The Works

Currently on show at the Hong Kong Arts Centre is “1+1: A Cross-Strait-Four-Regions Artistic Exchange Project“. It’s part of a series of touring exhibitions jointly organized by the centre itself, the Shenzhen He Xiangning Art Museum, and the Kuandu Mu...

The documentary “Let the Wind Carry Me” is about the life and work of cinematographer Mark Lee, otherwise known as Lee Ping-bing. If you are a lover of Asian movies with more artistic ambitions you will certainly know his work. He has filmed for Hou Hs...

For centuries Chinese ink painting has been a relatively conservative art form. Many artists have judged their success by how well they can follow established ways of doing things. So how does ink painting move into the future? Artist Zheng Chongbin no...

Bob Mocarsky grew up in a musical family and started playing the piano at six, studying it with his father. He established himself in San Francisco as a performing and studio musician but in 2001, he began performing in cities across Asia, and now live...

Away from Hong Kong’s galleries and museums we’re increasingly getting the chance to see art as we do our shopping. The K11 Mall recently sponsored two artists to take a trip to Africa with a member of its own staff and present their impressions of wha...

David Michod’s “Animal Kingdom” won the World Cinema Jury Prize at 2010’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s a film about seventeen year old Joshua who, after the death of his mother, goes to live with his grandmother and uncles. It sounds a bit like a Hallm...

The veteran artist Ha Bik-chuen died in 2009, but he left behind a spectacular legacy of sculptures, prints, ink art, mixed media works, and photographs. He also made a lasting contribution to Hong Kong’s art world. The Museum of Art is currently featu...

“Music has Charms to sooth a savage Breast” or so goes the old proverb. Music can also excite us, make us feel tense or romantic, or even help us relax. It can even help people cope with mental and physical illness. We’ll talk to a group of veteran Hon...

“Water for Elephants” is set in 1931 during the Great Depression. It’s the story of Jacob Jankowski, played by Robert Pattison, a trained vet who fails to get his qualifications after his final exams are interrupted, but who joins a circus to look afte...

The King Of Kowloon; Movie Review - "Water for Elephants"; "Making Music Being Well"

To most people street art or graffiti is a young person’s art. It’s usually done late at night, and in secret, and it’s very much part of the contemporary music and f...