The List #249, Mar 15, 2016

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CONTENTS

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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FEATURE

About Town

Creative Chicks

Center Pieces

French jewelry brand Ofée opens its Hong Kong flagship

Get to know the leading ladies of the Hong Kong art scene

The biggest art events this month

Lookbook

GIVEAWAY

Coney Ko shares her love for art deco

Hollywood Signs

Beauty and Wellness

HOT TICKETS

Win a stay at new boutique hotel Madera Hollywood

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WISHLIST

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Shek Kip Mei Hipster and old-school eats

Xtreme Lashes adds drama to the eyes

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DATE NIGHT

The artist makes artwork to end violence against women

Wearable art

Dine with celeb chef Nobu Matsuhisa himself

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WOMEN IN FOCUS Sze C.

What’s In

Hot Dates

HAPPENING ’HOODS

RECIPES

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Kiss the Cook Impress guests with these bites

MRS. KNOW-IT-ALL Framing Act Where to get your newly bought art framed

KNOW & TEL

Galleries p.26

Street Art Sites p.32

Affordable Art p.36

Arts & Crafts p.38

Art For The Family p.42

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EDITOR’S LETTER

PIGMENTS AND EMOTIONS This month is art season in Hong Kong, and it can be easy to get caught up in the world of highbrow art—but it’s not just about the glitz and glamor or the investments you can make. While you’re checking out the fantastic lineup of events in town, don’t forget the fundamental goal of art: to inspire; to evoke new emotions and new opinions.

In our cover story (p.18), we’ve gone up close with four women who are leaders and pioneers of the local art scene, asking them what art means to them.

We’ve also rounded up for you the best art galleries (p.26), street art (p.32), affordable art shops (p.36), arts and crafts (p.38) and family-friendly art events and clubs in the city.

Hopefully, there’ll be plenty here for you to explore the creative side of Hong Kong, and to have fun doing it too!

I’d love to hear from you! Email me with ideas, concerns orListMagazine_155x102mm_Brighton-Bed_04Mar16_No-PC.pdf chit-chat at evelyn.lok@hkmagmedia.com.

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HOT TICKETS

MAKE A DATE Our picks for the month

ART SPECIAL!

Basel Calling It’s March and that means the city’s art month has officially arrived! Get your arty self ready with a range of art shows and exhibitions, and don’t miss out on the grand event Art Basel.

One of the largest art fairs in the world, this year is its fourth iteration in Hong Kong, and will play host to 239 of the world’s top art galleries displaying a variety of modern and contemporary art by over 4,000 artists.

Mar 24-26. HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai. $180-850 from hkticketing.com

Hotel Stay Stroll through four stories of art at the Conrad Hotel for the 8th edition of the Asia Contemporary Art Show. Held twice a year, this year’s spring edition is featuring 84 exhibitors from Asia and worldwide and showcasing more than 3,000 exclusive pieces of paintings, sculpture and photography, from new artists to widely recognized names.

Mar 24-27. 40-43/F, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. $220 for two from hkticketing.com

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A Night to Remember

Art in the Center Bringing together art for a younger, upbeat crowd, Art Central gets you your fix of contemporary works at a massive temporary tent at the Central Harbourfront, with plenty of exciting programs. Don’t miss Abdullah M.I. Syed’s performance, “The Flying Buck” on the first night (5-7:15pm), in which the artist makes paper planes out of US$1 bills, unfolds them, and eventually eats and regurgitates them to create what he calls a “Money Art Object.” Riveting!

Hong Kong’s best art galleries in the Art Gallery Association come together for their annual celebration, the Art Gallery Night, where with a glass of wine or champagne in hand you can check out all the openings across town, performances, guided tours and talks all up until 10pm.

Mar 21. Across 43 HKAGA Member Galleries. Free entry.

Hk-aga.org

Mar 21-26. Central Harbourfront Event Space, 9 Lung Wo Road, Central. $230 for two from hkticketing.com

Old Treasures Don’t get too tired just yet: wrapping up this arty month is Asian Art Hong Kong, a festival presenting the very best of Asian art from antiquities to contemporary works in the city.

Special exhibitions highlighting the history and cultural heritage of Asian art, guided tours for the selected galleries, examination of Asian artifacts as well as specialists’ talks will help you know your bronzes from your jades.

Mar 31-Apr 9. Various locations. Booking/ RSVP at info@asianarthk.com. Asianarthk.com

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WIN AN ARTY STAYCATION! Are you an art fiend packing on gallery visits and art fair dates in March?

If you’re looking to destress after all that art fatigue, or simply want a quick R&R in town, we’ve paired up with brand new boutique hotel Madera Hollywood on Hollywood Road to offer one lucky The List reader one night’s accommodation in the Grand Premier Suite for two persons (valid until end of September 2016), which is valued at $8,000 plus 10 percent service charge per night. Designed with the sunny opulence of the Hollywood Regency style, all of the rooms feature bright pops of colors that are sure to brighten up any stay.

About Madera Hollywood: Designed in the Hollywood Regency style—known and beloved by stars for its boldness and sophistication—the hotel's 38 one-bedroom suites feature the finest amenities for discerning travelers to savor old-world charm in modern comfort.

Whether for a sojourn or an extended stay, be ready to indulge in luxury and style at this brand new iconic hotel.

53 Hollywood Rd., Central, 3913-2888, maderagroup.com/hollywood

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Email: thelist@hkmagmedia.com, with the subject line “The List Giveaway” Deadline: Mar 31, 2016 Psst… Congrats to our lucky winner Annabel P., who won a four-course winter tasting menu for two at Pierre at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong.

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DATE NIGHT

HOT DATES Couples’ night out Nobu Deal If you and your loved one both love spending time in the kitchen, here’s an opportunity that’s just too good to pass up: Nobu Matsuhisa himself is in town to kick off the spring menu at Nobu InterContinental Hong Kong, and is offering an exclusive weekend masterclass to sharpen your sushi knife skills, followed by lunch and a signed cookbook as a souvenir. If you can’t snag one of the 10 spots in the class, you can still catch Nobu at night as the restaurant presents two special Spring Omakase Dinners—8-course degustation menus in collaboration with Taittinger Champagne.

Cooking class is Mar 19, $2,688 + 10 percent per person. Omakase dinners are Mar 19-20, $1,300 per person, with champagne pairing for an additional $688.

Email fb.hongkong@ihg.com to reserve

Race to Love There’s something sexy about fast cars and living (or pretending to live) the life of luxury, which is why we think Mercedez Benz’s restaurant Mercedes Me makes the perfect date setting.

With a delicious, refined, and flavorpacked menu, this glitzy restaurant is elegant and intimate, with thoughtful details reflecting cars, design and art for conversation starters. Their new Sunday brunch menu is a great reason to glam up on a Sunday and head there with your S.O. for a breakfast and bubbles.

Sundays, 11:30am-2:30pm. $580 per person, add $320 for unlimited Ruinart Champagne, red and white wines; add $280 for unlimited Bloody Marys and beers. Shop C and D, Entertainment Building, 30 Queen’s Rd., Central, 2895-7398

Sold on Shakespeare Looking for an exciting night on the town involving a bit of culture? The intense performances and awesome stage set in the Hong Kong Arts Festival’s upcoming local presentation of Macbeth by Tang Shu-wing Studio is sure to get the heart pumping, and

Tram Tours ensure your date will want to see you tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…

Mar 16-20, Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. $160-300 from urbtix.hk

Home Sweet Home If dining out too much has got you feeling heavy and bloated, or you prefer romance in the comfort of your own living room you’re in luck. Meal-prep saviors Secret Ingredient has just launched a new food delivery service called Nosh, which packages their signature healthy ingredients in readyto-eat meals delivered straight to your door—no cooking necessary. Choose from sumptuous mains such as freerange chicken and quinoa salad, seared pacific tuna with sprouts, and Australian steak with roasted pumpkin and lentils.

Top off the healthy meal with a glass or two of wine at home (grapes are healthy, right?) and you’ll both be feeling warmly fed as you cozy up to a movie on the couch.

