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•  A body of work illustrating research conducted between the mid-1950s to mid- 1960s by Art Informel master Hans Hartung. Presented by Mazzoleni.

•  Works on paper by celebrated Indonesian artist Agus Suwage, entitled ‘Siraman Duniawi,’ that investigate multifarious notions of identity from the perspective of ancient Hindu-Buddhist culture. Presented by ROH Projects.

•  The late Hong Kong ink artist Wesley Tongson’s spiritual journey and artistic path featuring the artist’s splash ink and monumental landscape paintings created with his hands, fingers, and nails, where he poured his bold and raw emotions directly on the paper – a form of liberation for Tongson. Presented by Galerie du Monde.

•  Hu Qingyan’s ‘World of Silence,’ a series of marble works that continue the theme of ‘emptiness’ that the artist has been exploring in recent years. Presented by Galerie Urs Meile.

• A survey of works by Rasheed Araeen that spans from the artist’s early portraiture drawings to the minimalistic sculptures for which he is widely known. Presented by Rossi & Rossi.

• A selection of works by Martin Margiela, similar to those in his touring museum show now at the LOTTE Museum of Art in Seoul, including a torso sculpture and film dust painting. Presented by Zeno X Gallery.

‘Hand Me Your Trust’ highlight is a moving image work by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, will take over the M+ Museum Facade and is set within the undulating architectures of Hong Kong’s world-famous skyline along Victoria Harbour.

Presented in the hustle and bustle of a city with millions of inhabitants, the work incorporates Rist’s typically vivid color palettes and freeform camera work, echoing the dynamic shifts of scale of Hong Kong’s urban landscape.

Rist approaches the concept of the hand from a variety of scales, mirroring the dynamics of the city itself from an intimate human scale, to one that is the size of a building. For Rist, hands can be beautiful extensions of our emotions, to communicate with other living beings without words.