The exhibition explores globalisation and China’s role in production and logistics over recent decades, revealing rarely known stories.
Tai Kwun Contemporary presents Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe, the second chapter of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008. More than 70 artworks from over 40 participating artists re-examine China’s role as the world’s centre for the production and logistics that sustain modern life. They give insights into the individual stories, family histories, and lesser-seen places impacted by globalisation and by China’s unprecedented economic growth in recent decades.
The artworks in Supplying the Globe are presented in four thematic sections that highlight subjects including ecological footprints, depictions of labour (including artistic work), networks of exchange and the global realignments brought by the transnational flows of people, materials and ideas. Throughout the exhibition period, Tai Kwun Contemporary holds cross-disciplinary activities, including a symposium, curatorial talks, and the launch of a companion publication produced in collaboration with Asia Art Archive.
Across two interconnected chapters, Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 offers a panoramic presentation of contemporary art addressing social realities of 21st century China. Supplying the Globe shifts our attention from the digital world to the material one, while continuing the human-centred approach of the first chapter.
Together with the Club, Tai Kwun aspires to contribute to a culturally vibrant Hong Kong, amplifying the city’s role as a thriving arts and cultural hub in the region and the global arena.
Learning and engagement programmes
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Family Day at Tai Kwun Contemporary
The programme invites local artists Lam Wing-sze and Tang Kwong-san to offer a diverse range of interactive activities, providing parents and children with unique artistic experiences while exploring the endless possibilities of art.
Guided Tour: Who’s Next?
Weekend guided tours encourage audiences to encounter contemporary art in different ways and to share their thoughts. For the current exhibition, Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe, guest tour guides working in the arts, sustainability, architecture, the legal profession and philosophy lead these visits, offering diverse perspectives and exploring the artworks together with the audiences.
| Event information | Details |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 February – 31 May 2026 |
| Time | 11:00am – 7:00pm Closed on Mondays (Except public holidays—in which case closed the day after) |
| Venue | JC Contemporary and F Hall, Tai Kwun (10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong) |
| Website | https://qrs.ly/buhbpjb |
| Fee (HK$) |
Free admission |
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