No matter how many years you’ve lived in Hong Kong, there’s always something yet to discover. Sign up for a romantic rendezvous for two aboard Hong Kong Tramways’ brand new TramOramic Tour, which guides visitors on a onehour tour to some of Hong Kong’s most unexplored sights. You’ll get whisked back in time aboard the 1920s-style tram, with a guided audio tour curated by local historian Cheng Po-hung and collector Alan Cheung. Visit historical areas such as the Bank of China and the “poor man’s night club,” and learn to appreciate seven generations of trams. $95 per adult at hktramways.com; includes 2-day unlimited free access on the tram network

$80-$100, free delivery for orders over $400. Nosh.hk

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WISHLIST

ABOUT TOWN Life in the Hong Kong Lane

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LIST LOVES

A hot new accessories brand is here in town: Cafuné, meaning the act of playing with a lover’s hair in Portuguese, was founded by design and architecture consultant Day Lau and Queenie Fan, who has designed handbags for brands such as Rag & Bone, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Coach. Emphasizing high quality construction and using smooth Italian calf leather, their first capsule collection is made up of a satchel, a crossbody bag and a boxy tote bag, all featuring clean lines and a (genuine) marble motif.

Prices start from $2,870 from ca-fune.com

Picture Perfect Just made available in Hong Kong is online Dutch kidswear brand Say Cheese!, which makes clothes for new borns to 9-year-olds, all using naturally antibacterial bamboo fibers for their fabrics. The clothes also feature the innovative Ezzip zipper, which claims to help parents dress their kids in mere seconds. Any Hong Kong parents want to try it and time it for us?

HOT OPENING

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Ofée of the Day Parisien jewelry brand Ofée has just made a new home in Causeway Bay, which is also its first Asian boutique. The simple, understated designs available in gold and diamond are inspired by the lights of Paris, and you can choose to customize your own set of single earrings, ear cuffs, cartilage rings, and more at the store’s earring bar. Check out Ofée’s various signature brindilles chain earrings (pictured here in 18 carat gold and diamond, $5,250) that delicately thread through your earlobes.

Ofée, G/F, 22-36 Paterson St., Causeway Bay, 2886-1948

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LOOKBOOK Sustainable jewelry designer Coney Ko loves the art deco style and has found her niche in expressing the art form through her collections. She started out as a clothing designer and slowly transitioned to making accessories as she discovered her passion for detail and material. She currently designs and handcrafts her own collection for her brand Coney & Co. Shop H203, PMQ, Aberdeen St., Central, coneynco.com

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I fell in love at first sight with the Fly Bag in Japan this winter when I was on vacation. It’s made of Polyester 3M Waterproof material, and although it’s all cloth, the look mimics paper. I usually use it as a clutch because it can match a lot of my outfits.

I love this simple watch, which was a gift from a friend bought from an antique store in Hong Kong. There is contrast in its appearance--it’s minimal and sleek in its shape, but the face of the watch is very distinct. It blends the old with the new.

2. Genic Eyewear glasses

4. Toga shoes

I came to know about the local Hong Kong brand Genic Eyewear during Fashion Week. They do handmade aesthetic frames which are specially tailored to Asian profiles. As it’s made out of high quality materials, it’s very comfortable. What’s more, it’s in black and gold, which are colors I’ve been wearing a lot this season.

I feel that these toga shoes really show who I am because they’re cool and feminine, just like my personality. It’s black and white in color which makes it very versatile, but isn’t generic because it has finer details like the buckle. I can dress them in a lot of styles: sometimes I’ll wear them if I’m feeling preppy, and sometimes if I’m feeling boyish.

5. Coney & Co. Peacock necklace This Peacock necklace is from our latest statement collection. It’s heavily inspired by art deco, and crafted with sodalite gemstone. Aesthetically pleasing things should be timeless, and the Peacock collection is a blend of a futuristic yet vintage style which fits this criteria.

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BEAUTY & WELLNESS Your guide to looking fit and fabulous

TRIED & TESTED

Xtreme Lashes The Basics: American lash extension studio Xtreme Lashes is something of a celebrity in the eyelash world, and landed in Hong Kong earlier in the year. Lash extension loyalists will know the joy and convenience of waking up with lush fluttery lashes and being able to skip makeup, and for those new to the game, Xtreme Lashes will give newbies a premium introduction with its hypoallergenic synthetic lashes.

The Experience: The international studio is renowned for its highly trained lash stylists, thorough service and aftercare.

Like in most lash salons, you settle down in a bed, close your eyes and wake up looking beautiful. However, my session was a tiring two-hour affair, mainly due to a particularly difficult removal process for my old extensions—Xtreme Lashes’ milder remover combating an older, cheaper, industrial-

strength adhesive. That said, the stylist’s handiwork was painless and completely gentle—you barely notice it.

The Takeaway: Having opted for voluminous, blunt lashes, my customized set worked well for my natural eye shape and was not too dramatic. At Xtreme, lashes are never applied directly to the skin—giving a small millimeter gap for safety—but it made it more cumbersome to remove makeup, with cotton balls easily snagging on each lash. The extensions lasted 5-6 weeks without much fall out, but could have lasted longer with regular maintenance visits. Xtreme’s aftercare services are excellent, even selling products like eyelid serum and its own specialist lash cleaning brushes, which lash loyalists are sure to want to explore. Evelyn Lok $1,388 for one full service session. Xtreme Lashes, 3/F, V-Plus, 68-70 Wellington St., Central, 3708-8961

Lab Partners Long-time multi-award-winning spa Sense of Touch has paired up with Japan skincare brand Zeal Cosmetics to launch its own line of exclusive skincare products, Sense of Touch Laboratories. The line, which now includes five products that take you from face washes to high performance serums, focuses on using additive-free formulas that absorb quickly—perfect for the humid Hong Kong climate. The most popular product so far is the Fresh Collagen Infusing Essence ($1,280), which helps with improving skin elasticity and moisture retention.

Available in all five locations of Sense of Touch spas. senseoftouch.com.hk

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GET THE LOOK: ART FOR ART’S SAKE

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Artist’s Palette

Kiko Milano’s newest art-inspired line features a beautiful two-tone blush, which brings a cute little painterly flair when you’re adding some color to your cheeks.

It’s available in four shades and encased in a handy mirrored compact.

Blending Wave Multicolor Blush, $125 from 3/F, LCX, Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2405-1388

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In the Spotlight

Want to give a spotlight to your flawless canvas this month? Joining its popular sister product, the shimmer brick, Bobbi Brown’s just launched a subtler illuminating powder that has a unique creamy texture, packed with skinbrightening and moisture-holding ingredients that prevent dryness and caking. Combining various skincorrecting pigments and a subtle pearly sheen, the compact comes in six different shades.

Nude Finish Illuminating Powder, $460 from Shop 128, MOKO, 193 Prince Edward Rd. West, Mong Kok, 2628-3993

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Time Warp

Heavily inspired by Salvador Dali’s art, Elevatione’s Time Stops line is made from natural extracts from plants and herbs. Its four-month treatment kit aims to revitalize your skin through phases of deep cleansing, nourishment, hydration and aging protection. It all comes in a whimsical packaging that Dali himself would adore.

4-Youth System, $30,880 from Shop B2, UG/F, Century Square, 1-13 D’Aguilar St., Central, 3107-4366

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WHAT’S IN Wearable Art

Jimmy Choo Shop G119, G/F, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2916-8966

Paul Smith Shop 216B, 2/F, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2523-5868

Ted Baker Shop 147, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2918-9609

Model pattern men’s shirt, $5,850 from Paul Smith Patterned midi dress, $3,795 from Ted Baker

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Striped scarf, $2,600 from Paul Smith

Clutch, $9,700 from Paul Smith

Striped dress, $2,450 from Ted Baker

Abstract pattern men’s tee, $2,300 from Paul Smith

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RECIPES

KISS THE COOK Monthly recipes from Mango Menus

This week we bring you a couple of ideas for when you are entertaining at home over the Easter holidays.

Delight your brunch guests with grilled grapefruit along with a mint-infused (and beautifully green) sugar they can sprinkle on top. For evening parties, try our homemade Peking Duck as a starter, or pre-roll it into pancakes to serve as canapés.

Grilled Grapefruit with Mint Infused Sugar YOU’LL NEED

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2 tbsp butter

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¼ cup brown sugar

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Segment them by running a sharp knife around the circumference and then cut out each individual segment by slicing on each side of the white line of pith.

2. Place your white sugar and mint

leaves in a pestle and mortar and pound it until the sugar turns green.

