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MUSETTE TSANG——THE GIRL WHO IS ABLE TO EXPORT A HONG KONG PLAY TO 12 OVERSEAS CITIES
1-1-2020 By definition, exports are a function of international exchange whereby products made in one place are shipped to another place for consumption. Exports are a crucial component of a place’s economy as such exports add to producing wealth. Why can’t the above definition be applied to Hong Kong’s art and culture? In fact, we…
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Hong Kong Palace Museum Will Be Significant or relevant?——An Interview with Dr. Louis Ng, The Director
9-12-2019 The best learning about nation or race is to walk through a museum. A visit to the museum is a search for the truth of the past history so that we will digest the meaning of our present existence. It was said that if you do not appreciate your history, you will not know…
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“HOW CAN AN ARTIST’S PAINTING BE WISHFULLY SOLD AT HK$ 1 MILLION?”—DISTINGUISHED GALLERIAN CATHERINE KWAI GAVE YOU THE ANSWER
12-11-19 Ms Catherine Kwai is the Co-President of Hong Kong Art Gallery Association. Only her charisma is powerful enough to replace her art reputation. As a child, drawing is one of her most favorite hobbies. Drawing was the drive which made her wake up in the middle of the night and paint to seek sudden…
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“WHATEVER I CHANGE, I CHANGE IT TO FURTHER BUT NOT DESTROY OUR HONG KONG HERITAGE”—ASPIRING YOUNG CANTONESE OPERA YOUNG STAR LAI YIU WAI, KEITH
22-10-19 Why do we change a performing art form? There may be 4 reasons. Some believe that the test of a top artist lies in the excellence of the work that he produces. Change from a to b by an artist can mean artistic excellence. When an art form is declining and very little appetite…
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THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF VOICE DUBBING IN HONG KONG—BY MASTER TING YU, BORN IN 1934
17-10-19 One of the acclaimed contemporary composers is Arvo Pärt, from Estonia. He delights us with music played by a wide range of instruments. He however said, “The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.” Words mean more than facial expressions but it takes a human voice to infuse words with greater power.…
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THE HAPPY & SAD LIFE OF THE PUPPET MASTER OF HONG KONG—MAK SIU TONG
There are different kinds of puppets for a show and they can talk, sing and dance to amuse: glove puppet, rod puppet, shadow puppet, finger puppet and string-operated puppet. In Hong Kong, rod puppets and string-operated puppets (sometimes known as marionette) were once popular. Only a handful of very old artists still work in the…
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ART INTO LIFE‧LIFE INTO ART
12-09-19 Art? What are you talking about? We don’t need art? Many things are called Art such as the art of living, playing, gambling or even sleeping; but not every word really means Art. Woody Allen once said, “Life does not imitate art. It imitates bad television.” I think people use the word ‘Art’ merely…
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COMPROMISE―THE DEATH ON AN ARTIST OR A LAWYER
02-09-19 It may be true. An artist strives for artistic perfection and so there is no compromise for what he is doing. The same case for a lawyer. He strives for justice and again there can be no compromise. Are art and justice absolute or relative? It is however unfortunate that for a man in…
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UNCOMMON COMMON―THE EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE OF SIMON YAM
28-08-19 Simon Yam is a stylish, energetic, veteran and extraordinary actor in Hong Kong. He has been acting from 1970s and never lived the same year over and over again. For him, life and career are about evolving mentally, spiritually & emotionally. Good appearance and acting are the 2 legs of an actor, though some…
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THE REMARKABLE ROLE OF GALLERY IN THE HONG KONG ART WORLD ―VISION OF FABIO ROSSI
16-08-19 Art galleries and auction houses are the 2 dominant players in the art world apart from art fairs. People look at them positively and negatively. Artist Robert Smithson said, “A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.” In…