Phillip Lai: RAIN / RUIN

Name: Phillip Lai: RAIN / RUIN
Start: 2026-01-31
End: 2026-05-10
Location: Spike Island

31 January 2026 to 10 May 2026

FreeInstallation Sculpture Contemporary Art

Lai's most significant institutional show to date: new sculpture in wax, steel, pewter and burnt wheat, plus a suspended cage-like work with a pulsing sound piece.

From Spike Island

Spike Island presents a major solo exhibition of new work by Phillip Lai (b.1969, Kuala Lumpur), bringing together a body of sculptural commissions that continue the artist’s exploration of the material world around us. This will be the most significant institutional presentation of Lai’s work to date. Lai’s sculptures combine everyday objects with his own intensive re-makings of them to create a parallel imprint of the real world. Within this familiar visual landscape,...