If the last two years were about saying “we are back”, this year’s Hong Kong “art week” has a more exploratory vibe, as a wave of new initiatives brings fresh ways to appreciate art and design. Here is a list of the bold first-timers creating a buzz on the fringes of Art Basel Hong Kong,…
Hung Fai has long stood out among post-1980 Hong Kong artists as a respectful, cool-headed rebel – a son who dissects his Chinese art inheritance with the precision of a surgeon. For more than a decade, the artist has considered the weight of lineage, specifically that of his father, the ink master Hung Hoi. Instead…
An anonymous collector of Hong Kong art has donated a “transformative” trove of 131 artworks to the Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada in a move that elevates the international profile of Hong Kong art. The collection, titled Art Continuum Hong Kong (ACHK), was assembled over three decades by a Hong Kong-based collector, the museum said…
Veteran Chinese curator Pi Li will step down as head of art at Tai Kwun when his three-year contract expires in February 2026, the Hong Kong heritage and arts centre has confirmed. Pi declined a request for an interview, but sources have told the Post that he is going to play a leading role in…
For American painter Spencer Sweeney, the artistic process is less of a linear path and more of an improvised musical composition, filled with subconscious rhythm and unpredictable bursts of colour. This is perhaps unsurprising given that the 52-year-old grew up in a family of musicians and artists, and works as a painter and a DJ…