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Sarita Rai in her home in Dharavi, Mumbai. Photos: Neville Sukhia; Atul Loke; Amrit Dhillon

Lessons in flavour and frugality from home cooks in Dharavi, 'Asia's largest slum'

A book of recipes from eight women living in Mumbai's Dharavi slum highlights the area's culinary diversity and shows how delicious fresh, seasonal, subtly spiced food can be, writes Amrit Dhillon

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Coco Capitán poses for a portrait at ArtisTree, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong ahead of her upcoming show. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

From pirate dreams to public text, a restless creative voice arrives in the city

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Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock

Insider’s guide to Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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Terrace Boulud on the rooftop of Landmark Prince’s. Photo: courtesy Terrace Boulud

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Terrace Boulud to Ramenya Shima

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Apple Chui, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences at Chinese University. Photo: courtesy of Coral Academy

Hong Kong has more coral reef species than the Caribbean – and they’re worth saving

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Kai Ching Estate in Kai Tak, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak

Too shiny, straight, serious, samey: when architecture stops feeling human

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Untitled (2022) by Faye Wei Wei. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Love and mythology drift across artist Faye Wei Wei’s dreamlike canvases

The British-Chinese artist’s monumental oil paintings blend love, mythology and lush flora, inviting viewers into immersive fantasy worlds.

European travel

A riot of colourful artworks in Padua defines Italy’s Painted City

Hong Kong society

Iranian’s cloth works at Art Central reflect complex fabric of her identity

Art Basel

How Art Basel Hong Kong is fuelling the Greater Bay Area’s cultural ambitions

Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen are lavishing money on art venues and shows, but can really this buy them lasting cultural capital?

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority has organised arts events in March, seeking to extend Hong Kong’s cultural month beyond the Convention Centre. Photo: Handout
My Life

Philip Tinari on his global journey through art and culture

After 20 years in Beijing, Tai Kwun’s new deputy director and head of art talks about why Hong Kong is now the place to be.

South Korea

Painter Eunnam Hong explores identity through haunting self-portraits

The New York-based Korean artist cites filmmakers Wong Kar-wai, John Cassavetes and Hong Sang-soo, and painter Elizabeth Peyton as inspirations.

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Germany

Artist Katja Seib’s surreal portraits blur reality, dreams and everyday life

The US-based German painter places her family and friends in allegorical scenes informed by her own life and classic European art school training.

Postpartum (2023) by Katja Seib. Photo: Elon Schoenholz
Art Basel

Art Basel Hong Kong’s director on the fair’s role in the city’s cultural scene

Angelle Siyang-Le talks to us about her commitment to the show – and why her dad initially thought the company didn’t exist.

Asian diaspora

Fried bananas and family lore: a Swedish-Chinese art story

Lam turns Swedish-Chinese restaurant culture and digital defects into haunting works about migration, memory and generational loss.

Trending in China

Chinese woman uses teeth to carve sculptures, including Great Wall of China model

Nibbling artist with no formal sculpting training creates more than 100 works of art using vegetable; warns kids not to copy her.

A young Chinese woman, known as a tooth sculptor, has attracted attention for using her teeth to create intricate sculptures Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Hong Kong culture

Editorial | Hong Kong’s celebration of art and culture sends a powerful message

At a time of geopolitical complexity, Art Basel opens in a city nurturing local artists, collaborating with international institutions and fostering understanding.

A visitor poses for a photo with Hu Yinping’s Potatoes Grow on Trees at the preview of Art Basel at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on March 25. Photo: Eugene Lee
Art Basel

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026: the millennial artists redefining reality

The digital and traditional blend in the creation of Aya Shalkar’s mythic women, Yaerim Ryu’s Neanderthal man, and Plum Cloutman’s garden fantasy.

Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Pearl Lam, the Hong Kong-born founder of Pearl Lam Projects

The gallerist and curator shares some of her favourite things, from the paintings of Kerry James Marshall to the energy of Shanghai’s Xiangyang Park.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents a history of abstract art

From ancient artefacts to Joan Mitchell and Mark Rothko, “Beyond the Abstract” is the most sweeping survey of abstract art ever shown in Greater China.

Beijing Circus by Sanyu is among the highlights of “Beyond the Abstract”, an exhibition at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Artist's Studio

Hong Kong sculptor Gamzar turns iron and bamboo into art

The artist transforms contrasting materials into delicate sculptural installations, channelling design, craft and memories of the city’s industrial past.

Hong Kong artist Gamzar in his To Kwa Wan studio. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong holds onto Art Basel crown for 5 more years thanks to new deal

Galleries at preview also say global uncertainties have prompted collectors to take greater interest in works able to retain value.

Social media

Banksy unmasked: how will his naming affect the value of his art?

As fans slam a Reuters report sharing the street artist’s suspected identity, some art dealers say his value isn’t driven by anonymity alone.

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Art Basel

Hong Kong Art Week beyond Art Basel, from Art Central to street art and more

HKWalls’ street murals, Central Yards’ edible art and Lee Bul’s M+ retrospective are among the attractions not to be missed.

Greatness, a work by visual and mural artist LeHo, at HKWalls. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

‘Classic’ Cantonese, Japanese: art curator’s Hong Kong restaurant picks

Art Central 2026 curator Zoie Yung shares her favourite spots for Hong Kong comfort food, brunches, Chiu Chow bites and late-night skewers.

Art Basel

Art Week on a budget: 8 must-see free events in Hong Kong

From Tai Kwun to M+, Gagosian and more, here’s a round-up of venues hosting admission-free exhibitions, home-grown talent and retrospectives.

Art Basel

9 artists to look out for at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong

From Kazakh warrior sculptures to speculative films by Andrew Thomas Huang and Ayoung Kim, these are the artworks defining this year’s programme.

The Deer of Nine Colors by Andrew Thomas Huang. Photo: Handout
Wealth management

Hong Kong a ‘safe harbour’ for family wealth as global tensions rise: officials

City provides a stable platform for growth and deployment of capital amid ‘uncertainty and conflicts’, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit gala dinner on Tuesday evening. Photo: Handout
Interiors

This muralist’s apartment refuses to sit still

In her ever-evolving Mid-Levels rental, a muralist treats walls and furniture as extensions of her creative practice.

Hong Kong

Why Hong Kong’s N+ Museum is calling out city’s ‘cringe’ nostalgia trend

At ‘Hong Kong Nostalgia-Bait’, indie art collective N+ uses images from the past to criticise the commodification of traditional culture.

Hong Kong

Sexual fantasy, fairy tales: Hong Kong queer artists challenge norms

Two Hong Kong queer female artists explore fantasy and reality in exhibitions that challenge norms and reflect on identity and migration.

Artist Florence Lee Yuk-ki (middle), the curator Danson Wong (left) and exhibition producer Jackson Kwong (right) photographed in front of Lee’s 2025 work “Where Sight Sinks into Starlit Eyes”. The work is part of Lee’s solo exhibition “Double Blue” at Hart Haus (Photo: Enid Tsui)
From our archives

In pictures: Hong Kong’s public art sculptures, from the 1970s to today

A look back at the public art that has adorned the city’s streets over the years, from Bruce Lee to giant water buffaloes.

The Bamboo Man sculpture by multimedia artist André Heller is lit up in readiness for its journey across Victoria Harbour in May 1992. Photo: SCMP Archives
West Kowloon Cultural District

Opinion | To realise Hong Kong’s cultural potential, a global vision is essential

The city can rise beyond a regional hub, but only with sustained investment and a coherent, long-term vision for arts development.

100 Top Tables: Cities of Gastronomy

How Unesco’s Creative Cities are reimagining tomorrow, from food to design

From Macau’s City of Gastronomy status to Unesco’s new focus on architecture, the UCCN is rewriting how cities harness creativity to shape their future.

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