Hong Kong Funfair: Journey into Daphné Mandel’s Imaginary City

Vickie ChanMay 1, 2016

Daphné Mandel’s make-believe Hong Kong is ready to receive real-life visitors – with the help of filmmaker Thomas Orbon...

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Hong Kong’s Problem With Public Art

Christopher DewolfMarch 17, 2016

Why Hong Kong needs a new approach to public art....

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Debris: The Art of Finding Hong Kong’s DNA

Vickie ChanMarch 16, 2016

Why has Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, better known as Vhils, made Hong Kong his home?...

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Time for Tea: A Guide to Hong Kong’s Favourite Beverage

Janice Leung HayesJanuary 28, 2016

Whether it's the everyday brew with which you wash down your dumplings or the refined, scholarly affair of sipping in a library of teas, there’s no escaping the mighty leaf in this town....

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Stages of Enlightenment: Theatre in Hong Kong

Elle KwanJanuary 21, 2016

From improv in blackbox theatres to huge wonders of hypnotic circus, curtains are lifting on amazing theatre in Hong Kong. So where are these secret stages?...

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Hong Kong’s Farming Renaissance

Janice Leung HayesJanuary 3, 2016

Farming is making a comeback in Hong Kong - not just in countryside plots, but all over the city, and sometimes in ways you don't expect....

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The Revolution Will Be Printed: Hong Kong’s Pop Up Press

Christopher DewolfDecember 9, 2015

The Hong Kong Open Printshop is keeping the city's printing traditions alive. ...

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Crashing Together: Kung Chi-shing Shakes Up Hong Kong Indie Music

Christopher DewolfOctober 28, 2015

What’s stopping Hong Kong from becoming a great music city? ...

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Taste Art in a One-Day Multisensory Experience

SponsoredMarch 22, 2018

The Hong Kong Arts Centre brings together art and food in a special one-day event...

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Via North Point, Part II: Reconnecting With Nature for a More Humane City

Zolima CityMagSeptember 22, 2021

Via North Point's installations have already been embraced by the neighbourhood. Can they inspire Hong Kong to bridge the gap between city and nature?...

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Via North Point, Part I: What Makes a Neighbourhood “Sticky”

Zolima CityMagSeptember 6, 2021

A new festival taps into North Point’s community spirit to explore how this beloved neighbourhood can be made better for its residents...

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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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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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Is Art More Meaningful When It’s In Public?

Christopher DewolfMay 20, 2022

Art Basel Hong Kong is marking its 10th anniversary in a city whose approach to public art has been transformed...

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Why You Should Care About Brutalist Architecture

Christopher DewolfJanuary 14, 2022

A spotlight is being shone on Hong Kong's few examples of a controversial form of architecture...

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LeeLee Chan: Art That Finds the Extraordinary in Ordinary Objects

Christie LeeAugust 5, 2021

LeeLee Chan has built an artistic practice around transforming unremarkable objects into fascinating pieces of art. ...

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Sound Art is Bringing New Life to a Decrepit Local Mall

Christie LeeJune 30, 2021

Soundpocket's latest exhibition is taking place in the Fu Lee Loy Shopping Centre, tapping into a spirit of creativity that is emerging in Fortress Hill...

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Sampson Wong Wants You To Take a Walk

Christopher DewolfMay 19, 2021

The artist and academic's new project aims to reconnect Hongkongers with their own city...

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Two Productions of The Plague Push the Boundary of Theatre

Molly GroganMay 19, 2021

The Hong Kong Arts Festival has simultaneously commissioned two provocative productions of Neil Bartlett’s The Plague, an adaptation of Albert Camus’ famous novella...

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Larger Than Life: In Love With an Android at Le French May

Molly GroganMay 6, 2021

Le French May's new Cantonese version of a play by Martial Courcier explores the role artificial intelligence plays in our lives....

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Telling History with Objects: The Mengdiexuan Collection

Edith TerryApril 12, 2021

An impactful new exhibition showcases China's overlooked gold treasures in a spectacular setting. ...

