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Illustrator John Howe poses at La Tour du Fantastique (“The Tower of Fantasy”), a new museum in Neuchâtel, western Switzerland, on December 9, 2025. The 68-year-old is famed for his interpretation of Tolkien’s literary work, which ultimately saw him serve as a concept artist on movie trilogies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Photo: AFP

Want to watch Tolkien illustrator John Howe as he works? Now you can

At Howe’s ‘Tower of Fantasy’ studio in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, visitors can watch him as he creates and view hundreds of his illustrations.

17 Dec 2025 - 9:15PM

Hong Kong selects 2 artists to represent the city at 2026 Venice Biennale

16 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Lucrezia Drei dazzles in Musica Viva’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Hong Kong

16 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM

Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter

Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.

16 Dec 2025 - 11:59AM

The Cong Quartet are one of the big names who will perform at “Salute to the Brave, Soothing the Soul”, a charity concert co-organised by HK Phil’s first associate concertmaster Leung Kin-fung to pay tribute to Ho Wai-ho, the firefighter who lost his life in the Tai Po fire.

Labubu’s growth from books to viral doll craze shown in Hong Kong exhibition

A touring exhibition celebrating Lung Ka-sing’s The Monsters, which birthed the popular Labubu, has come to Hong Kong.

16 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Books and literature

Hidden histories of China revealed at rare book fair in Hong Kong

At Firsts Hong Kong, several rare book exhibits gave visitors the chance to peruse first-hand accounts of China’s complex past.

15 Dec 2025 - 6:16PM

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Lang Lang and Tarmo Peltokoski pack a punch alongside HK Phil

HK Phil’s music director designate expertly controlled an embellished orchestra as the Chinese piano star enchanted in a night of huge sound.

15 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski (centre right) raises his hand with Chinese pianist Lang Lang on stage with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on December 11, 2025. Photo: HK Phil

New Shanghai art exhibitions tackle revolution and climate change head-on.

The Rockbund Art Museum’s ‘The Great Camouflage’ and the 15th Shanghai Biennale offer compelling and refreshing perspectives.

15 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Famous horse-related works of art as the Year of the Horse 2026 approaches

To celebrate the nearing Year of the Fire Horse, we look at paintings, books and plays that show how the use of horses in art has evolved.

16 Dec 2025 - 3:28PM

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 12-14

Watch Hong Kong Ballet’s The Nutcracker, head to a beach beer festival, donate and shop at a festive thrifting event and more this weekend.

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‘Transformative’ collection of Hong Kong art donated to Vancouver gallery

An anonymous donation of 131 artworks to the Vancouver Art Gallery elevates the international profile of Hong Kong art.

11 Dec 2025 - 10:29AM

“Radial Perspectives” (2023), Howie Tsui. This work by the Canadian-Chinese artist is part of the Art Continuum Hong Kong Collection at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)

New arts venues in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, including the ‘Airpod building’

The Shenzhen Bay Culture Square and Aranya Art Centre Guangzhou show the Greater Bay Area’s ongoing efforts to become a cultural destination.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Chopin Competition winner Eric Lu thrills in Hong Kong recital

The Chinese-American pianist’s all-Chopin recital, part of the HKU Muse Piano Laureate Series, was powerful, intense and emotional.

9 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Why it’s mission complete for Hong Kong chamber music festival founder

Premiere Performances boss Andrea Fessler opens up ahead of the 18th and final Beare’s Premiere Music Festival.

9 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

Premiere Performances founder Andrea Fessler poses at the performing arts group’s office in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The Vancouver-raised impresario started Beare’s Premiere Music Festival “to spark an interest in chamber music” in Hong Kong. After 18 years, she says that has been accomplished. Photo: Sun Yeung

Singaporean buyer of US$69 million Beeple NFT opens art and technology space

Vignesh Sundaresan explains the aim behind Padimai Art & Tech Studio, which opens with a virtual reality work by artist Olafur Eliasson.

8 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Singapore-based blockchain entrepreneur Vignesh Sundaresan (right), also known as Metakovan, has opened a new experimental art and technology space, Padimai Art & Tech Studio, in Singapore, whose first commission is a virtual reality work by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (left). Photo: Yanina Isla

Exclusive | Tai Kwun art head Pi Li to step down for new role in Shenzhen

Tai Kwun is closing in on a successor for Pi, who leaves in February after his contract at the Hong Kong heritage and arts centre expires.

5 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Thrilling Bruce Lee dance show explores Hong Kong star’s life and career

‘Kung Fu Artistry: Bruce Lee’s No Way as Way’ by the Hong Kong Dance Company is a powerful mix of dance and martial arts.

3 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

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Eileen Chang exhibition in Hong Kong reveals the woman behind the icon

Photos, letters, manuscripts and even furniture at the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature preserve Chang’s legacy 30 years after her death.

3 Dec 2025 - 5:11PM

Photos of Eileen Chang are seen at “Beyond Distance: Half a Lifelong Friendship of Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong and Mae Fong Soong”, the inaugural exhibition at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s Museum of Modern Chinese Literature. Photo: Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Violinist Midori works magic in Hong Kong concert double bill

Midori dazzled alongside pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute on November 27, two nights before sharing the stage with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

3 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM

Want a da Vinci but are short a few million? Get the digital version instead

Limited-edition, certified digital copies of Italian masterpieces sold at a fraction of the originals’ cost are boosting museums’ cash flow.

2 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM

Why this Hong Kong-born artist chose to ‘smash up’ tradition for Taiwan show

Canada-based Lam Tung-pang’s fragmented works search for hope in his new exhibition at Galerie du Monde in Taipei.

2 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM

From giant, trembling hands of supplication to deconstructions of mountains listed in an 18th-century Chinese encyclopaedia, Lam Tung-pang reconstructs fragments of the past in the name of faith in “Everyone’s Journey Toward Faith is Different”, at Galerie du Monde’s Taipei space, in Taiwan. Photo: Anpis Wang

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Pianist Mao Fujita delivers a technical masterclass alongside HK Phil

Fujita balanced grandiosity and introspection in an authoritative, emotionally aware performance in the wake of the Tai Po fire.

2 Dec 2025 - 11:35AM

Japanese pianist Mao Fujita playing Rachmaninov’s “Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor” with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra on November 29, 2025 (Photo: Eric Hong)

‘Endless supply’ of sweets among works at new Hong Kong exhibition

Cuban-American visual artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, who died in 1996, created ephemeral artworks that constantly change, echoing life.

3 Dec 2025 - 10:38AM

Why this Aids charity’s Hong Kong art show smells of resilience

Aids Concern’s ‘Emanate’ exhibition features art and fragrances created by people affected by HIV and Aids that tell their stories.

29 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM

He paints like he’s making jazz: Spencer Sweeney’s exhibition in Hong Kong

Sweeney says he improvises like a jazz musician, waiting for the figures on canvas to ‘start evolving and personalities to emerge’.

2 Dec 2025 - 12:18PM

Kama on Halloween, 2025. Oil on linen, 40 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches (101.6 x 77.5 x 3.5 cm). Photo: Ringo Cheung.

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