Alicja Kwade: Pretopia is the artist's first solo institutional exhibition in Hong Kong. Showcasing works that span different periods of the Polish-born artist's career, the exhibition reflects on our perception of time. It also proposes new perspectives for viewing and understanding reality.

Pretopia shows nine works from her career, together with newly commissioned installations tailored to the history and architecture Tai Kwun's F Hall. Within the symmetrical space of the exhibition, the artist has laid out a sculptural environment where each work relies on the presence of others. In a way, the exhibition can be seen as a multiverse.

Adept at drawing from abstract scientific and philosophical concepts, Alicja Kwade transforms them through a consummate use of materials, both natural and artificial. Her artworks frequently incorporate objects such as clocks, fluorescent tubes, clock hands, chairs, mirrors, metal gates, bricks, and rocks. Together, her works orbit around the examination and questioning of reality and social structures.

Venue address: JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun