City Grass of Class: The Culture of Bamboo by Philip Fung, The World’s First Huanghuali Cello By Ernest Wan, Roberto Bolle by Aaina Bhargava Conversations Wallace Chan by Jessica Wan, Zheng Bo by Caroline Ha Thuc Features Thresholds by Aaina Bhargava, Shahana Rajani by Ilaria Maria Sala, Reclaiming the Hong Kong Sea By Caroline Ha Thuc Profile Rex Chan by Phoebe Wong In-Residence Isaac Chong Wai by Jessica Wan Folio Angel Hui Hoi Kiu, Kingsley Ng Exhibition Reviews Yip Kai Chun at Peng Chau Cinema by Caroline Ha Thuc, Sara Tse at CHAT (Centre for Heritage Arts and Textile) by John Batten, Gulnur Mukazhanova at CHAT (Centre for Heritage Arts and Textile) by Ilaria Maria Sala, Li Li Ren at Third Street Gallery by Leandra Li, Ulana Switucha at Blue Lotus Gallery by Ilaria Maria Sala, Samson Young at New Taipei City Art Museum by Brady Ng Oscar Chan Yik Long at Radvila Palace Museum of Art Vilnius by Tautvydas Petrauskas, Chris Huen Sin Kan at Ota Fine Arts by Ilaria Maria Sala Classical Music Review Pavel Haas Quartet at Main Hall, Shaw Auditorium, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology by Ernest Wan Back Page Four of the sixty representatives from surrounding villages during five days of Jiao Festival rituals, Kam Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, 18 December 2025 by John Batten.

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City Corps Extreme at Xiqu Centre by Aaina Bhargava, Xu Bing’s Hong Kong Square Words by John Batten Conversation Chan Kwan Lok by Caroline Ha Thuc Profile IV Chan by Christie Lee Features GayBird by Brady Ng, Charmaine Poh by Jessica Wan, Salvatore Emblema by Ilaria Maria Sala In-Residence Yim Sui Fong by Jessica Wan Exhibition Reviews Lynne Drexler at White Cube by Ilaria Maria Sala, Ha Bik Chuen at Para Site by Brady Ng, Tsang Kin-Wah at gdm by Caroline Ha Thuc, Trevor Yeung at M+ by Caroline Ha Thuc, Nai-Jen Yang at Mother’s Tankstation by Jessica Wan, Oscar Chan Yik Long at PF25 cultural projects by Gerhard Mack, Various artists at Whitestone Gallery by Ilaria Maria Sala, Wing Po So at Para Site by Caroline Ha Thuc, Hilarie Hon at Gallery EXIT by Caroline Ha Thuc, Wonders of Imperial Carpets: Masterpieces from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha at Palace Museum by Ilaria Maria Sala Classical Music Reviews Eliso Virsaladze at Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts by Ernest Wan, Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall by Ernest Wan Film Review The Message (El mensaje) Director: Iván Fund Argentina/Spain/Uruguay, 2025 by John Batten Back Page John Batten: Moments in Time – Available for ImmediatePurchase, exhibition and text at opening reception of watches and other items for sale, Sotheby’s Maison, Central, Hong Kong, 21 August 2025.

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City Hong Kong Ballet – Frida by Aaina Bhargava, A Hong Kong Modernist Icon: Wah Fu Estate by John Batten Conversations Michele Chu by Caroline Ha Thuc, Whiskey Chow by Jessica Wan Features Samson Young by DeWitt Cheng, Danh Võ by Aaina Bhargava, Chen Wei by Caroline Ha Thuc Profile Douglas Bland by Fionnuala McHugh Exhibition Reviews Lain Singh Bangdel at Rossi & Rossi by Ilaria Maria Sala, Various artists at Hart Haus by John Batten, Anson Mak at WMA by Christie Lee, Lewis Lee at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery by Ilaria Maria Sala, Simpson Wong at Oi Ling Galleryby Ilaria Maria Sala, AES&F at Tang Contemporary Art at Christie Lee, Reina Sugihara at Empty Gallery by Brady Ng, Ruth Asawa, Scott Kahn at David Zwirner by Ilaria Maria Sala Classical Music Review NOĒMA at Tsuen Wan Town Hall by Ernest Wan Back Page John Batten: Bridesmaids and photographers photographing a bridal couple on Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Playscape’ sculpture, M+ Rooftop Garden, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, 12 February 2023.

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City IM Pei at M+ by John Batten Conversation Wu Jiaru by Brady Ng Features Jessica Rankin at White Cube Hong Kong by Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand, Gaylord Chan at Asia Society Hong Kong Center by Joyce Hei Ting Wong In-Residence Angela Su by Jessica Wan, Resonance Islands —Linkshouse Orkney Arts Residency by Wong Ka Yin Folio e8mkboy, Kary Kwok, Green Mok Exhibition Reviews  Lee Jin Woo at White Cube by Ilaria Maria Sala, Christopher K Ho at PHD Group by Brady Ng, Liao Jiaming at de Sarthe Gallery by Brady Ng, Chow Chun Fai at Tang Contemporary Art by Ilaria Maria Sala, Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato at David Zwirner Hong Kong by Ilaria Maria Sala, Bruce Nauman at Tai Kwun Contemporary by John Batten, Henry Steiner at M+ by Ilaria Maria Sala, Various artists at Alisan Fine Arts by Christine Chan Chiu Classical Music Review Minsoo Sohn at Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy forPerforming Arts by Ernest Wan, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre by Ernest Wan Archive Lee Kit at Massimo De Carlo by Charlotte Chang, Various artists at Pearl Lam Galleries by Winnie Lai, Angela Su at Blindspot Gallery by John Batten Back Page John Batten: GOING, with aeroplane in distance, at end of day, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 19 July 2024. 

