Tag: Asian Art
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The Forbidden City and Versailles | Hong Kong Palace Museum
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in ReviewHaving lived in Hong Kong as a university student, it’s always a thrill when I get to visit Hong Kong again! After years of development, it’s exciting to finally see Hong Kong’s newest museums in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is possibly my favourite museum in Hong Kong right now,…
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Life in Edo | Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints at ACM
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in ReviewWhew, this post on Asian Civilisations Museum’s extensive exhibition Life in Edo has been a long time coming! I first visited in May this year, and a second time in July when there was a second rotation of prints. I loved seeing so many exemplary works of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings from Japan’s Edo…
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Joseon Korea | Royalty and High Culture
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in ReviewManaged to come back to Singapore in time to see Asian Civilisations Museum’s special exhibition Joseon Korea: Court Treasures and City Life! I think anyone interested in anything Korea probably got their start from Korean pop culture: either Kpop or Kdramas. For me, it was kdramas that did me in. ;) Many Korean historical dramas…
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January Art Events | Singapore and Hong Kong
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I’m feeling so refreshed after my trip back to Singapore! I have to say, everything in Singapore looks technicolored while Hong Kong just looks… gray. I got to see the Artist and Empire: (En)countering Colonial Legacies at National Gallery Singapore and Journey to Infinity: Escher’s World of Wonder at ArtScience Museum, and they are both great…
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October Art Events | Hong Kong and Singapore
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Can you believe it’s October? It feels like the year is slipping away from me, but the good thing is that fall (or whatever we have of the fall season in Hong Kong) is here! Checking in with a few art events in Hong Kong and Singapore that are happening this month.