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A computer rendering of Angel Hui’s planned installation at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Photo: courtesy of HKMOA
Art

Goldfish plastic bags and laundry: Hong Kong’s everyday life on show in Venice

Hong Kong artists Angel Hui and Kingsley Ng turn the ubiquitous plastic bag for pet fish and metal windows into art for the Venice Biennale.

Art

The unicorn has been revered for 4,000 years. It still has us under its spell

Art

Strange, disturbing, visceral: Chinese video art pioneer’s new work at Tai Kwun

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Sabrina Ma walked out of the orchestra. Now she plays till she drops

Berlin-based Sabrina Ma discusses her move from orchestra percussionist to solo performances, where she becomes ‘kind of dead at the end’.

Sabrina Ma’s coming solo performance, “Power, Sweat & Smiles”, on February 8, 2026, is “almost like a triathlon”. She reveals why she has moved away from the orchestra towards solo performances. Photo: Sabrina Ma/Bartosz Seifert
Sabrina Ma’s coming solo performance, “Power, Sweat & Smiles”, on February 8, 2026, is “almost like a triathlon”. She reveals why she has moved away from the orchestra towards solo performances. Photo: Sabrina Ma/Bartosz Seifert
Books and literature

Ysabelle Cheung gives Asian women the lead in her debut short story collection

The Hong Kong-based writer Ysabelle Cheung, who left journalism to become a gallerist, on returning to her first love: fiction.

Music

KPop Demon Hunters song Golden earns first K-pop Grammy

Best music film went to the documentary Music by John Williams, which means producer Steven Spielberg has officially won his first Grammy.

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Art

Samsung family’s Korean art collection sees light of day in world tour

Joseon-era treasures and modern paintings feature in Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared, which has made its first stop in the US.

Visitors admire a Joseon-era drum stand that’s part of the “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington. The show features more than 200 works from the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s vast collection. Photo: courtesy of Samsung Electronics
Visitors admire a Joseon-era drum stand that’s part of the “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington. The show features more than 200 works from the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s vast collection. Photo: courtesy of Samsung Electronics
World of performing arts

First, Ralph Fiennes played Eugene Onegin in a movie. Now he directs the opera

Fiennes made his opera directing debut this week at the Paris Opera’s ornate Palais Garnier with his unique take on Eugene Onegin.

Tourism

Sit still and listen: inside Renaissance, a musical time capsule in Seoul

Renaissance, the classical music salon at the Arts Council Korea Artist House is packed with vintage vibes and digitised classical records.

Music

How the folksy ‘Genuine American Hero’ became an anti-ICE anthem

Shootings in Minneapolis have led to scathing criticism from the likes of Jesse Welles and Bruce Springsteen.

Jesse Welles performs at the Metropol in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. The American guitarist and singer has emerged as a modern-day protest troubadour. Photo: Redferns
Art

Remembering Korean artist Chung Sang-hwa, master of monochrome

Korean modern art icon Chung Sang-hwa was known for his ‘dansaekhwa’ paintings, which demanded ‘foolishly endless repetition’.

Artist Chung Sang-hwa in his studio in Yeoju, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, in 2023. The artist died on January 28, 2026, after a prolonged illness. Photo: courtesy of Gallery Hyundai
Artist Chung Sang-hwa in his studio in Yeoju, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, in 2023. The artist died on January 28, 2026, after a prolonged illness. Photo: courtesy of Gallery Hyundai
Books and literature

He worked 19 low-paid jobs, then wrote a book about them. Now he works no more

Hu Anyan, whose ‘I Deliver Parcels in Beijing’ has sold over 2 million copies, will speak at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

Art

‘Love letter to my sons’: artist explores motherhood in Hong Kong exhibition

‘No Man’s Land’ reflects how Marian Ang feels about motherhood, as viewed through paintings about her grandmother, family items and more.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | HK Phil brings Mahler’s Symphony No 7 to life in energetic, eerie concert

Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong skilfully led the rendition of Mahler’s complex work in a show brimming with soul and spooky eccentricity.

Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in their performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on January 23, 2026. Photo: HK Phil
Greater Bay Area

Flower markets and other Greater Bay Area cultural events in February 2026

Check out our list of some of the best arts and culture events in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Macau coming up in February.

A character from a popular video game is seen on a poster for the 2026 Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival, a 90-day Lunar New Year celebration that starts on February 10. Photo: Guangzhou City Government
A character from a popular video game is seen on a poster for the 2026 Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival, a 90-day Lunar New Year celebration that starts on February 10. Photo: Guangzhou City Government
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | The National Ballet of China return to Hong Kong with a dazzling Giselle

Led by prima ballerina Qiu Yunting, whose dancing was exquisite, this purists’ version of Giselle was only marred by the recorded music.

Tourism

Exhibition of love letters from history, from spies to poets and royalty

The London exhibition includes a letter from Oscar Wilde’s lover asking Queen Victoria for a pardon and King Edward VIII’s abdication letter.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 23-25

A huge wellness expo, a luxury pop-up bar, a reimagined classic holiday ballet and more await Hongkongers this weekend.

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The National Ballet of China will present “Chinese New Year”, a Chinese rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”, at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on January 24 and 25.
The National Ballet of China will present “Chinese New Year”, a Chinese rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”, at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on January 24 and 25.
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

Margaret Leng Tan talks about weird instruments and ‘the magic of timing’, following her Hong Kong performance of ‘Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep’.

Chinese culture

This remote Chinese minority uses horsetail hair to create beautiful embroidery

A craft passed down for thousands of years, the horsetail embroidery of China’s Shui people is deemed a local intangible cultural heritage.

A Shui minority woman embroiders with horsetail in Sandu Shui Autonomous County in China’s Guizhou province. Shui minority women can spend months or even years making a piece of horsetail embroidery, which is used as decoration on clothes, shoes, wallets and more. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images
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.

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.
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