Exhibitions

Memory on Trial — 37th Anniversary Tiananmen Exhibition, Tokyo

A 12-day exhibition at Waseda's Scott Hall Gallery marking the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre — tracing the thirty-year public practice of June 4 commemoration in Hong Kong, and the ongoing trial of those who kept it alive. 550 visitors, 128 messages in 8 languages on the Memory Wall, and coverage across 22 media outlets.

With: Amnesty International Japan, Asian Democracy Forum, Democratic China Front, Chinese Democratic Alliance, Dialogue with China (Japan)

6th Multicultural Coexistence Photography Exhibition — Hachioji

Lady Liberty Hong Kong participated in the 6th Multicultural Coexistence Photography Exhibition, presenting selected works from the 2nd Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize to over 500 visitors — alongside Uyghur and Tibetan exhibitors.

2nd Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize — Entry Works Exhibition, Tokyo

Five years after the Anti-Extradition Bill movement, the 2nd Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize brought together dozens of works by Hong Kong artists worldwide under the theme 'Symbols of Hong Kong' — centred on the keywords Diaspora and Liberation — for a three-day exhibition in Ebisu, Tokyo.

With: The May 18 Foundation, Artists at Risk Connection, Freshwater Institute

Resonance of Democracy — Facets • Perspectives • Voices

A three-day exhibition and symposium in Berlin marking ten years since the Umbrella Movement and five years since the 2019 anti-extradition protests, featuring the unveiling of Lady Liberty statues and panel discussions with activists, artists, and researchers.

With: Hongkonger in Deutschland e.V.

Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize — Prizewinners Exhibition, Sapporo

The Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize prizewinners exhibition came to Kinokuniya Bookstore Sapporo — bringing award-winning works by anonymous Hong Kong artists created after the National Security Law to Hokkaido, in co-presentation with Hokkaido University's East Asia Media Research Center and Flow HK.

With: Hokkaido University East Asia Media Research Center, Flow HK (如水)

Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize – Exhibition of Prize-Winning Works | Taipei

The inaugural Hong Kong Liberty Art Prize brought its prize-winning works to Taipei for a ten-day exhibition themed 'Glory to…' — a direct protest against the Hong Kong government's ban on the protest anthem. Over 1,100 visitors attended.

With: Flow HK, Japan Hong Kong Democracy Alliance

Global Lady Liberty HK Unveiled in Frankfurt

The 2-metre Lady Liberty HK, created by German students, found her permanent home at Massif Central in Frankfurt. The unveiling drew Hongkongers, German parliament members, European Parliament members, and Taiwanese representatives.

With: Hongkonger in Deutschland e.V., Europa Union Frankfurt, Massif Central Frankfurt

6.12 Fourth Anniversary – Lady Liberty Reunites with You in Frankfurt

The head of Lady Liberty HK — the original statue that stood on Lion Rock in 2019 — was exhibited at Liebfrauenberg, Frankfurt on 10 June 2023, organized by Hongkonger in Deutschland e.V.

With: Hongkonger in Deutschland e.V.

HONG KONG WEEK 2023 – University of Tokyo

Hong Kong Week 2023 Exhibition: Discovering the Realities of Hong Kong. Held at the University of Tokyo's Komaba Campus, 17–20 May 2023. Free admission.

With: The University of Tokyo

Offenburg Freedom Festival – Lady Liberty HK Exhibition

Lady Liberty HK was exhibited at the Offenburg Freedom Festival — a major state event in Baden-Württemberg. The Salmen Museum subsequently chose to retain the statue for continued display, at the very site where Germany's foundational democratic demands were adopted in 1847.

With: Hongkonger in Deutschland e.V.

We Crashed the World's Largest Art Exhibition

Two miniature Lady Liberty HK statues — 15cm and 7.5cm tall — were smuggled into documenta fifteen in Kassel, Germany, forming 'There's No Art Without Freedom 2': a guerrilla intervention at one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions.

With: Ngodei

Czech Republic — 6.12 Third Anniversary Events

Lady Liberty HK joined the commemoration of the third anniversary of 6.12 — the day in 2019 when Hong Kong police first used force against protesters outside the Legislative Council, marking a turning point in the anti-extradition movement.

3D-Printed Pillar of Shame Appears at June 4th Commemoration in Taipei

The 3D-printed Pillar of Shame produced by Lady Liberty HK appeared at the June 4th commemoration evening in Taipei — a realisation of the original goal: that the sculpture, once erased from Hong Kong, would spread across the world.

