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Elim Chan conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in July 2024. She makes a long-awaited return to Hong Kong, where she was born, to conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic on November 22 and 23. Photo: TNS

Arts & Culture

5 must-sees for arts fans in Hong Kong this weekend, Nov 22-24

Conductor Elim Chan’s homecoming and a wide array of art exhibitions are yours to see this weekend in Hong Kong.

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Travel & Leisure

Tourists in Japan get their teeth into making food replicas

You’ve probably seen replicas of popular dishes in restaurant window displays. Tourists in Japan join workshops to learn how they’re made.

Japan’s lifelike food replicas are gaining popularity with tourists, who attend workshops to learn more about how they are made and how the art has evolved. Photo: Iwasaki Company
Japan’s lifelike food replicas are gaining popularity with tourists, who attend workshops to learn more about how they are made and how the art has evolved. Photo: Iwasaki Company

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Shanghai Art Week generates buzz despite China’s slowing economy

With an estimated 200-plus events and show openings, Shanghai Art Week was a celebration of the Chinese city’s connection to the world.

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Hopes Magritte and Monet masterpieces can shake up stale auction market

Christie’s and Sotheby’s New York auctions this week also include works by Ed Ruscha and Keith Haring and one of Maurizio Cattelan’s bananas.

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Hong Kong’s Daniel Yeung on revival of his nude dance show

Yeung, 57, reflects on age catching up with him as he revisits exhibitionist solo dance work at Freespace in Hong Kong.

A promotional shot for Daniel Yeung’s Freespace Dance-exhibitionist. Photo: Hoi Chiu

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Restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch begins

Dutch master Rembrandt’s 1642 painting The Night Watch is being meticulously restored at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Detail from Rembrandt’s The Night Watch (1642). Restoration on the Dutch masterpiece has begun. Photo: Instagram/@museummeetups
Detail from Rembrandt’s The Night Watch (1642). Restoration on the Dutch masterpiece has begun. Photo: Instagram/@museummeetups

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How China’s underground raves give frustrated youth a sense of escape

Often held in hidden locations without official knowledge, raves in China offer a sense of freedom to people feeling ground down by society.

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How beloved Cantopop classic The Bund took Hong Kong by storm

Featuring Frances Yip’s commanding voice, The Bund, theme tune to a TVB series of the same name, was also a hit among the Chinese diaspora.

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How British-born Chinese singer Mui Zyu is taking back her heritage

Performing at Clockenflap 2024, Mui Zyu – real name Eva Liu – is exploring her Hong Kong heritage after years of feeling disconnected.

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Mui Zyu is singer-songwriter Eva Liu’s Cantonese childhood pet name. She is exploring her Cantonese heritage after years of feeling disconnected from her roots. Photo: Tia Liu

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Yoshitaka Amano exhibition celebrates Japanese artist’s 50-year career

Amano, whose portfolio includes the Vampire Hunter D novel series and Final Fantasy video games, is holding his first major European show.

Yoshitaka Amano at his exhibition “Amano Corpus Animae”, in Milan, Italy. The Japanese artist’s style, influenced by everything from Western pop art to manga, is said to be immediately recognisable. Photo: EPA-EFE
Yoshitaka Amano at his exhibition “Amano Corpus Animae”, in Milan, Italy. The Japanese artist’s style, influenced by everything from Western pop art to manga, is said to be immediately recognisable. Photo: EPA-EFE

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British Museum to receive donation of Chinese ceramics worth US$1.27 billion

Museum to receive 1,700 pieces of Chinese ceramics, donated by the Percival David Foundation.

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What if Buddha had visited the West? Artist’s Singapore shows pose question

Thai artist Natee Utarit has two connected exhibitions in Singapore asking what could have been if Buddha’s teachings took root in the West.

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How Chinese wedding dresses are made and their meaning on the big day

Whether cheongsam or qun kua, here is what the colours and embroidery mean on Chinese wedding dresses and why some can take a year to make.

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Qun kwa, a type of wedding dress worn in Hong Kong and other parts of southern China, comes in different grades based on how much of the red base fabric is covered with gold and silver embroidery. Photo: Jelly Tse

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Mark Rothko painting goes for 30% less than in 2015 in Hong Kong sale

Untitled (Yellow and Blue) by Mark Rothko, once owned by fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, fetches US$33 million at Sotheby’s auction.

Mark Rothko’s 1954 painting Untitled (Yellow and Blue) is displayed at Sotheby’s Maison in Hong Kong ahead of its auction on November 11, 2024. Photo: Sotheby’s
Mark Rothko’s 1954 painting Untitled (Yellow and Blue) is displayed at Sotheby’s Maison in Hong Kong ahead of its auction on November 11, 2024. Photo: Sotheby’s

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Art Collaboration Kyoto, contemporary art fair with a difference

For the Japanese fair’s 4th edition, art was shown not only in a gallery but at historic sites to deepen visitors’ understanding of Kyoto.

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Legacy of slavery runs through African art biennale in Senegal

Artists from the US and across Africa interpret Dakar exhibition’s theme, tied to slavery’s past and future repercussions, in various ways.

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‘Text hip’ trend makes books cool in Korea, and a bar catches on

K-pop stars like NewJeans’ Minji are making reading cool again. Chaeg Bar in Seoul is lined with books to read and serves literary cocktails.

A book by Murakami Haruki at Chaeg Bar in Seoul. K-pop stars like NewJeans’ Minji are making reading cool – as is the bar, where you can read, relax and drink at the same time. Photo: Instagram/@chaegbar

Health & Wellness

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 15-17

From a gong bath to a concert under the stars to a restaurant where you can enjoy a barbecue platter, there is plenty to do this weekend.

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This year’s Swire Symphony Under The Stars will feature Elim Chan, Chiyan Wong and Lin Jiang, among a host of other top musicians. Photo: SCMP
This year’s Swire Symphony Under The Stars will feature Elim Chan, Chiyan Wong and Lin Jiang, among a host of other top musicians. Photo: SCMP

Arts & Culture

5 must-see music and arts events in Hong Kong this weekend, November 15-17

From an auction where you can bid with stories to a night of dreamy classical music under the stars, here is what is happening this weekend.

Arts & Culture

Video art shows Chinese migrants’ struggle in 1800s New Zealand

Displayed at Tai Twun in Hong Kong, Lisa Reihana’s DigiRadiance: Gold_Lead_Wood_Coal shows Chinese miners in New Zealand in 360 degrees.

Arts & Culture

Why no US release for lauded Palestinian-Israeli documentary?

Team behind film depicting Palestinian life in Israeli-occupied West Bank yet to find a US distributor. They blame politics and US election.

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A still from documentary No Other Land, shot by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, depicts life in a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Antipode Films via AP
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The design secrets of Hong Kong’s private housing estates

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