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City Samuel Swope at Current Plans by Brady Ng Conversation Kurt Chan by Caroline Ha Thuc Features Wifredo Lam at Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, Trevor Yeung at Venice Biennale by Jessica Wan Folio Dony Cheng, Tap Chan, Chan Ting Exhibition Reviews  Izumi Kato at Perrotin Hong Kong by Brady Ng, Debe Sham at Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre by Ilaria Maria Sala, Maggi Hambling at Pearl Lam Galleries Hong Kong by Christine Chan Chiu, Wallace Chan at Santa Maria della Pietà Venice, Italy by Jessica Wan, Chan Hou Chun at WMA Space Hong Kong by John Batten Classical Music Review Bayerische Staatsoper, Grand Theatre Hong Kong Cultural Centre by Ernest Wan Archive Bruce Nauman at White Cube Hong Kong by Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand, Library by Chihoi at  ACO Art Space by Ysabelle Cheung Back Page John Batten: A reminder of I.M. Pei’s Bank of China Tower, steel scaffolding and tape, on the street, Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong, 27 May 2024.

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In–Residence Ling Pui Sze by Jessica Wan Conversation Szelit Cheung by Caroline Ha Thuc. Features Howie Tsui by Brady Ng. Kwan Sheung Chi by John Batten. Reviews Mrinalini Mukherjee at Asia Art Archive by Brady Ng, Zhang Wenzhi at Blindspot Gallery by Caroline Ha Thuc, Various artists at University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) The University of Hong Kong by Maria Sala, Kongkee Tai Kwun Contemporary by Brady Ng, Lawrence Carroll at Villepin Gallery at Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand, Lin Guocheng at Alisan Fine Arts at Christine Chan Chiu, Neo Rauch at David Zwirner by Christie Lee, Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien at Para Site by Caroline Ha Thuc, Sin Wai Kin at Matrix 284 Gallery, Berkeley Art Museum by DeWitt Cheng, Jakkai Siributr at CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) by Christie Lee. Book Review Wong Yankwai Half(s) & Halves of…Published by Mount Zero Books by John Batten. Archive Lee Kai Chung by Christina Ko, Wolfgang Tillmans by Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand. Back Page John Batten: Preparing to pour concrete, Central waterfront reclamation, Central, Hong Kong, 7 February 2024.

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Features Mark Chung by John Batten. Julie Curtiss by Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand Conversation Leung Chi Woby Caroline Ha Thuc Profile Antonio Casadei by Fionnuala McHugh Reviews Frank Walter at David Zwirner by Brady Ng. Bouie Choi at Grotto SKW by Caroline Ha Thuc. Myth Makers — Spectrosynthesis III at Tai Kwun Contemporary by Brady Ng. Chu Chu at Alisan Fine Arts, Central by Christine Chan Chiu. Postmodern Tales at HART by Christine Chan Chiu. Rirkrit Tiravanija at David Zwirner by Christie Lee. Szelit Cheung, Olga Grotova at The Shophouse by Brady Ng. Shubigi Rao at Rossi & Rossi by Caroline Ha Thuc. Welcome >_< Take a Seat Wherever (cringevibing on a downward spiral) Tomorrow Maybe at Eaton by Ilaria Maria Sala. signals… at Para Site by Christie Lee. Vaevae Chan by Brady Ng. Inside the White Cube: New Moroism at White Cube by Christina Ko. Classical Music Review Bamberg Symphony at Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre by Ernest Wan. Archive Ink Art at M+ Pavilion by André Chan, Irene Chou by Christie Lee. Back Page Pedestrians walking, caught in an overhead stainless-steel mirrored soffit, with large advertising hoarding and the back of a street sign, Central, Hong Kong, 17 August 2023. By John Batten

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Features Luis Chan by Joyce Wong, Arthur Hacker by John Batten. Conversations by Caroline Ha Thuc: Wing Po So, Sharon Lee, Annie Wan Lai-kuen, Zheng Mahler. Exhibitions Cerith Wyn Evans at White Cube Hong Kong by Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand, Sin Wai Kin at Blindspot Gallery by Brady Ng, Virtue Village at PHD Group by Brady Ng, Apichatpong Weerasethakul at Kiang Malingue by Caroline Ha Thuc. Reviews Ko Sin Tung at Kiang Malingue by Fizen Yuen, Law Yuk Mui at Oi! by Caroline Ha Thuc, Wesley Tongson at Berkeley Art Museum by DeWitt Cheng , Kong Chun Hei at Feyerabend by Fizen Yuen, Siah Armajani & Rashid Araeen at Rossi & Rossi by Aaina Bhargava, Gloria Awareness by Yang Jiang, Vvzela Kook at Oi! by Christie Lee, Wu Jiaru at Flowers Gallery by Brady Ng, Haim Steinbach at White Cube Hong Kong by Diana d’Arenberg Parmanand, Wing Sze Lam & Heiwa Wong at 1999 Art Space by Ophelia Lai, Jaffa Lam at Axel Vervoordt Gallery by Caroline Ha Thuc. Back PageFamily having cake and coffee, overlooking a misty Victoria Harbour, from Rooftop Garden, M+, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, 12 February 2023 by John Batten.

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