HK Walls is Hong Kong Art Week’s staple mural festival. Each year, HK Walls operates from some sort of headquarters that acts as a staging ground for street artists, hosting sub-events such as workshops, alongside the much-anticipated annual opening and closing soirées. Previous havens have included the chic SOHO House in Sai Ying Pun and even a hauntingly beautiful abandoned building in Wan Chai.
This year, the organization has embraced a gallery dimension for its 2025 Edition. The enchanting venue was the former police station, now transformed into a government-supported arts center, PMQ in Sheung Wan. The program beckoned applications from all galleries and artists, allowing selected participants to contribute a rental fee in harmony with a percentage of their sales.
Eleven galleries and artists from around the globe seized this opportunity, among them Pablo Post from Cubao, Quezon City, and the Chemical Gallery from Prague, Czech Republic.
Pablo Post showcased an extensive collection of limited edition screen prints on cotton rag, while most galleries, like Chemical, offered a wider range of artworks, spanning paintings, prints, and sculptures.
This eclectic presentation provided a refreshing contrast to the Hong Kong Art Basel displays, which had limited street art representation in their 2025 edition.
Overall, this evolution from HK Walls and Hong Kong Art Week holds great promise, as both attendees and galleries appeared to resonate with the new arrangement. It is hoped that this initiative will flourish in the years ahead, evolving into another key venue for the larger event that annually captivates the entire city.
