In its final weeks at UCCA Dune, “Kim Lim: Water Rests, Stone Speaks” remains on view through April 6.
The first institutional solo exhibition in mainland China dedicated to the late British-Singaporean artist traces Kim Lim’s sculptural and printmaking practice across three decades. Through works that explore form, rhythm, and light, the exhibition reveals a sustained inquiry into the expressive potential of materials—where stone seems to suggest movement, and carved surfaces hold shifting traces of light.
We invite visitors to experience the quiet dialogue of Lim‘s works with the seascape surroundings before the exhibition closes.
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Kim Lim: Water Rests, Stone Speaks @uccadune
until 6 April 2026
Curated by Neil Zhang, the exhibition highlights Lim's travels to China in the 1980s. Slide 2 is Kim Lim in Urumqi, Xinjiang; Slide 3, an original photograph and print by the artist of the main entranceway of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang and see the last slide for her itinerary which included a visit to Beijing and The Great Wall.
Works by the artist will be shown at @axelvervoordt_co booth in Hong Kong during @artbasel in March + more exciting news to follow.
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Kim Lim - Water Rests, Stone Speaks at @uccadune curated by @neilnth runs from October 2025 till 12/4/2026 . Just sharing some of the many images we took of this beautiful installation, room by room
A beautiful opening and dinner for the new Kim Lim show "Water Rests,Stone Speaks" at @uccadune . Special thank you to UCCA director @philiptinari for the wonderful speech (and dinner), curator @neilnth for putting this all together, @mengismeng for the introduction that started this whole ball rolling, and the super cool crowd who came out to support . We love you China ❤️
Kim Lim - "Water Rests,Stone Speaks" at @uccadune , curated by @neilnth opens today and runs till 12/04/2026 . Special thanks to UCCA Museum director @philiptinari for giving us the opportunity to show the work in this stunning setting, and to @serena_xrgao for looking after us.
The big day has arrived. Opening today-Kim Lim at @uccadune in Aranya, China. What a special moment for our family and friends. Thank you all for your continued support through the years. Extra special thanks to @neilnth@philiptinari@serena_xrgao@mtec0 and the whole team at UCCA. A few last minute freight dramas but we made it! And how spectacular it looks 🙏❤️
Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to announce the representation of the estates of William Turnbull (1922–2012) and Kim Lim (1936–1997), in close collaboration with the Turnbull Studio, London.
Since its founding in 2008 by Alex and Johnny Turnbull, the Turnbull Studio has evolved from their creative agency into the custodian of the William Turnbull and Kim Lim Estates. The Studio preserves and promotes the legacies of these two artists, whose practices, while distinct, are profoundly interconnected and, since 2020, has been supported by Director, Bianca Chu. Axel Vervoordt Gallery will co-represent the Estate of William Turnbull with @offerwaterman , London and seek to grow new audiences in Europe and Asia where the artist has historically been less visible.
These collaborations reflect the gallery’s commitment to fostering public and scholarly engagement with both artists and highlighting their enduring contributions to post-war abstraction within a transcultural framework.
Axel Vervoordt Gallery will inaugurate the collaboration with a solo exhibition dedicated to William Turnbull at Kanaal in Wijnegem, Belgium, opening on 22 November 2025, featuring a selection of historic paintings from 1959 - 1962, many of which have seldom been seen publicly.
Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to announce the representation of the estates of William Turnbull (1922–2012) and Kim Lim (1936–1997), in close collaboration with the Turnbull Studio, London.
Since its founding in 2008 by Alex and Johnny Turnbull, the Turnbull Studio has evolved from their creative agency into the custodian of the William Turnbull and Kim Lim Estates. The Studio preserves and promotes the legacies of these two artists, whose practices, while distinct, are profoundly interconnected and, since 2020, has been supported by Director, Bianca Chu. Axel Vervoordt Gallery will co-represent the Estate of William Turnbull with Offer Waterman, London and seek to grow new audiences in Europe and Asia where the artist has historically been less visible.
These collaborations reflect the gallery’s commitment to fostering public and scholarly engagement with both artists and highlighting their enduring contributions to post-war abstraction within a transcultural framework.
