Neighbourhood Guide: Tai Hang, Laid-Back and Creative

Erica FongMay 5, 2023

This historic corner of Hong Kong offers good coffee, great food and an easy-going vibe under the watchful eye of the fire dragon...

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You Can’t Swim in Hong Kong’s Newest Pool – Because It’s Art

Oliver GilesMarch 22, 2023

Learning to swim opened artist Chan Wai-lap up to the fascinating world of swimming pools, and helped him escape a creative rut in the process...

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Why Was Jaffa Lam Going to Burn All Her Art?

Oliver GilesMarch 21, 2023

Despite being one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed artists, Jaffa Lam was in a rut – until a solo show at Axel Vervoordt Gallery changed everything...

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Polo Bourieau’s Rock Sculptures Are Gloomy and Optimistic

Christie LeeMarch 21, 2023

French sculptor’s latest exhibition of stone sculptures dive into thorny contemporary issues...

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With Wood and Paint, Bouie Choi Distills Hong Kong Into Art

Christie LeeMarch 15, 2023

A young painter’s last exhibition explores the unseen forces shaping Hong Kong...

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Is Hong Kong Still Asia’s Art Hub? Yes, Says Art Basel’s New Hong Kong Director

Oliver GilesMarch 14, 2023

When Angelle Siyang-Le moved to Hong Kong from Dubai in November 2012, the taxi driver who picked her up at the airport told her that she’d come to the wrong place. “He asked me what I was doing in Hong Kong and I said that I work in the art industry,” Siyang-Le recalls. “He said […]...

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Mak2’s Newest Art is Too Hot to Handle

Oliver GilesFebruary 8, 2023

Irreverent artist, filmmaker and standup comedian Mak Ying Tung 2 was inspired by reality TV shows like Love Island for her latest art project...

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Hong Kong’s Queer Evolution: Patrick Sun Brings LGBTQ+ Art to Tai Kwun

Oliver GilesJanuary 13, 2023

A major new show at Tai Kwun shines a spotlight on queer art in Hong Kong, a city that is still struggling to accept LGBTQ+ people...

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Celebrity Culture Under the Spotlight at Para Site

Oliver GilesDecember 23, 2022

A new exhibition delves into the frenzy surrounding Cantopop phenomenon Mirror to examine our fascination with fame...

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Meet Two Collectors Whose Works Are On Show at HKMoA

Oliver GilesDecember 9, 2022

Leo Wong and Anthony Cheung have dedicated years to collecting Chinese art. Now it’s available to the public...

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Meet Hong Kong’s Creative Diaspora in London, Part II

Tiffany LeungNovember 19, 2022

From comics to photography, by way of contemporary art, Hong Kong creatives are making waves in London...

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When Advertising Gives Way to Art: Julian Opie in Pacific Place

Christopher DewolfNovember 2, 2022

A corridor once filled with ads is now home to public art. What if more?...

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Yayoi Kusama’s Art of Healing

Christopher DewolfOctober 27, 2022

Yayoi Kusama’s extraordinarily long and complex career has been a constant process of healing and connection...

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Current Plans: Hong Kong’s Collaborative Art Space

Mona ChuOctober 20, 2022

Hong Kong’s creative community has rallied behind an odd little gallery tucked inside the cockloft of a Sham Shui Po café...

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Arrivals and Departures: Hong Kong’s Aviation History, Part II

Christopher DewolfOctober 6, 2022

Air travel has been a lynchpin of Hong Kong's economy – as well as its culture...

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Meet Hong Kong’s Creative Diaspora in London, Part I

Tiffany LeungOctober 6, 2022

We're shining a spotlight on artists in the UK with roots in Hong Kong...

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Angelika Li is Building a Bridge From Hong Kong to Basel

Oliver GilesSeptember 1, 2022

A Hong Kong culture maven has planted roots in the Swiss city known for its museums and international art fair ...

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A Hongkonger in Germany: Isaac Chong’s Spheres of Interest

Oliver GilesAugust 10, 2022

Inspired by Käthe Kollwitz, Isaac Chong’s new work explores memory, history and human interaction...

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The Short But Extraordinary Life of Artist Tseng Kwong-chi

Oliver GilesJuly 20, 2022

Born into an affluent Shanghainese family in Hong Kong, Tseng Kwong-chi ended up on the avant-garde of the 1980s New York art scene...

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Gretchen So’s Evolving Territories: Hong Kong in the Midst of Change

Christopher DewolfJune 30, 2022

A photo exhibition captures Hong Kong's changing landscape in the years around the 1997  handover from British to Chinese rule...

