Alia Ahmad

In Time, A Bloom / مع الوقت، تزهر

May 20 – Jun 27, 2026  
Opening: Tuesday, May 19, 5pm – 8pm

The gallery is pleased to present Alia Ahmad’s (b. 1996, Saudi Arabia) first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, debuting new paintings made in her studio in Riyadh over the past year.

Ahmad’s colourful, expressionistic works draw inspiration from memories and observations of her home city, informed by local textiles, poetry, calligraphy, digital graphics, plant life and the rich diversity of the industrialised desert landscape.

Executed in thickly applied oil paint, the works in the exhibition continue the artist’s engagement with her surrounding environment, in particular the vibrant desert flowers that thrive in Riyadh’s arid climate, as well as her recent exploration into the history of landscape painting.

White Cube announced global representation of Ahmad in September 2024. In Time, A Bloom / رھزﺗ ،تﻗوﻟا ﻊﻣ marks the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery, following presentations in Paris and at Mason’s Yard, London, in March 2024 and February 2025 respectively. Ahmad’s work has featured in exhibitions around the world, including most recently AIR at Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, in 2025, as well as ALCHEMISTS at Pond Society, Shanghai, and Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, Saudi Arabia, both in 2024.

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Articles

Salvatore Emblema 薩爾瓦托雷・恩布勒馬 / Feature / August 22, 2025
Lynne Drexler 琳恩‧德雷克斯勒 / Review / May 12, 2025
Jessica Rankin 傑西卡‧蘭金 / Feature / November 4, 2024
Lee Jin Woo 李鎮雨 / Review / August 22, 2024
Julie Curtiss 朱莉·柯蒂斯 / Feature / October 30, 2023
Michael Ho, Chris Huen Sin Kan, Timothy Lai, Su Yu-Xin / Review / September 13, 2023
Haim Steinbach / Review / October 4, 2022
Cerith Wyn Evans 凱裡斯·懷恩·埃文斯 / Feature / January 20, 2022 
Bruce Nauman 布魯斯·瑙曼 / Feature / May 2, 2021 
Virginia Overton 弗吉尼亞·奧弗頓 / Feature / October 9, 2020 
Park Seo-Bo / Review / December 27, 2018
Sarah Morris / Feature / June 15, 2018
Rachel Kneebone / Feature / August 7, 2017
Danh Vō / Review / February 1, 2017

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The first of White Cube’s galleries to be located outside of the UK, White Cube Hong Kong is situated at 50 Connaught Road, in the heart of Hong Kong’s Central district. Since its inception in March 2012, the gallery has hosted a varied programme of exhibitions including Gilbert & George, Anselm Kiefer, Damien Hirst and Cerith Wyn Evans. The gallery provides an interior exhibition space of 550 m2 (6000 sq ft) which is set over two floors and has a ceiling height of over 4.5 metres. The building was designed by London based architects Maybank and Matthews.