Ignorant me... I have never explored the depths of the Pedder Building. Hence I have never come across the gallery of Lehmann Maupin. What a shame! I was pleasantly surprised by the exhibition of new paintings by British artist Billy Childish. This is his first show in Hong Kong and I loved how the large-scale… Continue reading Art exhibition: Billy Childish at Lehmann Maupin
I enjoy exploring art galleries - but I often ran out of time to see all the current shows and exhibitions. So I was lucky that all the rain had cut short one of my hikes (a repeat of Wilson Trail Stage 3 with my friend Monica) so I could visit the Pearl Lam Galleries… Continue reading Art exhibition: Spiritual as Mountains at Pearl Lam Galleries
I had written about the City of Darkness before, but it is time to revisit the Kowloon Walled City. Not in a literal sense, but visually. Last week, The Wall Street Journal released the short documentary City of Imagination: Kowloon Walled City, 20 Years Later. But they are not the only ones revisiting Kowloon Walled… Continue reading Support the City of Darkness
It's Monday again, so it's time again for another update in my popular 'Interview with...' series. This time it's with Francisco, the burger blogger. Now you might say, you've never come across a burger blogger. That might be true, as I've never met anyone else before who is so dedicated to eating, testing and reviewing… Continue reading Interview with Franny’s Burgers
I'm normally not the one who uncovers new bars or restaurants - it takes me months to finally visit them. But there are exceptions to this rule. One of them is Ping Pong 129 Gintonería on Second Street in Sai Ying Pun. I was lucky to visit it two weeks ago during its soft opening… Continue reading Ping Pong 129 Gintonería
After lots of food-focused interviews it's time to meet Peter Lam, who has a great eye for photography. I love that he regularly goes out to explore different areas of Hong Kong and shows them in a different light. For example, I live close to Tung Chung but I've never really bothered to take pictures… Continue reading Interview with Peter Lam Photography
I had read on Young Post SCMP and Hong Kong Wrong about the artist Ric Tse before, but it was not until my visit to the Affordable Art Fair that I actually paid attention to his artwork. He calls it Legography, and this already tells you what his work is about. He uses the famous… Continue reading Artist Ric Tse and his Legography
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
Last week we went for a team building exercise and visited the YMCA Indoor Climbing Wall in Tsim Tsa Tsui in Kowloon. I've never been to the YMCA before and I've never been climbing. So it was quite an experience! We booked an introduction session for eight team members and had three hours to learn… Continue reading YMCA Indoor Rock Climbing Wall
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
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