Arts
The Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) will close on June 30. It follows a HK$10 billion purchase by a consortium led by Billion Development and Project Management in 2021. E-max, a mall within KITEC, notified commercial tenants of the closure. Last March, the government approved the reconstruction of the site into three commercial building, with industrial exhibition space, as well as commercial and engineering facilities. Built in 1995 and originally owned by Hopewell Holdings, the 1.76 million square foot events and office space has hosted concerts, conferences, exhi...
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President Theatre in Hong Kong has announced it will shut down on Tuesday, after operating in the city for more than half a century. The announcement came less than a week after another local cinema went out of business. Newport Circuit announced on Facebook last Saturday that President Theatre, which opened in October 1966, will close on April 30. The theatre located in Causeway Bay described its demise as “closing down with honour,” and thanked the support of the public. ‘Collective memories’Fans of the theatre expressed regret over the closure, with some saying the tickets sold by President...
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While attention was focused on Singapore’s exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts and Lionel Messi’s absence from a Hong Kong exhibition march, the city’s jazz fans were excited at a planned visit by three times Grammy Award winner Diana Krall. I share the disappointment over Messi and Swift even though it had nothing to do with me. Krall is another story: I texted my friends about the concerts. Her live appearance in Hong Kong is a mega event, as important as an LVMH fashion show in Tsim Sha Tsui or a Mirror concert. Then I was taken aback to learn that the concert will take...
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Part of HKFP’s four-part zine scene series. Artist Kaitlin Chan, who spent her childhood and formative years in Hong Kong, used to feel intimidated by the overwhelming visual stimuli in the city. She often found herself wanting to rush through the bustling streets, where everyone’s lives seemed to be happening all at once. However, after studying in the US for around four years, her time away sparked a “renewed curiosity” for her hometown. The same rhythm of life that once overwhelmed her became an inspiration, driving the cartoonist to create zines that celebrate the beauty of the most common...
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Paris (AFP) - Une réflexion est menée avec le ministère de la Culture pour améliorer les conditions d'exposition de la célèbre Joconde de Léonard de Vinci au musée du Louvre, et la présenter éventuellement dans une salle à part, a annoncé samedi sa présidente Laurence Des Cars. "En ce qui me concerne, c'est +oui+ et je pense que c'est +oui+ pour beaucoup de gens et nous y réfléchissons", a-t-elle répondu sur France Inter à la question de savoir si la Joconde, alias Mona Lisa, ne méritait pas "une salle à part". "C'est toujours frustrant quand on n'est pas tout à fait à la hauteur des condition...
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A fundraising concert organised by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has been forced to move online, after the live performance was axed due to “irresistible force,” the press group said. HKJA announced on Wednesday that the live concert scheduled for Sunday would take place online on May 8, after the show was called off due to unforeseen circumstances in the final stages of preparation. “[The fundraising concert] has unfortunately been cancelled due to an irresistible force in the final stages of preparation… We hope that everyone can continue to support us in this new format,” a C...
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By Blaise GAUQUELIN Vienne (AFP) - C'est la vente du siècle en Autriche : le "Portrait de Mademoiselle Lieser" de Gustav Klimt, estimé entre 30 et 50 millions d'euros, est mis aux enchères mercredi à Vienne, malgré les zones d'ombre entourant sa provenance. L'événement est historique à plus d'un titre, "aucune œuvre comparable" n'ayant jamais été proposée dans le pays natal de l'artiste, selon Claudia Mörth-Gasser, responsable de la section d'art moderne de la maison "im Kinsky". "Personne ne s'attendait à ce qu'un tableau de cette importance, qui avait disparu depuis cent ans, refasse surface...
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By Clément MELKI Venise (AFP) - "Changer les perspectives" au-delà des frontières: après plus de 25 ans de carrière, le goût du voyage et de l'ailleurs continue de façonner l'oeuvre de JR, street-artist de renommée mondiale dont le dernier projet prend la route du rail. A 41 ans, le photographe français au chapeau et lunettes noires, devenu célèbre avec ses collages photographiques XXL, s'est lancé dans un "projet fou": décorer tout un wagon du Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. "Les gens connaissent tous l'Orient-Express, mais beaucoup ne savent pas qu'ils roulent encore", dit-il à l'AFP en marge...
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By Clément MELKI Venise (AFP) - Des banquises du Groenland à la déforestation en Amazonie, la fragilité de la planète et le rapport de l'homme avec la nature se dessinent en filigrane à la 60e Biennale internationale d'art contemporain de Venise, qui a ouvert ses portes samedi jusqu'à fin novembre. \- Colmater les brèches - L'artiste japonaise Yuko Mohri s'intéresse aux tentatives de "bricolage" pour limiter les fuites d'eau dans les stations de métro de Tokyo, provoquées par les multiples inondations et séismes qui frappent la mégapole. A travers des objets de fortune - bouteilles en plastiqu...
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On the small and tranquil island of Peng Chau, just a half-hour ferry ride from bustling Central, Hong Kong zine designer Forrest Lau finds solace and inspiration away from fast-paced city life. The island with just over 5,700 residents “nurtures” and fuels his creative pursuits, the artist said. Inside Lau’s village house is a small studio filled with dozens of books about zine-making and graphic design. More than ten rolls of tape are neatly arranged on his desk, while papers illustrating the effects of various printing techniques are posted on the walls. Lau’s cat sat quietly next to a pile...
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