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Caroline Chiu’s Porcelain Cups Are An Homage to Hong Kong

Oliver GilesJune 29, 2022

Hong Kong’s spirit is channelled into a series of hand-painted cups made in China’s ancient capital of ceramics...

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Jeweller, Inventor – And Now Artist: Wallace Chan in Venice

Oliver GilesJune 9, 2022

A Hong Kong jeweller-turned-artist is showing some of the most ambitious works of his career...

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M+ Cinema Offers a Haven for Hong Kong Film, Video and Art

Elizabeth KerrJune 8, 2022

Moving image finally gets a permanent home in Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture...

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Virtue Village Explore the Post-Human World

Valencia TongJune 2, 2022

Queer identity and marginalised communities inform an unusual solo show at PHD Group...

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Hong Kong’s Newest Generation of Art Spaces

Christie LeeMay 20, 2022

Despite difficult times, new art spaces continue to push Hong Kong’s art scene ahead...

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Is Art More Meaningful When It’s In Public?

Christopher DewolfMay 20, 2022

Art Basel Hong Kong is marking its 10th anniversary in a city whose approach to public art has been transformed...

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Zheng Bo Thinks Plants Are More Interesting Than People

Oliver GilesMay 11, 2022

At the Venice Biennale, Hong Kong-based artist Zheng Bo showcases drawings, installations and videos that encourage viewers to reflect on their relationship with nature...

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Arise in Protest: Angela Su Represents Hong Kong at the Venice Biennale

Oliver GilesApril 26, 2022

Angela Su brings a history of protests, science fiction, psychology and much more to the Hong Kong pavilion in Venice...

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Daphné Mandel’s Time Rift: Art That Explores Hong Kong’s Abandoned Ruins

Christopher DewolfApril 21, 2022

Artist Daphné Mandel has spent the pandemic exploring Hong Kong's abandoned places, channeling her discoveries into a new exhibition...

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The Space Between: Zao Wou-Ki’s Life and Work

Ilaria Maria SalaApril 13, 2022

Few artists were able to bridge Western and Chinese traditions as much as Zao Wou-Ki, whose visit to Hong Kong changed his life....

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PHD Group: How a 1970s Clubhouse Became Home to Cutting-Edge Art

Christie LeeMarch 30, 2022

Ysabelle Cheung and Willem Molesworth have teamed to open a new contemporary art gallery in a very unusual space...

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How Lui Shou-kwan Changed Chinese Ink Art Forever

Christie LeeFebruary 17, 2022

A self-trained Hong Kong artist launched a revolution in an ancient art form when he emphasised individual expression...

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Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: M+, the Museum Made to Order

Christopher DewolfDecember 17, 2021

M+ is finally open, and it enjoys a rare position among world institutions: a massive new building designed in collaboration with its own curators ...

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The Human Spirit of Calligraphy: Kurt Chan’s Radical New Work

Christie LeeNovember 11, 2021

Known as a mixed-media artist, Kurt Chan returns to the studio to explore a longstanding interest in Chinese calligraphy...

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The Newly Discovered Collages of Luis Chan, Hong Kong’s Emblematic Artist

Ilaria Maria SalaOctober 20, 2021

Born in Panama, orphaned in Hong Kong, Luis Chan was a self-taught artist who embodied the spirit of a colony caught between worlds...

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What is Hong Kong Art? On Its 20th Anniversary, Grotto Fine Art is Trying to Find Out

Christie LeeOctober 6, 2021

Since Henry Au-Yeung opened Grotto Fine Art 20 years ago, it has been on the vanguard of contemporary Hong Kong art. But what is Hong Kong art?...

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Tang Kwong-san’s Quest to Understand Hong Kong

Christie LeeSeptember 15, 2021

Fragments of Hong Kong—and his own life—inform the work of this young artist, who is enjoying a streak of exhibitions....

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Lo Ting: The Legend of Hong Kong’s Rebellious Human-Fish Hybrid

Ilaria Maria SalaJuly 28, 2021

For centuries, a tribe of merpeople called Lo Tings have been said to inhabit Hong Kong's waters. They are increasingly becoming a symbol of the city's contentious relationship with power....

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Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part XI: Cassels Block and Hong Kong Park

Christopher DewolfJuly 19, 2021

What is now vA!, the Visual Arts Centre, was once part of a 19th century British military barracks. How did it end up as Hong Kong Park?...

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Sound Art is Bringing New Life to a Decrepit Local Mall

Christie LeeJune 30, 2021

Soundpocket's latest exhibition is taking place in the Fu Lee Loy Shopping Centre, tapping into a spirit of creativity that is emerging in Fortress Hill...

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