Schoeni Art Gallery is delighted to present its 20th Anniversary Exhibition entitled Latitude/Attitude, in all three gallery spaces: 21-31 Old Bailey Street, 27 Hollywood Road and 8 Chancery Lane. For the exhibition “Latitude/Attitude”, curator Huang Du defines “Latitude” as a way of observing contemporary Chinese art from a historic angle and celebrating Hong Kong’s unique geographical position that allows it to bridge Mainland China and the international contemporary art world. Whereas “Attitude” employs the current point of view to nourish potential talents in the new contemporary art world.

This exhibition will be comprised of works from the collection of Schoeni’s Late-Founder Manfred Schoeni, enriched by his daughter and current Gallery Director Nicole Schoeni and in conversation with works by artists selected by the curator Huang Du. Fifty of the most influential established and emerging contemporary Chinese artists will be presented. Ranging from painting, sculpture, photography, new media and installation, the exhibiting artworks allow a dialogue between the private collections of the Schoeni family and Huang Du’s curatorial take on the meaning and relevance of exhibiting works in a historical context and the latest developments on the contemporary Chinese art scene.

The works on show are both significant as milestones in the sense of the Art History of the scene and artistic progressions of the exhibiting artists, some of whom have exclusively worked with Schoeni Art Gallery since the beginning of their careers. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to admire museum quality works that were never exhibited before. These artworks illustrate the active role Schoeni Art Gallery has been playing in promoting, supporting and collecting Chinese contemporary art. The wide variety of styles and techniques demonstrated will allow the audience to form new insights into the many artistic developments from the late 1990s to the present in Mainland China.