The Works

The third Hong Kong International Antiquarian Book Fair opens this Friday, and runs until Sunday. There are 36 exhibitors here presenting the rare, the old, and the otherwise collectable. We talk to two of them, and look at some of their exhibits.

The Works in Concert (Complete) Part One

In our studio, singer Tian Haojiang. Since his Metropolitan Opera debut in the 1991/92 season, Tian, a native of Beijing, has earned worldwide recognition as one of today's most talented basso cantantes, singing over 1300 performances of 40 operatic ro...

From being a film student in love with the films of the French New Wave, Hong Kong born Chinese Mary Stephen went on to become a long time collaborator with one of the movement's signature directors, Eric Rohmer. She talks to us about working with the ...

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has been a staple part of the festive season for many ever since it was first published on 19th December 1843. There have been countless adaptations for stage, television and radio. There are almost thirty film vers...

Hong Kong's not an easy place for an artist to make a living.

UK-born Simon Birch says he came here by accident and managed to make enough money to put on his first exhibition through working in construction. Today he can devote himself full time t...

At the Hong Kong Arts Centre until Sunday Seoul Auction is presenting the first solo Hong Kong exhibition of renowned Korean sculptor Yi Hwan Kwon. Some of the works in this exhibitions come directly from the artist’s private collection, giving viewers...

In our movie review we’re advising you to make a little extra effort to track down this week’s film, particularly if you’re not over-excited by a Roland Emmerich end-of-the-world movie, or a romantic biopic of Amelia Earhart. “North Face” is a German m...

On 18th October, Hong Kong lost one of its veteran artists, Ha Bik-chuen. The Hong Kong Museum of Art is planning a major exhibition of his works for next October. Already though, the museum is featuring a smaller retrospective until the 24th January n...