Emily Parker, writing for The New Republic, explains why there is some truth to Edward Snowden's assertion that “Hong Kong has a strong tradition of free speech.” Demetria Lucas, at The Root, weighs in on an interactive art exhibit entitled, “You Can ...full story
In a space 75 floors above Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Art Basel Hong Kong attendees surveyed large canvases of one young artist's iconic works seamlessly blending into another young star's paintings for a mere four-hour exhibition. More than 40 ...full story
HONG KONG.- Sotheby's Hong Kong presents a stellar line-up of artistic events in the second half of 2013 as part of its 40th anniversary celebration of its presence in Asia this year. The programme starts with a selling exhibition as well as a non ...full story
On May 22, I headed to Hong Kong to perform, present, and premiere new work at a party held by Yana and Stephen Peel in honor of the panelists who debated "The Market Is The Best Judge of Art's Quality" presented by Intelligence Squared. The Panel ...full story
This episode also happens to be one of the few moments that he has his peepers open in our interview at Galerie Perrotin Hong Kong, where he's showing a set of new paintings in his Mr Dob series. For the record: like an analysand at a psychoanalytic ...full story
It's rare for art to make the headlines in Hong Kong, much less the front page. Yet in the past couple weeks, six larger-than-life art installations set up in West Kowloon and the arrival of Hong Kong's largest annual art fair have pushed it into the ...full story
Thousands of visitors have flocked to view the 16.5-meter blow-up, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, since it was towed to the Hong Kong waterfront on May 2, with duck mania gripping the city. But China has now seen the launch of two of its ...full story
As Art Basel in Hong Kong drew to a successful close this week, Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams also reported good results at their auctions in the territory. Christie's totalled nearly $100m in two sales of modern and contemporary Asian art, with ...full story
But others quickly began to jeer at the news, noting that Hong Kong's duck was slated to stay nested in Victoria Harbour until June 9. The man behind the duck, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, had also previously said that its next scheduled stop was in ...full story
When I heard that Art Basel was planning a fair in Hong Kong this year (or, rather, that parent company MCH had purchased, absorbed, and re-branded Art HK, a yearly event since 2007), I immediately booked tickets from Shanghai, excited to see what, if ...full story