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The Chinese rosewood cello that stars in “The World’s First Huanghuali Cello” is seen at the exhibition at the Liang Yi Museum in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. The exhibition, which runs until January 28, showcases the masterpiece alongside other items made from Chinese rosewood. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Chinese culture

World’s first Chinese rosewood cello stars in Hong Kong exhibition

Made over six months from a 200-year-old piece of Chinese rosewood, or huanghuali, the cello is now on show at Sheung Wan’s Liang Yi Museum.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Singaporean musician living with OCD uses toy pianos to tell her story

Chinese culture

This remote Chinese minority uses horsetail hair to create beautiful embroidery

Art

Beijing artist Bingyi reimagines history in ink for her solo show in Hong Kong

In her solo exhibition, ‘Taihang Rhapsody’, at Asia Society Hong Kong, the Yale University-educated artist challenges Western conventions.

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From left to right: Bingyi’s ink paintings Chaos Opens (2022) and Journey to the Snowy Mountain (2019-2023).
From left to right: Bingyi’s ink paintings Chaos Opens (2022) and Journey to the Snowy Mountain (2019-2023).
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong composer’s unusual journey from finance to writing Cantonese musicals

Lora Chow’s musical Dr Clown will feature at the coming Fringe Festival in Hong Kong. We look at her eclectic career path, driven by passion.

World of performing arts

The new generation of talented leaders taking centre stage at Royal Opera House

Hrusa takes over from Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera’s music director for 22 years; Scappucci is first principal guest conductor in 30 years.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 16-18

Loosen up for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, shop discounted home goods, enjoy special-edition buns and more this weekend.

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Women-focused running club She Runs Collective will host a session on January 17 to help runners prepare for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. There is also plenty on this weekend for non-runners, from a printing exhibition to a special-edition barbecue bun set at some branches of Tim Ho Wan.
Women-focused running club She Runs Collective will host a session on January 17 to help runners prepare for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. There is also plenty on this weekend for non-runners, from a printing exhibition to a special-edition barbecue bun set at some branches of Tim Ho Wan.
Tourism

‘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.

Fashion

Wicked stars’ incredible costumes among exhibits at Oscar winner’s new show

Costume designer Paul Tazewell’s Chicago exhibition features his designs for Wicked’s Glinda and Elphaba, Hamilton, West Side Story and more.

Art

Hong Kong artist challenges labels surrounding disability in new show

In ‘Decolonising Madness’ at Eaton HK, Sophie Cheung explores colonial-era definitions of ‘mental incapacity’ that still inform laws.

Sophie Cheung poses among works at her “Decolonising Madness: The Naturally (In)complete Human” exhibition, which runs at Eaton HK until February 1. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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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.

“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
“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
Art

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.

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.

Art

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.

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.

Philip Tinari, of Beijing’s Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, will be taking over as Tai Kwun’s head of art. Photo: UCCA
Philip Tinari, of Beijing’s Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, will be taking over as Tai Kwun’s head of art. Photo: UCCA
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.

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’.

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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.

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
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.

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.

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.

Guests dance at the Shiguang Dance Hall in Shanghai. The city’s dance halls offer retirees vibrant social spaces to exercise and connect. Photo: AFP
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.

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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
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.

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.

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Art

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.

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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