This takes a few minutes.

4. Grill the fruit until brown marks

appear on the pith and/or the brown sugar concoction bubbles. Serve the fruits alongside the bowl of green sugar which you can invite your guests to sprinkle on top.

Serves four, with half a grapefruit for one person.

3. Mix your butter, cinnamon and

brown sugar together then paste it on the top of each grapefruit half.

You can leave some without this mixture in case some guests prefer them au naturel!

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Homemade Chinese Duck & Pancakes YOU’LL NEED

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1 tbsp rock salt

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10 wheat pancakes

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1 cucumber

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10 spring onions

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1 jar Hoisin or Peking Duck sauce (available in most supermarkets)

METHOD 1. Preheat your oven to 200°C. 2. Pat your duck skin dry with paper

towels to remove any excess moisture. The skin needs to be very dry to crisp up, so if you have the time, allow your duck to air dry uncovered in the fridge overnight, or alternatively, blow it with your hairdryer for a few minutes! Then stab the skin a few times with a skewer, which allows the fat it to drain, and place it on a rack within a roasting tray. This will allow the oil generated by the duck to drip down and collect in the pan.

5. Shred the duck and place the meat

and crispy skin onto a serving plate.

6. Steam your pancakes for a minute

or two then keep them warm in a tea towel.

7. Prepare your cucumber and spring

onion by chopping them into strips of the same length.

8. Spoon your Hoisin or Peking

Duck sauce into a bowl and serve alongside the duck, spring onions, cucumber and pancakes.

Serves four as a starter or eight as canapés.

3. Rub the duck skin with the allspice,

rock salt, baking powder (this improves the crispiness) orange zest and grated ginger.

4. Place the duck in the oven for 1.5-2

hours by which time the meat should be cooked and the skin crispy.

Founded by Helen Scott, Mango Menus creates unique, mouth-watering recipes that contain healthy and nutritious ingredients. mangomenus.com

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COVER STORY

Maree Di Pasquale recently purchased a work by Claire Lee— “If Vegetables Could Feel III” (2014)

Maree di Pasquale is drawn to works by Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson— “Me, Myself, and I” (2015)

Women of Art Evelyn Lok and Kate Lok chat with the leading ladies of the Hong Kong art scene on their work as art administrators, their favorite kinds of artwork and how they see Hong Kong’s artistic future.

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Sarah Benecke admires the work of Korean artist Ji Yo-sang— “Serenity 1” (2013)

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Maree di Pasquale Fair director, Art Central Working between her hometown in Melbourne and Hong Kong, Maree Di Pasquale has gone from developing Middle Eastern art programs in Abu Dhabi to developing Sydney Contemporary—the city’s first international art fair— to launching Hong Kong’s first edition of Art Central last year.

Not many people actually know this, but when I first started out I was a practising artist. I love creating art. At university I quickly learned that I wasn’t necessarily as good as the other artists, but what I loved about that studio environment was working directly with them.

I’ve always been interested in Greater Asia— Asia, the Middle East and India—in the work itself, but also in the markets; they’re all very emerging markets which allow a process of education and audience development.

Hong Kong has come a long way. I’ve worked with the ArtHK [which became Art Basel] team for six or seven years. Seeing the change from then to now is incredible.

It’s generated a whole new wave of Hong Kong artists who have been influenced by that market change. I think ArtHK had a lot to do with that, but the non-profit art spaces—Para Site, Asia Society, Asia Art Archive, and [Hong Kong artist Lee Kit’s] new space Things That Have Happened—have had even more to do with that.

I had a long media career in Hong Kong before I started Asia Contemporary Art Show.

Sarah Benecke Co-founder, Asia Contemporary Art Show Australian native Sarah Benecke began her career in media in Hong Kong in 1979. Dissatisfied with retirement in 2010, she co-founded Asia Contemporary Art Show with former colleagues Douwe Cramer and Mark Saunderson and launched it in 2012. The art fair is currently in its eighth edition.

I started collecting art in Hong Kong—but it got to this point in my life when I wanted to start something different.

As a young expatriate living in Hong Kong, on weekends I would wander around Hollywood Road, where most of the art galleries gathered 20 years ago. At that time it was much more reasonably priced and more art galleries could afford the rent.

I’m an early-stage collector. The problem with doing art shows is that you end up spending more money on art than you do making money from them!

The current art shows [here] have very different positioning. We all admire Art Basel, but those are very top artists at very top prices, [aimed at] a very small group of people.

It’s always tough for me to pick favorites, but I did recently purchase a piece by Claire Lee. I love buying art. I certainly won’t call myself a collector but I enjoy supporting artists at the emerging end. The work that I am drawn to is more about artists who have a cultural and heritage statement.

Certain work sells, commercially. That said, I believe that Hong Kong has fostered a very strong base of collectors who buy good work because it’s good work.

My prized piece? It’s a no-name artist.

I came across this small edition piece by an artist of Palestinian heritage when I was working in Abu Dhabi. It’s a text based work, with a simple statement, “Me, Myself and I.” It’s beautiful, it was cheap, and it’s my most prized artwork.

The best kind of art can change society.

Art in all its forms is that strong.

Art Central takes place Mar 23-26 at the Central Harbourfront Event Space.

That is why we try to position ourselves to be more accessible to people. We feature talented emerging artists. We’re very proud of the fact that we provide that opportunity.

If Hong Kong keeps doing what it does, which is providing a free and open market, and the Tourism Board keeps supporting the development of the art scene, it will attract a greater audience.

A Korean artist I’m particularly liking at the moment is Ji Yo-sang, who does traditional ink painting on very beautiful Korean paper. I hang his paintings in my hallway.

The best kind of art can inspire. It can give you a sense of excitement but also a sense of serenity, depending on the piece.

Don’t miss the 8th Asia Contemporary Art Show, Mar 24-27 at the Conrad Hong Kong.

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Lauren EveryWortman Co-founder and curator, Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation Lauren Every-Wortman started the HOCA Foundation after two years at Sai Ying Pun street art gallery Above Second, and she continues to curate and bring large scale public artworks to Hong Kong.

I’m from L.A. originally. My mom’s a painter and my dad’s a filmmaker so I’ve always grown up around art.

I really love museums. They are, for me, almost sacred spaces. I was struck by the problem of Hong Kong not really having that many of them.

Right now the Hong Kong Museum of Art is under renovation, and it will be in phases for the next 10 years. [West Kowloon Cultural District art hub] M+ has been constantly pushed back: It’s putting out exhibitions, but it’s not currently at the scale that it’s hopefully going to be one day.

One of the things that we wanted to do at HOCA Foundation was to be an intermediary: To at least have something for people to see while we’re waiting for these other things.

My favorite artist is [American light and space artist] James Turrell. The first time I saw his art in person was when I was 12 or 13. I remember going into one of his sky rooms and sitting completely in awe, that something so simple could have so much meaning to it.

I wish I was a collector. I own a lot of limited edition prints, and a couple of originals, but I don’t have the funds to properly invest in art yet.

I like having small sentimental things in my house, things that artists have given to me after working with them.

I have an Invasion Kit from [French street artist] Invader—he makes limited edition kits that come with all the tiles to create your own piece. I haven’t made it yet, I’m waiting on the exact location to do it, but that’s my favorite piece right now.

I really like street art in the sense that it reaches a large audience, it’s easily graspable and it’s a very democratized form of art.

Hong Kong artists have been getting more limelight, but what is unfortunate is that artists still have to go or study abroad to be recognized and make connections. That won’t really change until the education system changes.

There need to be stronger art programs in universities and high schools. I know that’s financially difficult for a lot of schools, but I think it’s an important way to help grow the need for culture that Hong Kong obviously wants.

Right now, it seems that everyone is investing in the top layer, but no one’s investing in the kids. They’re the ones who are going to grow up to be artists, they’re the ones who are going to be starting the galleries.

The best kind of art can change your perception of reality. It can change the way you view your daily life or add an experience to it that then changes the way you’re feeling that day. Or it can change your opinion about something in the world.

HOCA is hosting street artist Vhils’ first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, “Debris,” from Mar 22-Apr 4 at Central Pier 4.

