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Compared to their predecessors, Hong Kong’s young artists – those born in the ’70s and ’80s –

take a more internalised view of the world. Nonetheless, their works show eloquence in a host of mediums, from Wilson Shieh’s cheeky urban paintings using Chinese gongbi (fine-brush) techniques to Jaffa Lam’s sculpture installations.

The best place to view the works of modern Hong Kong painters is the Contemporary Hong Kong Art Gallery in the Hong Kong Museum of Art ( Click here) in Tsim Sha Tsui. Commercial galleries that specialise in local art are Grotto Fine Art and Hanart TZ Gallery (see the boxed text).

Photography & Other Arts

Besides painters, Hong Kong is endowed with enough internationally competitive photographers to fill a photography museum. Working in black and white, documentary photographer Yau Leung (1941–97) captured some of the most stunning and iconic images of 1960s Hong Kong, while art photographer So Hing-keung (1959–) focuses on the shadows, figurative and literal, of the city, in creations known for their psychological depth. Some of the works of Hong Kong photographers can be seen in the Heritage Museum ( Click here).

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ART SPACES & GALLERIES

In addition to the commercial galleries below, nonprofit exhibition spaces include Para/Site Artspace ( Map; 2517 4620; www.para-site.org.hk/pre.htm; 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan; noon-7pm Wed-Sun), the most consistent and promising of the local artists’ cooperatives; Fotan Art Studios ( Map Click here; www.fotanian.com), a labyrinth of artists’ lofts in vacated factory buildings set against the rolling hills of Fo Tan; the nine-storey Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC; Map Click here; 2353 1311; www.hkbu.edu.hk/jccac; 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei; 10am-10pm Mon-Sun), which was converted from an industrial building and houses artists’ studios and workshops; and Cattle Depot Artist Village ( Map Click here; 2104 3322, 2573 1869; 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan; 2-8pm Tue-Sun), a one-time slaughterhouse that is home to a colony of local artists. The best time to visit Fotan Art Studios and the JCCAC is during their open studios (refer to their websites for the dates). You might also try the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre ( Click here) in Hong Kong Park and the Hong Kong Arts Centre ( Click here) in Wan Chai.

None of the following galleries charge an admission fee.

10 Chancery Lane Gallery ( Map; 2810 0065; www.10chancerylanegallery.com; Ground fl, 10 Chancery Lane, Central; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat) This gallery specialises in contemporary works by local, regional and international artists.

Amelia Johnson Contemporary ( Map; 2548 2286; www.ameliajohnsoncontemporary.com; Ground fl, 6-10 Sin Hing St, Central; 11am-7pm Tue-Sat) This gallery shows the works of emerging and established artists from Hong Kong and overseas in a range of media. It also runs an annual exhibition of works by promising young artists.

Edge Gallery ( Map; 2887 0313; www.edge-gallery.com; Ground fl, 60C Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay; 11am-8pm Tue-Fri, 2-8pm Sat) This up-and-coming gallery specialises in photography, painting and mixed media art from Hong Kong and the mainland.

Grotto Fine Art ( Map; 2121 2270; www.grottofineart.com; 2nd fl, 31C-D Wyndham St, Central; 11am-7pm Mon-Sat) This is the only gallery that represents exclusively Hong Kong artists. It features modern and contemporary works, from painting and sculpture to installation pieces.

Hanart TZ Gallery ( Map; 2526 9019; www.hanart.com; Room 202, 2nd fl, Henley Bldg, 5 Queen’s Rd, Central; 10am-6.30pm Mon-Sat) Hanart is la crème de la crème of art galleries in Hong Kong and was instrumental in introducing contemporary Chinese art to the world.

Osage Gallery (www.osagegallery.com); Kwun Tong ( 2793 4817; 5th fl, Kian Dai Industrial Bldg, 73-75 Hung To Rd; 10am-7pm Mon-Sun); Soho ( Map; 2537 0688; 45 Caine Rd, Lower Ground Shop 1, cnr Old Bailey St; 10.30am-7.30pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun) With an 8000-sq-ft warehouse-style exhibition space in Kwun Tong and a smaller branch in Soho, this gallery