The Works

We can all look at art in museums and galleries, or even on shows like The Works, but for most of us most of the time, the idea of owning a piece of art is just a dream. Well, there’s a new movement at work to make art a bit more affordable: galleries ...

In the exhibition “Hidden Track”, four painters are presenting work on the theme of the hidden tracks found on certain music albums. What these tracks have in common is that you may not spot them if you don’t pay attention. The “Hidden Track” exhibitio...

The Lehmann Maupin gallery opened in 1996 in New York, where they now have two exhibition spaces. On March 14th, they opened their first international exhibition space in Hong Kong’s Pedder building. We talk to one of the gallery founders, Rachel Lehma...

Damien Hirst is one of the most controversial artists of our times. He is also one of the most financially successful. His net worth has been estimated as around US$300 million dollars. His works are revered by some and ridiculed by others. Many, say h...

Until April 3rd, the 10 Chancery Lane Gallery is showing the first solo Hong Kong exhibition by Indian artist Sonia Mehra Chawla. The works examine natural worlds both big and small, and show plants that are both realistic and imaginary. The exhibition...

Jin Meyerson was born in Incheon, South Korea. Adopted by a Jewish-Swedish family, he grew up in rural Minnesota, before moving away to study fine arts. He’s been based in New York, Paris and Seoul. Currently he’s living in Hong Kong, and has an exhibi...

Written by Suzanne Andrade of British theatrical company, 1927, “The Animals and Children Took to the Streets” has been described as a cinematic musical fairy tale. It combines animation, drama and music. During the show, actors interact with During th...

Austrian conductor and composer Gustav Mahler is a towering figure among classical composers, known for impeccably orchestrated song cycles and his massive, expansive symphonies. He wrote his first symphony in his mid twenties. At first he drew inspira...

For our special Lunar New Year edition The Works and 藝坊星期天 combine forces, as our three presenters Ben Pelletier, Ben Tse, and Billy Lee present items with a somewhat seasonal flavour.

Cantonese Opera is, for many an indispensable part of New Year Ce...

We begin the show this week by going far back in time, to some of the earliest art created by human beings. More specifically, we’re going back to ancient Mesopotamia, an area that includes modern Iraq, north east Syria, and south east Turkey. An exhib...