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 Comments648 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 Comments715 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 Comments1197 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 Comments1244 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 Comments568 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 Comments980 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 Comments2036 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 Comments985 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 Comments505 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 Comments766 views 05 min read
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.... ArchitectureDesignPeoplePortraitsProduct DesignUrbanismWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments492 views 011 min read
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.... CinemaCultureInterviewsPeople0 Comments734 views 08 min read
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. ... BooksCultureLanguagePeople0 Comments1147 views 012 min read
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. ... ArtCultureInterviewsPeopleTraditionVisual Art0 Comments577 views 09 min read
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.... Big StoriesHistoryPeople0 Comments15917 views 010 min read
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.... ArtPeoplePhotographyPortraits0 Comments840 views 04 min read
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.... CultureDesignPeoplePortraitsProduct DesignTradition0 Comments5556 views 110 min read
Hong Kong on Instagram: @sunny_liu’s Shadows and Strangers Sarah KaracsAugust 2, 2018 Sunny Liu captures vanishing moments in a fast-paced city.... ArtPeoplePhotographyPortraits0 Comments1082 views 04 min read
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. ... ArtPeoplePhotographyPortraits0 Comments713 views 15 min read
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.... PeoplePhotographyPortraits0 Comments1207 views 04 min read
