the two chapters of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 are framed through the lenses of digital technology and the manufacturing supply chain, respectively, to portray the diversity of current artistic practices. In addition to the exhibitions at JC Contemporary, the forthcoming publication Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008was produced by Tai Kwun Contemporary and Asia Art Archive to map artistic responses to the profound social, economic and technological shifts of the twenty-first century.
As an extension of the exhibition, international forum and screening programme will take place from May 1 – 3 at Tai Kwun, with participants presenting on topics around labour, migration and history.
Learning and Engagement Programmes
Over the course of the exhibition, Tai Kwun Contemporary is organising learning and engagement programmes. Held on weekends, Guided Tours: Who’s Next? offer thoughtfully led perspectives on the exhibition by art professionals and guest contributors. Tai Kwun Family Day programmes offer tours and activities for participants aged eight and above. The Hi! & Seek corner on 2/F offers a space of dialogue and exploration about the exhibition’s themes.