Art What!: Tai Kwun opens earlier with Good Morning Tai Kwun

HONG KONG – Beginning this June, Tai Kwun will rise earlier each morning as part of their “Good Morning Tai Kwun” activation, with gates opening up to the public at 8am until 11pm, along with Tai Kwun restaurants Rise & Dine offers and Good Morning Tai Kwun – Urban Recharge wellness activities happening from late June. During these exclusive early hours, the historic grounds of Tai Kwun is the perfect … Continue reading Art What!: Tai Kwun opens earlier with Good Morning Tai Kwun

Art What!: Liang Yi Museum presents Family Silver -Highlights from the Liang Yi Collection

HONG KONG – Liang Yi Museum presents Family Silver: Highlights from the Liang Yi Collection, a landmark exhibition presenting 150 sets of historic silver from the 18th to 20th century, drawn solely from the Museum’s permanent collection. The largest of its kind in Hong Kong, the exhibition will showcase the heritage, design and craftsmanship of this rare metal, explore the lineages of generations of silversmiths; and trace how silverware … Continue reading Art What!: Liang Yi Museum presents Family Silver -Highlights from the Liang Yi Collection

Arts of Hong Kong 2022: Immersive, interactive opera experience Laila to make Asian premiere at 50th HKAF

What does the opera of the future look like? The Finnish National Opera and Ballet (FNOB) think they have an idea, with their tech-driven Laila, an immersive and interactive opera experience, set to make its Asian premiere at the 50th Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) in 2022. Scheduled to take place at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum from 25th February 2022, the experience will be … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2022: Immersive, interactive opera experience Laila to make Asian premiere at 50th HKAF

Television Time: BBC Shows – June 2021

In the month of June, BBC Earth puts a spotlight on the fragility of our environment and what we can do to save it. In this special three-part series as part of BBC’s Our Planet Now programme about the environment, Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World follows the highly-influential 18-year-old Swedish environmentalist as she takes a year off from school to travel around the … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – June 2021

Art What!: The Real World at David Zwirner Hong Kong

HONG KONG – David Zwirner has announced The Real World, a group exhibition that will feature paintings, sculptures, and installations from the 1990s and early 2000s by gallery artists Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Raymond Pettibon, Jason Rhoades, Diana Thater, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Lisa Yuskavage. On view across two floors of the gallery’s Hong Kong location, the selected works exemplify the groundbreaking and alternative approaches these artists pursued … Continue reading Art What!: The Real World at David Zwirner Hong Kong

Art What!: Thaddaeus Ropac to open in Seoul, South Korea

SEOUL – Thaddaeus Ropac is delighted to announce that the gallery will open a new location in Seoul, South Korea, with its inaugural exhibition taking place in early Autumn 2021. The inaugural exhibition will be announced in due course. Thaddaeus Ropac’s new gallery will be located in Seoul’s Hannam-dong district, in a 750sqm space on the first floor of the outstanding architectural landmark the Fort Hill building, awarded the Korean … Continue reading Art What!: Thaddaeus Ropac to open in Seoul, South Korea

The Theatre Practice’s year of change and convergence: An Interview with Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong

The Theatre Practice (Practice) may have originally been known as a Mandarin theatre company, but thanks to the team’s efforts over the years, the company has continually changed and evolved in its identity. No longer simply producing ‘Mandarin’ works, the company has included and involved artists of all ethnicities in their productions (such as Four Horse Road). Even with a pandemic, Practice adapted to the … Continue reading The Theatre Practice’s year of change and convergence: An Interview with Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong

Preview: Chinese Dance Fiesta《一起舞 FUN 天》

Organised by Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre (SCDT), as part of its annual outreach initiatives, Chinese Dance Fiesta is back this year, bringing the vibrancy of Chinese dance to the community through a mix of online and onsite programmes on 23rd May and 30th May 2021. Programmed by Artistic Director Neo Jenny, this 2021 edition line-up includes an online dance performance, an online Talk and Demonstration … Continue reading Preview: Chinese Dance Fiesta《一起舞 FUN 天》

Art What!: Tonalities – The Ink Works of Cheong Soo Pieng

This May, artcommune gallery presents Tonalities: The Ink Works of Cheong Soo Pieng. Running from 14th May to 13th June 2021 at Artspace@Helutrans, the milestone exhibition features over 100 ink works by Singapore pioneer art master Cheong Soo Pieng (1917-1983), and is the first known presentation to provide a retrospective survey of the artist’s entire body of ink work. Curated by historian Mr. Tan Yong … Continue reading Art What!: Tonalities – The Ink Works of Cheong Soo Pieng

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Hong Kong celebrates the power of art physically and virtually with Arts In Hong Kong

When event venues shut down globally during the pandemic, people flocked online in record numbers to satisfy their deep craving for art and culture. As the world cautiously looks to resume international travel and bring back events, it is fitting that art is a driving force to make this happen, with Hong Kong paving the way in the hope of safely staging large-scale events again. … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Hong Kong celebrates the power of art physically and virtually with Arts In Hong Kong