An Old Yau Ma Tei Police Station exhibition paying homage to Hong Kong’s crime-drama movies features sets of an imaginary criminal investigation department. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong cinemagoers have a palpable love of nostalgia that’s helping — in part at least — to drive the box-office success of any number of local movies….
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…
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has come under fire over a short film that romanticises food delivery jobs. The film told viewers that such jobs offer “the freedom to enjoy the scenery along the way” and “brings delivery workers closer to their dreams”. Netizens slammed the video for glorifying hardship and suffering, describing it as being…
China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese Air Force, took the stage at the air show in northeastern China. According to the mainland…
The Barbican is getting down and dirty with its latest fashion exhibition, “Dirty Looks,” from Sept. 25 to Jan. 25. The exhibit will display the works of more than 60 designers and how they’ve played with the theme of dirty and decay in their collections, from Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Hussein Chalayan and Comme des…
SAN ANTONIO – A new exhibition is coming to The Whitliff Collections, and it’s all about the Queen of Tejano music. Three decades after her death, Selena Quintanilla Pérez has become an icon not just for her music, but her impact as a cultural touchstone, remembered for both her life and death as a pop…
High fashion today thrives on the overlap of heritage and future. The most storied houses tap young hot talents for their coveted creative director roles and mount soaring museum shows which trace their stories to the very first atelier day. Presented in the most cutting-edge ways, their archives not only see light again but also…
Richard Serra once said in an interview with Charlie Rose, “Art is purposely useless”. What the artist known for his colossal sculptures meant was that, unlike architecture, art can escape from all constraints and restrictions and be free. Well, Serra would eat his words if he had a chance to see what museum visitors are…
ALL ABOUT THE COSTUMES: This fall the Fashion and Textile Museum in London will be spotlighting the work of Cosprop, a costumier in north London that’s been behind the costumes of “A Room With a View,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Pride and Prejudice” and “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.” “Costume Couture” will open on Sept….
When: May 10, 2025 Where: Maggie Choo’s, G/F, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong What: R&B Hours returns to Maggie Choo’s on Saturday, May 10, for Vol. 13, promising an unforgettable evening of soulful rhythms and heartfelt connections. From 10pm to 3am, revellers can immerse themselves in R&B classics spanning the ’80s to…