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Yifawn Lee’s most recent purchase, a work

by Tibetan artist Gade

Yifawn Lee Founder, Asian Art Hong Kong Art and antiquities festival Asian Art Hong Kong returns for its third year under the auspicies of its founder Yifawn Lee, who is also the publisher of Orientations Magazine.

She’s hopeful that Hongkongers can learn to appreciate the old with the new in art.

I went to school in New York. My BA was in East Asian Studies, which went hand-in-hand with my interest in antiquities.

I remember going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the weekend and my favorite parts were where they transplanted whole buildings from another culture into the museum.

The most beautiful part of The Met is an area where they have floor to ceiling glass, and on one side you have the [Egyptian] Temple of Dendur and on the other side you have a view of Central Park. You go there and you can imagine yourself in these exotic locales.

I don’t think it’s limiting to look at the past, because in contemporary works a lot of artists do engage in the past. But that doesn’t have to be such a dichotomy between antique and contemporary art.

There’s definitely more buzz and excitement about the contemporary art field. But if you look at it, actually, Hong Kong has a longer history of antiques: both galleries and collecting.

There are groups like the Min Chiu society, founded in the 1960s—they’re a group of likeminded gentlemen collectors from Hong Kong and Shanghai who get together to discuss their collecting activities. They have their own club house on Bowen Road, which is not for the general public.

People are just not as aware of antiquities because they’re not as approachable, and this is what we hope to change with Asian Art Hong Kong.

Maybe just for Hong Kong, the galleries are not that media and market savvy—a lot of them don’t have websites, so they’re harder to approach and find.

We’ve done gallery tours, and it’s quite cute because the general public gets an impression that gallerists are unapproachable. But if you go to their galleries and get them started, sometimes you can’t get them to stop!

But the most rewarding moment is taking student tours to the galleries and seeing the participation between them.

It’s important to balance going to galleries with visiting museum exhibitions. Museums may have a good [range], but none of the objects are that high quality. At galleries, you can see the best of one type of object, but they may not necessarily have the continuation of history.

I wouldn’t call myself a collector, as I’m not that focused, I just tend to buy whatever catches my eye. I like naturally found objects and soothing pieces. Things that are not so jarring that you could live with them and you wouldn’t be frightened at 2am.

My most recent purchase was a small painting

by Gade, a Tibetan artist. He uses many bright colors. They’re very whimsical.

The best kind of art can evoke any type of emotion. Everyone’s an emotional being.

Asian Art Hong Kong returns Mar 31-Apr 9 with a varied exhibition, talk and tour program across the city.

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HAPPENING ’HOODS

DAYS OUT WITH A DIFFERENCE Shek Kip Mei Bordering Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong, Shek Kip Mei is perhaps most wellknown for the great fire that took place here in 1953 that left more than 53,000 people homeless. Now revitalized, the area thrives with hidden cafés and artist’s hideouts that combine the vintage with the modern. Explore some of our favorite spots in this old-school yet up-and-coming nabe.

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1. Be Tabula Rasa Studio If you’re looking for a quiet way to spend an afternoon in the middle of busy Kowloon, then head to Be Tabula Rasa Studio, a little factory where artists craft dried flowers with a café space surrounded by their handicrafts.

Sit among vintage travel books, the store owners’ cats and hedgehogs, and order a drink or a small snack.

3. Heritage of Mei Ho House If you want to know all about the history of Shek Kip Mei, the Heritage of Mei Ho House is a privately run museum by the YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel that will detail everything you need to know about the timeline before, during and after the blazing fire that completely changed the area.

Kung Wo Dou Bun Chong is a centuryold tofu joint known for its soybean products made the traditional way, by manually grinding the soy beans.

Sample a range of salty and sweet dishes such as the pan-fried tofu and the signature sweet tofu fa pudding, served with brown sugar and ginger syrup, then wash it down with their freshly made soymilk.

1/F, 85 Fuk Wa St., Sham Shui Po, 9010-9515

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THE LIST’S LEADING LADIES Hong Kong artist and tattooist Chow Pui-sze, better known as Sze C., has been creating works, exhibiting and holding charity and live music events for the past 13 years. She opened her first art space, Artouch HK, in 2014. Chow just launched an art project to raise awareness for V-Day, a global initiative to stop violence against women, using artwork she’s created from menstrual moon cups. She tells Evelyn Lok about how the cups can help women in thirdworld countries.

I grew up and studied here in Hong

Kong, then I went to Thailand to train in tattooing. I’ve been running my own studio for more than 13 years.

I’ve always used “women” as the

inspiration behind my artwork.

Apart from exhibitions, I also hold book tours, movie nights, music and charity events at Artouch.

For me, rent is the main obstacle for

every business in Hong Kong, especially art, since it’s not a necessity that people buy [artwork].

SZE C. “I’m an artist, a gallery owner, I practise yoga, I dance, I sell menstrual cups.

For me, it’s just a title.” them as an art piece so that people can get curious about them.

It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. But at least I wanted people to get an idea that they had an alternative.

I post a lot of information on pads and

tampons and their marketing—they keep telling you how clean or pure they are, but they’re actually so white because they bleach it. They’re full of chemicals.

As a woman, sometimes you have experiences with infections because of those products.

In Hong Kong, there’s a lack of this kind of experimental artwork that doesn’t sell, that’s made to spread a message.

Why is the moon cup still unpopular?

These days, especially, if a product is more durable, it’s going to be unpopular.

People just want to change something every season, just like fashion.

I’m blessed that I can set up the gallery

Besides making an art piece, I wanted

for my own exhibitions, but the key is that I can do it for others. Some artists I know are really talented, but really don’t know how to promote themselves.

something a bit deeper. This is a very sensitive, personal product for women users, so I thought to relate to women’s rights, and to focus on sex abuse issues.

I’m not stuck with one role: I’m a

tattoo artist, an artist, a gallery owner, I practice yoga, I dance, I sell menstrual cups. For me, it’s just a title.

It’s surprising: even though the menstrual cup has been in circulation for a few decades now, how not a lot of women know about it.

When I used it, I found it excellent. I think it’s beautiful to look at, too.

Instead of telling people about it one by one, I can do it in another way, showing

Pads, tampons, these are luxuries for girls in third world countries. They don’t even have enough food!

This made me a little heartbroken.

I would really like to create a program like Toms shoes: if you buy one cup, I will donate one cup.

This is my first show, but it won’t be the only one. My idea is to go to different countries to do this project, to co-operate with a local female artist.

They can bring more of an audience to help understand this issue.

Learn more about Chow’s project at her exhibition all month at Artouch, LG/F, Shop C2, 89-95 Hollywood Rd. (entrance on Shin Hing St.), 9780-1853, artouchk. com; Support her cause at tiny.cc/thelistecoartproject

There was a TED talk by Eve Ensler,

author of “The Vagina Monologues,” which brought about a huge global movement called V-Day to end violence against women. I asked for permission to show the talk at my exhibition.

I realized that a lot of girls in developing countries had to skip school during their period, because they have nothing to use. They are bleeding and emotionally distressed every month.

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Shop ‘til you drop If you’re after the big brands, you should head for one of Hong Kong’s swanky malls, such as the Landmark or prestigious Harbour City. However, there’s much more to the city’s shopping mecca than famous international brands, and some of the best stores are a short walk away from this glitz and glamor. Tucked away in a backstreet of Tsim Sha Tsui’s shopping paradise is Granville Road, a hub of independent boutiques that showcase Hong Kong’s own fashion designers.

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Get Funky In the buzzing urban district of Causeway Bay, revamped shopping center Fashion Walk is making a name for itself among shoppers looking for locally designed apparel. Enter Liger: a funky fashion brand started in 2009 by designer friends Hilary Tsui and Dorothy Hui, who curate unique statement pieces from around the world. In the same complex you’ll find Juice, a cool fashion and lifestyle store.

Old and New Despite Hong Kong’s buzzing modernity, there are still aspects of the city’s shopping scene that are timeless. Since colonial times, it has been one of the foremost destinations to have a suit made, with Apsley and La Elite two of the best known local tailors. For a more contemporary retail experience, head for the Star Street precinct area of Wan Chai, which exudes a distinctive fashionable vibe, being home to numerous Hong Kong designers, quirky boutiques, vintage shops and funky bars.

