Founded in 2023 by Brian Yue and Claire Bi, the Cheng Lan Foundation operates at the intersection of private collecting and public engagement. Courtesy Cheng-lan Foundation A new generation of art patrons and collectors in Hong Kong is not only willing to support the city’s art ecosystem’s expansion but want to actively shape it. They…
With his peroxide blond hair, dark moustache and luxuriant eyebrows, London-born curator and writer James Taylor-Foster is easy to pick out among the tourists and selfie-takers in the courtyard of Yick Cheong Building, also known as the “Monster Building”, in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay neighbourhood. The South China Morning Post is meeting the 33-year-old here…
Tai Kwun has named Philip Tinari as its head of art, bringing one of mainland China’s most high-profile art personalities to the Hong Kong cultural institution. He replaces Pi Li, who will be leaving Tai Kwun next month to help launch a new art museum in Shenzhen. The American-born long-time Beijing resident will also take…
Tai Kwun has named Philip Tinari as its head of art, bringing one of mainland China’s most high-profile art personalities to the Hong Kong cultural institution. He replaces Pi Li, who will be leaving Tai Kwun next month to help launch a new art museum in Shenzhen. The American-born long-time Beijing resident will also take…
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…
Para Site and Asia Art Archive (AAA), two long-standing independent cultural institutions in Hong Kong, are simultaneously seeking new executive directors at a pivotal moment for the city’s cultural scene. On June 2, Para Site in Quarry Bay announced that Billy Tang had stepped down as executive director and curator after concluding his three-year contract….
Who was Ha Bik-chuen, who died in Hong Kong in 2009? He was many things: autodidact, maverick artist, entrepreneur and hoarder. Much of what has been written about him, and many of the shows of his work, in the years since his death have focused on the materials found in his overflowing studio in To…