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Neville Sarony at his office in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Tracy Wong

Barrister by day, jazz singer by night – and that’s only half the story

The British barrister tells of his years in the Gurkhas, long career in law, and singing at Ned Kelly’s in Tsim Sha Tsui.

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An old Shanghai-style flat. Photo: courtesy hoo

This refurbished home is a love letter to old Shanghai

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Pete Sabine, aka DJ Fabsabs (right), and Joshua Wolper DJ a Cantomania set at the after party for the Black Eyed Peas’ gig at the AXA x Wonderland, in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, on November 19 last year. Photo: Alan Yiu Photography

Where Hong Kong’s teens and an 88-year-old share the dance floor

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Chef Yoshiteru Ikegawa uses Kishu binchotan, a revered type of charcoal from Wakayama prefecture. Photo: courtesy Torikaze

He wasn’t allowed to grill for years. That’s how he mastered yakitori

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The “Monet – Moment and Memory” section of the “Into the Modern: Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston” exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore Photo: courtesy National Gallery Singapore

Singapore Art Week invites the world to take a closer look at the city’s art scene

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The outdoor pool at Swim Club at Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui, which boasts impressive harbour views. Photo: Swim Club

The buzziest openings in Hong Kong, from Japanese delights to a new literary museum

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John Woo in a still from “Dead Knot” (1969), which is streaming on Mubi as part of its partnership with M+ and Chanel.
Asian cinema

Why M+ and Chanel are bringing rare Asian avant-garde films to Mubi

Streaming platform Mubi teams up with Hong Kong’s M+ museum and Chanel to put the spotlight on 10 films, including a John Woo short.

Interiors

This refurbished home is a love letter to old Shanghai

Chinese culture

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

China jobs

Hong Kong degree is ‘passport’ to jobs in the world’s third-largest art market

Art graduates from the mainland, looking to expand their horizons and gain an edge in the job market, are flocking to Hong Kong for further study.

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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.

What to do in Hong Kong

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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Japan

Japanese tattoo artists still face stigma despite landmark legal victory

The practice of tattooing has long been associated with the yakuza and many places in Japan still bar people bearing the body art.

Tattoo artist Horisho works on a foreign tourist at Good Times Ink tattoo studio in Osaka. Photo: Kyodo
Timepieces

The Swatch x Guggenheim range is released as Swatch Art Peace Hotel turns 15

4 new collectable Art Journey watches feature works by artists Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Edgar Degas and Paul Klee.

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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Singapore

Singapore Art Week invites the world to take a closer look at the city’s art scene

From karaoke lounges tucked inside malls to living forests in defunct school fields, the Lion City’s art scene is choosing depth over dazzle.

The “Monet – Moment and Memory” section of the “Into the Modern: Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston” exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore Photo: courtesy National Gallery Singapore
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.

People queue to enter the Louvre Museum, whose opening is delayed following a staff meeting about a strike over pay and working conditions at the museum, on January 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters
What to do in Hong Kong

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.

Icons and Influencers

Q&A | High barre: a chat with dancer Roberto Bolle ahead of Caravaggio in Hong Kong

Bolle discusses how dance became his life as he prepares to bring Caravaggio to the Hong Kong Arts Festival in March.

Obituaries

Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist and Trump fan, dead at 68

Ex-wife shares a final message from the artist, whose comic strip lampooned office life and whose career flagged after a racist rant.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, talks about his work at his studio in Dublin, California, in October 2006. Photo: AP
Chinese culture

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
Seoul

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.

Thailand

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.

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Taiwan

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
Hong Kong

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.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Espace Gabrielle Chanel opens in Shanghai

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel was herself an active supporter of artists, composers and writers of her age, including Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dalí.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: a Cantopop dance revival and a dream trip to the Bahamas

DJ Fabsabs leads a joyful Cantopop resurgence, Singapore does art with intention, and sun-drenched escapism beckons.

The cover of this week’s print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Malaysia

‘No taste’: Malaysia’s Life of Pi and Squid Game artists warn against AI rush

After viewers slammed AI-enhanced films for looking ‘cheap’, local experts warn that algorithms serve profit, not storytelling.

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“Life of Pi”, directed by Ang Lee, won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2013. Photo: 20th Century Fox
Hollywood

Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and Miss Marple all enter public domain

With their 95-year copyrights finished, iconic characters, films and musicians from the Jazz Age can be used without permission or payment.

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Chinese culture

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’.

What to do in Hong Kong

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
Doing Good

Meet the teen with a mission to help artists with his own brand of socks

Darren Lee, the founder of Sababu Socks, talks about providing a lifeline for under-represented artists from the Philippines to Tanzania.

Founder of Sababu Socks, Darren Lee, sports a pair of Fishy on Me socks, designed by Tanzanian artist Chinga. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Architecture and design

Mushroom magic: is mycelium set to be the next ‘it’ material in homeware?

Mycelium is revolutionising sustainable design and shaping the future of eco-friendly homeware, from lamps to sofas.

Luxury Hotels

Review | Old-world charm meets modern refinement at The Edison George Town, Penang

Set in a heritage colonial building dating back to 1906, the hotel underwent a 4-year restoration to bring it up to contemporary standards of luxury.

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