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Shoppers’ paradise Many shops are packed together, often in themed streets, to offer a real bargain as well as something a little out of the ordinary. Step into the Sino Centre for example and you’ll find a world of Japanese comic and cartoon paraphernalia, while around the corner in Kimberley Street is kitsch Tokyo concept store Bunkaya Zakkaten.

Streets Ahead Yau Tsim Mong’s themed streets include “Bird Garden”, (Hong Lok Street), “Korean Street”, (Kimberley Street), and “Ladies’ Market” (Tung Choi Street). If you’re on the hunt for local fashion, head to Fa Yuen Street, often referred to as “Sneakers Street”

for the numerous footw ear stores here.

Remember to Recharge Shopping is hungry work, so be sure to plan a pit stop during your day at one of the many trending Hong Kong eateries in Yau Tsim Mong. “Korean Street” is aptly named as it is home to some of the city’s best “hof” bars: the Korean Fried Chicken and beer joints that are taking over the city, while for more local delights, head to Dundas Street, which is renowned for its savory street snacks.

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GALLERIES Check out these top galleries and exhibitions around town

10 Chancery Lane Gallery Established in 2001, this gallery focuses on established and emerging artists from around the world. It not only holds exhibitions of paintings, photographs, installations and videos, but also performances by renowned artists. Next up is Chinese artist Huang Rui, who will be presenting his paintings created when he spent time in Japan in the 80s, from Mar 21 to Apr 30.

10 Chancery Lane, Central, 2810-0065, 10chancerylanegallery.com

Above Second Open since 2010, Above Second adds a slice of urban attitude to the city’s vibrant art scene by showing work from art schools or the streets. With a non-stop lineup of international artists in residencies, you’ll see everything from graffiti to graphic design, pop culture to street art.

Check out “Lies and Light,” a solo exhibition by Spanish artist Javier Martin from Mar 25 to Apr 2.

9 First St., Sai Ying Pun, 3483-7950, above-second.com

Galerie du Monde

AO Vertical Art Space Launched in 2012, AO Vertical Art Space is the city’s first vertical flow gallery, which exhibits works in a spiraling stairwell from the third to 13th floors. The gallery mainly showcases photography works, such as by

renowned Hong Kong streetscape photographer Ho Fan. Currently available is “Fortune,” an exhibition showing textured mural artworks by local artist Cheung Yee. 3-13/F, Asia One Tower, 8 Fung Yip St., Chai Wan, 2976-0913, aovertical.com

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First established in Paris in 1977, De Sarthe Gallery was relocated to Hong Kong in 2010 to discover talents in Chinese and international contemporary art. While representing artists worldwide and without focusing on their origin, the gallery now represents a new generation of Chinese contemporary artists, including Zhou Wendou, who is presenting “ADHD,” his first solo show in Hong Kong from Mar 22 to Apr 23.

Galerie du Monde is one of the oldest galleries in Hong Kong, established in 1974. It specializes in modern and contemporary works by Chinese artists. The gallery is also a champion of up-and-coming talents, known for innovative exhibits that cross mediums: from sculpture to photography, paper media to canvas. Currently it’s hosting “A Path to Life,” a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Li Yonggeng until Apr 19.

8/F, Club Lusitano, 16 Ice House St., Central, 2167-8896, desarthe.com

Room 108, 1/F, Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell St., Central, 2525-0529, galeriedumonde.com

EC Gallery Standing for Exhibition Centre, EC Gallery commits itself to showing emerging young talents in Hong Kong and China. If you’ve ever wanted to see quirky, conceptual pieces, new media art, or fresh new approaches to traditional mediums such as Chinese ink, this is the place.

72A Hollywood Rd., Central, 2519-6178, galleryec.com

Edouard Malingue Gallery

Galerie Perrotin

Contemporary by Angela Li Perhaps best known for introducing Chinese artists Chen Jiagang and Liao Yibai to the art world, CBAL boasts a lovely space and carefully curated exhibitions.

248 Hollywood Rd., Sheung Wan, 3571-8200, cbal.com.hk

French art dealer Edouard Malingue’s gallery opened in 2010 with an exhibition of Picasso’s works. Flash forward six years, it has moved to a larger and brighter space on Des Voeux Road Central. EM mainly shows a wide range of international contemporary art, but also represents several Hong Kongbased artists such as Ko Sin-tung and João Vasco Paiva.

6/F, 33 Des Voeux Rd. Central, 2810-0317, edouardmalingue.com

Galerie Perrotin Open since 2012, the Hong Kong branch of French gallery Galerie Perrotin has been working with young artists like street artist JR and graffiti artist KAWS, as well as big names like fashion photographer Terry Richardson. Coming up, the gallery will be presenting modernistic works by South Korean painter Park Seo-bo from Mar 21 to Apr 30.

17/F, 50 Connaught Rd. Central, 3758-2180, perrotin.com

Gallery Exit Established in 2008 and representing contemporary works from international and local figures, Gallery Exit acts as a platform that seeks to foster artists’ growth over the long term. Represented artists include immersive installation creator Nadim Abbas, photographer Chen Wei, and more.

3/F, Blue Box Factory Building, 25 Hing Wo St., Aberdeen, 2541-1299, galleryexit.com

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Karin Weber Gallery

Hanart TZ Gallery

Hanart TZ Gallery One of the oldest galleries in Hong Kong, Hanart TZ celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014 with a string of exhibitions by leading contemporary Chinese artists. As specialists in the genre, Hanart has exhibited works in oil, ink, print, sculpture, photography and video by internationally recognized mainland, Taiwanese and Hong Kong artists. Catch the “Kung Fu in Africa: Golden Age Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana” exhibition from now till Apr 16.

Room 407, Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St., Central, 2526-9019, hanart.com

Karin Weber Gallery The gallery organizes exhibitions of established and rising international artists. In its beginnings, KW gave regular spotlight to artists from Burma, but recently the gallery’s repertoire ranges from local to East Asian artists.

It carries a comprehensive selection of works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, gouache, ink on paper and mixed media.

Their upcoming exhibition, “Fay Ku: Arcadia,” opens on Mar 16 through Apr 21.

20 Aberdeen St., Central, 2544-5004, karinwebergallery.com

Mur Nomade Founded in 2012 by curator Amandine Hervey, Mur Nomade is a curatorial office and gallery based in Aberdeen.

The gallery holds regular exhibitions mainly showing work from local contemporary artists, as well as many site-specific shows all across Hong Kong. Regular exhibitors include Claire Lee and Sarah Lai Cheuk-wah. Currently presenting glass and installation works by emerging local artist Jovial Yeung through Apr 2.

Room 1606, 16/F, Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd., Aberdeen, murnomade.com

Osage Gallery With three locations across Beijing, Shanghai and in Hong Kong, Osage Gallery is widely recognized as one of the main cultural movers and shakers in the region, in its work promoting art and education across Asia. It regularly hosts exhibitions and pioneering projects that address local issues and helps others appreciate and build relationships between different cultures. From now until Mar 29, the gallery is presenting works by Filipino artist Roberto Chabet.

4/F, Union Hing Yip Factory Building, 20 Hing Yip St., Kwun Tong, 2793-4817, osagegallery.com

Argentinian surrealist painter Martha Zuik. Drawings, etchings, glasswork and sculptures are all featured here.

Shop 3, 1/F, SoHo 189 Art Lane, 189 Queen’s Rd. West, Sheung Wan, 2803-0332, puerta-roja.com

Para Site Art Space Founded in 1996 as the city’s first artistrun art space, Para Site is a cutting-edge visual arts organization that produces, exhibits and communicates high-quality local and international contemporary art.

It’s widely considered to show some of the most thought-provoking work in the city, and currently hosts art residency programs for visiting artists and curators to engage with the local and regional art scene. Their upcoming exhibition “Afterwork,” available between Mar 19 and May 29, showcases works by domestic workers in Hong Kong, exploring issues of class, race, labor and migration.

22/F, Wing Wah Industrial Building, 677 King’s Rd., Quarry Bay, 2517-4620, para-site.org.hk Para Site Art Space

Puerta Roja Puerta Roja was established by art dealer Adriana Alvarez-Nichol to promote Latin American and Spanish art and artists to the Hong Kong audience, representing talent such as digital artist Miguel Chevalier and

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50 Connaught Rd., Central, 2592-2000

Yallay Gallery

The Empty Gallery

Parkview Art Hong Kong

The Cat Street Gallery

Located at the former space of renowned local gallery Schoeni Art, Parkview Art Gallery is a new artistic venture of the Parkview Group headed by its chairman, George Wong. A staunch supporter of Chinese art, the gallery presents premium exhibitions of group and individual artists who make regular appearances in international art fairs, and particularly showcases modern European art and works by regional greats.

