Hong Kong indie band Nan Yang Pai Dui, aka NYPD, reveal the smoking inspiration behind their latest album, Easy Lighter, and why they loved messing around with AI for their next release.
Techno DJ Olivia Dawn Mok, aka Xiaolin, is releasing contemporary takes on some Cantopop classics to remind the world of Hong Kong’s musical influence in the 1980s and 90s.
Byzantine icons on whose golden backgrounds are painted scenes from social media. A response to a Caravaggio altarpiece about mercy. Chinese artist Yu Hong appropriates religious imagery for her art.
Grace Wang Guixin talks about how she has wedded her Chinese heritage and US upbringing in her Grace Gui knitwear label – and added a focus on womanhood and sustainability.
Wong Kar-wai and Chow Yun-fat are among the Hong Kong cinema luminaries featured in photos shot by Canadian Greg Girard on 1980s film sets. They will be presented at M+ with a musical accompaniment.
Hong Kong-based Leung So Kee Umbrella Factory is one of the oldest handmade umbrella makers in China, weathering storms from political instability to Japanese competition – but Jet Li was too much.
Möth Agency evolved to fill a gap in Hong Kong’s dance music scene, one of the DJs leading it says, but its mission extends to providing social welfare and solidarity for people who feel marginalised.
US cellist Zlatomir Fung, who has Bulgarian and Chinese ancestry and studied at New York’s Juilliard, make his Hong Kong debut, his grandfather’s birthplace, playing with local pianist Rachel Cheung.
Sandra Ng Kwan-yue, now a respected Hong Kong actress and producer, started out playing minor, unattractive roles in the 1980s. But through hard work and humility, she carved a path to success.
The only photographer who doesn’t know how to use Photoshop is German Wolfgang Tillmans’ jokey self-description. His unfiltered images and video installation at David Zwirner Hong Kong are mesmerising.
Ahead of their recent Hong Kong show, British shoegaze band Slowdive sat down with the Post to talk about how getting older has changed them, their musical tastes and creative process.
Nepalese food may not get as much attention as Indian cuisine, but there are restaurants in Hong Kong serving delicious, authentic versions of it. Here are five of the best for momo, pani puri and more.
Artist’s Night at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun heritage arts centre spotlights three Asian artists, as well as one South African, in an eclectic programme featuring sonic and visual installations.
The products of Chinese civilisation that began more than 3,000 years ago, these cultural exports have had a lasting influence in East Asia and the wider world.
Conceptual artist Glenn Ligon’s first Greater China solo show features his paintings of text rendered illegible that explore the complexities of being a black artist, and the post-truth world of ‘fake news’.
Entry to Hong Kong hidden bar Corsican Stars will be by invitation only. Once inside, there’s space for only 20 guests, and none of the drinks have names.
The Supper Club, which will run at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club for six nights at the end of March, coinciding with Art Basel, will present art more casually than at the international fair.
Allex Chan, indie dream-pop singer-songwriter and the guitarist of band NYPD, performed with Kay Tse in 2021 and worked on the score of an award-winning animated short. He talks to the Post about his music.
The Post speaks to two gay Hong Kong men who underwent mentally traumatic ‘conversion therapy’ treatment – resulting in PTSD for one – and discover how they learned to embrace their sexual orientation.
From singer to actor to director, Stephen Fung has worked with Marvel’s Paul Rudd, is close friends with Daniel Wu and married Shu Qi – we look at the story of the prolific Hong Kong showbiz figure.
Hong Kong collective Un.tomorrow, started by four local musicians, is putting on its first event, showcasing 10 indie bands from the city on March 9 and 10
Takashi Murakami’s new Kyoto exhibition – his first large-scale solo show in Japan in eight years – features more than 170 of the contemporary artist’s works – though not all of them are finished.
With acts like Years of Denial and Soft Crash, DJ Nanogram, with his party collective Entropy, is introducing European industrial techno sounds to Hong Kong, with his next club night later this month.
Recent months have seen well-known independent bookstores close in Hong Kong after they were suspected of breaking various laws, but novel business models are seeing new ones emerge.
The founder of live gig promoter Rice, Adrianna Lee Ka-yee, tells Post Magazine about her mission to bring niche music to the Hong Kong masses.
Chinese people follow a lot of traditions to boost their luck during Lunar New Year. Here’s how to give yours a bump during the Year of the Dragon, from money and colours to clothing and food.
Hong Kong singer and filmmaker Juno Mak talks about his upcoming multimedia concert event Project Mayhem, a blend of hip hop music, drama performances and filmed scenes.
Chantel Yeung and her Hong Kong-born father own London-based food van Chubby Dumpling, which sells dumplings – including a vegan option – and noodles at city markets and various events.
Chinese stage and screen actor Pu Cunxin’s new autobiography Me and My Roles charts his illustrious career in theatre, film and television and aims to help young actors navigate the industry.
The war in Gaza is the latest traumatic episode for Palestinians. Two artists of Palestinian origin express the tension of living in a war zone in performance piece Losing It, soon to play in Hong Kong.
