Tao Ho: Hong Kong’s Underrated Design Legend Christopher DewolfApril 29, 2020 Although he has faded from public view, the legacy of the man who designed the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the bauhinia flag lives on.... ArchitectureDesignPeoplePortraits0 Comments1400 views 011 min read
Video: Watch the Tofu Masters at Kung Wo Make Silky Smooth Pudding VideoApril 2, 2020 A neighbourhood shop in Hong Kong turns bean curd into crave-worthy delights... A Little BreakCultureFoodPeopleTraditionWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments721 views 00 min read
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... CultureFoodInterviewsPeopleTradition0 Comments808 views 00 min read
Still Human: A Film About a Domestic Helper, a Paraplegic – and Human Dignity Elizabeth KerrJanuary 9, 2020 Oliver Chan's highly anticipated debut feature brings together Hong Kong-based Filipina actress Crisel Consunji and local legend Anthony Wong.... CinemaCulturePeoplePortraits0 Comments4507 views 010 min read
Filmmaker Ray Yeung Brings Queer Representation to Hong Kong’s Screens Elizabeth KerrDecember 4, 2019 As he unveils his new film Suk Suk, a trailblazing director reflects on his career in telling LGBTQ stories.... CinemaCulturePeoplePortraits0 Comments1024 views 011 min read
Reiko Sudo at CHAT: Japanese Textile Ingenuity Zolima CityMagNovember 27, 2019 A new exhibition explores how a textile artist has revived and reinvented Japan’s textile traditions... ArtDesignFashionPeoplePortraitsProduct Design0 Comments1906 views 08 min read
Willy Tsao: Hong Kong’s Dance Pioneer Embraces the Mainland Simon CartledgeNovember 6, 2019 Willy Tsao launched Hong Kong’s contemporary dance scene more than 40 years ago. But today, he is less interested in his hometown than he is in mainland China.... ArtPeoplePerforming ArtPortraits0 Comments623 views 010 min read
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... ArtBig StoriesHistoryInterviewsPeoplePerforming Art0 Comments842 views 011 min read
Why Sugarcane Juice Is a Summertime Favourite in Hong Kong Zabrina LoAugust 27, 2019 Central landmark Kung Lee has been making fresh sugarcane juice since 1948 – but it needs to adapt to keep up with the times... A Little BreakCultureFoodPeoplePortraitsTraditionWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments2466 views 08 min read
Banned in China, Anthony Wong Finds a New Home in Theatre and Indie Films Elizabeth KerrJuly 25, 2019 One of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed actors has found a second wind after his support for the Umbrella Movement blacklisted him on the mainland.... ArtCinemaCulturePeoplePerforming ArtPortraits0 Comments1088 views 014 min read
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... ArtDesignInterviewsPeopleVisual Art0 Comments616 views 08 min read
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.... ArtPeoplePortraitsVisual Art0 Comments660 views 09 min read
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.... ArtPeoplePortraitsVisual Art0 Comments1051 views 010 min read
PMQ Director William To’s Favourite Hong Kong Object Catherine ShawApril 10, 2019 A local design maven explains his love for an aluminium chair designed by Michael Young.... DesignPeoplePortraitsProduct Design0 Comments1196 views 07 min read
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.... CinemaCultureInterviewsPeople0 Comments554 views 010 min read
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.... ArtInterviewsPeoplePerforming Art0 Comments971 views 110 min read
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. ... CultureFoodInterviewsPeopleTradition0 Comments1799 views 012 min read
Is Print Dead? Design Anthology Publisher Suzy Annetta Is Out to Prove It Isn’t Catherine ShawJanuary 9, 2019 Despite dire warnings of the death of print media, interior designer Suzy Annetta launched Design Anthology as an homage to Asian design.... ArchitectureDesignInterior DesignPeoplePortraits0 Comments955 views 09 min read
The Personal is Political: Filmmaker Ying Liang Reflects on His Exile from China Elizabeth KerrDecember 12, 2018 Ying Liang's new film A Family Tour reflects on the personal loss of being exiled from your home and family. ... CinemaCulturePeoplePortraits0 Comments483 views 010 min read
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.... ArtInterviewsPeopleVisual Art0 Comments720 views 05 min read