Showcasing contemporary and modern art in a variety of mediums, Cat Street exhibits emerging and established artists from around the world. Recently the gallery has been focusing on young emerging artists from the city, exhibiting edgy drawings and paintings from artists such as Vanessa Wong and Bosco Law. The gallery will be moving to a new location at 50 Tung Street, fortunately still in Sheung Wan, from April 1 onward.

Shop 6, UG/F, Sunrise House, 27 Old Bailey St., Central, 2413-0068, parkviewarthk.com

222 Hollywood Rd., Sheung Wan, 2291-0006, thecatstreetgallery.com

Sin Sin Fine Art

Founded by art lover and patron Stephen Cheng, the 3,000-squarefoot space is located in Aberdeen, and was designed with Zen sensibilities in mind: the whole gallery is decorated a minimalist black color, aimed at hosting various visual arts, music, dance, and performance art by artists from across the globe. Now featured in the all-black interior is “Ancestor Bone Hug,” an exhibition by Indian-American artist Amit Desai.

One of the longstanding galleries in Hong Kong, Sin Sin is named after founding director Sin Sin Man. The gallery represents and promotes Chinese and Southeast Asian artists and photographers, with a focus on Chinese, Indonesian and Thai art. It has two locations right across the street from each other on Sai Street.

Sin Sin will be presenting an exhibition on our relationships with nature and humanity called “day2day” from Mar 24 to May 24.

53-54 Sai St., Sheung Wan, 2858-5072, sinsin.com.hk

The Empty Gallery

19/F, Grand Marine Center, 3 Yue Fung St., Aberdeen, theemptygallery.com

White Cube Since its inception in 1993, White Cube has been exhibiting works of some of the most sought after contemporary artists around the world. The gallery has three branches, two in London and one in Central, Hong Kong. Coming up soon is “I Cried Because I Love You,”

Yallay Gallery opened in early 2013 in Wong Chuk Hang. Where much of the local art scene was fascinated in the mid-noughties on the first generation of contemporary Chinese artists, Yallay’s founder Jean Marc Decrop decided instead to play host to the newer crop of artists from China, and go off the beaten path in search of talent from Indonesia, South Asia and the Middle East. It is one of the first galleries in Asia to showcase Arab, Iranian and Turkish contemporary art, including its current exhibition “Reign of Winter” by Iranian artist Rokni Haerizadeh available until Apr 2.

Unit 3C, Yally Building, 6 Yip Fat St., Wong Chuk Hang, 3575-9417

YY9 Gallery Initially branching off of design consultancy 2b Square, YY9 Gallery has since moved from its Happy Valley location to Chai Wan, and now to its latest location in Quarry Bay to join with the 2b Square design gallery.

Celebrating its 11th anniversary this year, it continues to shine light on works—particularly on art objects and paintings—by local artists.

Unit 1702, Eastern Harbour Centre, 28 Hoi Chak St., Quarry Bay, 2574-3730, 2bsquare.com

Zee Stone Gallery Zee Stone, established in 1991, exhibits a wide range of contemporary artists from mainland China, using both ink and color on paper and oil on canvas.

The gallery’s exhibitions reflect the rich diversity of contemporary Chinese art, including abstract landscapes, realistic portraits, paintings on rice paper by traditionally trained Chinese masters and new work by a younger generation in acrylic and mixed media.

302, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd., Central, 2810-5895, zeestone.com

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2 1. Rukkit Thailand-based graffiti artist Rukkit created this gigantic, colorful and geometric patterned fox head next to the entrance to Hollywood Building on Upper Station Street—one of last year’s exhibits at the yearly street art festival HKWalls.

Hollywood Building, Upper Station Street

2. Invader The anonymous French artist Invader, known for his 8-bit tiled works, came to Hong Kong last year to exhibit his works at PMQ for Le French May, but also left his mark on the city in dozens of locations around town. Although they are at risk of disappearing, they’re welcome icons of whimsical pop culture in our busy grey city. Check out this cute “Invasion” of the dinosaur from arcade game Bubble Bobble in Prince Edward.

On the side of Hoi Fung Sewing Machine Company, 127-129A Lai Chi Kok Rd., Prince Edward (Go from Prince Edward MTR Exit C2)

3. XEVA XEVA from South Korea created this quirky portrait of Bruce Lee, the martial arts legend.

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Tank Lane and Hollywood Road

5. WAIS Hong Kong-based artist WAIS’ impressive painting takes up the entire side wall of the building and adds a nice touch of color to this concrete jungle.

Sai Street, behind Tai Ming Building Photo: Dustin Shum/SCMP

6. King of Kowloon Tsang Tsou-choi, nicknamed “King of Kowloon,” is one of the most legendary names in the graffiti world of Hong Kong. Hit up the Star Ferry Pier and scavenge for one of the four remaining works of the late graffiti king.

Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui

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8. Vhils Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, better known as Vhils, is exhibiting his first solo exhibition in town, “Debris,” presented by the Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation at Central Pier 4. It features his signature carving work on one of the city’s trams, where layers of poster paper are carved to reveal the colors and textures beneath. A similar, fantastic piece “Scratching the Surface” can be found on a corner in Causeway Bay. “Scratching the Surface,” Hysan Avenue and Leighton Road.

“Debris,” Mar 21-Apr 1, Central Ferry Pier.

9. Mong Kok’s Graffiti Wall (“Wall of Fame”) This relatively new graffiti spot in Mong Kok East has grown immensely popular for graffiti artists all around the world, with great pieces done by local and international artists ranging from abstract lettering to bright and bold illustrations. Mostly referred by artists as “Hong Kong’s Wall of Fame,” it is one of the most sought after graffiti sites in town.

Alley between Argyle Street and Bute Street, entrance just past the Argyle Street Waterworks Depot (111 Argyle St., Mong Kok)

10. Secret Walls X Hong Kong Secret Walls, a group that hosts live street art battles worldwide, has been running for four years in Hong Kong and over 25 artists have competed at last year’s Clockenflap music festival. This month, Secret Walls will be presenting works from previous years in the ceiling of an iconic Hong Kong tram. This exhibition will run for six months— all you have to do is look up.

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by Antony Gormley You may have already glimpsed Antony Gormley’s “Event Horizon” public art installation, which spans all over Hong Kong’s Central and Western districts and features copies of the artist’s body standing atop built structures as well as on ground level—one obvious one is just outside the Central MTR on Queen’s Road Central. Gormley hopes to engage the public to look at our urban setting by looking up in a new way. Don’t forget to find them all!

Through May 18, Central and Western districts

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Hong Kong on Steps Seven groups of talented artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and France have brought the “Hong Kong on Steps” exhibition to PMQ. Stop by the art and design hub and you won’t miss the creatively painted scenes on 25 stairs. The project is a lovely way to incorporate art into our everyday lives especially in the busy setting of Hong Kong as it transforms stairs, an everyday necessity into a beautiful canvas that pushes us to look at everyday life differently.

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Through Apr 30, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St., Central

Vaford Gates Inspired by the Houston Bowery Wall in New York, the Vaford Gates in Chai Wan is Hong Kong’s largest rotating mural project, featuring work from a slew of international and local artists.

This March, American muralist Aaron Li-Hill will be taking on the wall.

Known for his mixed media use of painting and stenciling, Li-Hill plans to incorporate sculptural techniques to reflect the effects of industrialization in Hong Kong. Instead of his trademark fencing figures, he will be creating a mural of a figure practicing Tai Chi swords, which is considered to be a more aesthetic martial arts form.

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AFFORDABLE ART Buy pictures that don’t cost a pretty penny

Art in a Box Crafty subscription service Art in a Box is the perfect way for art lovers to kickstart their collection, especially for Hongkongers in tiny flats who may want to spruce up their living space with affordable and easily displayed art. You’ll receive monthly boxes of original paintings, prints and more.

Each piece is made by different artists from the Bay Area in the US and curated by the Compound Gallery in Oakland, California. Subscriptions start from US$60 per month (about $460) for a minimum of three months, with international shipping rate included.

