The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) announces the 30 artists shortlisted for The 2024 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Asia’s most coveted award in contemporary art. As well as providing artists with international recognition and generous financial prizes, The Prize is an important charitable endeavour, raising substantial funds to support […]
In December 2022, Touch Gallery hosted my solo exhibition, showcasing the mental images I have continually explored since 1966. Apart from a few practices works from the 1960s, most are ink paintings in various artistic styles that I started from 1970. This presented the path of my learning in art and the mind of the […]
One of Hong Kong’s highly-anticipated community events, Swire Properties’ “BOOKS FOR LOVE @ $10” in-person charity book sale, is just around the corner and will kick off on 9 May . The eight-day event, which is celebrating its 12th Anniversary, will be held over two consecutive weekends – from 9 to 12 and 16 to […]
Parenthèses and Latitude 22N are pleased to present Hong Kong: Between Mountains and Sea, a solo exhibition of drawings paired with written works by French artist Gérard Henry. This presentation is timed to coincide with the launch of Henry’s second book Hong Kong : Entre Montagnes et Mer, published by TANDE&M Editions for the account […]
In a world where all things are impermanent, time forever flows, and yet with the press of a shutter, we delicately capture that moment. But what is really left on the photo? The scenery, the sentiments, memories, or reality itself? From the click of the shutter to the developing, fixing, filtering, and processing, the photographer […]
Soluna Fine Art is proud to present In Between Islands, the third solo exhibition of the Korean contemporary artist Park Yoon-Kyung with the gallery. After relocating to Jeju Island, known for its breathtaking landscapes, Park’s latest artworks draw inspiration from the island’s stunning scenery, rich culture, and unique dialects. Through vibrant colors and vigorous brush […]
Celebrated for his “breathtaking technique and astonishing depth of musicality” (ResMusica), French star cellist Aurélien Pascal has shared the stage in chamber performances with such eminent artists as Renaud Capuçon, András Schiff, Emmanuel Pahud, Augustin Dumay and Alexandre Kantorow. He brings to the Fringe Club an enchanting and virtuosic recital alongside Hong Kong star pianist […]
Opera Hong Kong is proud to present, as part of French May Arts Festival, Charles Gounod's acclaimed opera Roméo et Juliette, in a production that was first performed by Opera Hong Kong in 2016 to popular and critical acclaim. Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is one of the most successful adaptations of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo […]
A complex and intoxicating meeting of two musical legends: Philip Glass, one of the most significant contemporary composers in the classical music world, and the famous Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen. For over 6 years had the two talked about a collaboration of poetry and music. When Glass and Cohen came together in Los […]
After the debut of the short work Ode to Joy in 2021, Director and Choreographer Justyne Li has refined the work to express completely different meanings on stage. Li explains, ‘This performance is about transformation. The past few years brought significant changes to the world, which has changed people. I then expanded on these imaginations.’ […]
August 2024, Kowloon. The last night of the Hungry Ghost Festival. Fong, 65, is about to start her second job. She has prepared the family meal and is waiting for her son, Wing, to join her. Wing doesn't show up: he is still at work repairing watches in a cheap mall. Karen is rich, beautiful, […]
Möbius in May is an exploration of the outer confines of acrobatics, inspired by the phenomenon of murmuration. In nature, this 'choreography' of hundreds of starlings in flight is so well-timed and so dense that it sometimes eclipses the sun – even if just for an instant. In channelling the movements of birds, the members of […]