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King of Kowloon Tsang Tsou-choi s Hong Kong graffiti, once considered vandalism, now inspires visual artists

Graffiti by the self-proclaimed “King of Kowloon”, who died in 2007 at the age of 85, used to be considered vandalism and was covered and painted over. Now a new generation of visual artists is taking inspiration from Tsang’s work.

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King of Kowloon graffiti artist Tsang Tsou-choi s calligraphy is uncovered, restored and on display again

MTR Corporation commissioned specialists to uncover and restore work painted on rail viaduct in Mong Kok.

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Graffiti: from the Roman Colosseum recently to Pompeii and Hong Kong s King of Kowloon before, lovers, poets, protesters and vandals have always written on walls

Tourists caught defacing Rome’s Colosseum and a Japanese temple are nothing new – graffiti is as old as humanity, from cave art to the bawdy humour found in Pompeii to Hong Kong’s ‘King of Kowloon’.

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K11 MUSEA to Bring History of Street Art to Hong Kong

K11 MUSEA to Bring History of Street Art to Hong Kong
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