With: Chinese Democracy College Association, New School for Democracy

There's No Art Without Freedom — Hijacking Art Basel Hong Kong

Four 4.5cm Lady Liberty HK figurines, 3D-printed and smuggled into Art Basel Hong Kong 2021, placed at four locations across the venue — bringing Hongkongers' voices onto the international art stage.

00:12 | SAVE•12 — Laser Action on Lion Rock for the Hong Kong 12

On the first anniversary of Lady Liberty's ascent to Lion Rock, twelve laser beams were projected from the summit — one for each of the twelve Hongkongers detained without legal representation in a Shenzhen detention centre. Solidarity actions lit up Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan.

"We Really Like ____ " Exhibition

A major Hong Kong protest art exhibition at FabCafe Tokyo, organised by Act with HK and DDDDD HK. Lady Liberty HK was exhibited alongside the head of the destroyed original statue, a protest art timeline, and a Lennon Wall installation.

With: Act with HK, DDDDD HK

Surmount 穿石 — Hong Kong: An Era of Unrest

A group exhibition on Hong Kong's protest movement, held at the Bopiliao Historical Block in Taipei. Lady Liberty HK contributed the lighting design. Organised by Hong Kong Outlanders, with Amnesty International Taiwan and the Taiwan Association for Human Rights.

With: Hong Kong Outlanders, Amnesty International Taiwan, Taiwan Association for Human Rights

WE ARE NOT ___ Exhibition

Hong Kong's first exhibition dedicated to Lady Liberty HK — held at Openground in Sham Shui Po, showing the new statue, the destroyed original recovered from Lion Rock, and the story of the movement. The more we are suppressed, the more we must speak out.

"We Haven't ____ Yet" Exhibition – Collaborative Works

Alongside the WE ARE NOT ___ Exhibition, Lady Liberty HK collaborated with four Hong Kong artists to create special edition mini statues for charity auction. The works raised HKD $163,888, with HKD $156,888 donated to the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund.

Hong Kong's 'Exhibition of Unfreedom' in Ginza, Tokyo

Organised by the Lady Liberty HK team and funded by charity sale proceeds, the 21-day exhibition in Ginza brought 11 subtitled video clips and original artwork by Hong Kong artists to Tokyo — drawing coverage from Asahi Shimbun and NHK.

Global Lady Liberty HK Debuts at HKUST on New Year's Day

On New Year's Day 2020, a new 2-metre Lady Liberty HK appeared at HKUST — crowdfunded by 177 donors from 27 countries, built by a group of German students and collaborators in Hong Kong, and standing on a globe to symbolise the movement's international reach.

Lady Liberty HK Team Climbs Lion Rock in the Dead of Night to Recover the Statue's Remains

One night in October 2019, accompanied by journalist Malene Haakansson of Amnesty International Denmark, the Lady Liberty HK team climbed Lion Rock in the dead of night to recover the remains of the statue. The mission was documented in a feature published by Amnesty International Denmark.

Lady Liberty HK Ascends Lion Rock

Overnight on 13 October 2019, 26 people carried Lady Liberty HK up 495 metres to the summit of Lion Rock in thunder and rain — erecting her at dawn, where all of Hong Kong could see her. She was destroyed the following day. The memory was not.

Protest Against the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation

When the government invoked emergency powers to ban face coverings at protests, Lady Liberty HK took to the streets — marching alongside protesters in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok on one of the most turbulent nights of the movement.

Resist Tyranny, Welcome the Dawn – Rally

The Civil Human Rights Front's eighth major rally against the extradition bill, held on the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement's teargas dispersal. Between 200,000 and 300,000 people attended at Tamar Park.

With: Civil Human Rights Front

Secondary School Students' Firefly Rally

Six secondary school students organized the Firefly Rally at Edinburgh Place, Central — a peaceful platform for students to reaffirm the Five Demands and share their experiences. Over 500 people attended.

Prayer Gathering for the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act

On 8 September 2019, an estimated 250,000 people gathered at Chater Garden for a prayer rally calling on the US Congress to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, before marching to the US Consulate.

9.6 Anti-Wrongful Arrest, Resist Tyranny Rally

The Social and Political Organizations Workers' Union held a rally at Chater Garden on 6 September 2019, protesting wrongful arrests and police violence against social workers and legislators' assistants. Lady Liberty HK stood at the venue. Around 23,000 people attended.

With: Social and Political Organizations Workers' Union

Lady Liberty HK Debuts at CUHK

Lady Liberty HK made her debut at the Cultural Square of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 31 August 2019. Crowdfunded by Lihkg users in a single day, the 4-metre statue became an immediate symbol of the movement.