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Tetsumi Kudo Hauser & Wirth 31 May–31 August 2024 Hong Kong
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In a wide-ranging practice spanning four decades, post-war Japanese artist Tetsumi Kudo (1935 –1990)explored the human experience, interrogating the proliferation of mass consumption and the rise of technology.His oeuvre addresses themes of colonialism, racism, social cohesion, and environmental degradation throughbiomorphic sculptures and assemblages incorporating found materials. Kudo’s first solo exhibition in GreaterChina, opening 31 May, features a selection of the artist’s signature cages made between 1966 and 1980. Theworlds created inside these varied environments are intended to encourage viewers to understand themselvesas part of an integrated and intricate cosmos in which nature, technology, and humanity influence each other,a system he dubbed the New Ecology.

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In a wide-ranging practice spanning four decades, Japanese artist Tetsumi Kudo (1935–1990) explored the human experience, interrogating the proliferation of mass consumption and the rise of technology. His oeuvre addresses themes of colonialism, racism, social cohesion, and environmental degradation through biomorphic sculptures and assemblages incorporating found materials.

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About the Gallery

Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by Partner and Vice President Marc Payot. A family business with a global outlook, Hauser & Wirth has expanded over the past 26 years to include outposts in Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles, Somerset and Gstaad. The gallery represents over 70 artists and estates who have been instrumental in shaping its identity over the past quarter century, and who are the inspiration for Hauser & Wirth’s diverse range of activities that engage with art, education, conservation and sustainability.

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Hong Kong Ground FLoor, 8 Queen's Road
Hauser Wirth contemporary art gallery in Hong Kong
Hauser & Wirth
Ground FLoor, 8 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
http://www.hauserwirth.com

Opening hours
Tuesday–Saturday: 11 am–7 pm
Sunday & Monday: Closed
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