The K11 Art Foundation (KAF) is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

art foundation based in Central,

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, named for an eponymous shopping centre and established by the shopping centre's operator. It supports the development of Chinese

contemporary art Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, generally referring to art produced from the 1970s onwards. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a ...

from

Greater China In ethnogeography, "Greater China" is a loosely-defined term that refers to the region sharing cultural and economic ties with the Chinese people, often used by international enterprises or organisations in unofficial usage. The notion contains ...

by providing creative incubation platforms.

K11 Art Village

The K11 Art Village hosts an Artist-in-Residence Programme, where certain resources are made available to invited artists. It also hosts activities and exhibitions, screenings, and talks for the artists-in-residence.

Exhibitions

Master of impressionism – Claude Monet KAF organised, with the

Musée Marmottan Monet Musée Marmottan Monet () is an art museum in Paris, France, dedicated to artist Claude Monet. The collection features over three hundred Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, including his 1872 ''Impression, Sunrise''. ...

, the first ever exhibition of

Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, ; ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his ...

in mainland China. The show included 40 original Monet paintings on loan from the

, including the Water Lily and Wisteria, and 12 original paintings by

Impressionist Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

artists

Berthe Morisot Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (; 14 January 1841 – 2 March 1895) was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists. In 1864, Morisot exhibited for the first time in the ...

and

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French people, French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionism, Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially femininity, fe ...

. Half of the

Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, ; ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his ...

paintings owned by

, were in the exhibition. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the

and held at the Chi K11 Art Museum inside K11 Art Mall in Shanghai, from March 8 to June 15, 2014, and attracted 3,409,000 visitors. The China Symposium in The Armory Show KAF supported the China Symposium that was held on March 8–9 of the 2014

Armory Show The 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was organized by thAssociation of American Painters and Sculptors It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of the many exhibition ...

. It provided insight into the landscape of Chinese contemporary art by showcasing a selection of 17 established and emerging galleries from mainland China and Hong Kong, many of which had never exhibited outside China before. The China Symposium included speakers from Asia and other areas, including artists, journalists, curators, collectors, gallerists, and academics for conversations that elaborated on Chinese contemporary art. It presented an overview of the art scene in China. Inside China - L’Intérieur du GÉant ''The exhibition Inside China – L’Intérieur du Geant'' inaugurated a three-year collaboration between the K11 Art Foundation and Palais de Tokyo (Paris), that focused on showcasing emerging art scenes in China and France, with a series of presentations in both countries. It was first exhibited at Palais de Tokyo (Paris) in October 2014, and moved to Hong Kong in 2015. Artists involved included Cheng Ran,

Item Idem Cyril Duval (born December 31, 1977), who works under the name Item Idem, is a French conceptual artist, designer, and filmmaker. He lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan. Biography Duval was born in Paris, France, in 1977. His mother worked for ...

, Mathis Collins, Renaud Jerez, Li Gang, Edwin Lo, Jonathan Martin,

Nadar Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or Félix Nadar'','' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of History of avi ...

, Aude Pariset, Wu Hao, Yu Ji and Zhao Yao. The 2nd “CAFAM Future” Exhibition: The Reality Representation of Chinese Young Art The exhibition was launched under a 3 years collaborative plan between KAF and Central Academy of Fine Art Museum (CAFAM), and this exhibition was devoted to discovering and supporting Chinese young art talents, which included over 90 Chinese artists. After the Beijing exhibition was held in January 2015, the Hong Kong exhibition was launched in May 2015. Event Horizon

Event Horizon In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an outside observer. Wolfgang Rindler coined the term in the 1950s. In 1784, John Michell proposed that gravity can be strong enough in the vicinity of massive c ...

is a global public art installation project that displays large-scale public sculpture installations by English artist Sir

Antony Gormley Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the ''Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another Pl ...

. KAF is a partner of Event Horizon of Hong Kong station, which was presented by the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ...

in November 2015. 31 sculptures by

were installed across a kilometer wide zone of Hong Kong Central and Western district at both street level and building tops. Hong Kong was the first Asian city to stage those sculptures following presentations in London, Rotterdam, New Work, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Media—Dalí KAF co-operated with Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation to launch a temporary exhibition named Media-Dalí from 5 Nov 2015 to 15 Feb 2016 at Chi K11 Art Museum in K11 Art Mall in Shanghai. 240 original works and media works by

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí ( ; ; ), was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, ...

were selected from archives in Figueres, Spain. ''Shanghai Gesture'' included Chinese contemporary painters Wang Xingwei (), Zhou Tiehai (), and

Zhang Enli Zhang Enli () was born 1965 in Jilin Province, China, is a professional artist living and working in Shanghai. He graduated from the Arts & Design Institute of Wuxi Technical University, China in 1989, and teaches at the Arts and Design Institute ...

(). WE: A Community of Chinese Contemporary Artists Presented by KAF at Chi K11 Art Museum in K11 Art Mall in Shanghai, ''WE: A Community of Chinese Contemporary Artists'' featured over 50 artworks in different mediums including painting, sculpture, installation, performance art and theatre performance. Other exhibitions * Billboard Project - Felix Gonzalez-Torres - On view at tram shelters: Date: 02.03.2015 – 29.03.2015, On view at K11 Art Mall: Date: 09.03.2015 – 17.03.2015 * The Tell-Tale Heart - 12.03.2015 – 17.04.2015 * Chai Wan Mei Art and Design Festival 2015 - 14.03.2015 – 15.03.2015 * Tianzhou Chen Solo Exhibition – 24.06.2015 – 06.09.2015 *

Cinematheque A cinematheque is an archive of films and film-related objects with an exhibition venue. Similarly to a book library (bibliothèque in French), a cinematheque is responsible for preserving and making available to the public film heritage. Typically ...

. Venue: chi K11 Shanghai Art Museum – 16.03.2015 – 31.05.2015

Collaborating organisations

K11 Art Foundation collaborates with

Palais de Tokyo The Palais de Tokyo (''Tokyo Palace'') is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, facing the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The eastern wing of the building belongs to ...

(Paris), Musee Marmottan in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an Encyclopedic museum, encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the List of largest museums, third-largest museum in the world and the List of larg ...

, and the

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, Institutes of Contemporary Art,

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(ICA),

Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the (), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of ...

(Paris) and the Gala - Salvador Dalí Foundation. Other collaborators include: * Academy of Arts & Design,

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...

China Central Academy of Fine Arts The Central Academy of Fine Arts or CAFA is an art academy under the direct charge of the Ministry of Education of China. The Manila Bulletin calls the school "China’s most prestigious and renowned art academy." It is considered one of the most ...

* College of Fine Arts,

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

* College of Fine Arts,

Hongik University Hongik University (; colloquially as Hongdae) is a private university in Mapo District, Mapo, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 1946. The university also maintains a branch campus in Sejong City. The university's colloquial name, "Hongdae ...

References

External links

Adrian Cheng: Building Up a New Chinese Culture
by Barbara Pollack] at

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Hong Kong Collector Adrian Cheng's Favorite Works in "Focus: China"
By Noelle Bodick at ArtSpace
Master of Impressionism – Claude Monet at Shanghai K11 Art Mall
at IdN Magazine
K11 Art Foundation Announces Centre Pompidou Partnership
by Nicholas Forrest at BlouinArtInfo
Salvador Dalí Gets First Exhibition in China since 2001 at K11 Art Mall
by Henri Neuendorf at

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K11 Art Village

Exhibitions

Collaborating organisations

See also

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