Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Last Minibus Sign Maker

Billy PottsMarch 19, 2019

Hand-painted signs were once standard in the windows of Hong Kong's minibuses, but as with so many traditional trades, they are at risk of dying out....

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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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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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In Hong Kong, What is Home? Ellen Pau Tackles the Question In Her 30-Year Retrospective

Christie LeeJanuary 1, 2019

The work of pioneering artist Ellen Pau blends the personal and political, abstract and tangible....

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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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Little by Little, Irene Hui Explores A Slower Way of Living in Hong Kong

Christopher DewolfDecember 12, 2018

How a market stall in Yau Ma Tei and a space on upscale Chancery Lane became two of Hong Kong's most unusual community spaces. ...

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The Big Ideas Being Lone Figures: Photographer Valentina Loffredo

Leanne MirandillaNovember 29, 2018

Fine art photographer Valentina Loffredo picked up a camera on a whim – now she is renowned for her inimitable graphic, minimalist works....

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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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Hong Kong on Instagram: @des.lo Reimagines the Past

Leanne MirandillaNovember 21, 2018

Desmond Lo's neo-noir photographs and renderings have something to say about Hong Kong's disappearing sense of identity....

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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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Hong Kong on Instagram: @lielaine’s Arthouse Cool

Leanne MirandillaSeptember 14, 2018

Elaine Li brings her moody vision of Hong Kong to Instagram....

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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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Life on China’s Margins with Oscar-Winning Hong Kong Documentarian Ruby Yang

Elizabeth KerrAugust 16, 2018

Filmmaker Ruby Yang heads to the Tibetan Plateau for her latest step in a body of work that explores what it means to live on the fringes of Chinese society. ...

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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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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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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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Hong Kong on Instagram: @SurrealHK, Our Own Doctor Strange

Sarah KaracsJune 7, 2018

Tommy Fung's mind-bending cityscapes are helping him find his place in Hong Kong...

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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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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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Meet the Woman Who Runs Hong Kong’s Unheralded Cultural Juggernaut

Simon CartledgeApril 12, 2018

Michelle Li is the director of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which manages a vast array of Hong Kong's arts and recreational facilities – and a newly expanded budget looks set to expand its reach....

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A Noodle Feast With Hong Kong’s Most Creative Family

Leanne MirandillaMarch 14, 2018

The Lims have invited us back to dinner – this time at Kevin Lim's new Sheung Wan noodle shop. ...

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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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Hong Kong’s Jewish Governor and the Road that Bears His Name

Christopher DewolfFebruary 28, 2018

There's a surprising history behind the concrete façades of Kowloon's most famous street....

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René Magritte: A New Hong Kong Exhibition Reveals the Artist Beyond His Paintings

Sarah KaracsJanuary 24, 2018

An exhibition of photos by the acclaimed painter René Magritte opens a window into the artist's life....

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Joycelyn Choi, the Woman Behind Hong Kong’s Newest Art House Cinema

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 24, 2018

Kowloon's popular Broadway Cinematheque gets a sister cinema across the harbour with the new MOViE MOViE cinema....

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Hong Kong The Pirate Capital – Part IV: Piracy and Prejudice

Ryan KilpatrickJanuary 18, 2018

Early Hong Kong saw the spectacular rise and fall of one of the colony’s most mysterious characters, the maybe-Eurasian, maybe-pirate Daniel Richard Caldwell....

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A Documentary Master Turns to Fiction for Murder

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 10, 2018

Acclaimed documentarian Cheung King-wai honours his non-fiction roots and maintains a critical eye on Hong Kong society in his feature film debut, Somewhere Beyond the Mist...

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Eric Yim and the Business of Design

Christopher DewolfNovember 30, 2017

At the dawn of another Business of Design Week, designer-entrepreneur Eric Yim reflects on his role in bringing people together...

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Hong Kong’s Living, Breathing Artwork: The Frog King

Sarah KaracsOctober 26, 2017

One of Hong Kong's most eccentric artists is finally winning the acclaim he deserves....

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Claire Lee Explores the Virtue of Fragility

Sarah KaracsOctober 12, 2017

It started with tofu and led to bison – and Claire Lee's new exhibition, The Awakening....

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Brain Surgery on a Tram

Gabriella ZanzanainiAugust 24, 2017

For 20 years, Cheung Kwan-ming has worked as an electrician for Hong Kong Tramways, keeping the "brain" of the trams in good working order....

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Art and Textiles on the Cutting Edge: Elaine Yan-ling Ng’s Fabrick Lab

Catherine ShawJuly 19, 2017

Hong Kong designer Elaine Yan-ling Ng's work shows what happens when you blend textiles, weaving and new technology. ...

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Art of Life-Saving in Hong Kong

Gabriella ZanzanainiJuly 18, 2017

A visit to Deep Water Bay, where lifeguards are officially known as "artisans."...

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A Collection That Speaks to the Soul: Alan Chan’s Art and Design Objects

Christopher DewolfJuly 13, 2017

How a global collection blurs the boundaries between different cultures....

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Hong Kong in Vancouver – Part III: Bing Thom and James Cheng, City-Builders

Christopher DewolfJune 22, 2017

How two Hong Kong-born architects changed the face of a Canadian city. ...

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Starting from the Bottom: Paul Zimmerman Aims to Improve Hong Kong from the Ground Up

Christopher DewolfMay 17, 2017

Urban planning activist Paul Zimmerman thinks Hong Kong needs to improve its quality of life....

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Jade Culture, Part IV: The Guardian of Jade

Edith TerryApril 19, 2017

We are tucked away at a table behind the display walls at Sotheby’s spring 2017 auction, where 17 magnificent jades of the Beasts of Antiquity collection will sell a few days later for an aggregate HK$20 million. Ten of the jades in the collection originally belonged to Chung Wah-pui, a retired 82-year-old civil engineer who is […]...

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Hong Kong Opera Singer Amanda Li Returns Home for “Dream of the Red Chamber”

Elle KwanMarch 9, 2017

A last-minute change has brought opera singer Amanda Li back home to Hong Kong for her first major performance in a new interpretation of a classic Chinese story....

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