Meet the Six Artists in the Running for the 2023 Sigg Prize Oliver GilesOctober 12, 2023 Six artists from Hong Kong and mainland China are competing for the prestigious Sigg Prize – and you can see their works at M+ right now... ArtExhibitionVideo artVisual ArtWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 016 min read
With the Right Keys, Any Space is a Space for Art Christie LeeJune 12, 2023 Curatorial duo Hilda Chan and Iven Cheng's project MUSTHAVEKEYS is turning unusual venues into contemporary art spaces... ArtInterviewsPeopleVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 08 min read
Mak2’s Newest Art is Too Hot to Handle Oliver GilesFebruary 8, 2023 Irreverent artist, filmmaker and standup comedian Mak Ying Tung 2 was inspired by reality TV shows like Love Island for her latest art project... ArtVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 013 min read
Meet Hong Kong’s Creative Diaspora in London, Part II Tiffany LeungNovember 19, 2022 From comics to photography, by way of contemporary art, Hong Kong creatives are making waves in London... ArtPeoplePerforming ArtPhotographyPortraitsVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 013 min read
GayBird and Ata Wong Hack Our Technological Future Molly GroganOctober 27, 2022 One of Hong Kong’s most enigmatic composers and performers teams up with Ata Wong for an unusual performance ... ArtEventPeoplePerforming ArtPortraitsWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 07 min read
Current Plans: Hong Kong’s Collaborative Art Space Mona ChuOctober 20, 2022 Hong Kong’s creative community has rallied behind an odd little gallery tucked inside the cockloft of a Sham Shui Po café... ArtExhibitionPeoplePortraitsVideo artVisual ArtWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 010 min read
Arrivals and Departures: Hong Kong’s Aviation History, Part II Christopher DewolfOctober 6, 2022 Air travel has been a lynchpin of Hong Kong's economy – as well as its culture... ArtHistoryVisual Art0 Comments 012 min read
Meet Hong Kong’s Creative Diaspora in London, Part I Tiffany LeungOctober 6, 2022 We're shining a spotlight on artists in the UK with roots in Hong Kong... ArtPeoplePerforming ArtPhotographyPortraitsVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 012 min read
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... ArtPerforming ArtVisual Art0 Comments 012 min read
Our Artificial Future: Microwave Festival Explores the Implications of New Tech Christie LeeNovember 4, 2021 Hong Kong’s annual new media arts festival raises tricky questions about our relationship to new technology.... ArtEventInspring ItinerariesVideo artWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 010 min read
Tang Kwong-san’s Quest to Understand Hong Kong Christie LeeSeptember 15, 2021 Fragments of Hong Kong—and his own life—inform the work of this young artist, who is enjoying a streak of exhibitions.... ArtEventExhibitionVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 08 min read
Tear Gas City: How the Microwave Arts Festival Reflects Hong Kong in 2019 Christie LeeNovember 13, 2019 As the whole world seems to burn, the programme director of Hong Kong’s oldest new media arts festival thinks art has the power to heal –and serve as a warning.... ArtMusicVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 06 min read
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.... ArtMusicVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 09 min read
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.... ArtPeoplePortraitsVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 012 min read
The Hong Kong Arts Centre’s 40th Anniversary Show Examines the Fluidity of Wan Chai Christie LeeOctober 17, 2018 One of Hong Kong's oldest and most distinctive neighbourhoods is given the spotlight in Wan Chai Grammatica.... ArtPhotographyVideo artVisual Art0 Comments 07 min read
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.... A Little BreakArtPeoplePerforming ArtPortraitsVisual ArtWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 08 min read
