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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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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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....

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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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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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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....

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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. ...

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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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A French Design Duo Daydream About How to Improve Hong Kong’s Urban Space

Catherine ShawNovember 28, 2018

Designers Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec offer a greener vision of urban life, one that is particularly relevant in city where nature is relegated to the periphery....

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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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Strangers at Home: Hong Kong Poets Tammy Ho Lai-Ming and Kate Rogers

Sarah KaracsOctober 4, 2018

Two Hong Kong poets explore what it means to be at home in Hong Kong. ...

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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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Hong Kong Crime Wave: Why the 1990s Were a Decade of Famous Gangsters and Spectacular Robberies

Christopher DewolfSeptember 14, 2018

Broken Tooth, Big Spender, Teeth Dog – these were just some of the larger-than-life criminals who turned Hong Kong streets into shooting galleries....

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Hong Kong on Instagram: @rambler15 Captures Hong Kong’s Many Layers

Christopher DewolfAugust 30, 2018

When Jeremy Cheung began using Instagram, it gave him a new perspective on what he found interesting about Hong Kong....

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Handmade Traditional Chinese Scales

Cardin ChanAugust 22, 2018

Traditional Chinese measuring devices live on thanks to the efforts of a second-generation scale-maker in Yau Ma Tei....

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Hong Kong on Instagram: @sunny_liu’s Shadows and Strangers

Sarah KaracsAugust 2, 2018

Sunny Liu captures vanishing moments in a fast-paced city....

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Hong Kong on Instagram: @kingymak’s Urban Space

Christopher DewolfJuly 12, 2018

Architect Kevin Mak explores the spaces that define Hong Kong as a city. ...

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Hong Kong on Instagram: @_chakmkit’s Pastels and Patterns

Leanne MirandillaJune 28, 2018

Chak Kit has spent three years exploring Hong Kong, cultivating a unique photographic style that showcases a lesser known side of the city....

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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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