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Art Macao, a partnership between the government and casinos, is bringing major artworks from all over the world to the city but what would the masters think about the choice of ‘gallery’?
Art Macao, a partnership between the government and casinos, is bringing major artworks from all over the world to the city but what would the masters think about the choice of ‘gallery’?
A new exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore features 142 artworks by more than 100 artists in Asia and plots how the emergence of avant-garde art often went hand in hand with the ousting of old ideology.
A new exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore features 142 artworks by more than 100 artists in Asia and plots how the emergence of avant-garde art often went hand in hand with the ousting of old ideology.
Largest teachers’ union to discuss strike action and petitions call on teachers to join mass protest, but senior officials urge them not to disrupt learning.
Largest teachers’ union to discuss strike action and petitions call on teachers to join mass protest, but senior officials urge them not to disrupt learning.
According to a photo posted on Facebook, the exhibition ‘Shirley Tse: Stakeholders, Hong Kong in Venice’ will be closed today. Around 100 arts organisations suspended operations in Hong Kong.
According to a photo posted on Facebook, the exhibition ‘Shirley Tse: Stakeholders, Hong Kong in Venice’ will be closed today. Around 100 arts organisations suspended operations in Hong Kong.
Artist Heidi Lau watched from afar as Macau’s first mega casinos ‘just suddenly emerged from the muddy swamps of Cotai’; Her art at the Macau Pavilion in the Venice Biennale is a reaction to the big changes in her home city.
Artist Heidi Lau watched from afar as Macau’s first mega casinos ‘just suddenly emerged from the muddy swamps of Cotai’; Her art at the Macau Pavilion in the Venice Biennale is a reaction to the big changes in her home city.
Ma Desheng is a co-founder of the Stars Group, self-taught rebels exploring alternatives to Socialist art. Last week he gave a performance at his solo exhibition in Hong Kong as a tribute to the Tiananmen Mothers.
Ma Desheng is a co-founder of the Stars Group, self-taught rebels exploring alternatives to Socialist art. Last week he gave a performance at his solo exhibition in Hong Kong as a tribute to the Tiananmen Mothers.
Lee Bul is one of South Korea’s best-known artists and her two pieces at this year’s Venice Biennale reference two of her home nation’s most troubling affairs: the split between north and south, and the Sewol ferry disaster.
Lee Bul is one of South Korea’s best-known artists and her two pieces at this year’s Venice Biennale reference two of her home nation’s most troubling affairs: the split between north and south, and the Sewol ferry disaster.
Word of mouth and social media exposure generate buzz at Venice, and Asian contributions have been overlooked. We’ve picked out the best on show, from India, Pakistan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and invited individual artists.
Word of mouth and social media exposure generate buzz at Venice, and Asian contributions have been overlooked. We’ve picked out the best on show, from India, Pakistan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and invited individual artists.
Hong Kong pavilion at international art fair is filled by a barricade of apparently unrelated wooden objects linked by 3D-printed joints. It sends a message about the need to bridge our differences, artist says.
Hong Kong pavilion at international art fair is filled by a barricade of apparently unrelated wooden objects linked by 3D-printed joints. It sends a message about the need to bridge our differences, artist says.
From exhibitions to theatre, efforts to enrich Guangdong’s cultural sector under the Greater Bay Area development plan are well under way, but censorship, operational issues and small audiences are holding things back.
From exhibitions to theatre, efforts to enrich Guangdong’s cultural sector under the Greater Bay Area development plan are well under way, but censorship, operational issues and small audiences are holding things back.
Over dim sum and tea with a long-time patron, the owner of Hong Kong bookstore dedicated to traditional Chinese art finds a saviour in journalist Tinny Cheng.
Over dim sum and tea with a long-time patron, the owner of Hong Kong bookstore dedicated to traditional Chinese art finds a saviour in journalist Tinny Cheng.
Five key executives will leave the authority in charge of the long-overdue West Kowloon Cultural District by autumn 2019; a theatre due to open in April won’t open until June, and the M+ museum may open a year late, in 2021.
Five key executives will leave the authority in charge of the long-overdue West Kowloon Cultural District by autumn 2019; a theatre due to open in April won’t open until June, and the M+ museum may open a year late, in 2021.
The real reason for the rise and rise of former graffiti artist Brian Donnelly are his small group of devoted fans. Rumours that the Canadian pop star had bought the record-breaking artwork, The Kaws Album, may be false.
The real reason for the rise and rise of former graffiti artist Brian Donnelly are his small group of devoted fans. Rumours that the Canadian pop star had bought the record-breaking artwork, The Kaws Album, may be false.
Cheung first exhibited in Hong Kong in 1964 and taught art at two Hong Kong universities. His sculptures evoke a kind of primordial, shamanistic energy and are on show at Galerie du Monde.
Cheung first exhibited in Hong Kong in 1964 and taught art at two Hong Kong universities. His sculptures evoke a kind of primordial, shamanistic energy and are on show at Galerie du Monde.
M for Malaysia is a candid documentary on Mahathir’s campaign and re-election as Malaysian prime minister last year. It was directed by Mahathir’s granddaughter, Ineza Roussille.
