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【Announcing AAA’s upcoming March exhibition】

We are thrilled to present “In Our Own Backyard,” a new exhibition for Hong Kong’s art month, that explores the creative impulses and forms of gathering within the women’s movements in South Asia from the 1980s onward, through the archives of artists Sheba Chhachhi (b. 1958) and Lala Rukh (1948–2017)—who played vital roles as organisers and documenters.

Opening on Thursday, 20 March, the exhibition showcases the artists’ extensive photo documentation, capturing small-scale workshops, seminars, street actions, as well as regional and international gatherings. Displayed alongside three artworks by Chhachhi and Rukh, ephemeral materials such as posters, booklets, and songs articulate demands for gender justice, highlighting how feminist practitioners claimed the means of production and proposed new representations of the female subject.

English guided tours are held from 20 to 24 March. Register for a time slot now via our link in bio and stay tuned for a series of programmes that build on the exhibition’s themes!