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Art Issue 2023
This Post Magazine series coincides with the first Art Basel art fair since Hong Kong's reopening, with a list of must-sees during art week, artist interviews and all you need to know about auction houses' big plans for the city.
Updated: 17 Mar, 2023
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Art Basel Hong Kong and M+ museum for debate in Post panel discussion
As Art Basel Hong Kong opens, some are asking if the city is losing its edge as an arts hub. An expert panel, hosted live and online by the Post on March 23, will discuss the fair and the city’s art scene.
16 Mar, 2023
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Art Basel week: 11 must-see shows opening around the Hong Kong art fair
Hong Kong’s largest contemporary art fair is the cue for a rash of exhibition openings. We pick 11 you should not miss, featuring works by Rashid Johnson, exiled Ukrainian artists and Documenta 15 curators Ruangrupa.
20 Mar, 2023
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Auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips expand in Hong Kong
Auction houses in Hong Kong have announced moves to new, in-house facilities where they’ll host year-round sales as in London and New York – a bold departure from their current sale model.
18 Mar, 2023
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US artist Rashid Johnson on his creative journey, ahead of Hong Kong show
With his first solo exhibition in Asia about to open in Hong Kong, American artist Rashid Johnson paints us a personal portrait of his artistic journey as we look at his art over the years.
17 Mar, 2023
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Profile | ‘Mafia of the art world’: curator Pi Li on Beijing’s CAFA fine arts academy
Tai Kwun’s head of art tells Kate Whitehead about being part of the ‘mafia of the Chinese art world’, his decade at ‘one of the greatest museum projects of the 21st century’, M+, and his faith in Hong Kong’s future.
19 Mar, 2023
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Restaurants and bars celebrate Hong Kong art week with artsy menus
Art Basel returns to Hong Kong this month, and restaurants and bars in the city are celebrating with artsy menus featuring everything from a Banksy-inspired dessert to surrealist cocktails.
17 Mar, 2023
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What a view | Art on TV: fake art, the greatest painters, the National Gallery Singapore
Was peddler of fake art Ann Friedman ‘gullible and ambitious’ or ‘one of the stupidest people to have ever worked at an art gallery’? It’s one of many fascinating questions and facts about art in TV shows and films.
17 Mar, 2023
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Reflections | Why Art Basel would have had China’s ancient art scene up in arms
Those in premodern China who produced the most highly regarded works of art made it for self-expression and the edification of the human spirit, not for trade.
16 Mar, 2023
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‘The simplest, dumbest materials’: how art gallery stands out by blending in
The architects behind Hong Kong’s Kiang Malingue gallery took a 1960s tenement building back to its bare bones, removing two floors to create exhibition spaces, and painted the exterior silver.
16 Mar, 2023
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64,000 chopsticks for a Jackie Chan picture – artist’s incredible creations
The ambitious works of visual artist Red Hong Yi – including her 2014 work of Jackie Chan made out of chopsticks – are the subject of her first book, How To Paint Without a Brush.
19 Mar, 2023
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‘Grow better human beings’: why these Hong Kong artists became farmers
Farmer-artists Natalie Lo and Laurent Gutierrez discuss traditional farming, food ethics, sufficiency, and the highs and lows of their mixed callings in a post-pandemic Hong Kong.
19 Mar, 2023
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Then & Now | How the Hong Kong School of painting evolved after the Pacific war
A prolific and distinct school of painting flourished in Hong Kong after the Pacific war, and two individuals stand out for their invaluable contribution.
20 Mar, 2023
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Language Matters | Text-based art: what is trying to say? And is it really art?
American conceptual artist Mel Bochner’s text-based works prompt critical reactions about language and communication. So too, in its own way, does the graffiti of Hong Kong’s “King of Kowloon”.
19 Mar, 2023
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China and Manchester’s historic bonds traced in city museum’s new gallery
The China Gallery at Britain’s Manchester Museum, funded by a Hong Kong businessman, celebrates the historic bonds between China and the English city.
18 Mar, 2023
