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Angelika Li is Building a Bridge From Hong Kong to Basel

Oliver GilesSeptember 1, 2022

A Hong Kong culture maven has planted roots in the Swiss city known for its museums and international art fair ...

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A Hongkonger in Germany: Isaac Chong’s Spheres of Interest

Oliver GilesAugust 10, 2022

Inspired by Käthe Kollwitz, Isaac Chong’s new work explores memory, history and human interaction...

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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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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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The Art We Breathe: Elaine Yan Ling Ng’s Nexus Air Quality Installation at Art Basel Hong Kong

Catherine ShawMarch 29, 2019

A new interactive installation uses air pollution data to raise questions about sustainability....

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Making Sense of Asia at Art Basel Hong Kong: A Conversation With Adeline Ooi and Stephanie Bailey

Christie LeeMarch 26, 2019

Does Asia even make sense as a concept? A series of talks at Art Basel Hong Kong explores the question....

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Artificial Landscape: Hong Kong’s Largest Video Billboard is Taken Over By Art

Christie LeeMarch 12, 2019

Curator Isaac Leung and artist Howard Cheng reflect on a new Videotage exhibition in the heart of Causeway Bay. ...

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From Rooftops to the White Cube: Antony Gormley is Back in Hong Kong

Sarah KaracsApril 2, 2018

The British sculptor, known for his controversial rooftop sculptures, brings a new body of work to one of his favourite cities. ...

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Can Art Truly Thrive in Hyper-Commercial Hong Kong?

Sarah KaracsMarch 29, 2018

With a spate of new galleries, museums and other art spaces opening, what does the future hold for Hong Kong art in Hong Kong?...

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The (Video) Art of Disruption: Exploring New Frontiers at Art Basel Hong Kong

Sarah KaracsMarch 15, 2018

As Hong Kong plunges into the madness of Art Month, curator Isaac Leung explores how to engage and challenge audiences in a changing artistic landscape....

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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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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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Art Month Installations: Thatcher’s Notorious Handbag Returns to Hong Kong

Sarah KaracsMarch 23, 2017

British-Filipino artist Pio Abad reflects on neoliberalism and globalisation with a new work that includes 100 replicas of Margaret Thatcher's infamous handbag. ...

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Art Month Installations: Kingsley Ng Turns a Tram Into a Roving Camera Obscura

Sarah KaracsMarch 21, 2017

Kingsley Ng’s mobile artwork uses light to draw attention to what we can’t see in a world of change and cacophony....

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A Walk on the Wong Chuk Hang Side: Talks, Performances and More During South Island Art Day

Sarah KaracsMarch 21, 2017

That art districts emerge out of industrial corners of a city is not an unusual phenomenon. Drawn to the large spaces, low rents and high ceilings of disused factories and manufacturing high rises, galleries and artists pile in and, over time, make an otherwise culturally-barren locality their own. That is as much the story of […]...

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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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