M for Malaysia is a candid documentary on Mahathir’s campaign and re-election as Malaysian prime minister last year. It was directed by Mahathir’s granddaughter, Ineza Roussille.
Georgia-based John Dodelande says he collects Chinese contemporary art because it is ‘no bulls**t’, unlike its Western counterpart
Georgia-based John Dodelande says he collects Chinese contemporary art because it is ‘no bulls**t’, unlike its Western counterpart
Chan, who has an exhibition running in Shanghai, was born in Panama and moved to Hong Kong in 1910 aged five. His life and works spanned the 20th century and are a reflection of the evolution of Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Chan, who has an exhibition running in Shanghai, was born in Panama and moved to Hong Kong in 1910 aged five. His life and works spanned the 20th century and are a reflection of the evolution of Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Works from some of China’s top private collections, including those belonging to Guan Yi, Lu Xun and Zheng Hao, create a visual narrative central to the development of contemporary art in China
Works from some of China’s top private collections, including those belonging to Guan Yi, Lu Xun and Zheng Hao, create a visual narrative central to the development of contemporary art in China
The spring auction season was characterised by a number of eye-catching highlights amid uneven turnovers, with the sale of The Kaws Album (2005) for HK$116 million, smashing estimates, one of stand-outs.
The spring auction season was characterised by a number of eye-catching highlights amid uneven turnovers, with the sale of The Kaws Album (2005) for HK$116 million, smashing estimates, one of stand-outs.
Mahathir Mohamad gave Wei-ling Lim the go-ahead to organise the country’s first pavilion at Venice Biennale art exhibition, after she wrote to him proposing one; four artists will represent Malaysia in the six-month show.
Mahathir Mohamad gave Wei-ling Lim the go-ahead to organise the country’s first pavilion at Venice Biennale art exhibition, after she wrote to him proposing one; four artists will represent Malaysia in the six-month show.
Hong Kong artist’s collaboration with University of Edinburgh has turned esoteric physics into something magical; strange parts of giant instruments poke through walls as compositions for impossible instruments play.
Hong Kong artist’s collaboration with University of Edinburgh has turned esoteric physics into something magical; strange parts of giant instruments poke through walls as compositions for impossible instruments play.
The works seem more subdued than in previous years, and the prices lower; historical themes are a feature of several exhibitions, and even experimental works strive for a resemblance to classical forms, such as tapestry.
The works seem more subdued than in previous years, and the prices lower; historical themes are a feature of several exhibitions, and even experimental works strive for a resemblance to classical forms, such as tapestry.
Para Site’s An Opera for Animals show offers bizarre drama, an anti-imperialist message, mischief, cynicism and intimacy – and will also be displayed later in Shanghai.
Para Site’s An Opera for Animals show offers bizarre drama, an anti-imperialist message, mischief, cynicism and intimacy – and will also be displayed later in Shanghai.
Capital controls, the threat of US tariffs on exports and a slowing economy have blunted Chinese buyers’ appetite for contemporary art; however, high-quality works, and art new to Asia such as that at Art Basel, will still find buyers.
Capital controls, the threat of US tariffs on exports and a slowing economy have blunted Chinese buyers’ appetite for contemporary art; however, high-quality works, and art new to Asia such as that at Art Basel, will still find buyers.
Some people say Asia’s biggest contemporary art created a market in China for contemporary art, while others disagree; there is also debate about what, if anything, the annual event does for art in Hong Kong.
Some people say Asia’s biggest contemporary art created a market in China for contemporary art, while others disagree; there is also debate about what, if anything, the annual event does for art in Hong Kong.
Consisting of five huge converted oil tanks by the Huangpu River, Tank Shanghai – which includes pieces from Qiao Zhibing’s own extensive collection – offers generous dimensions of which artists can take advantage.
Consisting of five huge converted oil tanks by the Huangpu River, Tank Shanghai – which includes pieces from Qiao Zhibing’s own extensive collection – offers generous dimensions of which artists can take advantage.
The renowned artist, who has exhibited all over the world, denies that he has copied Belgian artist Christian Silvain, and is seeking legal advice
The renowned artist, who has exhibited all over the world, denies that he has copied Belgian artist Christian Silvain, and is seeking legal advice
Pangrok Sulap, the Sabah artist collective, performs live music at The Mills as members of the audience dance on a woodcut in order to create a banner about marginalised artisans in Hong Kong
Pangrok Sulap, the Sabah artist collective, performs live music at The Mills as members of the audience dance on a woodcut in order to create a banner about marginalised artisans in Hong Kong
Malaysian artist collective Pangrok Sulap highlight Hong Kong’s marginalised artisans at the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile in The Mills complex in Tsuen Wan, where opening show features Southeast Asian art.
Malaysian artist collective Pangrok Sulap highlight Hong Kong’s marginalised artisans at the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile in The Mills complex in Tsuen Wan, where opening show features Southeast Asian art.
Over 30 works of the Hong Kong modernist artist, who recently died at the age of 96, are on show at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre. The exhibition is a rare chance to see some of his best works all under one roof
Over 30 works of the Hong Kong modernist artist, who recently died at the age of 96, are on show at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre. The exhibition is a rare chance to see some of his best works all under one roof