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‘It’s too much,’ say some visitors to Marina Abramovic retrospective
The exhibition in Zürich, which includes photos from the artist’s infamous Rhythm 0 performance, warns that it contains disturbing scenes.
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British dancer honoured for work with Hong Kong’s dance community
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Milan woos art lovers by adding modern art museum to ‘little Louvre’
City to sell itself as destination for art lovers with belated addition of modern art museum to Pinacoteca di Brera, da Vinci’s Last Supper.
11 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM
Detail from sculpture The drinker by artist Arturo Martini is displayed at Palazzo Citterio, Milan’s new museum of modern art. Photo: AP
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Chinese snake idioms explored as we head into the Year of the Snake
Why would legs on a snake mean something is ruined? What does a bow’s shadow have to do with reptiles? Seven snake idioms and their meanings.
10 Dec 2024 - 2:28PM
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Why 1979 song Below the Lion Rock is like a Hong Kong anthem
Named after a peak below which hunkered squatter villages, the song for RTHK by Joseph Koo and James Wong Jim resonated in 1970s Hong Kong.
10 Dec 2024 - 7:41AM
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Has art market rebounded? Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 sees sales rise
Crowds were back and buying this year. Several major galleries reported multiple million-dollar sales, giving cause for cautious optimism.
10 Dec 2024 - 8:42AM
Portrait de Dora Maar by Tom Sachs at Art Basel Miami Beach. Photo: AP
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Leading Chinese pianist’s comeback concert at home reportedly cancelled
‘Piano prince’ Li Yundi has performed overseas, but not in China, since being detained briefly on a prostitution charge in 2021.
9 Dec 2024 - 7:49PM
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Photographer’s images of daily life in post-war Hong Kong on show
Mak Fung, a self-taught photographer who shot scenes of Hong Kong and city life, has been underrated until now, exhibition curator says.
9 Dec 2024 - 4:23PM
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Asian cinema
Not yet at home in exile, Iranian filmmaker lives in the world of cinema
For The Seed of the Sacred Fig director Mohammad Rasoulof, a winner in Cannes weeks after fleeing Iran for Germany, exile hasn’t sunk in.
8 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
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Performing arts in Hong Kong
Conductor Elim Chan on cancel culture, and why Hong Kong is ‘special’
Back in her home city, Chan hails improved HK Phil, and recalls her anger at concertgoers rejecting Russian music because of Ukraine war.
5 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM
Elim Chan conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Keith Hiro/HK Phil
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I don’t want to see scary movies, star who acted in many says
Sigourney Weaver – Ellen Ripley in Alien films – tells BBC host she avoids ‘scary films’; Nosferatu star says he was scared seeing the film.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:04PM
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5 things about Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral you probably didn’t know
Notre Dame reopens this weekend after 5 years of renovations following a fire in 2019. Here are some lesser known facts about the cathedral.
7 Dec 2024 - 10:59AM
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Meet a ‘big white fella’ from Northern Ireland speaking Cantonese like a local
Daniel Peacock’s trip to a Chinese takeaway got him talking Cantonese again, and posting videos with his Hong Kong-born wife that are a hit.
6 Dec 2024 - 1:26PM
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Why people born in the Year of the Snake make good lovers and colleagues
Snakes are caring friends once you break the ice. They are also romantic lovers and some of the best colleagues to have in a crisis.
5 Dec 2024 - 11:18AM
People born in the Year of the Snake are caring friends – once you break the ice. They are also romantic lovers and also one of the best colleagues to have in a crisis. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia
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Chiung Yao, Taiwanese romance novelist, dies aged 86
Writer known for novels including My Fair Princess reportedly leaves suicide note saying ‘I choose this way to go home gracefully’.
7 Dec 2024 - 8:53AM
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Books and literature
Why Japanese author Mieko Kanai charms readers overseas, but not at home
Mieko Kanai was seen as a contender for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, but in Japan her books are rarely even reviewed.
4 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM
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Fame and celebrity
Oprah Winfrey starts new YouTube podcast and shares book club pick
In partnership with Starbucks, The Oprah Podcast started with Winfrey’s latest book club pick, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
4 Dec 2024 - 10:45AM
Oprah Winfrey interviews Claire Keegan on “The Oprah Podcast”. Photo: YouTube/@Oprah
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Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for art exploring her Scottish-Sikh identity
Her winning exhibition mixes sculpture, print and everyday items, including family photos, a Ford car and the popular Scottish soda Irn Bru.
4 Dec 2024 - 4:37AM
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 6-8
A flea market for finding some quirky gifts, a pet market and a music festival are among the draws this weekend. Or you can try aerial yoga.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:42PM
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Korean author on being your true self, as her hit guide appears in English
K-pop stars helped Kim Su-hyun’s I Decided to Live as Me fly off shelves in Asia. An English translation may help more find their own path.
10 Dec 2024 - 12:33PM
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