Far From Apart: Nicole Schoeni’s disConnect Brings Art from London to Hong Kong

Christie LeeOctober 22, 2020

Seven years after shutting down her family's renowned gallery, Nicole Schoeni is back with an ambitious exhibition in a Causeway Bay tenement building....

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Unscheduled: What’s the Future of Art Fairs Post-Covid?

Christie LeeJune 11, 2020

An event at Tai Kwun brings together Hong Kong galleries and Asian artists in an unusual way, setting a new path forward for art fairs. ...

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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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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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Why Gallerists Edouard and Lorraine Malingue Put Their Faith in Asian Art

Christie LeeOctober 23, 2019

With a keen eye for unique talent, Edouard and Lorraine Malingue are building a bridge between Asian contemporary artists and the rest of the world....

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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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Rubber Bullets and Cockroaches: Hong Kong Artists Respond to the Protests

Christie LeeSeptember 26, 2019

An exhibition at Blindspot Gallery by artists Luke Ching and South Ho reflects the Hong Kong protests and the role of art in a difficult time...

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Murakami vs. Murakami: Tai Kwun Takes on the Flamboyant Japanese Artist

Catherine ShawJune 27, 2019

A major new exhibition at Tai Kwun's JC Contemporary delves into the mind of Japan's most attention-grabbing artist...

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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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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...

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South Island Art Day 2019: Performances and Questions

Christie LeeMarch 26, 2019

Wong Chuk Hang's buoyant art scene is once again on display – but questions are being raised about its future survival....

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Marcel Dzama is Inspired by Hong Kong’s Contradictions in a New Series of Paintings

Christie LeeFebruary 6, 2019

Known for his dreamy, absurdist works, Canadian artist Marcel Dzama turns his attention to Hong Kong....

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Ernest Chang Wants You to Destroy His Art

Christopher BabbNovember 14, 2018

Hong Kong artist Ernest Chang raises questions about consumerism and the value of art in Tear and Consume: An Art Experiment. ...

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Para Site: The Past and Present at Hong Kong’s Pioneering Art Space

Christie LeeOctober 30, 2018

In the midst of its latest exhibition, Crush, two leading figures at Para Site discuss the history of the pioneering art space and the state of Hong Kong art....

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Tai Kwun: The Big House is Finally Open

Christopher DewolfAugust 2, 2018

What's behind the largest and most complex heritage conservation project Hong Kong has ever seen....

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Tai Kwun Springs to Life With a Wry Look at Power

Sarah KaracsJune 20, 2018

Hong Kong's newest non-profit art space invites Spring Workshop to curate its inaugural exhibition....

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An Artistic Journey into Chuen Lung, Hong Kong’s Misty Mountainside Village

Sarah KaracsApril 26, 2018

A group of artists reflect on the history and culture of a centuries-old village perched on the slopes of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong's tallest peak....

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Ink Art is Contemporary Art Too: How a Traditional Chinese Art Form is Being Transformed

Sarah KaracsDecember 12, 2017

Hong Kong ink artist Wong Hak-kwei shows how you don't need to break with tradition to make ink art contemporary....

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Hong Kong’s Ink Art Revolution

Sarah KaracsDecember 7, 2016

Ink art fair Ink Asia is turning Hong Kong into a springboard that will launch an ancient Chinese art form to new global heights. ...

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Rare in the Wild, Ubiquitous in Pop Culture – Rob Pruitt Repositions the Panda

Vickie ChanSeptember 22, 2016

How the most iconic Chinese animal has become a global symbol of fragility and beauty. ...

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Meet Dominique Perregaux, the Man Throwing Open the Doors to Hong Kong’s Newest Cultural District

Christopher DewolfSeptember 14, 2016

Wong Chuk Hang has the potential to become one of Hong Kong's leading cultural enclaves – if a government crackdown on industrial space doesn't stop it first. ...

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Creativity as a Family Business: Dinner With the Lims

Gabriella Zanzanaini, Christopher DeWolfApril 13, 2016

Renowned architect, artist and art collector William Lim isn't the only talent in his family. We sit down for dinner with the Lims to chat about their work. ...

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The Ink Architect

Christopher DewolfJanuary 14, 2016

Raymond Fung channels his Hong Kong roots and architectural experience into ink art....

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Ink Asia Brings Ink to the Forefront

Vickie ChanDecember 18, 2015

Born in Hong Kong, first art ink fair in the world. Who thinks ink is old fashioned?...

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