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The summit of Norman Foster’s HSBC Main Building in relief against The Peak, 1986. Photo: Ian Lambot

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

The architect whose creation defied convention and the photographer who shot it share their thoughts on an inside-out marvel.

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Bryn Terfel, the bass-baritone. Photo: Rolex/Elisa Haberer

A legendary opera singer on playing the ‘bad boy’ on stage

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The Chung Hom Kok, Hong Kong, home designed by Studio Quinn. Photo: courtesy Studio Quinn and Common Studio

How art transformed a Hong Kong home

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Kai Ching Estate in Kai Tak, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak

Too shiny, straight, serious, samey: when architecture stops feeling human

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Signature dishes from The Blind Pig, in Sai Wan Ho. Photo: Handout

How Hong Kong helped a Finnish chef love his homeland

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Christie’s auctioneer Rahul Kadakia and his billion-dollar gavel. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

‘We didn’t play with toys, we played with jewels’: meet the man born for the rostrum

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Shahzia Sikander stands in front of her work “3 to 12 Nautical Miles” (2026) playing on the giant TV screen on the M+ museum facade. The video will be shown every night until June 21. Photo: Winnie Yeung/Visual Voices
What to do in Hong Kong

New film on M+’s giant screen asks Hongkongers to confront their imperial past

Shahzia Sikander’s video work offers a deep rumination on time and historic cycles as Hong Kong stands at a profound crossroads.

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History

Extraordinary tale of Chinese-British collaboration revealed in new exhibition

What to do in Hong Kong

Top Hong Kong bartender swaps cocktails for cameras for first photo exhibition

How Seoul’s National Museum of Korea is pulling in record crowds

The South Korean museum has changed its focus to engaging attendees rather than just showing them exhibits, and visitor numbers are rising.

Visitors browse a souvenir shop at the National Museum of Korea, in Seoul, which attracted a record 6.5 million visitors in 2025. Photo: Kyodo
Asean

Cultural capitals: Southeast Asia seeks soft power to outlast the buzz

The region’s creators are going global, but the structures to sustain them are still catching up.

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Hong Kong economy

Looking for Easter holiday inspiration? Here’s what’s happening in Hong Kong

From a coffee festival to a Doraemon show, there’s plenty to do and see for both residents and visitors over the long weekend break.

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How Wong Kar-wai’s noir films inspire Nicole Eisenman’s Hong Kong view

Ahead of her first Asia solo exhibition, held at Hauser & Wirth, the artist trades global headlines for moodier, introspective canvases.

Nicole Eisenman, whose work often offers a humorous take on sociopolitical issues and events. Photo: Brigitte Lacombe
Classical music

A legendary opera singer on playing the ‘bad boy’ on stage

Bryn Terfel’s journey as one of opera’s most commanding voices, from singing at King Charles’ coronation to Verbier Festival’s inaugural China edition.

Tourism

7 new major Los Angeles arts complexes set to open before 2028 Olympics

From Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and Meow Wolf, it’s a huge few years for art in LA.

Art Basel

Gold by Serakai Studio’s ‘Certainly’ exhibition leans into unpredictability

Hong Kong’s Gold by Serakai Studio embraces unpredictability in its inaugural art exhibition, showcasing diverse, boundary-pushing artists.

Gold’s inaugural exhibition, “Certainly”, is about the beauty of uncertainties and marks the opening of Serakai Studio’s first physical space. Photo: courtesy of Serakai Studio
South Korea

South Korea’s first major LGBTQ exhibition gives voice to queer artists

‘Spectrosynthesis Seoul’ at Art Sonje Centre signals a step towards acceptance in South Korea’s traditionally rigid and conservative society.

The opening ceremony on March 19. SCMP / Chloe Lung
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | Hong Kong can draw on Art March’s success by keeping it authentic

Tourism officials are finally seeing that supporting organic cultural growth, rather than ticking boxes, is what makes the city attractive.

