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‘Unabashed nationalism’? Louvre increases ticket prices for non-Europeans
Debate about so-called ‘dual pricing’ is raging as France hikes prices for non-Europeans visiting the Louvre by 45 per cent this week.
15 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
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Wicked stars’ incredible costumes among exhibits at Oscar winner’s new show
14 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
Art
Hong Kong artist challenges labels surrounding disability in new show
15 Jan 2026 - 11:57AM
Art
Hong Kong artist’s ceramic forest inspired by old Shanghai’s wooden staircases
At the Shanghai Biennale, Jaffa Lam explores the climate crisis and community with her Longquan-celadon-style ceramic columns.
13 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
“Windbreak” (2025), by Jaffa Lam, an installation of ceramic columns, is part of the 15th Shanghai Biennale that runs until March 31, 2026, at the Power Station of Art in Huangpu. Photo: Jaffa Lam and Shanghai Biennale
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Damien Hirst and Do-ho Suh among top artists showing in Seoul in 2026
Seoul’s 2026 art scene will also see the opening of the Centre Pompidou Hanwha Seoul and the return of the Gwangju and Busan biennales.
13 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM
Art
A father dies before his art museum is finished. His son achieves his dream
Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah died in 2023 before he could finish Dib Bangkok, but his son recently opened the 7,000 square metre space.
14 Jan 2026 - 4:17PM
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New art fair to offer Taipei and Hong Kong ‘a different kind of experience’
Pavilion offers a slower alternative to the ‘hyper-accelerated pace’ of Asia’s big contemporary art fairs, says one of its co-founders.
13 Jan 2026 - 9:35AM
Pavilion co-founders Ysabelle Cheung (left) and Willem Molesworth (right) with Pavilion Taipei partner Michelle Hsieh. The new art fair, opening in Taipei on January 22, will provide a “more in-depth” art-viewing experience, meeting a need that the founders believe bigger events have “struggled to satisfy”. Photo: courtesy of Pavilion
Art
UCCA’s Philip Tinari named new head of art at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun
American-born curator Philip Tinari, long-time head of Beijing’s UCCA Centre for Contemporary Art, is set to replace Pi Li.
13 Jan 2026 - 10:05AM
World of performing arts
Frozen, Spirited Away among shows lighting up Seoul’s theatre stages in 2026
Broadway imports Hell’s Kitchen and Lempicka, novel adaptation Arang and musical Six also among the South Korean capital’s highlights.
11 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM
Art
Hong Kong’s women tattoo artists who draw on Chinese culture to ink differently
These artists channel elements of Chinese painting, calligraphy and Buddhism through their needles in a new form of ‘poetic expression’.
6 Jan 2026 - 5:22PM
Art
Artist’s digital clones spark identity crisis in Hong Kong exhibition
Digital art pioneer Lau Wai explores identity and technology in a short-film screening at the Hong Kong Design Institute.
6 Jan 2026 - 12:18PM
Artist Lau Wai is pictured in front of W.A.I – The Cast of the Invisible, a short film by the artist that is being screened as part of a new exhibition at the Hong Kong Design Institute. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Performing arts in Hong Kong
New Hong Kong street dance festival aims to change ‘troubled kid’ stereotype
Hong Kong’s Flo Fest will see performances from eight emerging local choreographers as well as from Ivan Michael Blackstock and The Ruggeds.
5 Jan 2026 - 6:37PM
Chinese culture
‘I’d lie on the floor and cry’: Peking opera actress on the art’s challenges
Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting performs poses that can take months to perfect, and leave more than a few bruises.
5 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
Chinese culture
For Shanghai’s elderly, dancing ‘makes us feel we still have value’
Shanghai’s elderly are flocking to the city’s dance halls for exercise, socialising and entertainment, with some venues open as early as 6am.
4 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 2-4
Check out Moomin, neon exhibitions and the Hong Kong Tennis Open, watch Back to the Past with Louis Koo and eat snake hotpot this weekend.
2 Jan 2026 - 11:05AM
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An installation at The Beginning of the Moomins. This nostalgic exhibition is one of the various exciting things to do to kick off 2026 in Hong Kong this weekend. Photo: Trendic International Limited
What to do in Hong Kong
Coming arts events in China’s Greater Bay Area in January 2026
China’s Greater Bay Area is hosting a number of arts happenings in early 2026. Here is a selection of must-attend events.
1 Jan 2026 - 9:53AM
Chinese culture
The Chinese cowboys challenging narratives of the American Old West
Whether through art or immersion in the rancher lifestyle, these Asian men are redefining what it means to be a cowboy in the American West.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:34PM
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Hong Kong painter’s bedroom music-inspired show is ‘a self-healing journal’
In ‘Bedroom Paintings’ at Blindspot Gallery, Un Cheng’s 21 hazy works draw on self-discoveries the artist made on a recent trip to Europe.
30 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
Un Cheng poses among paintings featured in Bedroom Paintings at Blindspot Gallery in Wong Chuk Hang. The Hong Kong artist says her latest solo exhibition is “a visual diary about intimacy”. Photo: Elson Li
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How Hong Kong’s Asia Art Archive has grown over its 25-year history
As Hong Kong’s Asia Art Archive turns 25, we talk to its executive director Özge Ersoy about managing the institution’s 150,000 plus artefacts.
30 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
World of performing arts
John Skelley’s Harry Potter journey from Broadway understudy to star
Every time Skelley thinks he’s done with the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, ‘opportunity kind of keeps coming back’.
29 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
World of performing arts
6 young artists are reshaping Australia’s iconic cultural institutions
Six diverse artists, including Dylan Goh and Vivian Pham, have been appointed to director positions at Australia’s top cultural institutions.
29 Dec 2025 - 6:52PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
7 of the best arts stories of 2025, including a new Labubu-style soft toy
From Wallis Simpson to prize-winning Hong Kong pianist Aristo Shum, here are 7 arts stories that really drew in the readers in 2025.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
Hong Kong-born pianist Aristo Sham won the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in June 2025. Photo: Jen-Pin Lin
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 26-28
Check out the food scene at a Christmas market, hop on a thrilling ride at a harbourfront carnival and bask in nature this weekend.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:31PM
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Chinese culture
How the horse paintings of Xu Beihong have galloped through history
Known as the father of modern Chinese art and famed for his horse paintings, Xu Beihong blended Western techniques with Chinese tradition.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
World of performing arts
Meet the Korean viral ‘dancing conductor’ who says he’s not actually dancing
Some conductors are visibly moved by the music, but Korean maestro Baek Yoon-hak takes that concept a step or two further.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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