Kiang Malingue is thrilled to share that Wong Ping and Heidi Lau are joint winners of M+ Sigg Prize 2025. Their works are on view in the Sigg Prize 2025 exhibition, presented with pieces by four other shortlisted artists in The Studio, on view with free entry until 4 January 2026.
In the Sigg Prize 2025 exhibition, Wong Ping’s video installation Debts in the Wind (2025) takes shape in a playful mini theatre decorated with artificial turf, hairy golf balls, and a flagpole. His distinctive animated vocabulary and sharp humour invite audiences to reflect on the current times while exploring layered narratives in his imaginative world.
Wong Ping says, ‘Making art often means facing unease, uncertainty, and ambiguity. Winning the Sigg Prize feels like a soothing remedy. It calmed my mind just enough to let me step into the next unknown with boldness. I am grateful to the jury for offering an external perspective and creating a new memory in my relationship with this work.’
Established in 2018 by M+, this prestigious prize is open to artists born or working in the Greater China region and its diasporas. It aims to recognise important artistic practices in the region and to promote the strength and diversity of Chinese artists on an international platform.
The six finalists were selected by an international jury chaired by Suhanya Raffel (Museum Director, M+, Hong Kong), with members Maria Balshaw (Director, Tate, United Kingdom), Mami Kataoka (Director, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo), Gong Yan (Director, Power Station of Art, Shanghai), Glenn D. Lowry (the former David Rockefeller Director, Museum of Modern Art, New York), Uli Sigg (collector and member of the M+ Board, Switzerland), and Xu Bing (artist, Beijing).
Wong Ping named joint winner of M+ Sigg Prize 2025 Wong Ping
Portrait of Wong Ping. Photo by Dan Leung. Courtesy of M+, Hong Kong.
Portrait of Wong Ping. Photo by Dan Leung. Courtesy of M+, Hong Kong.