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Been Here There and Everywhere Canvas Company Typography enthusiasts will adore the work done by Been Here There and Everywhere Canvas Company.

Known for its signature text-based canvas artworks, it offers personalized and customized pieces for baby birth announcements, scrolls, world travels, family rules, favorite quotes, or pretty much any text you want stylized and stretched onto a canvas and framed.

Have a photo you’ve taken that you want printed and framed? BHTE can do that for you as well, in a range of different styles and sizes starting from $450 for an A4-sized canvas print.

9772-3864, beenherethereand everywhere.com.hk

Blank If you’re looking for one-of-a-kind designs for your wall and rug decorations, online store Blank provides bespoke services for you to create a unique motif running through your

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home. Choose from iconic prints or patterns, or feel free to bring your own ideas to the table for a truly personalized piece of art. Smaller canvases are also offered at Blank, such as a personalized family tree or word search made up of the names of your dearest, for a warm and affordable gift.

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KNOW & TEL embossed texture. They’re great as gifts for friends leaving Hong Kong, but can also be beautiful additions to any room.

Ciaolink’s artworks are also sold at The Mixing Bowl. Free delivery (and slightly cheaper) when you order online.

5 Shin Hing St., Sheung Wan, 2524-0001, ciaolink.com

InBetween Shop This edgy vintage store fits right in on hipster Tai Ping Shan Street in Sheung Wan. Though it mainly stocks an assortment of jewelry and quirky home décor items from local designers, plus some awesome antiques, InBetween also carries original vintage posters— think David Bowie concert posters and artwork from cult movies such as “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

6B Tai Ping Shan St., Sheung Wan, 6097-1817, inbetweenshop.com

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Ciaolink Founded by Japanese designer Megumi Takami, Ciaolink is an online brand selling artworks of beautiful Hong Kong townscapes: from views of the harbor to an impression of the city’s busy neon signs and more.

Drawn by the Japanese artist Kiyoko Yamaguchi, the incredibly detailed artworks are done on an exclusive “Pachika” paper, which reacts to heat and pressure to create an interesting

Love all kinds of illustration art?

Mischmasch, an online art site established in 2009, displays and sells whimsical drawings all curated in Hong Kong, inviting artists from all around the world to display their wares. There’s also a physical gallery space, in case you want to check out the works in person before buying.

Plum8 If you’re looking to give your walls some local flavor, give online gallery Plum8 a browse. It aims to give exposure to local artists, such as Tang Ying-chi and Pete Ross, and all the works on sale are curated under seasonally changing themes. Aiming to make art affordable and accessible, Plum8 sells limited prints, as well as paintings and sculptures at very reasonable prices, starting at just a couple of hundred dollars for a print.

The shopping is all done safely online and is delivered straight to your home with a 14-day return guarantee. plum8.com

Picture This Established by Christopher and Pamela Bailey more than a decade ago, Picture This has grown to become one of the city’s most frequented art shops. The duo curates fine art photography, vintage and contemporary posters, maps, early photographs of Hong Kong and China, so it’s the perfect place to shop for that unique addition to your home. The company also carries antiquarian and secondhand books about Asia, photographs for children’s rooms, and sporting prints.

Unit A, 18/F, Shing Hing Commercial Building, 21-27 Wing Kut St., Central, 3165-8017, mischmasch.com

Unit 1308, 13/F, 9 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2525-2820, picturethiscollection.com

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Established in 2006 by two friends and avid photography lovers, YellowKorner aims to become a global purveyor of top quality photography prints. There are two branches in Hong Kong: one in IFC and another in arts and design hub PMQ. You’ll find beautiful works by historical, contemporary and modern masters, from monochrome vintage photographs to urban snapshots from all over the world.

They all come with a certification of authenticity and you can choose your prints in multiple sizes, mounts and frames. It also offers photography and Photoshop classes.

A pretension-free outfit in the ever-evolving St. Francis Street neighborhood, Odd One Out stocks various handmade goods, including greeting cards, screen-printed tote bags and home décor, as well as original art prints. Odd One Out claims to champion the little guy with affordable ($500 to $6,000) original prints from up-and-coming creatives. The List loves the latest Guillaume Cornet collection, which are all intricate “Where’s Wally” style cityscapes. There’s an SFS Cafe as well, which is also a no-frills affair with a simple menu, wooden benches and awesome coffee.

14 St. Francis St., Wan Chai, 2529-3955, oddoneout.hk

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ARTS & CRAFTS Release your inner creativity with these classes and craft kits. By Laura Southwood.

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More fun for kids, less work for you: Activity Box is a brilliant service founded in Hong Kong that creates engaging, inspirational and easy-to-use art and craft boxes for children that are delivered to your home every month.

Activity Box offers age appropriate activities for toddlers (1½-3 years old) and kids (3–6 years old) that have been developed by a kindergarten teacher and test driven by kids themselves.

Bizzie Bee craft kits are exciting workshops in a box that are beautifully hand-assembled in Hong Kong and delivered straight to your door. Each box comes with quality tools and materials, including easy-to-read instructions and an extra up-cycling idea. Purchase individually or as a monthly subscription.

Monthly subscriptions start from $438, activity-box.com

Baker Ross Recommended by primary school teachers, it’s clear to see why Baker Ross is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of arts and crafts to schools and playgroups. Struggling for inspiration on what to make with the kids? Baker Ross has a craft kit for everything under the sun, from porcelain painting to candle making and everything in between. These activity packs are great value, with delivery available to Hong Kong.

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Papinee Papinee is an art-slash-toy collective with a social mission to give children the gift of imagination. Fusing contemporary art with the science of play, Papinee produces storytelling “Amuse” kits to help parents inspire and bond with their child. Each kit comes complete with a soft toy, story book, cue cards and coloring postcards to cultivate imagination. With a range of different animals that go on adventures around the world, my child and I couldn’t help but fall in love with Pantha the Lion as we explored the green grasslands of Kenya.

Seedling From magic mermaid wands to being the master of your own solar system, Seedling has a whole host of DIY activity kits for kids ages 3 to 12 years old. They aim to encourage a variety of interests and skills such as drawing, painting, science, imaginative play, gardening, sewing, model building and plenty more.

Seedling kits start from around $229.

Available from Bumps To Babes, Units 14-18, 21/F, Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing St., Ap Lei Chau, 2552-5000, seedling.com.hk

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Wanting to get in touch with your artistic side? Anastassia’s Art House provides a wide range of art classes for kids of any age, and even adults.

Sign up to be taught by internationally acclaimed artists in a gallery environment and let your creativity flow.

Children’s classes start from $210, arthouse-hk.com

Coloring books aren’t just a thing of the past. They’re becoming all the rage again, and Typo, the stationery arm of fashion retailer Cotton On, is on to this fact. Collaborating with some very talented artists from around Australia, Typo has an exclusive range of coloring books and posters to keep kids busy.

That’s not all—you can find all sorts of crafty essentials from watercolors to stencils on their online store.

Artjamming Coining the phrase “paintertainment,” Artjamming is the place to be for the ultimate freestyle painting experience.

Offering a wide range of large, high quality thick-profiled canvases with a choice of shapes, sizes and fabrics, along with a one-of-a-kind free flow acrylic paint station, Artjamming lets you become an artist for an hour at a spanking new studio in Sheung Wan.

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Choco L’art Located in Wan Chai, Chocolart Studio offers art classes for both children and adults. It runs regular classes such as Creative Kids (1.5–5 years old), Artistic Junior (6-10 years old) and Oil Painting and Sketching (11 years old and above, including adults). Use your paintbrush somewhere other than paper with the floral jamming and DIY furniture series where you can transform a plain piece of furniture into a painted art piece. eedling

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KNOW & TEL The Crafties The Crafties offers an accessible community co-working space for crafters with a purpose. Whether you’re a freelancer, designer, instructor, a start-up company or a social entrepreneur, its goal is to give you the freedom of setting up shop in a creative and enterprising environment.

If you only just want to dabble in some creativity then The Crafties has put together a wide selection of workshops to allow you to unleash your inner Jackson Pollock or Andy Warhol. From painting to jewelry workshops, there’s always something fun going on in this Sheung Wan space.

