Wow - I can't believe it, I actually made it to the preview evening of the Affordable Art Fair in Hong Kong this year. I was worried that I would not make it again, as I have been quite busy with work. But I was lucky, I finished almost on time yesterday and my friends… Continue reading Visit to the Affordable Art Fair 2014
A few weekends ago I took part in another treasure hunt by HK Hunter (read here about my previous hunt in the Sai Kung area) and this took me to an area of Hong Kong that I've never visited before: Wah Fu Estate. This is a public housing estate located in the Pok Fu Lam… Continue reading Wah Fu Estate
The M+ museum (M+ stands for museum and mroe) will showcase visual culture that spans local 20th and 21st century art, design and architecture from China, Asia and beyond. At the M+ exhibition at the ArtisTree I visited a preview of the museum's growing collection of architectural models, drawings, renderings and photographs. It included original… Continue reading Building M+ / The Architecture Collection
After yesterday's post about the M+ competition, it's time to reveal the winning design. If you don't know this already,Herzog & de Meuron and TFP Farrells were chosen unanimously. The proposed building, which will feature a large, horizontal platform and a thin slab tower, was praised for its simplicity and clean design. Perhaps the design’s… Continue reading Building M+ / The Winning Design
Last Sunday was the final day of the Mobile M+ exhibition at ArtisTree in Tai Koo. The exhibition showcased the six proposals that made it to the final stages of the international competition for Hong Kong's new, multidisciplinary museum for visual culture. It featured the winning entry and also some of the future exhibits. M+… Continue reading Building M+ / The Competition
I had been to Ocean Park twice already, but both times were back in 2011. Since then it has changed, several new attractions have been added - from new animal houses over new rides to new areas in the park. When I first visited, back in May 2011, it was a cold and rainy day.… Continue reading Ocean Park revisited
One of the most amazing artworks that I've seen recently was at the Reveal exhibition at ArtisTree. One of the architects that showed his skill is Edward S. T. Ho - and he is an amazing watercolour painter. It is quite unbelievable that he only started to paint in 2009 when you see his artwork.… Continue reading Edward Ho’s travel journal in watercolour
An almost unknown but very creative exhibition space is ArtisTree in Tai Koo. ArtisTree is a pun for the original word “Artistry” which means “artistic workmanship, effect or quality, artistic ability”. I've been there a few times, first to see the Frank Gehry exhibition about the Opus building and then to see Reveal. Reveal was… Continue reading Reveal and M+ at ArtisTree in Tai Koo
Public art can be a great thing - and Public Art Hong Kong (PAHK) is a good resource to find out more about the sculptures around Hong Kong. So recently, when I was walking along the waterfront from Central to Admiralty, I reached the Grand Hyatt and in the Western Garden next to it where… Continue reading Public art in the Western Garden
After exploring some recent art exhibitions in Central we continued our stroll through Sheung Wan. I really love this area, it is so nice with little shops and studios. It has great character with all the old houses and little streets, I really hope it continues to stay like this and don't get too commercialised… Continue reading Strolling through Sheung Wan in January
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