The Works

Artist Hsiao Chin is 80 years old this year, and to celebrate that milestone the de Sarthe Gallery is showcasing 18 of his works created between 1955 and 2004. Hsiao was born in Shanghai but moved to live with his uncle in Taiwan at 14. His mother and ...

People have probably been making fun of the powerful, and self-deluding as long as others have collected power or self-importance. Satire has a long history, and satirists aim to expose folly and vice in all their guises. French illustrator Nicolas Via...

During last year’s Occupy Central protest, streets in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok became impromptu galleries for all sorts of artistic expression. As The Works reported at the time, on the day of the final clearance in Admiralty, an assortment...

Two exhibitions on light and sound, Water Light Graffiti & Beyond The Sound, Kill The Silence, in the studio: Jacqueline Leung & KJ Wong on raising funds for Nepal

You don’t often get to see horses galloping near the Hong Kong waterfront, but for several weeks now, one area not so far from the Star Ferry in Central has been home to 40 stallions, and the humans that train and perform with them.

We often hear the...

Every year the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards recognise the achievements of Hong Kong-based cultural practitioners in arts criticism, dance, drama, media arts, music, visual arts, and film. But the awards don’t happen without their fair share of cr...

The M+ museum may not be scheduled to open before 2018, but introductory programmes, events and exhibitions have been underway in assorted venues for the past few years. Towards the end of February, it launched its first exhibition and film screening p...

Across the harbour from Art Basel Hong Kong, for the past two years the Peninsula Hotel has also been inviting artists to exercise their inspiration on its façade. Last year, it was the venue for Tracy Emin’s projected art.This year, thanks to British ...

For those of who work in the visual arts in particular the past few weeks have been hectic, but art lovers have been spoiled for choice. The annual Art Basel Hong Kong, held in May in previous years, this year moved to March. To coincide with that mamm...

In this week’s show: space to create. If you don’t have money in Hong Kong, watch out. There sometimes seems to be a feeling here that if you can’t afford it, simple things like breathable air, a roof over your head, a decent bit of greenery, or even a...