Style Edit: Art and horology meet at the Success Upon the Horse’s Arrival exhibition
For Art Month in Hong Kong, the luxury watch retailer is partnering with local artist Marian Ang for a celebration of culture and craftsmanship
Every March, Art Month transforms Hong Kong into a dynamic cultural stage, where galleries, institutions and creative voices converge to celebrate the city’s artistic pulse. This year, the storied retailer Oriental Watch Company joins the festivities with a thoughtful collaboration that bridges horology and contemporary art. Partnering with London-born, Hong Kong-based artist Marian Ang, the brand presents “Success Upon the Horse’s Arrival”, a limited-time exhibition on view at Take Your Time Oriental Watch Company until May 10.
Founded in 1961, Oriental Watch Company has long been dedicated not only to fine watchmaking, but also to celebrating the culture and craftsmanship that surround it. Its philosophy, encapsulated in the motto “Take Your Time”, invites reflection in an age increasingly defined by speed. The exhibition with Ang expands on that ethos, encouraging visitors to pause and contemplate the quiet narratives embedded in both art and objects.
Ang, a graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art, is known for her nuanced exploration of material culture in contemporary life. Her practice draws from the visual language of traditional Western still-life painting and interior genre scenes, while weaving in objects that resonate with personal and cultural meaning. In her hands, heirlooms, decorative ceramics and everyday artefacts become carriers of memory – subtle storytellers of identity, migration and belonging.
Among the highlights are four smaller works from Ang’s 2026 series Life Begins the Day You Start a Garden. Borrowing its title from an ancient Chinese proverb, the series examines how feng shui quietly informs life in Hong Kong. Each painting centres on a familiar plant – the money plant, lucky bamboo and snake plant – objects so commonplace they often fade into the background. Yet their ubiquity reveals something deeper: a city where belief, practicality and aspiration coexist in delicate balance.
Presented amid the refined setting of Oriental Watch Company Take Your Time space, the exhibition sparks a contemplative dialogue between art and horology. Here, paintings and timepieces share the same stage, each reflecting a different way of measuring life – one in seconds and precision, the other in memory, symbolism and the slow accumulation of meaning.