Noted Hong Kong art collectors make large donation of works to new museum M+ mostly by local creator

By Enid Tsui

Hong Kong visual culture museum M+ announced on Thursday that its board had approved a large donation of contemporary art from architect William Lim Ooi-lee and his wife Lavina Lim Yuk-mui, an interior designer.

The donation consists of 90 works made in the last 20 years, around 70 per cent of them by Hong Kong creators, which makes this one of the most significant additions to the new museum slated to open in Autumn 2021, chief curator Doryun Chong says.

Aerial view of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, of which M+ is a part. Photo: Winson Wong

Besides notable works by Samson Young, Lee Kit, Lam Tung-pang and 27 other well-known local artists, there is also a sprinkling of international names including Lee Bul, Manit Sriwanichpoom and Haegue Yang...READ MORE

Cover Image: William and Lavina Lim in their Wong Chuk Hang studio in Hong Kong. The art collectors have made a significant donation of contemporary art to M+. Photo: K.Y. Cheng