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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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Chu Teh-chun: The Man Behind the Legendary Painter

Christie LeeMay 12, 2021

A new documentary reveals some intimate details about the life of renowned French-Chinese painter Chu Teh-chun....

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Alisan Fine Arts: 40 Years Old and Still Pushing the Envelope

Christie LeeMarch 30, 2021

Hong Kong's oldest surviving commercial art gallery turns 40 this year. We check in with second-generation owner Daphne King to hear her plans for the future....

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More Than Reality: How Stephen Wong Paints During the Pandemic

Christie LeeMarch 4, 2021

Known for his imaginative landscape paintings, Stephen Wong Chun-hei has found himself adapting to the reality wrought by Covid-19....

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After_: Leading Creative Figures Help the Next Generation Look Past Covid

Zolima CityMagJanuary 7, 2021

Supported by Design Trust, Zolima CityMag presents an exhibition of work by young writers, poets, videographers and photographers....

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Neighbourhood Guide: The Star Street Precinct, a Quietly Fashionable Enclave

Brian MokDecember 17, 2020

The stars, sun and moon align in a stylish, laid back corner just beyond the bustle of Wan Chai....

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Asia Art Archive at 20: How Claire Hsu Built a Home For Asia’s Own Stories

Christopher DewolfOctober 29, 2020

Claire Hsu was just 24 when she founded the Asia Art Archive. Two decades later, she reflects on what it has achieved – and what's to come....

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Far From Apart: Nicole Schoeni’s disConnect Brings Art from London to Hong Kong

Christie LeeOctober 22, 2020

Seven years after shutting down her family's renowned gallery, Nicole Schoeni is back with an ambitious exhibition in a Causeway Bay tenement building....

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Disrupting the Flow: Artist Mark Chung Reflects On An Ailing Hong Kong

Christie LeeSeptember 1, 2020

How a Hong Kong artist channelled his angst over Hong Kong's dire situation into a summer residency at de Sarthe Gallery...

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Unscheduled: What’s the Future of Art Fairs Post-Covid?

Christie LeeJune 11, 2020

An event at Tai Kwun brings together Hong Kong galleries and Asian artists in an unusual way, setting a new path forward for art fairs. ...

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Artists Are Fighting for Justice in Hong Kong

Christie LeeMay 13, 2020

Hope, guilt and a sense of duty: all of these are pushing artists to take a more active role in addressing social and political problems....

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A Painter in Protest: Chow Chun-Fai Confronts Hong Kong’s Unrest

Christie LeeMarch 26, 2020

Best known for his ironic paintings based on classic Hong Kong films, Chow Chun-fai has turned his attention to Hong Kong's protests....

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Johnson Chang and Hanart TZ: Hunting For a Chinese Perspective on Art

Christie LeeFebruary 11, 2020

For nearly 40 years, Hanart TZ founder Johnson Chang has sought to tell new stories about Chinese art...

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Tear Gas City: How the Microwave Arts Festival Reflects Hong Kong in 2019

Christie LeeNovember 13, 2019

As the whole world seems to burn, the programme director of Hong Kong’s oldest new media arts festival thinks art has the power to heal –and serve as a warning....

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Why Gallerists Edouard and Lorraine Malingue Put Their Faith in Asian Art

Christie LeeOctober 23, 2019

With a keen eye for unique talent, Edouard and Lorraine Malingue are building a bridge between Asian contemporary artists and the rest of the world....

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