Shahzia Sikander (1969 – ) presents her first major solo exhibition in Hong Kong. This body of work explores Hong Kong’s colonial complexity, both historical and current. Installed within the Former Explosives Magazine Compound of Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Shahzia Sikander: Apparatus of Power includes drawings on paper and large-scale animations. The exhibition’s title refers to the potential of an image to communicate in multiple contexts, forms, and formats.
A satellite exhibition is on view at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum from 16 March to 5 June, presenting a selection of Sikander’s work that explores the city’s unique cultural heritage within the global maritime trade.
The exhibition is curated by Claire Brandon, Ph.D. Candidate at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, with Ashley Nga-sai Wu of Asia Society Hong Kong Center as Assistant Curator.
Shahzia Sikander: Apparatus of Power
Chantal Miller Gallery, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
16 Mar – 9 Jul, 2016
(The satellite exhibition will be on view at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum from 16 March to 5 June)
Image: The Last Post (film still), 2010. HD-Video (Blu-Ray), ratio:1920 x 1080 24p, 5.1 surround sound, 10’00”. Courtesy of Pilar Corrias Gallery and Shahzia Sikander.