Japanese ‘rainbow artist’ Ay-O’s debut solo Hong Kong exhibition the first in a series highlighting significant Asian artists
about 5 months ago (12/12/2023)
Japanese ‘rainbow artist’ Ay-O’s debut solo Hong Kong exhibition the first in a series highlighting significant Asian artists | South China Morning Post Advertisement Advertisement Art + FOLLOW Get more with my NEWS A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Learn more Japanese artist Ay-O’s screenprint “Homage to Rousseau” is part of his exhibition at the M+ museum of visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: courtesy of the artist Post Magazine Short Reads Japanese ‘rainbow artist’ Ay-O’s debut solo Hong Kong exhibition the first in a series highlighting significant Asian artists Show at M+ museum has 60 of Ay-O’s colourful artworks from the 1950s to the 2000s, and highlights two stages of the 82-year-old artist’s career The first part of the show covers his work from the 1950s, during Japan’s post-war reconstruction, and the second part his signature rainbow artworks Art + FOLLOW Kylie Knott + FOLLOW Published: 5:15pm, 12 Dec, 2023 Why you can trust SCMP Hong Kong will feel the full impact of Ay-O’s sense-stimulating creations when the M+ museum of visual culture hosts “Ay-O: Hong Hong Hong” from December 15 to May 5, the first solo exhibition of the artist’s works in the city. “I hope the exhibition will resonate with a global audience, raising questions about traditional ways of seeing and stimulating simple joy through the work’s bursting colours,” says M+ director Suhanya Raffel.