Art What!: Liang Yi Museum Launches “Liang Yi Arts Corridor”

Hong Kong – Liang Yi Museum launches the latest initiative, Liang Yi Arts Corridor, a creative solution aimed at bringing together Hong Kong’s art and design industry in a time of difficulty. The new retail concept will provide opportunities for galleries focusing on design, craftsmanship and heritage to open at a prominent location in Hong Kong, and inject a new vitality to Hollywood Road as the destination for local and international … Continue reading Art What!: Liang Yi Museum Launches “Liang Yi Arts Corridor”

Art What!: Lai Yu Tong’s Selfish Boxes at The Substation

Running as part of The Substation’s final Associate Artist programme, Lai Yu Tong’s Selfish Boxes runs at The Substation Gallery this April, his third solo exhibition as part of his year long participation in the Associate Artist Programme 2020. The exhibition presents new works that contemplate car culture, art, and death in the context of Singapore. “A recent discovery of a tiny bird figurine that … Continue reading Art What!: Lai Yu Tong’s Selfish Boxes at The Substation

Art What!: ACM’s refreshed Fashion and Textiles Gallery presents Fashionable in Asia

Cutting across Asia from Chinese painted silks and Indian printed cottons to Javanese batiks, the latest display at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) opens today displaying wonders of Asian fashion from the 18th to 20th century. Titled Fashionable in Asia, this latest showcase in the Fashion and Textiles Gallery celebrates innovation in the space of tradition, with more than 20 exquisite masterpieces recently acquired by … Continue reading Art What!: ACM’s refreshed Fashion and Textiles Gallery presents Fashionable in Asia

Art What!: Michale Kagan’s ‘It’s Never Over’ at Over The Influence, Hong Kong

Michael Kagan, Schumacher, 2021. Oil on canvas. 61 x 61 cm. 24 x 24 in. Courtesy of the Artist and Over the Influence. Photo credit: Adam Reich HONG KONG – Focused on six F1 drivers Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher painted in cropped tight compositions, It’s Never Over is Michael Kagan’s first solo exhibition with Over the … Continue reading Art What!: Michale Kagan’s ‘It’s Never Over’ at Over The Influence, Hong Kong

Art What!: Raffles City presents The Art Passage, with Audio Guides by Ode To Art Gallery

Left: Seeds of Life, Right: Green Shadow by Hong Zhu An There’s no fast rule that states an art exhibition has to take place in a museum or art gallery. This April, shoppers will be in for a surprise as they can now experience an audio-guided art tour right inside a shopping mall after a hearty meal and a much needed retail therapy. Curated by … Continue reading Art What!: Raffles City presents The Art Passage, with Audio Guides by Ode To Art Gallery

Art What!: James Welling’s Metamorphosis at David Zwirner Hong Kong

James Welling, 4776, 2015 © James Welling Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner HONG KONG – David Zwirner is set to present work by the American photographer James Welling, on view across two floors of the gallery’s Hong Kong location. The exhibition will mark the first solo presentation of the artist’s work in Greater China and will provide an overview of Welling’s forty-year career in … Continue reading Art What!: James Welling’s Metamorphosis at David Zwirner Hong Kong

Art What!: NTU Singapore and the European Union launch art residency SEA AiR

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the European Union Delegation to Singapore have launched the Studio Residencies in the EU for Southeast Asian Artists (SEA AiR), a new programme that aims to create a peer-to-peer cultural and artistic exchange between Southeast Asia and Europe, with Singapore as its hub. Over the next three years, from 2021-2023, SEA AiR aims to bring six emerging Singaporean … Continue reading Art What!: NTU Singapore and the European Union launch art residency SEA AiR

Art What!: An Interview with Troy Sadler, Managing Director of Arts Works

The Ordinary World by Anton Afganial In adapting to the times and restrictions of the pandemic, it makes complete sense to take on a digital approach to the business of art. Around the world, we’re already seeing galleries make the move toward creating online viewing rooms, where viewers can enjoy access to artworks on microsites. It stands to reason then, that it wouldn’t be long … Continue reading Art What!: An Interview with Troy Sadler, Managing Director of Arts Works

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: City Contemporary Dance Company announces 2021/22 Dance Season -“Why 冬 We Dance?”

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) has been around for a while now, so much that 2021-2022 marks their 42nd dance season, and the first under new Artistic Director Yuri Ng. This year, their season is themed Why 冬 We Dance?, playing on the Chinese character for ‘winter’, and marking the start of the next four dance seasons themed around winter, spring, summer and … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: City Contemporary Dance Company announces 2021/22 Dance Season -“Why 冬 We Dance?”

Art What!: An Interview with healer and artist Hun Ming Kwang on mental health and art therapy

For a nation that’s touted as being so developed, Singapore has often fallen short when it comes to the proper care of mental health, be it in the ever-increasing levels of stress across the nation, or the lack of initiatives or even awareness of the problems arising from poor mental health. How then can we bridge this gap, and heal the country? Social artist duo … Continue reading Art What!: An Interview with healer and artist Hun Ming Kwang on mental health and art therapy