Hot on the heels of Art Basel Hong Kong (the art fair formerly known as Art HK), a raft of local and international art fairs are popping up all over the place. Here are a few taking place throughout the month of May
Art Basel Hong Kong
What used to be known as Art HK has been now rebranded as Art...
HK Magazine: You made a huge rubber duck. Can you explain the concept behind it?
Florentijn Hofman: Our waters around the world are a global bathtub; we’re all connected in a way, you know? Especially in these times of the internet and social media, we can forget that we’ve always been...
Say goodbye to a little more green. The government’s proposed northeastern New Territories. New Development Area covers about 850 hectares of the topmost part of Hong Kong. Having passed the third public consultation, the government is pressing on with its plans to create 533 hectares of...
Valerie Soh, regional managing director, ELEQT
“When I think of my mom in Hong Kong, I always think of the old airport in Kowloon City. I spent a couple years of my childhood here, from about three to eight, and my mom was a flight attendant with Cathay Pacific. She has all of the vintage...
HK Magazine: You have an exhibition in which a video of moving water is projected into a foggy room. Where did that idea come from?
João Vasco Paiva: Initially, I had this clichéd idea of a time when you could smoke in the cinema; that image of the video going through smoke. Everything starts from...
From humble beginnings in 1993, Le French May has developed into one of the most successful cultural festivals in Hong Kong. LFM is a more-than-month-long (yeah, we know) celebration of French culture, with concerts, gigs, plays, dance, exhibitions, screenings and delectable promotions at...
HK Magazine: How did the idea of St. Baldrick’s Day come about?
Richard Kligler: Back in 2000, three friends in New York City came up with the idea while playing golf. The trio asked family and friends to sponsor them if they shaved their heads in public, and the first-ever St. Baldrick...
HK Magazine: What was your motivation for doing your exhibition, “Full Blown 80s”?
Nelson Cabán: I started with a collage of all these logos and symbols—Ninja Turtles, Duck Hunt—and it was based on my remembering of the greatness and innocence of the 80s. There weren’...
HK Magazine: The two of you originally planned to do just one show in Hong Kong, not three. I heard a rumor that your first show sold out in 30 minutes.
Sonia Lee: Less, I think. Hong Kong broke the record—Thailand sold out in 15 minutes but we sold out here in 10 minutes.
HK: Are you...
