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Un Cheng poses among paintings featured in Bedroom Paintings at Blindspot Gallery in Wong Chuk Hang. The Hong Kong artist says her latest solo exhibition is “a visual diary about intimacy”. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong painter’s bedroom music-inspired show is ‘a self-healing journal’

In ‘Bedroom Paintings’ at Blindspot Gallery, Un Cheng’s 21 hazy works draw on self-discoveries the artist made on a recent trip to Europe.

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How Hong Kong’s Asia Art Archive has grown over its 25-year history

30 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM

World of performing arts

John Skelley’s Harry Potter journey from Broadway understudy to star

29 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM

World of performing arts

6 young artists are reshaping Australia’s iconic cultural institutions

Six diverse artists, including Dylan Goh and Vivian Pham, have been appointed to director positions at Australia’s top cultural institutions.

29 Dec 2025 - 6:52PM

Six new members, aged 18 to 28, have been appointed to director positions at prestigious cultural institutions in Australia. Photo: Louise Kennerley

Performing arts in Hong Kong

7 of the best arts stories of 2025, including a new Labubu-style soft toy

From Wallis Simpson to prize-winning Hong Kong pianist Aristo Shum, here are 7 arts stories that really drew in the readers in 2025.

29 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 26-28

Check out the food scene at a Christmas market, hop on a thrilling ride at a harbourfront carnival and bask in nature this weekend.

26 Dec 2025 - 3:31PMvideocam

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Chinese culture

How the horse paintings of Xu Beihong have galloped through history

Known as the father of modern Chinese art and famed for his horse paintings, Xu Beihong blended Western techniques with Chinese tradition.

26 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM

The Three Stallions, by Xu Beihong. The piece is just one example of the many horse paintings that Xu was known for.

World of performing arts

Meet the Korean viral ‘dancing conductor’ who says he’s not actually dancing

Some conductors are visibly moved by the music, but Korean maestro Baek Yoon-hak takes that concept a step or two further.

24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Drones meet dancers in Hong Kong performance of Lucie in the Sky

The Australasian Dance Collective’s show is an imaginative combination of technology and dance but the choreography is disappointing.

23 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM

Architecture and design

Hong Kong’s AI-driven future and human past contrasted in 2 riveting projects

Sterile AI-driven designs at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture are at odds with a group’s efforts to preserve community stories.

23 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Visitors view a display at the 2025 Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture exhibition at the East Kowloon Cultural Centre. Photo: eKCC

Hong Kong’s Sigg Prize shared for first time in the award’s history

Animator Wong Ping and ceramicist Heidi Lau share the Sigg Prize 2025, a contemporary art prize awarded by Hong Kong’s M+ museum.

23 Dec 2025 - 12:12PM

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Big 3 auction houses report uptick in 2025 sales, but Asia still lagging

Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips report combined projected total revenue of US$14.1 billion for 2025 as the US leads the way.

22 Dec 2025 - 5:24PM

Artist Hung Fai brings both control and chaos to Hong Kong exhibition

‘A Veiled Revelation’ sees Hung Fai disrupt his previous, more calculated style to reveal a chaotic vulnerability in his newer works.

23 Dec 2025 - 4:35PM

Want to watch Tolkien illustrator John Howe as he works? Now you can

At Howe’s ‘Tower of Fantasy’ studio in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, visitors can watch him as he creates and view hundreds of his illustrations.

17 Dec 2025 - 9:15PM

Illustrator John Howe poses at La Tour du Fantastique (“The Tower of Fantasy”), a new museum in Neuchâtel, western Switzerland, on December 9, 2025. The 68-year-old is famed for his interpretation of Tolkien’s literary work, which ultimately saw him serve as a concept artist on movie trilogies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong selects 2 artists to represent the city at 2026 Venice Biennale

The pairing of Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui for Hong Kong’s exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale presents a study in contrasts.

16 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Kingsley Ng (pictured) and Angel Hui will represent Hong Kong at the 2026 Venice Biennale, the first time since 2007 that Hong Kong will not be represented by a solo artist. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Lucrezia Drei dazzles in Musica Viva’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Hong Kong

Despite amazing vocals, the opera by Gaetano Donizetti needs more space than offered by Hong Kong City Hall’s Concert Hall to truly shine.

16 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM

Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter

Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.

16 Dec 2025 - 11:59AM

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Labubu’s growth from books to viral doll craze shown in Hong Kong exhibition

A touring exhibition celebrating Lung Ka-sing’s The Monsters, which birthed the popular Labubu, has come to Hong Kong.

16 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Part of the “Interactive Zone” which is part of the MONSTERS BY MONSTERS: NOW AND THEN exhibition at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre

Books and literature

Hidden histories of China revealed at rare book fair in Hong Kong

At Firsts Hong Kong, several rare book exhibits gave visitors the chance to peruse first-hand accounts of China’s complex past.

15 Dec 2025 - 6:16PM

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Lang Lang and Tarmo Peltokoski pack a punch alongside HK Phil

HK Phil’s music director designate expertly controlled an embellished orchestra as the Chinese piano star enchanted in a night of huge sound.

15 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

New Shanghai art exhibitions tackle revolution and climate change head-on.

The Rockbund Art Museum’s ‘The Great Camouflage’ and the 15th Shanghai Biennale offer compelling and refreshing perspectives.

15 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Installation view of “The Great Camouflage” exhibition at the Rockbund Art Museum, in Shanghai, China. The exhibition is a powerful exploration of anti-colonial thought that looks at the meaning of revolution not only as mass uprisings, but also as “the quiet persistence of reflection, grief and meaning-making”. Photo: Ling

Famous horse-related works of art as the Year of the Horse 2026 approaches

To celebrate the nearing Year of the Fire Horse, we look at paintings, books and plays that show how the use of horses in art has evolved.

16 Dec 2025 - 3:28PM

A scene from War Horse, performed at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2019. The award-winning British play is one of many artworks made over the centuries with a strong equine focus. Photo: Winson Wong

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 12-14

Watch Hong Kong Ballet’s The Nutcracker, head to a beach beer festival, donate and shop at a festive thrifting event and more this weekend.

12 Dec 2025 - 10:49AMvideocam

‘Transformative’ collection of Hong Kong art donated to Vancouver gallery

An anonymous donation of 131 artworks to the Vancouver Art Gallery elevates the international profile of Hong Kong art.

11 Dec 2025 - 10:29AM

New arts venues in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, including the ‘Airpod building’

The Shenzhen Bay Culture Square and Aranya Art Centre Guangzhou show the Greater Bay Area’s ongoing efforts to become a cultural destination.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Shenzhen Bay Culture Square opened in November 2025, the latest public cultural landmark to open in the Greater Bay Area (Photo: Zhu Yumeng; Courtesy of MAD Architecture Studio)

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