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How Chinese wedding dresses are made and their meaning on the big day
Whether cheongsam or qun kua, here is what the colours and embroidery mean on Chinese wedding dresses and why some can take a year to make.
12 Nov 2024 - 4:54PM
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What if Buddha had visited the West? Artist’s Singapore shows pose question
12 Nov 2024 - 11:20AM
Mark Rothko painting goes for 30% less than in 2015 in Hong Kong sale
12 Nov 2024 - 10:37AM
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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.
11 Nov 2024 - 12:55PM
Art in Kyoto’s Murin-an temple as part of Art Collaboration Kyoto. Photo: courtesy of neugerriemschneider gallery
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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.
11 Nov 2024 - 4:15AM
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‘Text hip’ trend makes books cool in Korea, and a bar catches on
K-pop stars like NewJeans’ Minji are making reading cool again. Chaeg Bar in Seoul is lined with books to read and serves literary cocktails.
10 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM
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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.
10 Nov 2024 - 11:44AM
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Why no US release for lauded Palestinian-Israeli documentary?
Team behind film depicting Palestinian life in Israeli-occupied West Bank yet to find a US distributor. They blame politics and US election.
5 Nov 2024 - 3:48PM
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A still from documentary No Other Land, shot by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, depicts life in a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Antipode Films via AP
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Copy of The Little Prince worth US$1.25 million for sale at art fair
For sale in the UAE, the typescript, one of only three known to exist, contains handwritten corrections by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
9 Nov 2024 - 1:15PM
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India by the Bay festival back in Hong Kong with dance, food, talks, music
Usha Uthup will sing and speak, and there are yoga classes, writers’ talk and more at Hong Kong event celebrating one of the oldest cultures.
7 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM
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October 7 widow on her movie at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Shaylee Atary directed Single Light, inspired by a sexual assault she suffered. It is one of 25 films in festival celebrating Jewish culture.
7 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM
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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.
6 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
Novelist John Banville at Madrid’s Prado museum. Photo: AP
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Tributes pour in for bookshop owner, but he’s very much alive
His landlord thought he’d died. People shared fond memories of him. A clearance sale was arranged. But Bill Fiedler had simply retired.
6 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM
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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.
5 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM
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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.
7 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM
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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.
8 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM
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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
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The best of world furniture design is coming to Hong Kong
Salone del Mobile will show works from its SaloneSatellite permanent collection in an exhibition preceded by a spotlight of Hong Kong design.
5 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM
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Family. Dogs. The beauty of Hong Kong artist’s paintings of his life
Chris Huen currently has a solo exhibition in Vancouver of his artworks that combine Western techniques with traditional Chinese ink styles.
4 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM
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60 years on, Dr. Strangelove the stage drama opens in London
Like Peter Sellers in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1964 movie, Steve Coogan plays several roles in the stage version adapted by Armando Iannucci.
3 Nov 2024 - 7:21PM
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The bookstores where anyone can rent a shelf to sell books, new or used
In Japan, where many conventional bookstores have closed, a new business model sees people rent shelves in a store to sell their books.
9 Nov 2024 - 1:38AM
A rented shelf at the Honmaru bookstore in Kanda Jimbocho, Tokyo. Photo: AFP
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Literary but not literal, translator introduces Korean writers to the world
Award-winning translator Brother Anthony ponders Nobel Prize hype and the complexities of translating Korean poems and novels into English.
4 Nov 2024 - 9:41AM
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Jodi Picoult, Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker books top banned list in US
Once recommended for young adults, Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes leads among 4,200 titles banned in schools, writers’ group PEN America says.
3 Nov 2024 - 4:15AM
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From combing hair to gifting a suckling pig, Chinese wedding rituals
Find out who conducts the pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony, how to play door games on the big day and the role a red umbrella plays.
7 Nov 2024 - 1:14PM
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