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The Vancouver Art Gallery Looks Across the Pacific

Christopher DewolfMay 16, 2019

For a time in 2017, the best museum to see Hong Kong art was in Vancouver. That year, Tsang Kin-wah, the artist known for his so-called “wallpaper art,” wrapped the Vancouver Art Gallery in creeping vines of text pulled from local newspaper editorials in the 1980s and 90s, when an influx of Hong Kong migrants […]...

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Hong Kong Modernist Cheung Yee Looks Back at Four Decades of Art

Christie LeeMay 16, 2019

One of Hong Kong's leading postwar artists is enjoying a retrospective at Galerie du Monde....

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In the Footsteps of Miroslav Šašek, Illustrators Capture the Spirit of Hong Kong

Christopher DewolfMay 2, 2019

Hong Kong's visual feast has long been an inspiration to illustrators. We meet three artists who are channelling the city's energy into their work....

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Hon Chi-fun’s Circles of Life: A Look at One of Hong Kong’s Most Important Artists

Christie LeeMay 1, 2019

Pioneering Hong Kong artist Hon Chi-fun passed away just before his final exhibition. We look back at his life....

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There’s a Lot to Discover in Hong Kong’s “Hidden” Collection of Colonial-Era Travel Posters

Christopher DewolfApril 3, 2019

Gallerist Christopher Bailey amassed a treasure trove of vintage handpainted Hong Kong travel posters – and now they are available to the public. ...

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Exploring the Violence of Gender at Tai Kwun Contemporary

Amanda SheppardMarch 26, 2019

A new art exhibition questions social and cultural norms surrounding gender and sexuality, and their intrinsic links to violence....

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South Island Art Day 2019: Performances and Questions

Christie LeeMarch 26, 2019

Wong Chuk Hang's buoyant art scene is once again on display – but questions are being raised about its future survival....

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Yeung Tong-Lung’s Paintings Offer More Than Just Their Subjects

Christie LeeMarch 12, 2019

A quiet presence on Hong Kong’s art scene for more than 40 years, self-taught painter Yeung Tong-lung plays with the medium of painting in unexpected ways....

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Marcel Dzama is Inspired by Hong Kong’s Contradictions in a New Series of Paintings

Christie LeeFebruary 6, 2019

Known for his dreamy, absurdist works, Canadian artist Marcel Dzama turns his attention to Hong Kong....

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Local Art: Like its Namesake Bus Line, 1a Space is Quintessentially Hong Kong

Christie LeeJanuary 28, 2019

Choi Yan-chi helped pioneer one of Hong Kong's foremost non-profit galleries, watching as the city's art scene flourished along the way....

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Neighbourhood Guide: Wong Chuk Hang, a Factory for Creativity

Zabrina LoJanuary 17, 2019

An old industrial area on the south side of Hong Kong Island has been reborn as an art and design district....

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In a New Show at Karin Weber Gallery, Food is Never Just Food

Di LiuDecember 19, 2018

Eight Asian artists find personal, political and cultural significance in what they eat. ...

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In His First Hong Kong Show, British Artist Gordon Cheung Explores the Meaning of Home

Christopher DewolfDecember 5, 2018

Against a backdrop of China's growing power, Gordon Cheung explores the ever-shifting meaning of home in a new show at Galerie Huit....

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Ernest Chang Wants You to Destroy His Art

Christopher BabbNovember 14, 2018

Hong Kong artist Ernest Chang raises questions about consumerism and the value of art in Tear and Consume: An Art Experiment. ...

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Para Site: The Past and Present at Hong Kong’s Pioneering Art Space

Christie LeeOctober 30, 2018

In the midst of its latest exhibition, Crush, two leading figures at Para Site discuss the history of the pioneering art space and the state of Hong Kong art....

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Canadian Artist Howie Tsui Reimagines Hong Kong as a Ghoulish Hellscape

Christopher DewolfOctober 23, 2018

Hong Kong-born Canadian artist Howie Tsui is mining his hometown's culture to create absorbing multimedia works....

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Electric Dreams: Richard Mark Dobson’s Neo-Noir Narrative of Hong Kong

Leanne MirandillaOctober 17, 2018

Photographer Richard Mark Dobson returned to his former home of Hong Kong to deliver a new, Blade Runner-inspired perspective on the city....

