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Author Auteur: New Wave Film Icon Ann Hui Returns to Eileen Chang

Elizabeth KerrNovember 25, 2021

One of Hong Kong's great filmmaking pairings is back with a new film. ...

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A Star is Reborn: Anita Mui On the Big Screen

Elizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2021

Director Longman Leung ushers the long-awaited biopic of the enduring Cantopop superstar to Hong Kong cinemas...

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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 Cost of Being an Astronaut: Author Pik-Shuen Fung Explores the Inner Lives of Hong Kong Emigrants

Christopher DewolfNovember 4, 2021

Featured at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Ghost Forest explores the emotional impact of migration for the thousands of Hongkongers who left before the 1997 handover...

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Modern Before Its Time: A Hong Kong Gallery Embraces Ming Dynasty Furniture

Billy PottsOctober 27, 2021

Once overlooked, the elegant simplicity of Ming Dynasty furniture is now highly coveted – and a Hong Kong gallery was at the front lines of its renaissance....

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Yuri Ng Has Big Plans for Contemporary Dance in Hong Kong

Simon CartledgeAugust 18, 2021

The new head of the City Contemporary Dance Company is finding ways to deal with the pandemic, political upheaval and a challenging change in geography....

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What’s Next for Hong Kong Film? Creativity in the Face of Hardship

Elizabeth KerrJuly 8, 2021

Emerging directors wrestle with a changing landscape, finding ways to make it their own...

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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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How a Stylish New Cinema is Throwing Its Support Behind Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrFebruary 19, 2021

Local film distributor Golden Scene is giving Kennedy Town a front row seat in Hong Kong's cinematic renaissance....

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Inside the Art Collection William and Lavina Lim Are Donating to M+

Christopher DewolfJanuary 29, 2021

An important collection of art will soon find new life at M+....

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What the M+ Archigram Archive Means for Hong Kong

Christopher DewolfNovember 26, 2020

Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture is beginning to explore the archive of an influential British architecture collective....

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A Marriage of Art and Cultures: Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly

Elizabeth KerrNovember 19, 2020

As they launch their new film, Hong Kong filmmaker Leung Ming-kai and American actor-producer Kate Reilly shine a warm light on the city that is their home – and muse....

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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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Video: Watch A Hong Kong Dragon Take Australia By Storm

VideoSeptember 24, 2020

A unique dragon has connected Hong Kong and Australia for more than a century. See how it comes to life. ...

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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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Video: Watch How Saam Hui Yaat Makes Classic Dim Sum

VideoMarch 5, 2020

Saam Hui Yaat has been making dim sum by hand since 1978. Watch how it's done...

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The Date That Must Not Be Named: Stage 64 Looks at the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Zabrina LoSeptember 4, 2019

The founder of a theatre company dedicated to the memory of June 4 opens up about the struggle of keeping the flame alive in Hong Kong...

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Art Consultant Alison Pickett’s Favourite Hong Kong Object is a Tiny Tree

Catherine ShawJune 5, 2019

A bonsai-like tree in an electrical plug follows art consultant Alison Pickett around her studio...

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The Rite of Spring: A Notoriously Difficult Ballet Comes to the Hong Kong Stage

SponsoredMay 16, 2019

This article is brought to you by The Hong Kong Ballet No performance of The Rite of Spring will ever have the same impact as its first one in May 1913, when members of the audience at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris reacted to Vaslav Nijinsky’s anti-classical choreography with shouts, hisses and — in […]...

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G Affairs: Lee Cheuk-pan Keeps His Film Uniquely Hong Kong

Elizabeth KerrMarch 20, 2019

Ahead of his Hong Kong International Film Festival debut, director Lee Cheuk-pan asserts the need for local movies to tell local stories....

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Hong Kong Ballet Brings Back Le Corsaire – An Encounter With Its Rising Young Star, Garry Corpuz

SponsoredMarch 13, 2019

How a young dancer from the countryside of the Philippines ended up as a star in one of Hong Kong’s favourite ballet productions....

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Designer Ross Urwin’s Favourite Hong Kong Object

Catherine ShawFebruary 27, 2019

We ask Hong Kong creatives to pick their favourite Hong Kong objects, starting with a special neon sign chosen by designer Ross Urwin....

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A Sea Change in Flavours: The History of Hong Kong’s Dried Seafood Trade, Part I

Zabrina LoJanuary 30, 2019

A father-son duo has witnessed the changing tastes and traditions of Hong Kong's famous Dried Seafood Street. ...

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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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How Director Amos Why Found Creative Freedom in the Collapse of Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2018

Ahead of the release of his second feature, director Amos Why reflects on the future of Hong Kong and the virtue of embracing the mainstream....

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Born, Raised and Corrupted in Hong Kong: A Chat With Ackbar Abbas

Sarah KaracsSeptember 20, 2018

One of Hong Kong's most preeminent cultural thinkers reflects on the nature of his hometown. ...

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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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Ding Ding Stories: Who is Riding Hong Kong’s Trams?

Zolima CityMagSeptember 3, 2018

Hong Kong's oldest form of transport may not be its fastest, but its daily commuters value it for something else. ...

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Vhils and Pauline Foessel in Macau: Engaging the Other

Sarah KaracsJuly 17, 2018

Portuguese street artist Vhils joins curator Pauline Foessel to create a dialogue between the Portuguese and Chinese worlds in Macau....

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Act Three: Filmmaker Angie Chen Hasn’t Got the Blues

Elizabeth KerrJuly 5, 2018

With the release of her latest film, a bold documentary on artist Yank Wong, filmmaker Angie Chen reflects back on her long career. ...

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Corruption, Homophobia and a Death in Hong Kong

Sarah KaracsJune 20, 2018

Biographer Nigel Collett investigates the story of John MacLennan, a closeted gay Hong Kong police officer who found himself caught up in a web of corruption and homophobia....

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Tisa Ho, the Maestro Behind the Hong Kong Arts Festival

Elle KwanNovember 27, 2017

As the Arts Festival prepares for its 2018 edition, executive director Tisa Ho reflects on its role in Hong Kong....

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Zuni Icosahedron Proves Hong Kong Can Be a Fertile Ground for Experimentation

Sarah KaracsNovember 23, 2017

Danny Yung, Zuni Icosahedron's co-founder has been instrumental in shaping Hong Kong's cultural infrastructure – and he's not slowing down....

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Septime Webre Has Three Years to Make Ballet Relevant to Hong Kong: Here’s How He’ll Do It

Simon CartledgeNovember 9, 2017

A new American director aims to make Hong Kong Ballet more relevant to local life – while also promoting the company on a global stage....

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A Centuries-Old Craft From Guizhou Finds a Fresh Silhouette in Hong Kong

Loes van IperenNovember 8, 2017

Textile designer Elaine Yan-ling Ng teams up with Kapok's Arnault Castel and a group of village weavers in rural China to create a new fashion collection....

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Clockenflap 2017: Mike Hill and the Business of Culture

Christopher DewolfNovember 1, 2017

This year's Clockenflap brings Feist, Massive Attack and others to Hong Kong – and in the background, Mike Hill makes sure it all happens according to plan....

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The Lines Between: Madeleine Thien on Writing, Language and Family

Christopher DewolfOctober 18, 2017

After a year of touring the world to promote her acclaimed novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Madeleine Thien is back in Hong Kong, a place loaded with meaning for the Chinese-Canadian author....