Arts of Hong Kong: Philip Colbert’s ‘The Lobster Painter’ joins other monumental works at K11 MUSEA Harbourfront Promenade

HONG KONG – British artist Philip Colbert’s THE LOBSTER PAINTER, presented by K11 Art Foundation (KAF), is headed to the iconic Promenade at K11 MUSEA during Hong Kong’s Art Week on 26 March 2025. This monumental artwork, a collaboration between the Artist and Co-Museum, is a striking 7.5-metre-high steel sculpture and is a testament to KAF’s pioneering role in the creative and art industry. The … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Philip Colbert’s ‘The Lobster Painter’ joins other monumental works at K11 MUSEA Harbourfront Promenade

Arts of Hong Kong: Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong

The 2025 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong will bring together 240 exhibitors from 42 countries and territories, including 23 newcomers, presenting artistic practices that reflect the show’s commitment to global diversity and regional representation. More than half of the participating galleries are from the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting Art Basel’s vital role as a platform for the region’s dynamic art scene. The extensive week-long offsite … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong

Arts of Hong Kong: The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2025 opens

HONG KONG – The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) officially opened on 28 February with a performance by Italy’s Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. This year, more than 1,300 acclaimed international and local artists will stage over 45 programmes in more than 125 performances during the month-long Festival, including four new works/world premieres, five Asian premieres and two co-productions. As of 28 … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2025 opens

Arts of Hong Kong: 3rd Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival Narrates the Past and Present of Sai Kung

HONG KONG – The Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, organised by the Tourism Commission, supported by the Hong Kong Geopark and curated by One Bite Design Studio will be held from 13th November, 2024 to 12th January, 2025. Following last year’s accolades, including the Singapore Good Design Award 2024 (Experience Design category) and the Golden Pin Design Award 2024 (Integration Design category), this year’s Festival … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: 3rd Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival Narrates the Past and Present of Sai Kung

Arts of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Arts Festival Announces Full Programme Lineup of 53rd HKAF in 2025

HONG KONG – The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) is set to take place in February and March 2025, with more than 1,300 outstanding international and local artists in over 125 performances of more than 45 programmes. The Festival Opening performance features the exceptional Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna under the baton of revered Maestro Donato Renzetti, performing the music of Rossini and Mendelssohn. This … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Arts Festival Announces Full Programme Lineup of 53rd HKAF in 2025

Preview: Singapore Night Festival 2024 – Art of Play

The Singapore Night Festival (SNF) returns to the Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct for its 15th edition this year, bigger than ever! Happening from 23 August to 7 September 2024, the festival will take place over three weekends for the first time. Organised by the National Heritage Board (NHB), and supported by Lead Sponsor Samsung Singapore, Singapore’s largest nocturnal experience takes festival-goers on a journey to … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Night Festival 2024 – Art of Play

★★★★★ Review: Sun & Sea by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė & Lina Lapelytė

Intrusive thoughts during a beach holiday at the end of the world. In our modern world of stresses and being constantly online, how much can we say we can truly detach ourselves from work and take a relaxing holiday? For Lithuanian artists Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė and Lina Lapelytė, it seems that any vacation will be bound to be filled with intrusive thoughts, and unexpectedly, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Sun & Sea by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė & Lina Lapelytė

★★★★☆ Review: REFUGE by The Observatory

Multisensory journey transporting audiences to Perak’s Lenggong Valley, in all its natural and mystical beauty. Modern Singapore rarely leaves much space or opportunity for truly connecting with nature. As much as we tout ourselves as a garden city, green spaces are often integrated into the urban landscape, rather than allowed to simply grow amok, or we lack older geological formations teeming with life. So if … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: REFUGE by The Observatory

★★★☆☆ Review: Wilful Machine by Genevieve Chua

Pondering a future of machine self-awareness, as it reflects on humanity. If machines could talk, what might they say of humans – their makers? Genevieve Chua’s new work Wilful Machine imagines and brings that to life, using a combination of architecture, multimedia and dance, as it premiered at the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2024. Situated at Artspace @ Helutrans at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, audiences … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Wilful Machine by Genevieve Chua

★★★★☆ Review: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster by Manual Cinema

Demystifying the sorcery of cinema while capturing the magic of puppetry and animation. In a world where kids are almost constantly glued to the screen – how does one keep them entertained in the theatre? By bringing the screen to the stage of course. That is the modus operandi of American company Manual Cinema, who creates films live onstage for their audiences, and in an … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster by Manual Cinema