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The Hong Kong Arts Centre’s 40th Anniversary Show Examines the Fluidity of Wan Chai

Christie LeeOctober 17, 2018

One of Hong Kong's oldest and most distinctive neighbourhoods is given the spotlight in Wan Chai Grammatica....

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Making Do With Less: Hong Kong’s Art Development Council Faces the Future

Simon CartledgeOctober 11, 2018

Wilfred Wong has steered the Arts Development Council through some tricky waters, but what will happen when he finishes his term? ...

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Contemporary Ink Art is Breaking Tradition, One Virtual Brushstroke at a Time

Sarah KaracsSeptember 26, 2018

This year's edition of Ink Asia showcases new media ink art, which captures the ink spirit without using any actual ink....

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Macau Artist João Ó is Blending Cultures Through Bamboo

Christopher DewolfSeptember 19, 2018

Born in Portugal and raised in Macau, architect and artist João Ó uses bamboo as his medium and space as his canvas. ...

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Lost Boy: The Untold Story of Derek Bailey, Hong Kong’s Master Buddhist Sculptor

Liam FitzpatrickMay 23, 2018

Derek Bailey was a Eurasian artist, addict and a masterful Buddhist sculptor – yet few people know his story...

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Leo Wong’s Vessels of Memory

Sarah KaracsMay 11, 2018

In a new show at the Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong artist Leo Wong explores the disappearing aura of his city and the objects that help preserve it....

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An Artistic Journey into Chuen Lung, Hong Kong’s Misty Mountainside Village

Sarah KaracsApril 26, 2018

A group of artists reflect on the history and culture of a centuries-old village perched on the slopes of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong's tallest peak....

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The Artist’s Cheerleader: Catherine Kwai of Kwai Fung Hin Gallery

Sarah KaracsApril 19, 2018

As she prepares a new show by Ai Xuan, the owner of one of Hong Kong’s oldest galleries reflects on her time spent with artists....

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From Rooftops to the White Cube: Antony Gormley is Back in Hong Kong

Sarah KaracsApril 2, 2018

The British sculptor, known for his controversial rooftop sculptures, brings a new body of work to one of his favourite cities. ...

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Taste Art in a One-Day Multisensory Experience

SponsoredMarch 22, 2018

The Hong Kong Arts Centre brings together art and food in a special one-day event...

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Henrietta Tsui’s Great Leap: Gallery Ora-Ora Opens in H Queen’s

Sarah KaracsMarch 7, 2018

Ora Ora is one of just two Hong Kong-based galleries in the new H Queen’s art tower, which is welcoming leading exhibitors from around the globe....

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A Pop-Up Sculpture Park Brings Public Art to the Heart of Hong Kong

Sarah KaracsMarch 1, 2018

A temporary sculpture park on the harbourfront brings together work by local artists like Kacey Wong alongside contributions by some of the world's most famous artists, including Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley and Yayoi Kusama....

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Ambivalence and Dissonance in Four Zany Rooms: Samson Young’s Songs for Disaster Relief at M+

Sarah KaracsFebruary 14, 2018

Hong Kong artist Samson Young’s multi-sensory mind map is as strange as it is brilliant. ...

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Kingsley Ng’s Latest Art Installation is in a Giant Underground Reservoir

Sarah KaracsJanuary 3, 2018

Paying tribute to the unsung heroes who tame Hong Kong's extreme weather, Kingsley Ng has created a site-specific installation in an enormous underground water tank....

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Gérard Henry, Hong Kong’s Quiet Observer

Christopher DewolfJanuary 3, 2018

After documenting Hong Kong's cultural scene for more than three decades, Gérard Henry makes his own contribution to the city's artistic legacy....

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The Tender Art of Chu Hing-wah

Sarah KaracsDecember 20, 2017

In a new exhibition, Chu Hing-wah looks back on a career of helping the mentally ill while creating an oeuvre of thoughtful paintings....

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Ink Art is Contemporary Art Too: How a Traditional Chinese Art Form is Being Transformed

Sarah KaracsDecember 12, 2017

Hong Kong ink artist Wong Hak-kwei shows how you don't need to break with tradition to make ink art contemporary....

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A Plague, a Cure and Some Art: the Museum of Medical Sciences

Christopher DewolfNovember 30, 2017

Founded as a laboratory to prevent disease, the Museum of Medical Sciences is now dedicated to the history of medicine in Hong Kong – with some surprising art exhibitions on the side, including a new show by artist Daphné Mandel....

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