Research will play an even more vital role, he said, adding that the Museum of Art will develop a long-term Hong Kong art research programme in collaboration with different institutions. The department manages 14 public museums and four cultural venues.and more »full story
But all of the 15 paintings said to be by the late Fu Baoshi on show in a Hong Kong mall are fakes, according to his granddaughter, who appears in a TV show in which art works are scrutinised for their authenticity. Jenny Pat, also known as Fu Leilei ... full story
First conceived in 2010 in Beijing, Last Night is a site-specific installation by young and promising artist Sun Xun, exploring the fictional quality of storytelling through theatre and drama design – like a staged storyboard on which ideas are ... full story
ART hotels have emerged as an accommodation genre but in Hong Kong the Langham group was one of the first in the world to collect the work of contemporary Chinese artists when it opened in Mongkok in 2005. Still the only five-star hotel in this ... full story
Applications are now open for the competition that will eventually reward a Hong Kong painter for a work produced last year. Show Director Douwe Cramer explains: “We expect that the Hong Kong Art Prize will attract entries from many of Hong Kong's ... full story
West Kowloon arts hub chiefs have resumed publishing their board meeting details on the internet for the first time in nearly two years. Resuming the webcast yesterday, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority chief executive Michael Lynch pledged to ... full story
Originally planned for The Space, before a power outage forced everyone over to The Cat Street Gallery, the evening saw artists and art lovers mingling over canapés while Camilla Hewitson, the fair's director in both Singapore and Hong Kong, held court ... full story
A West Kowloon arts hub executive says it will keep an open mind about the name of its traditional performing arts venue - which is stirring up controversy online. But a name change would only be made after thorough discussion and a consensus between ... full story
Asia Hotel Art Fair (AHAF) will take place in Hong Kong from 22 to 24 February 2013. The show will welcome 60 galleries, displaying 3,000 works. Though exhibitors will come from all over the world, 89% of professionals expected are from Asia. Within ... full story
Will Ramsay, who founded the Affordable Art Fair in London in 1999, said it was appropriate now to bring the fair to Hong Kong as the art market had blossomed and the city had developed an audience for viewing and buying. "But maybe not everyone can ... full story