Hong Kong

Love and mythology drift across artist Faye Wei Wei’s dreamlike canvases

The British-Chinese artist’s monumental oil paintings blend love, mythology and lush flora, inviting viewers into immersive fantasy worlds.

European travel

A riot of colourful artworks in Padua defines Italy’s Painted City

The World Heritage site’s colourful attractions include one of the earliest depictions of a kiss in Western painting.

Meeting at the Golden Gate (circa 1305), by Giotto, in Padua’s Scrovegni Chapel. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Iranian’s cloth works at Art Central reflect complex fabric of her identity

Elnaz Javani says her work can serve as a meditative space for Hongkongers and as a window into rising global geopolitical tensions.

Elnaz Javani says her art raises questions regarding history, belonging and transformation that are relevant to Hongkongers. Photo: Handout
Art Basel

How Art Basel Hong Kong is fuelling the Greater Bay Area’s cultural ambitions

Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen are lavishing money on art venues and shows, but can really this buy them lasting cultural capital?

My Life

Philip Tinari on his global journey through art and culture

After 20 years in Beijing, Tai Kwun’s new deputy director and head of art talks about why Hong Kong is now the place to be.

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South Korea

Painter Eunnam Hong explores identity through haunting self-portraits

The New York-based Korean artist cites filmmakers Wong Kar-wai, John Cassavetes and Hong Sang-soo, and painter Elizabeth Peyton as inspirations.

This woman’s mukbang (2024) by Brooklyn-based Korean artist Eunnam Hong shows a mysterious woman with flamboyantly curled hair that appears in much of her work – a woman that is in fact the artist herself, in costume. Photo: Kunning Huang
Germany

Artist Katja Seib’s surreal portraits blur reality, dreams and everyday life

The US-based German painter places her family and friends in allegorical scenes informed by her own life and classic European art school training.

Art Basel

Art Basel Hong Kong’s director on the fair’s role in the city’s cultural scene

Angelle Siyang-Le talks to us about her commitment to the show – and why her dad initially thought the company didn’t exist.

Asian diaspora

Fried bananas and family lore: a Swedish-Chinese art story

Lam turns Swedish-Chinese restaurant culture and digital defects into haunting works about migration, memory and generational loss.

Multimedia artist Lap-see Lam draws inspiration from her multicultural background. Photo: Mattias Lindbäck
Trending in China

Chinese woman uses teeth to carve sculptures, including Great Wall of China model

Nibbling artist with no formal sculpting training creates more than 100 works of art using vegetable; warns kids not to copy her.

A young Chinese woman, known as a tooth sculptor, has attracted attention for using her teeth to create intricate sculptures Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Hong Kong culture

Editorial | Hong Kong’s celebration of art and culture sends a powerful message

At a time of geopolitical complexity, Art Basel opens in a city nurturing local artists, collaborating with international institutions and fostering understanding.

Art Basel

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026: the millennial artists redefining reality

The digital and traditional blend in the creation of Aya Shalkar’s mythic women, Yaerim Ryu’s Neanderthal man, and Plum Cloutman’s garden fantasy.

Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Pearl Lam, the Hong Kong-born founder of Pearl Lam Projects

The gallerist and curator shares some of her favourite things, from the paintings of Kerry James Marshall to the energy of Shanghai’s Xiangyang Park.

Pear Lam, founder of Pearl Lam Galleries. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents a history of abstract art

From ancient artefacts to Joan Mitchell and Mark Rothko, “Beyond the Abstract” is the most sweeping survey of abstract art ever shown in Greater China.

Beijing Circus by Sanyu is among the highlights of “Beyond the Abstract”, an exhibition at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Artist's Studio

Hong Kong sculptor Gamzar turns iron and bamboo into art

The artist transforms contrasting materials into delicate sculptural installations, channelling design, craft and memories of the city’s industrial past.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong holds onto Art Basel crown for 5 more years thanks to new deal

Galleries at preview also say global uncertainties have prompted collectors to take greater interest in works able to retain value.

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