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TAIPEI

Wesley Tongson

Whispers of Myriad Valleys

Apr 16 – Jun 27, 2026
Opening: Wednesday, Apr 16, 4pm – 7pm

Mountains of Heaven #232 by Wesley Tongson, Ink and color on board, 69 x 94 cm, 1999. Courtesy gdm.

Whispers of Myriad Valleys unveils Tongson’s art as a voice from the margins—a whisper that became bold resonance. His valleys of ink remind us that painting can be liberation, performance can be voice, and that those once unheard can speak with extraordinary force.

This marks Wesley Tongson’s first solo exhibition in Taiwan, a landmark in the recognition of his experimental practice. His calligraphy was previously included in the 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial. A forthcoming retrospective at Asia Society Hong Kong opening in July 2026, curated by Julia White and Rosaline Kyo, will further affirm Tongson’s place within the global history of contemporary ink art.


HONG KONG

Chen Hui-Chiao

Under One Sky

Mar 20 – May 28, 2026
Opening: Friday, Mar 20, 4pm – 7pm

 A Room with a View 15 by Chen Hui-Chiao, Bed, cotton, needles, embroidery thread, towels, aluminum basin, steel cup, soap box, toothbrush, toothpaste, mini encyclopaedia, site-specific Installation, 90 x 200 x 140 cm, 2028. Courtesy the artist and gdm.

The gallery is pleased to present Chen Hui-Chiao: Under One Sky, the artist’s debut solo exhibition in Hong Kong. Under One Sky traces the trajectory of Chen’s creative practice, spanning the early installation work Amorphous Company (1997), through the sprawling spatial intervention A Room with a View (2018), to newly unveiled works including: When the Spheres Merge in Colors for a Large Wall… (2024), Airco DH-4 1916-1918 (2025), and Starlink (2025). Employing needles and thread, cotton, ping-pong balls, and LED as vehicles of thought, Chen stitches aviation military symbols into everyday objects, probing how humankind has transformed the sky into a battlefield. 

爍樂畫廊欣然呈現陳慧嶠於香港的首次個展《在一片天空下》,是次展覽集結藝術家自1997年以來的創作脈絡,從早期裝置《無形玩伴》到2018年大型空間介入《床外的藍天》,以及2024年至2025年間全新發表的系列作品——包括《當球體融入牆上的色彩時…》、《戰機 1916-1918》與《星鏈》等。陳慧嶠以針線、棉花、乒乓球、LED等材質作為思想的載體,將航空史上的軍事符號縫入日常物件,探問人類如何將天空化為戰場。


Hong Kong
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gdm is a Hong Kong-based art gallery founded by Fred Scholle in 1974. Originally opened as Galerie du Monde, gdm represents more than twenty artists, nurturing a diverse roster of artists at all stages of their creative practices with a global perspective. The gallery has been acclaimed for its ground-breaking work in championing artists of postwar and contemporary movements such as Hong Kong’s Circle Art Group, and Taiwan’s Fifth Moon.

gdm Projects launched in 2008 which transformed the gallery with a new emphasis on contemporary art and dedication to supporting emerging and underrepresented diaspora artists engaging with cultural identity and conceptual practices. Fostering collaborations with curators and institutions worldwide — gdm operates a dynamic program that encourages imagination and risk-taking, driven to provide opportunities for artists to amplify their voices within their communities, and across platforms in the international contemporary art world.

To celebrate 50 years (1974-2024), gdm opened a new space in Taipei in 2024. With its opening, gdm Taipei will launch “Siōng Tshinn,” a special program that focuses on spotlighting emerging local talent, providing a platform for young, unrepresented Taiwanese artists to showcase their works. Through “Siōng Tshinn,” gdm hopes to plant meaningful and lasting roots in the local art community.

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