Isaac Chong’s Intimate Surrender
The Hong Kong artist is turning to ‘Farewell My Concubine’ in a new exploration of queerness and closeness...
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Last Gasp? Hong Kong Artist Michele Chu in Beijing
A new exhibition at the MACA Art Center proposes art as a vehicle for emotional poignancy...
What’s Behind Wayne McGregor’s ‘On the Other Earth’?
We met the renowned choreographer to find out more about his new digital dance experiment and its intimate Hong Kong screenings...
Back for the Future: Hong Kong’s Film History on Show
Two new exhibitions look back at Hong Kong cinema to understand what lies ahead...
‘The Liar’ Confronts Reality in the Post-Truth Age
Hong Kong actor Tai Yin Chan joins Danish director Tua Biering for a new stage play that shakes us out of complacency...
Tobias Berger Strikes Gold: Inside Hong Kong’s Latest Cultural Space
The veteran has big plans for Serakai Studio's new ground-floor space in Wong Chuk Hang, which is as much a salon as a gallery...
Spotlight at Tai Kwun: The Power of Place
Tai Kwun’s performing arts festival returns for its sixth edition with a site-specific roster of works...
China and the Art of Global Trade
The second part of Tai Kwun Contemporary’s ‘Stay Connected’ features 70 artworks exploring the ramifications of global commerce...
Born From the Waves of the Sea: Land Reclamation in Hong Kong
How Hong Kong has been shaped and reshaped by the constant creation of new land...
What Does Chinese Art Mean Today?
Tai Kwun’s ambitious new two-part exhibition tracks the evolution of art and China since 2008...
Performance as Sculpture: Inside Florence Lam’s Art
How the Hong Kong artist creates keenly felt, improvised works of art ...
At Tai Kwun, Tao Hui Questions Fate and Free Will
A new exhibition brings Tao Hui the Beijing-based artist’s existential, TV drama-influenced videos to Hong Kong...
Tai Kwun Brings Asia Its First Bruce Nauman Retrospective
Under the new leadership of Pi Li, Tai Kwun is putting the spotlight on art world heavyweights...
For Beau Architects, Design is Trust
Here's why a French-Belgian pair of architects have become a creative force in Hong Kong's art scene...
Is Hong Kong Still Asia’s Art Hub? Yes, Says Art Basel’s New Hong Kong Director
When Angelle Siyang-Le moved to Hong Kong from Dubai in November 2012, the taxi driver who picked her up at the airport told her that she’d come to the wrong place. “He asked me what I was doing in Hong Kong and I said that I work in the art industry,” Siyang-Le recalls. “He said […]...
Hong Kong’s Queer Evolution: Patrick Sun Brings LGBTQ+ Art to Tai Kwun
A major new show at Tai Kwun shines a spotlight on queer art in Hong Kong, a city that is still struggling to accept LGBTQ+ people...
Gender & Space at Tai Kwun Reclaims the History of Women in Hong Kong
A new exhibition in the Central Police Station compound examines the often-erased role of women in Hong Kong society...
Current Plans: Hong Kong’s Collaborative Art Space
Hong Kong’s creative community has rallied behind an odd little gallery tucked inside the cockloft of a Sham Shui Po café...
Hong Kong’s Newest Generation of Art Spaces
Despite difficult times, new art spaces continue to push Hong Kong’s art scene ahead...
The Human Spirit of Calligraphy: Kurt Chan’s Radical New Work
Known as a mixed-media artist, Kurt Chan returns to the studio to explore a longstanding interest in Chinese calligraphy...
LeeLee Chan: Art That Finds the Extraordinary in Ordinary Objects
LeeLee Chan has built an artistic practice around transforming unremarkable objects into fascinating pieces of art. ...
Unscheduled: What’s the Future of Art Fairs Post-Covid?
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. ...
Murakami vs. Murakami: Tai Kwun Takes on the Flamboyant Japanese Artist
A major new exhibition at Tai Kwun's JC Contemporary delves into the mind of Japan's most attention-grabbing artist...
Exploring the Violence of Gender at Tai Kwun Contemporary
A new art exhibition questions social and cultural norms surrounding gender and sexuality, and their intrinsic links to violence....
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part IV: The Rock That Built Hong Kong
How generations of Hakka quarry workers and stonemasons provided the granite that built the city as we know it....
Little by Little, Irene Hui Explores A Slower Way of Living in Hong Kong
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. ...
Born, Raised and Corrupted in Hong Kong: A Chat With Ackbar Abbas
One of Hong Kong's most preeminent cultural thinkers reflects on the nature of his hometown. ...
Tai Kwun: The Big House is Finally Open
What's behind the largest and most complex heritage conservation project Hong Kong has ever seen....
Tai Kwun Springs to Life With a Wry Look at Power
Hong Kong's newest non-profit art space invites Spring Workshop to curate its inaugural exhibition....
Can Art Truly Thrive in Hyper-Commercial Hong Kong?
With a spate of new galleries, museums and other art spaces opening, what does the future hold for Hong Kong art in Hong Kong?...
Septime Webre Has Three Years to Make Ballet Relevant to Hong Kong: Here’s How He’ll Do It
A new American director aims to make Hong Kong Ballet more relevant to local life – while also promoting the company on a global stage....