Since it opened in 2021, Mplus has been one of my favourite Hong Kong museums, despite being quite tricky to get to. One reason for my liking is the constant updating of its exhibitions meaning, it isn’t showing the same things over and over. So on my day off, I decided to spend a day there.
This year, one thing that caught my eye was the third Sigg collection, showcasing modern art from Chinese artists dating from the 1990s to the 2010s, expressing the effects of China’s social, economic and cultural opening up.
The exhibition took up a large sized area, there was a mixture of two and three dimensional art along with audio visual pieces. I liked the text overview to each new artist in the space along with the short descriptions on each piece.
My favourite piece was 2000 AD by Yue MinJun, containing two dozen or so identical life size bare foot male figures in identical clothes, reminiscent of the terracotta warriors of Xian. Rather than intimidating the figures looked comical but also a reflection of today, people have become identical all pursuing the same outcomes.
Overall it was an enjoyable day out but rather pricey at HK$190.
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