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Neighbourhood Guide: The Star Street Precinct, a Quietly Fashionable Enclave

Brian MokDecember 17, 2020

The stars, sun and moon align in a stylish, laid back corner just beyond the bustle of Wan Chai....

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Young Bruce Lee, Part II: The Man Before the Legend

Billy PottsDecember 6, 2020

Final years in Seattle. Bruce Lee matures and develops his unique vision of kung fu – and the world....

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Young Bruce Lee, Part I: Street Brawling and Cha-Cha Dancing in Seattle

Billy PottsNovember 19, 2020

Before he became an international star, Bruce Lee was a young man in Seattle. This is his story....

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Asia Art Archive at 20: How Claire Hsu Built a Home For Asia’s Own Stories

Christopher DewolfOctober 29, 2020

Claire Hsu was just 24 when she founded the Asia Art Archive. Two decades later, she reflects on what it has achieved – and what's to come....

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Stop Peeping: Wong Ping’s Funny, Unsettling Video Art

Christie LeeApril 23, 2020

Wong Ping's unique vision has catapulted him from internet animations to some of the world's leading museums and galleries. ...

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Neighbourhood Guide: Shek Tong Tsui is Full of Surprises

Zabrina LoFebruary 19, 2020

Often overlooked in favour of its more popular neighbours, the hilly streets of Shek Tong Tsui are packed with historical and cultural delights...

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Johnson Chang and Hanart TZ: Hunting For a Chinese Perspective on Art

Christie LeeFebruary 11, 2020

For nearly 40 years, Hanart TZ founder Johnson Chang has sought to tell new stories about Chinese art...

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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....

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Video: Watch How Sudo Reiko Makes NUNO Textiles

Zolima CityMagDecember 10, 2019

Inside a fascinating new exhibition at CHAT....

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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...

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Char Siu and Cocktails: Can a New Generation Save Montreal’s Chinatown?

Christopher DewolfOctober 10, 2019

One of Canada's oldest Chinatowns is feeling the pinch of gentrification and redevelopment – but a wave of young entrepreneurs hopes they can keep the neighbourhood's spirit alive....

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Chop Suey Canada: Karen Tam is Turning Chinese Restaurants Into Art

Christopher DewolfOctober 3, 2019

How a Montreal artist has turned a childhood spent in her family's Chinese restaurant into a lifelong investigation of Chinese-Canadian spaces...

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The Sight of Sound: Samson Young Explores the Audio of Authenticity

Christie LeeSeptember 19, 2019

As Hong Kong is roiled by ongoing protests, Samson Young explores the cultural politics of sound and music....

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Neighbourhood Guide: Tai Ping Shan, An Old Soul With a Trendy Heart

Zabrina LoJuly 9, 2019

A traditional neighbourhood is thriving thanks to an infusion of fresh energy....

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Eaton HK: The Counterculture Haven That Wants to Be More Than Just a Hotel

Christopher DewolfJune 20, 2019

Katherine Lo, third-generation scion of the Great Eagle dynasty, has taken a staid hotel and transformed it into a lively haven for the arts, queer culture and alternative politics. Can it work?...

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Exiled Chinese Artist Ma Desheng Channels Personal and National Tragedy Into Captivating Work

Christie LeeJune 6, 2019

Part of the legendary Xing Xing group of Chinese artists, Ma Desheng reflects on the political and personal costs of fighting for freedom....

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A Master Puppeteer Gives an Ancient Chinese Art a 21st-Century Update

Billy PottsMay 22, 2019

Wong Fai helped Chinese puppeteering thrive in 1970s Hong Kong – and now he is ushering in its 21st-century rebirth...

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The Immigrant Dragons, Part IV: Generations United in Bendigo

Billy PottsMay 8, 2019

Back home in Australia, the world's largest imperial dragon joins his predecessors – and so do the citizens of Bendigo, united by Chinese tradition....

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Yeung Tong-Lung’s Paintings Offer More Than Just Their Subjects

Christie LeeMarch 12, 2019

A quiet presence on Hong Kong’s art scene for more than 40 years, self-taught painter Yeung Tong-lung plays with the medium of painting in unexpected ways....

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