Art
Political Christmas Cards From Hong Kong's Protestors and Their Supporters
After cartoonist and designer Jason Li wrote about Hong Kongers's radical Christmas cards, hundreds responded to Hyperallergic on social media with their own versions.
Hong Kong
Art
Hong Kong’s Protesters Subvert the Holiday Season With Radical Christmas Cards
Hong Kong protesters are remixing the Christmas card tradition under the #freehkxmascard hashtag and decorating cards with memes and slogans from the ongoing movement.
Art
Two Artists Use Weather as a Metaphor for Hong Kong's Protests
These solo shows from Luke Ching Chin Wai and South Ho Siu Nam draw parallels between the typhoons and showers of these regions and the unpredictability of authoritarian policies and resulting civilian uprisings.
Art
In Hong Kong, Protestors Are Using Zines to Get Their Messages Out
The speed with which the Hong Kong demonstrators' informative zines have been distributed, collected, and even exhibited internationally is remarkable. We spoke with ZineCoop, one of the groups behind the effort, to discuss why they are so powerful.
Art
Shirley Tse Explores Societal Differences in a Time of Uncertainty for Hong Kong
As protests over an extradition bill rage in Hong Kong, Tse's Stakeholders exhibition at the Venice Biennale negotiates the spaces between gender categories like female or male, or race categories like Asian or White.
Art
The Memes and Art From Hong Kong’s Million Person March Last Sunday
Creative communities in Hong Kong and beyond have made poignant works of art and internet memes in support of the anti-extradition bill protests.
In Brief
Hong Kong's Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Closes for Day, Joining Strike Against Proposed Extradition Bill
About 100 Hong Kong arts organizations, including commercial galleries, announced a strike against a bill that would allow extraditing fugitives to mainland China.
Interview
At the Venice Biennale, Shu Lea Cheang Surveils the Surveillance System
In the first solo exhibition by a woman artist representing Taiwan at the Venice Biennale, Cheang questions the legal and visual regimes that have shaped sexual and gender norms over time.
Comics
The Realities of Being Trans in Hong Kong
A comic artist tells a story of trans lives in one of China's most important cities.
Books
The Colorful Cocoons of Hong Kong's Bamboo Scaffolding
Photographer Peter Steinhauer spent two decades photographing the traditional bamboo scaffolding that endures in Hong Kong.
News
Cleaners Throw Away Frowning Happy Meal Sculpture at Hong Kong Art Fair
Carol May's sculpture "Unhappy Meal" was on view at Hong Kong's Harbour Art Fair when cleaners threw it out, destroying it.
Art
Mao, Lenin, Thatcher, and Other Leaders Haunt Art Basel Hong Kong
Adjacent installations by Pio Abad and Shen Shaomin at the fair offer cautionary tales on the perils of communism and the evils of neoliberalism.