Arts & Music
‘Black people know the feeling’: R&B singer in Hong Kong on being fetishised
Singer Wesley Jamison grew up an introvert but came out of his shell in Hong Kong, tackling a lack of black representation along the way.
Sceptical artist’s Hong Kong show of world leaders saying sorry
Taiwanese-American James T. Hong’s exhibition Apologies and Other Regrets features a video compilation of leaders apologising for their countries’ misdeeds. The artist calls their motives into question.
A theatre company co-founder on the play that ‘just kind of blew me away’
Steven Berkoff’s play Greek, a reworking of Oedipus Rex updated to contemporary London, set Sean Curran, co-founder of an innovative Hong Kong theatre company, on the path to a career in drama.
Profile | From pop to hip hop, rapper Dizzy Dizzo talks about her musical journey
Rapper Dominique Choy, aka Dizzy Dizzo, talks about her two very different musical personas, falling in love with hip hop at high school and why she would be happy to perform all over Asia.
Where did this Hong Kong toymaker find his true inspiration?
Hong Kong designer toymaker and artist Michael Lau explains how Constantin Brancusi’s atelier at Paris’ Pompidou Centre gave a vivid understanding of the Romanian sculptor and inspired his practice.
Profile | Singer-songwriter who worked with Lil Durk, Kid Cudi prefers producer role
Australian singer-songwriter Chelsea Warner reflects on how, at the ripe old age of 22, she is taking a break from being an artist to focus on music production, including for C-pop and K-pop stars.
Like Leslie Cheung, but for rap: Haysen Cheng on his rise to the top
Having made his name in mainland China, Hong Kong rapper Haysen Cheng wants to channel his journey from cash-strapped youth to established artist and inspire the people of his home city.
Romeo and Juliet changed her life – qipao designer on the power of ballet
Contemporary qipao brand Qipology founder Julie Liu talks to the Post about watching the ballet Romeo and Juliet when she was around 10 and wanting to be a fashion designer because she liked the costumes.
Korean ceramic art masterclass in Hong Kong to get hands on with history
The traditional Korean ceramic art form buncheong will take centre stage in Hong Kong as an artist who is breathing life into the ancient craft shows his work and teaches technique in a 3-day workshop.
Profile | She has ADHD, yet she ‘can DJ for five hours straight, no problem’
Hong Kong DJ Just Bee got hooked on dance music young but couldn’t work out why nothing else in her life ‘stuck’ – until she was diagnosed with ADHD three years ago.
Writer, actor and director Saurabh Shukla on his Hong Kong stage show
Saurabh Shukla, who will be bringing his stage show Barff – Hindi for ‘snow’ – to Hong Kong in June, talks about being typecast for his large frame and still feeling 22 at the age of 60.
Nearly forgotten, 2 intrepid women artists who painted China
One was Scottish, the other American: Anna Hotchkis and Mary Mullikin were successful and intrepid artists who documented China in vivid paintings before World War II tore them apart.
Cantopop diva Sandy Lam thrills crowd at Hong Kong Phil anniversary shows
Sandy Lam was star guest at the HK Phil’s three 50th anniversary shows, shining in her 75-minute sets. She was joined by singer-songwriter Anthony Lun and Cantopop legends Frances Yip and Elisa Chan.
How painting is like meditation for artists in this Hong Kong group show
Like creating the mandalas that help Hindus and Buddhists meditate, the painter’s act of applying repetitive techniques can put them in the ‘zone’, says Chun Poon, organiser of a show of Hong Kong art.
They said Michael Chow was too Chinese to be an artist. Look at him now
Famous for his celebrity-packed chain of Chinese restaurants, 85-year-old Michael Chow talks about facing prejudice, and why he wants to be known as the world’s greatest living artist.
Then & Now | How did Hong Kong POWs manage to fashion theatre costumes?
Amateur dramatics helped alleviate the boredom of prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, and creating the costumes involved every inch of innovation the inmates could muster.
‘Zen vibe’: Hong Kong post-punk rockers Nan Yang Pai Dui on their new album
Hong Kong indie band Nan Yang Pai Dui, aka NYPD, reveal the smoking inspiration behind their latest album, Easy Lighter, and why they loved messing around with AI for their next release.
‘This is not comfortable’: artist’s secret to staying fresh
Hong Kong contemporary artist Wong Kit-yi reveals how a residency with legendary minimalist Donald Judd’s Chinati Foundation taught her the importance of challenging herself.
Profile | ‘Something we could be proud of’: DJ covers Anita Mui, other Cantopop songs
Techno DJ Olivia Dawn Mok, aka Xiaolin, is releasing contemporary takes on some Cantopop classics to remind the world of Hong Kong’s musical influence in the 1980s and 90s.
‘Friends at school started to isolate me’ because of this album
Andrew Chan, artistic director of Hong Kong experimental theatre company Alice Theatre Laboratory, explains how Einstürzende Neubauten’s industrial album Halber Mensch changed his life.