The final plans include theatres, art galleries and music venues – all set along 2km of harbourfront and offering postcard views of the Hong Kong skyline. The entire site will cover 40 hectares, including 23 hectares of open public space. “It's perhaps ...full story

Art Basel Hong Kong had not even opened to the public by the time that Anastasia Klose's T-shirts branded with the slogan “Art | Blasé” sold out. She says the idea is “an artwork born of desperation”, from a poverty-stricken artist struggling to make ...full story

Public art can make or break a city. In the most positive cases, it has lifted community spirits and regenerated districts. At its worst, it has only served as a permanent eyesore. In Hong Kong, however, public art is often less fodder for social ...full story

Hong Kong is a-changing. I lived there briefly five years ago, and from an arts perspective, it has changed rapidly, yet more organically than places like Abu Dhabi, where galleries have seemingly being dumped there en masse. With numerous new ...full story

London continues to be a magnet for new art galleries. A notable arrival is Kallos, in Davies Street, Mayfair, just opposite Gagosian and a few steps from Berkeley Square. In contrast to the many contemporary art set-ups, though, this newcomer focuses ...full story

From May 14 to 18, a large chunk of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was carved out for a 5-day visual art extravaganza that showcased all that is new and trendy in the global art world. Formerly known as Art Hong Kong, this is the second ...full story

“It's like Blade Runner here,” Art Basel Director Marc Spiegler said last week, on the eve of the four-day annual Hong Kong Art Fair that Art Basel bought a controlling interest in three years ago. He had taken a 1 a.m. flight from New York after the ...full story

On the top floor of the Louis Vuitton flagship on Canton Road, celebrated Hong Kong artist Lam Tung-pang showcased a solo exhibition called “Play” at the store's Espace. Lam used toys, some taken from his daughter, ranging from small figurines to ...full story

The declaration, "Art Blase", was emblazoned on one of the many slogan T-shirts that Australian artist Anastasia Klose showed at the Art Basel in Hong Kong fair. The statement, a witty play of words on the prestigious art fair with roots in Basel ...full story

Singaporean artist Lee Wen was found unconscious with multiple facial contusions in a bathroom at Hong Kong's City University over the weekend. In Hong Kong to visit Art Basel and participate in a forum at the school, the 56-year-old artist who suffers ...full story