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Romance and anguish in HK Phil’s Rachmaninov and Raymond Yiu premiere
Van Zweden works magic in rousing, romantic Rachmaninov Symphony No 2, Esther Yoo partners with orchestra in Yiu’s nostalgic Violin Concerto.
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Playing at Coachella, EDM duo Indo Warehouse spotlight South Asian culture
17 Feb 2025 - 7:15AM
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Stephen King’s Hansel and Gretel a fairy-tale collaboration
17 Feb 2025 - 11:12AM
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Friends and family mourn American-Chinese artist Rutherford Chang
The artist, a scion of Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering family who died aged 45, remembered as ‘warm’ and ‘endlessly curious’.
13 Feb 2025 - 4:19PM
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Rutherford Chang stands at an exhibition of his “We Buy White Albums” project - which saw him turn his many copies of The Beatles’ White Album into a piece of conceptual art - in Germany. The American-Chinese artist died on January 24 aged 45. Photo: Instagram/lawrenceartscentergallery
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US cradle of low-rider cars looks to promote its custom wheels
New Mexico lawmakers declare February 11 Lowrider Day and introduce bill to make the custom vehicles a state symbol alongside roadrunner.
15 Feb 2025 - 2:39PM
European cinema
These babies aren’t real? Studio’s ultra-lifelike film and TV props
French special-effects workshop Cinebaby’s lifelike silicone baby props have been seen in productions including Netflix’s Emily in Paris.
15 Feb 2025 - 8:57AM
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Highlights of the coming Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2025
Taking place from March 1 to 8, this year’s HKILF will again feature established and emerging writers from Hong Kong and around the globe.
13 Feb 2025 - 12:45PM
Hong Kong writer and poet Sonia Leung is among the authors who will feature at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival in March 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Food or art? Exhibition uses bread and butter to explore burnout
You can visit the A&G Boulangerie at JPS Gallery, but do not expect to buy a snack – even though the exhibition uses real bread and butter.
11 Feb 2025 - 11:15AM
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair draws collectors from around the world
More intimate than Art Basel or London’s Frieze, Marrakech’s 1-54 focused on both rising talents and well-known names such as Amoako Boafo.
10 Feb 2025 - 4:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 14-16
A yoga flow and journaling session, a hyper-feminine fashion collection and immersive dining are among our top picks for this weekend.
15 Feb 2025 - 9:09AM
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He worked with psychiatric patients for 30 years. Now he paints them
Retired Hong Kong psychiatric nurse Chu Hing-wah, exhibiting now at Hanart TZ Gallery, wants to use his experiences to battle misconceptions.
10 Feb 2025 - 12:45PM
Chu witnessed that depression patients usually keep to themselves, which he portrayed in the 1996 “Solitude” with cold-toned dark colours. Photo: Hanart TZ Gallery
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Survivors of 2023 earthquake in Turkey’s Antioch turn to art to heal
Two years after a 7.8-magnitude quake devastated parts of southern Turkey, artists express their loss, and love of Antioch, in their work.
9 Feb 2025 - 4:15PM
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Wallis Simpson a sexual and criminal deviant in China? A rethink
Famous for a British king abdicating to wed her, Simpson spent a year in China tainted by vicious rumours. Paul French has a different story.
9 Feb 2025 - 9:25AM
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Chinese ballet dancer and social media star shows what’s behind the curtain
Hong Kong Ballet dancer Sun Jia’s viral video content has garnered her hundreds of thousands of fans across Douyin, RedNote and Instagram.
7 Feb 2025 - 7:40AM
Music
First concert of Western classical music in Islamist-run Syria held
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed for free in an unheated hall, reflections of the dire economic toll of the country’s civil war.
8 Feb 2025 - 2:45PM
Members of the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra perform during a concert at the Damascus Opera House in Syria on January 30, 2025. The concert included works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Syrian composers. Photo: Khalil Ashawi
Books and literature
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Art in Hong Kong, brisk summation of city’s cultural power
Post’s arts editor gives incisive, accessible analysis of Hong Kong’s place in the art world, how it got there and the road ahead.
7 Feb 2025 - 6:12PM
Chinese culture
San Francisco premiere for opera based on Journey to the West
The Monkey King composer, Huang Ruo, was inspired to write the opera to give his children a superhero figure from Asia to look up to.
7 Feb 2025 - 10:23PM
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Hong Kong domestic helpers’ refuge to benefit from charity art auction
Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge is struggling to survive, and local artists and migrant workers are donating nearly 50 works for auction.
4 Feb 2025 - 11:26AM
Part of the “Togetherness: Two Pillars, One Shelter” exhibition to raise money for Bethune House, a Hong Kong shelter for domestic helpers. Photo: Sun Yeung
Artificial intelligence
Forgive me Alexa, for I have sinned: how AI is reshaping religion
Artificial intelligence is being used for everything from divination services to church sermons. Could it destroy religion or be its saviour?
4 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 7-9
Float away your stress, feast on butter chicken pizza washed down with Indian-inspired cocktails, rummage a retro mart and more this weekend.
7 Feb 2025 - 5:58PM
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Chinese culture
Why now is the best time of the year to get tangled in Chinese knots
We explore the rich history and symbolism of Chinese knots, which signify good luck and are displayed during Lunar New Year festivities.
4 Feb 2025 - 7:57AM
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Art shows at former Hong Kong prison examine liberty and boundaries
At Tai Kwun, Alicja Kwade throws visitors into the site’s penal past, while Hu Xiaoyuan casts doubt on what we think we know.
3 Feb 2025 - 5:15PM
Fear Fusion (2024), part of Alicja Kwade’s “Pretopia” exhibition, at Tai Kwun, Central, Hong Kong. Hu Xiaoyuan’s “Veering” exhibition is also on show at the site. Photo: Jimmy Ho
United States
Late US president Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for best audiobook
Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, received the award on the former president’s behalf.
3 Feb 2025 - 8:54AM
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Restoring Rubens painting a tall order for Antwerp museum team
A painting taller than an adult giraffe is undergoing restoration at a museum in Belgium, requiring yoga-like contortions from conservators.
3 Feb 2025 - 4:15AM
Books and literature
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Asian-American woman literally moulds her perfect man in Blob: A Love Story
Author Maggie Su’s surreal new novel offers a unique look at humanity as a woman creates her own very handsome Frankenstein’s monster.
31 Jan 2025 - 5:45AM
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