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Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo in a still from Wicked: For Good. Their elaborate costumes were designed by Paul Tazewell, who is holding his first solo exhibition in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: TNS

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.

14 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM

Hong Kong artist challenges labels surrounding disability in new show

14 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM

Hong Kong artist’s ceramic forest inspired by old Shanghai’s wooden staircases

13 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM

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

Nest/s (2024), by Do Ho Suh. A comprehensive survey of Suh’s practice will be mounted at the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, in September 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Do Ho Suh Studio

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

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

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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

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.

11 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM

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

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

Performers take the stage during the opening day of Flo Fest, a street dance event founded by the Hong Kong Street Dance Development Association, on January 3, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo

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 - 11:05AMvideocam

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

Catch pianist Martha Argerich, among others, at the inaugural Verbier Festival in Shenzhen in January 2026. Photo: Getty Images

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 - 5:34PMvideocam

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

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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

Özge Ersoy is the new director of the Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

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 - 3:31PMvideocam

The AIA Carnival at Central Harbourfront runs until March 1, 2026. A regular fixture in Hong Kong’s Christmas calendar, the carnival is celebrating its 11th year. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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 - 4:15PMvideocam

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Drones meet dancers in Hong Kong performance of Lucie in the Sky

The Australasian Dance Collective’s show is an imaginative combination of technology and dance but the choreography is disappointing.

23 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM

A scene from Lucie in the Sky, a dance performance with drones by the Australasian Dance Collective that formed part of the opening programmes of Hong Kong’s East Kowloon Cultural Centre. Photo: David Kelly

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