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Cai Guo-Qiang’s WE ARE fireworks display at the opening of PST ART at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in September. Photo: Kenryou Gu, courtesy of Cai Studio

Inside the biggest art event in the US, featuring 800-plus artists

Combine over 800 artists in various mediums, and US$20 million in funding from The Getty Foundation, and you get ‘PST ART: Art and Science Collide’.

5 must-sees for arts fans in Hong Kong this weekend, Nov 22-24

Chinese crypto entrepreneur pays US$6.2 million for banana taped to wall

Meet the low-profile founder behind Paris’ iconic Collette boutique

Her Parisian concept store was a retail pioneer – now Sarah Andelman helps Pharrell and Chanel take a mindful approach to consumerism.

Sarah Andelman. Photo: Amelie Ambroise

Tourists in Japan get their teeth into making food replicas

You’ve probably seen replicas of popular dishes in restaurant window displays. Tourists in Japan join workshops to learn how they’re made.

Shanghai Art Week generates buzz despite China’s slowing economy

With an estimated 200-plus events and show openings, Shanghai Art Week was a celebration of the Chinese city’s connection to the world.

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Style Edit: Jewellery designer Cindy Chao celebrates her first retrospective

’Twenty Years in Art: A Retrospective Journey’, running from November 24-26, showcases Chao’s artistic progress, from early monochromatic pieces to current expressive creations.

Cindy Chao is renowned for blending design with sculptural artistry and precision. Photo: Handout

Hopes Magritte and Monet masterpieces can shake up stale auction market

Christie’s and Sotheby’s New York auctions this week also include works by Ed Ruscha and Keith Haring and one of Maurizio Cattelan’s bananas.

Restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch begins

Dutch master Rembrandt’s 1642 painting The Night Watch is being meticulously restored at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

This week in PostMag: from architecture to community resilience

What to expect from this week’s print issue, from Sarah Andelman’s installation at the Landmark, Hong Kong, to homestays on Nepal’s Mohare Danda trek.

Colette founder Sarah Andelman is seen with Zimomo on her shoulder on the cover of this week’s PostMag. Photo: Philip Andelman; Illustration: Kasing Lung

The Hong Kong French Film Festival returns with classics for its 53rd year

The fest kicks off at City Hall with this year’s Cannes fave L’Amour Ouf and includes Q&A sessions with featured filmmakers and actors.

This year’s Hong Kong French Film Festival celebrates 53 years of cinematic savoir faire. Photo: Alliance Française de Hong Kong

Yoshitaka Amano exhibition celebrates Japanese artist’s 50-year career

Amano, whose portfolio includes the Vampire Hunter D novel series and Final Fantasy video games, is holding his first major European show.

5 must-see music and arts events in Hong Kong this weekend, November 15-17

From an auction where you can bid with stories to a night of dreamy classical music under the stars, here is what is happening this weekend.

British Museum to receive donation of Chinese ceramics worth US$1.27 billion

Museum to receive 1,700 pieces of Chinese ceramics, donated by the Percival David Foundation.

The British Museum in London. File photo: Reuters

What if Buddha had visited the West? Artist’s Singapore shows pose question

Thai artist Natee Utarit has two connected exhibitions in Singapore asking what could have been if Buddha’s teachings took root in the West.

Déjà vu (2019) by Natee Utarit, a bronze work that shows the standing Buddha (left) and the classical Greek statue “The Doryphoros”, part of the Thai contemporary artist’s solo exhibition at The Private Museum in Singapore. Photo: The Private Museum

Mark Rothko painting goes for 30% less than in 2015 in Hong Kong sale

Untitled (Yellow and Blue) by Mark Rothko, once owned by fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, fetches US$33 million at Sotheby’s auction.

Cartier’s new exhibition in Shanghai blends high jewellery with Chinese art

Featuring over 300 pieces, the show draws inspiration from Chinese dragons, antiques and motifs, and highlights the use of lesser-known traditional Chinese techniques in the works of Cartier.

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Art Collaboration Kyoto, contemporary art fair with a difference

For the Japanese fair’s 4th edition, art was shown not only in a gallery but at historic sites to deepen visitors’ understanding of Kyoto.

Art in Kyoto’s Murin-an temple as part of Art Collaboration Kyoto. Photo: courtesy of neugerriemschneider gallery

Legacy of slavery runs through African art biennale in Senegal

Artists from the US and across Africa interpret Dakar exhibition’s theme, tied to slavery’s past and future repercussions, in various ways.

Video art shows Chinese migrants’ struggle in 1800s New Zealand

Displayed at Tai Twun in Hong Kong, Lisa Reihana’s DigiRadiance: Gold_Lead_Wood_Coal shows Chinese miners in New Zealand in 360 degrees.

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10

Immerse yourself in Indian arts, culture and heritage, try on a pair of new Nike kicks and eat and drink at a great wine bar before it shuts.

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Head to Vivant (pictured) in Central before it closes, try on a pair of new Nike kicks and enjoy the latest Taiwanese drama this weekend in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

How Japan’s innovative Nakagin Capsule Tower is finding new life

The Tokyo structure’s dismantling in 2022 saw a number of its capsules repurposed globally – even at Hong Kong’s M+ – fulfilling designer Kisho Kurokawa’s vision.

Architect Kisho Kurokawa with his creation, Japan’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, in 1972. Photo: Tomio Ohashi/M+

Humanoid robot’s artwork of Alan Turing sells for US$1.3 million

Portrait by the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist smashed presale expectations of US$180,000.

5 arts events to catch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10

Digital art, the annual India by the Bay festival, choral concerts and a post-apocalyptic musical are among the highlights for arts fans.

John Banville on ‘eerie’ masterpieces at Spain’s Prado museum

The Booker Prize winner talks about Old Masters’ pictures that ‘look at you’ and AI in art as he takes writing inspiration from the Prado.

Novelist John Banville at Madrid’s Prado museum. Photo: AP

5 great reasons to visit Shanghai this November, when weather is good

From a jazz festival and the Shanghai Greenhouse to art exhibitions and Marina Abramovic’s new showcase, there’s lots to enjoy this month.

Visitors stand in an interactive artwork embedded with crystals, by Serbian conceptual artist Marina Abramovic, on the opening day of her first exhibition in China - titled “Transforming Energy�- in Shanghai on October 11, 2024. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Belgian Days brings intercultural culinary delights to Hong Kong and Macau

From November 9 to 17, experience a taste of Belgium with culinary, musical and cinematic collaborations showcasing Belgian and local talent.

Artist Huang Yongyu showed his ‘relaxed’ side in new docu-film by Yonfan

Hong Kong director and photographer Yonfan is finally getting the recognition he deserves, with mainland censors deeming his Crossing Years docu about the late artist fit for the public.

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