Ha Bik Chuen
Ha Bik Chuen 1960s–70s
May 23 –Aug 8, 2026
Opening: Saturday, May 23, 12pm – 6pm
The rarely seen sculptures and bas-reliefs centre staging this exhibition had long been preserved at the apartment and studio of the late Ha Bik Chuen (1925–2009), and they offer a rare window into the early career of an artist in the turbulent mid-twentieth century Hong Kong. His transition from an apprentice of a renovation contractor to a full-time artist was a tale of will and intention, transferring his technicality in crafts making and sensibility in materiality to his art practice.
Renowned for his diverse artistic practice, including sculpture, printmaking, photography, and collage, Ha’s early works carry the experimental process to form a unique visual language informed by historical Chinese and modernist Western artistic influences. Self-taught, he trained his own eyes with a voracious consumption of art books and catalogues from overseas.
展覽聚焦一直保存於夏碧泉（1925–2009）居所的混合媒材雕塑與浮雕，這些鮮為人見的作品為他早期的創作生涯提供了線索，也突出了他所置身的香港在二十世紀中期的環境與變化。從一個裝修承包商的學徒變成全職藝術家，夏碧泉將工藝技術與對物料的感知應用於他的藝術創作中，展現了充滿意志與考量的實踐。
夏碧泉以其多元的藝術實踐而聞名，涵蓋雕塑、版畫、攝影及拼貼等媒介，其早期作品透過實驗性創作過程，融合中國傳統藝術與西方現代主義的影響，形成了獨特的視覺語言。未曾接受任何正式的美術教育，他透過大量閱讀海外藝術書籍與畫冊，磨練了自己的審美眼光。
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Founded in 1985 in London by Anna Maria Rossi, who was later joined by her son, Fabio, Rossi & Rossi is today amongst the leading representatives of contemporary artists from the Asia-Pacific region. The gallery operates from its headquarters in Hong Kong’s South Island Cultural District, as well as a showroom and office in St. James’s, London. A pioneer in the development of contemporary Asian art, Rossi & Rossi attracts major museums and private collectors worldwide.
Rossi & Rossi is a member of the Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD), Asian Art in London (AAL) and the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association (HKAGA). The gallery also participates in pre-eminent regional and international art fairs, including Art Basel Hong Kong, West Bund Shanghai and TEFAF Maastricht.
Articles
Lain Singh Bangdel / Review / January 23, 2025
Szelit Cheung 張施烈 / Studio / April 24, 2024
Shubigi Rao 舒比吉·拉奧 / Review / May 12, 2023
Mark Chung 鍾正 / Feature / December 22, 2023
Siah Armajani & Rasheed Araeen / Review / May 10, 2022
Konstantin Bessmertny / Feature / September 29, 2016
Represented artists
Billy Apple, Rasheed Araeen, Siah Armajani, Fereydoun Ave, Faiza Butt, Heman Chong, Christopher Doyle, Kesang Lamdark, Naiza Khan, Abbas Kiarostami, Ma Desheng, Lee Mingwei, Erbossyn Meldibekov, Nortse, Leang Seckon, Tenzing Rigdol, Tsherin Sherpa, Nicole Wong