Recommended by Tania Coen-Uzzielli, director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Introduction: a representative of Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality

Under new laws restricting freedom of expression, after pandemic lockdowns, failed protests and violent demonstrations, and after many local artists left for other countries, the impressive Museum for Visual Culture M+ opened in Hong Kong. The huge building includes a subway station and unique spaces combining inside and out, and beckons people to enter — and they do: In its first year alone, more than two million people visited the museum, which has sparked optimism about the future of art in Hong Kong.

This phenomenon, not just the building itself, is what the film is about. The camera wanders through the site, accompanying the Swiss architects and main donor to the museum’s collection and to meetings with local artists. The film succeeds in portraying the tentative attempts to rebuild Hong Kong’s art scene, and delves into how architecture shapes a space and how Chinese art, both ancient and emerging, impacts the city.