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Ilaria Maria Sala
Ilaria Maria Sala is a writer based in Hong Kong.
As the Mongols rampaged across China in the 13th century, two young heirs to the imperial throne fled to Lantau – but how did they end up there and what happened to them?
Exhibiting at Kiang Malingue gallery, Yeung Hok-tak’s paintings depict a Hong Kong both surreal and recognisable, full of intense colours.
In office, Marco Wong acted as a bridge between the city’s locals and its fast-growing Chinese population; now out of office, he’s gone back to writing novels that explore such interrelationships in a more personal way
Hong Kong Palace Museum’s ‘The Adorned Body’ exhibition affirms the cyclical nature of fashion, showcasing regal wardrobes that remain mirrored in today’s Parisian haute couture
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‘A very innocent shape paired with a grotesque material’ is how Pakistani artist Sameen Agha describes her prize-winning sculpture – a comment on domestic violence against women.
American multimedia artist Bruce Nauman’s retrospective at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Contemporary features provocative work spanning six decades and many mediums. The curator admits ‘it is not an easy show’.
British artist Louise Giovanelli’s Hong Kong exhibition includes a new series of portraits featuring ‘sickly’ green-hued women in the throes of ecstasy, but is it orgasmic, religious or other pleasure?
A retrospective in Hong Kong of Thai textile artist Jakkai Siributr’s work of the past two decades shows his evolution as a social commentator. He describes his political awakening.
Rumour has it that Francis is about to switch the Vatican’s allegiance from Taipei to Beijing – and he appears willing to move heaven and earth to do so.
Centuries-old tales showing an acceptance of same-sex romance abound in Chinese culture, but even ultra modern Hong Kong lags behind in embracing the LGBTI community.
Translated into English for the first time, Little Reunions recounts how familial strife and misguided passion endanger a writer’s struggle for modernity in time of war
Authors Ben Okri and Lionel Shriver, and actress Tilda Swinton, lent star power to the Dhaka Lit Fest, but the flood of Muslim refugees from Myanmar was on the lips of most festivalgoers
When Pope Francis touches down in Asia this November, it will do much to underline his regard for the peripheries of the traditional Catholic world. Yet his hopes of forging a stronger relationship with China appear likely to remain – at least for now – an unanswered prayer.