1/F Sing Kui Commercial Building, 27 Des Voeux Rd. West, Sheung Wan, 3461-1368, thecrafties.hk

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ART FOR THE FAMILY Get creatively inspired with these family-friendly events and clubs. By Laura Southwood.

Affordable Art Fair A little later in the year, the Affordable Art Fair will be returning to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 13-15. The fair aims to create a fun and inspiring atmosphere for all art enthusiasts, whatever the age. Partnering with the Sovereign Art Foundation, the children’s studio provides interactive workshops for kids to harness their inner Picasso. These fun-filled workshops are designed to encourage children’s creativity through building sculpture, drawing and working with colors… leaving parents free to browse the galleries at their leisure.

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Faust Hong Kong “Art month” doesn’t only mean visual art should get a spotlight. Get your kids’ creative juices flowing through drama and play at Faust Hong Kong’s Easter programs, which are now taking registrations. Classes, which are appropriate for ages 4-5, 6-8 or 8-12,

aim to hone creativity, imagination, and confident communication through storytelling, all of which culminates in performances at the end of the workshops.

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Hong Kong Science Museum The Children’s Gallery can be found in the main exhibition hall at the Hong Kong Science Museum. A great day out for kids, the museum’s interactive tables explore the laws of science in a fun and immersive way. From the mist chamber’s “cloud ring” exhibit to its giant tube of bubbles, this is one way of getting your kids wowed on creative science from an early age.

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JW Kid’s Club If you’re planning a quick getaway to Macau this Easter, take advantage of the trip to sneak in a bit of educational fun for the kids. Located at the JW Marriott Macau, the JW Kids’ Club is

the world’s largest one, featuring tons of interactive activities for children, and is divided into different zones specially catered to kids of different age groups: from soft play areas to arts and crafts sections to areas dedicated to science exploration or even dance and yoga. Drop the little ones off for an afternoon while you take advantage of the spa or pool!

JW Marriott Macau (Galaxy Macau), Estrada de Baia da Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, s/n, Cotai, Taipa, Macau, (+853) 8886-6888, galaxymacau.com/en/ jw-marriott-macau

Kids x Art Loop At Art Central this March, kids can get in on the fun too thanks to children’s education partner Art Loop, which is offering an interactive, entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history to children of all ages. The Kids x Art Loop program features interactive tours of the fair where children will be encouraged to listen, look and use

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camps, available for drop-in ($800 for non-members). Check the schedule online for more.

Shop 301, 3/F, The Pulse, 28 Beach Rd., Repulse Bay, 2638-7191, maggieandrose. com.hk

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their imagination to create the stories behind different artworks by leading international artists. Each tour is 30 minutes long and is suitable for 5-8 and 9-13 years old. Each child will also receive an Art Loop t-shirt and gallery guide to take home.

Mar 23-26, Art Central. $100 per child, book by calling 5238-8186 or email info@artloop.hk

Maggie & Rose Beach Club London’s family-oriented members’ club Maggie & Rose arrived in Hong Kong late last year with a fancy beach digs at Repulse Bay. Known for being a stylish members’ club with equal attention paid to grown up relaxation and fun learning for kids, your little ones can hang out in several super cool play areas, even including a Banksy-inspired graffiti booth, while parents can dig into gourmet eats and chill out at the roof terrace or beach front. There are plenty of day camps available this Easter, from Hot Cross Bun making courses to art

The Museum of History celebrates Chinese art from ancient times with its current “The Radiant Ming 13681644 through the Min Chiu Society Collection” exhibition, which will run until April 11. A little more on the grown up side, this exhibition explores the diverse culture of the last unified dynasty in China ruled by the Han Chinese. Want to learn more about the Ming dynasty? Parents can sit in a free talk (“Family Theatre: A Story of the Ming’s Literati”; Cantonese only) with their kids to learn about the Ming-era literati, with hour-long sessions taking place every Saturday in March.

Annie Lebovitz. The exhibition featured women of outstanding achievement including artists, musicians, CEOs, politicians, writers and philanthropists.

Got a budding David Bailey in your hands? Make sure to set them loose at Art Basel!

Mar 24-26, Art Basel, HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, artbasel.com/hong-kong

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UBS Junior Arts Hub At Art Basel, this year the UBS Junior Arts Hub—an exclusive area for budding kid artists—will be presenting an expanded program featuring free activities for kids during the giant art fair, from art workshops to guided tours. This year, the theme for the workshops will focus on photography, which was inspired by the recent UBS commissioned project “Women: New Portraits,” a global touring exhibition of new works by renowned photographer

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Kaijah Bell and Imogen Taylor are co-directors at CentreStage Studios HK, an organization that coaches kids aged 3 to 18 in drama, singing and dance. The List recently spoke to the founders about the impact of performing arts in a child’s development.

The List: Seeing as March is such a significantly artsy month in Hong Kong, is it a suitable window to introduce kids to art, or is it best suited for grown ups?

Kaijah Bell: Learning through visual stimuli is a powerful form of education. Given the number of exhibitions and visiting artists in Hong Kong, March is the perfect time for an introduction to the arts. We believe that children should be introduced to the arts as early as possible and they can glean as much or as little as they want.

The List: How do arts help kids as they’re growing up?

Imogen Taylor: By introducing the arts to children from a young age they can develop a long-lasting appreciation for it. The arts provide one of the greatest platforms to

children to grow and to cultivate the essential skills they need to take them forward into whatever paths they choose—confidence, courage and creativity.

Theater in particular has the power to inspire and innovate in a safe and fun explorative environment, so that kids can identify their strengths and think imaginatively.

The List: Do different types of arts—e.g. song and dance versus visual art—hone different skills and methods of expression?

KB: Expression comes in all varieties, whether visual, spoken, written or through physical performance. We hone in on all methods of expression, but in particular we focus on drama. Drama is all about communication and

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becoming emotionally intelligent: It provides each individual with the ability to talk with confidence, stand proudly and communicate ideas clearly and effectively in any situation. It is a tool to ensure that each individual can think outside the box, understanding different ways of interpreting and understanding information—therefore becoming active rather than passive participants. Drama teaches you to not only connect with yourself, but with an audience. Students learn how to work as part of a team, take leadership initiative and at the same time have fun and make friends.

The List: How can we get kids to notice more art around them?

IT: We expose our students to art in its many forms, whether poetry, literature, theatre or film, so that children are o think and to analyze, ask questions and explore learning with heightened senses.

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While art can cost an arm and a leg, and the last thing you want to do is to spend even more for a nice frame. However, you don’t want to cheapen it without the proper accessories either. Luckily, there are plenty of affordable places in Hong Kong to get frames that will amp up the value of your art piece: What better place to trust for quality and a reasonable price tag than the official framing partner of the Affordable Art Fair? Lee Wah Art & Frames (G/F, 5 Chancery Lane, Central. 2525-9416, lwframing. com) has over 20 years of expertise, with superb craftsmanship and a wide variety of imported fine photo frames. They are also the only Guild Commended Framer (GCF), an internationally recognized honor awarded by the UK’s Fine Art Trade Guild. Many frames at different price points are available, so you can pick and choose according to your budget.

Recommended by Art Basel and many of the city’s best-known galleries, ArtCo Fine Art Framing Co. (117 Queen’s Rd. East, Wan Chai, 2866-8848) is run by the unassuming Mr. Yeung Bing-sum. Here you’ll get top-notch framing services at a

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With over 1,000 photo frames to select from in store, Modern Framing Gallery (Shop 21, G/F, Bayview Mansion, 24-36 Causeway Rd., Causeway Bay, 2805-6802, modernframing.com.hk) offers framing for a wide array of art pieces including Chinese calligraphy, landscape photography and other decorative art pieces. You can score a discount on mass production for exhibitions or large-scale events, and online quotations and delivery services are also available.

Just in case you want a celebrity frame to go with your celebrity art piece, Zetter Picture Framer (LG/F, Hoseinee House, 69 Wyndham St., Central, 25424269, zetterpictureframer.hk) has been the framer to the stars ever since the 80s. The store has been standing strong in Central for over 20 years now, and provides photo frames in both Eastern and Western styles. Raw materials are selected exclusively from Europe and America, and the craftsmanship is notably high given the agreeable price range.

With the framing out of the way, now all that’s left is finding a suitable place to hang up your new art piece at home!

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