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In celebration of Hong Kong Art Week and the opening of our two March exhibitions, Xavier Cha - Ruthless Logic and Jes Fan - Mother Is A Woman, Empty Gallery will host an all-night opening party featuring a performance of speculative bebop and imaginary free jazz by the London/Paris-based acoustic quartet Ahmed followed by an evening of intense leftfield dance music brought to us by DJs Cera Khin, Mumdance & Logos, and Rob Hall. RSVP is essential. >> Read more

Taikang Space will present “Genders Engender”, a major exhibition of the year, accompanied by forums, workshops and publications altogether. >> Read more

The enormous world-wide film industry today pumps out stars at a record rate. Or so it seems. >> Read more

Design Society, China’s first dedicated cultural design hub established by China Merchants Shekou (CMSK), was officially inaugurated on 2 December, as was its home venue the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC), a 70,000sqm complex, designed by the legendary Fumihiko Maki. >> Read more

China’s first design hub launches this week with Mining the Digital, Values of Design curated by London's V&A Museum and Nurturing Dreams, dedicated to the center's renowned architect Fumihiko Maki >> Read more

The 12th edition of the Shanghai Biennale will take place at the Power Station of Art (PSA) from November 10, 2018 to March 10, 2019. After careful consideration by members of the PSA Academic Committee and confirmation from the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film &TV, Cuauhtémoc Medina has been appointed the Chief Curator of the 12th Shanghai Biennale. The official title for the 2018 event will be announced at the end of this year. >> Read more

Marlborough Galleries, founded in London in 1946, was the first modern International gallery, opening in Rome in 1962 and in New York in 1963, followed by other cities around the world, becoming the prototype for all subsequent International galleries. Ran Dian spoke with Gilbert Lloyd, son of founder Frank Lloyd and Managing Director of Marlborough from 1972 until 1991. >> Read more

Within the fields of film and style, Wing Shya is Hong Kong’s best known photographer. >> Read more

After the second exhibition period with Erik Parker, Faurschou Foundation is pleased to present the next Virtual Reality artwork, C.S.S.C. Coach Stage Stage Coach VR experiment Mary and Eve by Paul McCarthy from 29.10.17 - 24.11.17, previously shown in connection to this year's Venice Biennale. >> Read more

(中文) 作为一个业余艺术写作者，我时常在展览上对作品背后的意义揣摩猜度，斟酌字句去权衡对作品的理解和对现状的思考，在这过程中消耗了太多感受的能量，在时下你方唱罢我登场，层出不穷费解的局面中，也常迷离出戏，此时此刻，音符所施予的力量却是如此简单和直接。 >> Read more