Beyond the HKCEC, Art Basel will continue to expand its artistic reach across the city, collaborating with M+ for the forth year to activate the institution’s striking facade. Co-commissioned by Art Basel and M+, and presented by UBS, this year’s artwork will be a tribute to the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, titled Night Charades by Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen.

Imagined as a simulation chamber from the future, Night Charades is recomposed by AI and continuously edited in real time by an algorithm. The artwork offers a non-linear reinterpretation of the city’s cinematic past. The work will be showcased on the M+ Facade every night from Saturday, March 22, for three months.

To coincide with the launch of the M+ Facade co-commission work Night Charades, M+ will screen five seminal films from the artist’s twenty-year long career throughout the month of March. The screening program offers a closer look at Ho’s speculative approach to the presentation of history and filmmaking. For the screening details, please stay tuned for updates on the M+ website.