Nice to Meet You Here — The 2nd GDMoA Public Art Exhibition takes the expansive public spaces of the Guangdong Museum of Art (BAIETAN) as its site, continuing to explore the possibilities of public art within contemporary social contexts.

The exhibition brings together works by more than twenty contemporary artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, featuring key collections from the Guangdong Museum of Art, loaned works by invited artists, and cutting-edge artistic practices from academic research institutions, all presented within the museum's central hall. Departing from the conventional "white cube" exhibition model, the artworks are embedded within the museum's main circulation routes, allowing art to be encountered rather than merely observed.

 

 

 

Date:Feb 1 - March 30, 2026

 

Venue: Central Hall, 3F, Guangdong Museum of Art (BAIETAN)

(Address: No. 19, Bai'etan S. Rd., Liwan District, Guangzhou)

Organizer: Guangdong Museum of Art

Chief Director: Wang Shaoqiang

Curator: Huang Hairong

 

 

Exhibition Space

 

 

In the open space, sculptures, installations, and digital media resonate with one another, inviting visitors to slow their pace and engage sensorially, forming immediate and embodied connections between body, space, and artwork.

 

The exhibition also features a special presentation of SURREALITY, a frontier art and technology project by the Center for Metaverse and Computational Creativity (MC² ) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), led by Professor Pan Hui, Director of SURREALITY, Director of MC². Developed through mixed reality (MR) and artificial intelligence (AI), the project operates at an architectural and spatial scale, weaving together the virtual and the real to expand the imaginative boundaries of public art in terms of immersive experience and interaction. It responds to contemporary questions surrounding how emerging technologies intervene in public space and reshape modes of perception.

 

Situated within the broader context of building a Cultured Greater Bay Area, the exhibition seeks not only to present diverse artistic forms, but also to activate public art as a medium for cultural dialogue. As visitors move, pause, and encounter the works, they become active participants in the generation of meaning—reconsidering their relationships with public space, with others, and with themselves. We invite every visitor to engage in unexpected encounters and dialogues, and through moments of aesthetic reflection, to see one another, understand intersections, and collectively imagine a future shaped by deeper cultural awareness.

 

 

 

 

Li Xiangqun (CHN)

Fiberglass reinforced plastic, colored

Height 375cm

2024

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

Huang Yongyu (CHN)

Bronze

193cm×148cm×80cm

2000

Collection of Guangdong Museum of Art

 

 

Hong Ko (HKG)

Stainless steel, plush, synthetic leather

Dimensions variable

2023

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

LOW Sek-vai(CHN)

UV-printed glass film

Dimension variable

2025

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

Chen Wenliang (CHN)

UV-printed glass film

Dimension Variable

2026

Courtesy of the Artist

"SURREALITY"

MR

 

 

 

 

Violeta Ayala (BOL/AUS)

Mixed Reality Installation

Duration Variable

2024

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

Alina Nazmeeva (RUS-TAT)

Mixed Reality Installation

Duration Variable

2024

Courtesy of the Artist

 

SHARED SPARKS

Zhang Yishuai (CHN)

Mixed Reality Installation

Duration Variable

2024

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

Li Hao (CHN)

Mixed Reality Installation

Duration Variable

2025

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

 

Li Shuyue (CHN)

Mixed Reality Installation

Duration Variable

2023

Courtesy of the Artist

 

 

 

1. Chen Wenliang ( CHN)

2. Dai Yun ( CHN)

3. Huang Yongyu ( CHN)

4. Hong Ko (HKG)

5. Dylan Kwok (HKG)

6. Lai Junjie ( CHN)

7. Lao Shuowei ( CHN)

8. Li Xiangqun ( CHN)

9. ·· Alfred Mirash Milot ( ITA)

10. Wu Weishan ( CHN)

11. Wang Shaoqiang ( CHN)

12. · Helidon Xhixha ( ITA)

13. Xie Yuanqing ( CHN)

14. 香港科技大学（广州）

 

·Violeta Ayala (/ BOL/AUS)

-Lab He Ji-Lab ( He Jiawei He, He Zizhen, Liang Wendi) ( CHN)

Yunyoung Jang (KOR)

Jiang Yuyang ( CHN)

Li Hao ( CHN)

Li Shuyue ( CHN)

·Alina Nazmeeva - (RUS-TAT)

Yao Yulin ( CHN)

+David Kei Man Yip+Li Yuelu ( CHN, HKG)

Yuan Zheng ( CHN)

Azure Zhang ( CHN)

Zhang Yishuai ( CHN)

 

 

Exhibition on View