The article covers the "dreamedcore" exhibition in Hong Kong, curated by Serakai Studio's GOLD Salon and co-curated by Shirley Lau and Tobias Berger. Held from June to August 1, 2026, the show brings together 22 artists, designers, fashion brands, and creative studios from across Asia, blending clothing, photography, installation, and animation into a hybrid space of art exhibition, concept store, and fashion show. The exhibition explores nostalgia and collective memory through a surreal, multi-artist landscape, with a spatial narrative organized around a central fashion runway and divided into two chapters: "The Lure" and "The Twist." Featured artists include Li Shuang, Wong Ping, kar, File Studio, Butterfly Princess (HuDieGongZhu), and Bu Jiaxin, among others.
This exhibition matters because it reflects a growing trend in contemporary Asian art that merges digital aesthetics, fashion, and immersive installation to process rapid social change, memory, and loss. By integrating algorithmic aesthetics of the '90s and early 2000s with direct-to-consumer platforms like WeChat and Xiaohongshu, "dreamedcore" highlights how niche creative practices are circulating beyond traditional cultural structures. The show also marks the Hong Kong debut for many exhibitors, signaling the city's continued role as a hub for emerging cross-disciplinary art from across Asia.