Sponsored by HSBC, M+ hosts the first East Asia exhibition of Guo Pei’s haute couture work
As the Lead Sponsor of an M+ Special Exhibition, the bank aims to strengthen everyone’s connection to art, fashion and design
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This September, M+ is celebrating Madame Guo’s haute couture collections with her first major exhibition in East Asia. Part of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, the global museum of contemporary visual culture presented “Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination” to the public on September 21. It runs until April 6, 2025.
HSBC is the first Lead Partner of M+ and has sponsored various visual culture programmes of M+ through the #OpenToArt initiative since 2022. Committed as ever to enriching the city’s culture and connecting it to the world, HSBC continues to bring the world’s art pieces to Hong Kong.
With its own long history and a global influence that reaches far beyond its Asian roots, HSBC – the Lead Sponsor of the Special Exhibition – recognised the similarities between the bank and M+, and saw the opportunity to make art in Hong Kong more accessible to all.
The exhibition connects with fashion and design enthusiasts and reveals the transcendent power of fashion and art, which is part of the bank’s goal. Visitors can journey through five overarching themes that each highlight Madame Guo’s international career and designs: The Joy of Life surveys her Garden of Soul (2015) and Amazing Journey in a Childhood Dream (2007) collections, in which she combines a fascination with nature with her personal memories. These themes are echoed in paintings and objects from the museum’s collections that are also inspired by fantasies and the natural world.
Luanne Lim, chief executive, Hong Kong, HSBC, says, “We’re genuinely delighted to collaborate with M+ to present the works of another world-renowned female Asian artist in Hong Kong, following the special exhibition on Yayoi Kusama. Madame Guo has dedicated her life to creating beauty and spreading joy through her art. At HSBC, we believe in inspiring people to broaden their horizons, connecting capital, people and their ambitions to opportunities around the world. Our mission is to bring the best of the world to Hong Kong and the best of Hong Kong to the world. This is why we are immensely proud to be the Lead Partner of M+ and to support this magnificent exhibition.”
