GABARRON: THE HUMANIST
EXHIBITION | 14 DECEMBER - 28 JANUARY
ORA-ORA WILL PRESENT A MAJOR NEW SOLO SHOW BY WORLD-FAMOUS SPANISH ARTIST CRISTOBAL GABARRON. THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST, AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE SINCE THE 1960S, HAS CREATED FIVE BRAND NEW SERIES OF WORKS SPECIFICALLY FOR A HONG KONG AUDIENCE.
GABARRON HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT AND MAJOR ARTISTIC VOICE IN FAVOUR OF TOLERANCE, UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING SOCIETAL PROGRESS, AND HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE UN OR THE EU TO PROMOTE A SAFER, MORE JOYOUS WORLD. THE TIMING OF HIS EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG COINCIDES WITH A PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY AND SUFFERING IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST, WHICH MAKES THE ARTIST’S MESSAGE, AND HIS INVESTIGATION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT POIGNANT AND TIMELY.