Hong Kong offers a feast for art lovers, including dim sum

Edmund Lee pounds the streets as he concludes his guided tour of what Central art galleries have to offer in Hong Kong Art Week

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Two of Michelangelo Pistoletto’s mirror-like pieces at the Simon Lee Gallery, Pedder Building. Photos: Edmund Lee

Published: 3:30pm, 14 Mar 2015Updated: 1:46pm, 9 Jun 2015

Edmund Lee stretches his legs as he continues his tour of the Central art galleries hosting shows that coincide with Art Basel Hong Kong. If you missed the first part of his tour, go to http://goo.gl/zj3vxa

As I predicted earlier http://goo.gl/hkj63j , Michelangelo Pistoletto’s mirror-like pieces – each consisting of a woman’s full-body image silkscreened onto a polished stainless steel surface – have proved a hit for selfies on social media. It would be interesting to discuss how they reflect on the legacy of this artist, who was a founder of the 1960s Arte Povera movement, but few people have the time for that.

Simon Lee Gallery, 304, 3/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, until April 25.

Paintings by Simon Birch at Ben Brown Fine Arts in the Pedder Building.

Our final stop in Pedder Building is a brief one. The smaller room in Ben Brown’s gallery space shows works by Vik Muniz, whose second Hong Kong solo exhibition ended less than two weeks ago. Meanwhile, its main room hosts the latest exhibit by Hong Kong-based British artist Simon Birch, whose new paintings of textured female figures are starting to look predictable.

Ben Brown Fine Arts, 301, 3/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, until April 29.

Visitors view artworks by Japan’s Yoshitomo Nara at the Pace Hong Kong gallery in Central.