Empty Gallery is a 4,500-square-foot space located at the edge of Aberdeen Harbour in Tin Wan, Hong Kong. Founded by Stephen Cheng, the gallery showcases both established and emerging artists alongside a program of pioneering multimedia commissions, performances and music. With a special commitment to ephemeral, time-based and non-object-oriented practices, Empty Gallery is committed to fostering conversation across cultural, geographic, and medium-specific boundaries while serving as a regional hub for the flourishing East Asian art scene.
Exhibition view: Xper.Xr., Tailwhip, Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (17 April–26 June 2021). Courtesy Empty Gallery.
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