Worried that police may act soon, artists redoubled their efforts, calling for more volunteers and saying Hong Kong must take responsibility to preserve the works. The artists have had some high-profile support: one of Britain's leading museums is ... full story
AFP picHONG KONG, Oct 23 — A band of Hong Kong art guardians are on constant standby at the city's sprawling protest site. Their mission: to swoop in and save a vast array of creative works — including the towering “Umbrella Man” statue — if the ... full story
A simple and flimsy tool, its use by protestors to protect themselves against the Hong Kong police's use of pepper spray and tear gas on Sept. 28 made it the symbol of the protests. Perhaps the most prominent artwork to have been created so far from ... full story
While there were signs on Monday that Hong Kong's protests might be coming to a low ebb, their visual impact looks likely to last for a while. "This is the most well-designed protest in recent memory," says Colette Gaiter, an Associate Professor of Art ... full story
Photos of Hong Kong's “umbrella movement” have ricocheted around the world. But artist Perry Dino has been capturing the drama in a more old-fashioned way, with oil color and brush. Beginning with an Aug. 31 rally, Dino has created eight canvases ... full story
Downtown Hong Kong is turning into an open air gallery. Sketches, installations, paintings and posters are starting to take over the highway occupied by protesters. People are using art to continue their peaceful movement, and it's changing the way the ... full story
Like the works of art that surround them, Hong Kong's protests have taken on a dreamlike quality. But the demonstrators believe that all their efforts have been worthwhile nonetheless. “I think most of us know we won't win this time,” said Joyce Tang, ... full story
These artworks, are by their very nature temporary. If – or most likely when – the authorities move the protestors off the site, these vivid, attention-grabbing pieces will be consigned to the dustbin. What a tragedy that will be, for the centre of ... full story
The goals of the huge street protests that began in Hong Kong a week ago have not wavered: more democracy for this China-controlled former British colony; and a call for its deeply unpopular chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, to resign. But the ... full story
This week, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong's central financial district to protest the Chinese government's broken promise of democratic elections: they plan to vet electoral candidates in 2017. Dubbed “Occupy ... full story
