Art What!: MOCA Taipei presents The Liquid Love curatorial project (Taiwan)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – MOCA Taipei presents Liquid Love, an international group exhibition curated and co-organized by TheCube Project Space. This exhibition project is under the sponsorship of the 2018 Production Grants to Independent Curators in Visual Arts from the National Culture and Arts Foundation. The exhibition will open to the public from 14th November 2020 to 24th January 2021. The Liquid Love curatorial project comprises … Continue reading Art What!: MOCA Taipei presents The Liquid Love curatorial project (Taiwan)

Art What!: Francis Alÿs’ Wet feet __ dry feet – borders and games at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun Contemporary has announced Wet feet __ dry feet: borders and games, a solo exhibition by Francis Alÿs, one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time. Structured around the artist’s interest in migration, borders, and his fascination with children’s games from around the world, this exhibition brings together for the first time in Hong Kong three important and interconnected projects by Alÿs, … Continue reading Art What!: Francis Alÿs’ Wet feet __ dry feet – borders and games at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

Art What!: Mika Rottenberg’s SNEEZE at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – This October, Tai Kwun Contemporary presents Mika Rottenberg’s SNEEZE, a solo exhibition featuring four video installations that create surreal alternative worlds of global everyday life.  Argentina-born, New York-based artist Mika Rottenberg (b. 1976) is known for her engaging yet rigorous artistic practice that combines film, architectural installation and sculpture. She is fascinated by processes of labour and of technology as well as the effects of distance and … Continue reading Art What!: Mika Rottenberg’s SNEEZE at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

Arts of Hong Kong 2020: A Lover’s Concerto Episode 2 by City Contemporary Dance Company (Review)

HONG KONG – Following Episode 1 of A Lover’s Concerto in September, Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) returned this week with their second episode showcasing the sheer number of couples who had met through the company. This time around, Goh Boon Ann and Wu Yi-San, and Chang Lan-Yun and Luo Fan each presented dance films each couple starred in, once again displaying strong onscreen chemistry, … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: A Lover’s Concerto Episode 2 by City Contemporary Dance Company (Review)

Art What!: Francis Alÿs and Mika Rottenberg’s first solo exhibitions in Hong Kong at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun Contemporary has announced two brand new exhibitions this October, marking the first solo exhibitions of Francis Alÿs and Mika Rottenberg’s at Tai Kwun Contemporary. Curated by Tobias Berger, Tai Kwun Contemporary presents SNEEZE, a solo exhibition by Mika Rottenberg featuring immersive video installations about surreal alternative worlds of global everyday life. This is the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong by … Continue reading Art What!: Francis Alÿs and Mika Rottenberg’s first solo exhibitions in Hong Kong at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

Arts of Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Hong Kong Arts Festival Executive Director Tisa Ho

HONG KONG – Originally slated to run in February and March this year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the 48th Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) to a grinding halt, for the sake of public safety. But not all is lost, with a mini version of the festival taking place online this weekend. Relaunched as HKartsFestival@TaiKwun, the two day festival will be presenting digital versions of programmes originally … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Hong Kong Arts Festival Executive Director Tisa Ho

travelXculture: Hong Kong Tourism Board collaborates with 8 authentic Hong Kong food brands to give Singaporeans “100 Reasons to Miss Hong Kong”

It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to travel, and if it’s one place we already miss, it’s Hong Kong, not just for the arts and culture, but also for its glorious food. Thankfully, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is here to help Singaporeans tide over this period with a special collaboration with eight authentic Hong Kong food brands, offering exclusive discounts … Continue reading travelXculture: Hong Kong Tourism Board collaborates with 8 authentic Hong Kong food brands to give Singaporeans “100 Reasons to Miss Hong Kong”

Arts of Hong Kong 2020: Invisible Men《順風.送水》by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)

HONG KONG – As we go about our daily lives, we tend to forget the invisible people who cross our path. In Invisible Men, which premiered at the HKRep Black Box Theatre in 2015, witness an encounter between two men trapped in a lift, providing the audience much room for thought on how the people living in society’s margins eke out a living today. The play … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: Invisible Men《順風.送水》by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)

Arts of Hong Kong 2020: Project NEXT Wave by City Contemporary Dance Company (Review)

HONG KONG – 2020 may have brought the pace of the world to a crawl, but for promising young choreographers Felix Ke, Christy Poinsettia Ma, and KT Yau, there’s no slowing down, each of the three choreographers presented brand new works reflecting on the broken state of society and even the value of identity in performance as part of City Contemporary Dance Company’s (CCDC) Project NEXT … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: Project NEXT Wave by City Contemporary Dance Company (Review)

Arts of Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with the choreographers of CCDC’s Project NEXT Wave

HONG KONG – Playing as part of their 2020 Digital Dance Season, City Contemporary Dance Company’s Project NEXT Wave brings to the stage new works by three promising young choreographers: Felix Ke, Christy Poinsettia Ma, and KT Yau, as they show off their artistic vision using dance to explore concepts of existence, society, and value. With Project NEXT Wave, CCDC has given audiences option to either enjoy a … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with the choreographers of CCDC’s Project NEXT Wave