The Works

One of the great tragedies for humanity’s awareness of its history and the sum of all human knowledge up until then was the destruction of the library of Alexandria. Maybe not many filmmakers are interested in books and scrolls, but this pivotal event ...

The photographers of Magnum Photos, founded by Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David Seymour, specialised in photo journalism. In the early days, the agency split the world into several areas, givi...

The now 87-year-old French photographer Marc Riboud started his career as a photographer after quitting his job as an engineer in Lyon in 1951. He moved to Paris in 1952 where he met the founders of Magnum photos, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa,...

Live In Our Studio

Gigue from the First Partita

In his new work: “Opening Doors With A New Set of Keys” choreographer Allen Lam combines dance, music, video imagery, and Chinese poetry.He says he wants to erase the boundaries between different realms of art. The Chinese title of the dance is inspire...

Arts Diary

Roman Polanski’s “The Ghost Writer”, based on a Robert Harris novel, is about an author who is given the job of ghosting the autobiography of a former British prime minister, not too loosely based on Tony Blair. But there could be problems. He got the ...

Wu Guanzhong is considered one of the most important 20th century Chinese painters. Last year he donated 33 paintings to Hong Kong, following earlier donations in 1995 and 2002, The new group consists of 12 oil paintings and 21 ink paintings completed ...

In our studio, we have violin and guitar in unison, as Andrea Zanchetta performs with Tina Karen Lo.

“Along the River During Qingming Festival” is a scroll painting by the imperial painter Zhang Zeduan. It has been called China’s greatest single art work.The painting depicts the complex street scenes of Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynas...