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These activities are must-dos for Singapore residents planning to visit once the travel bubble kicks in. Scenes from Tai Kwun. (Photos, left to right: Alison Pang/Unsplash; Elton Yung/Unsplash) See history reinvented at Tai Kwun Once the preserve of criminals, police officers, and magistrates, Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts opened in 2018 following an extensive restoration done in step with a makeover by celebrated Swiss architecture firm Herzog and de Meuron. Initial plans for an observation tower nodding to the city’s continued use of bamboo scaffolding were scaled back to create the simple, respectful volumes of the JC Cube and JC Contemporary art galleries, both clad in perforated aluminum facades inspired by the brickwork of their older neighbors. Visitors can tour the former jail, take stock of changing exhibitions, and kick back in the drinking and dining venues that flank the parade ground an impressive courtyard with a towering mango tree planted ....
The Audemars Piguet-commissioned artist talks to us about her robot-driven work inspired by the moon. Every year, Swiss luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet selects a rising artist to commission under its Contemporary division. For the fifth installment of its project, the house has chosen Hong Kong-based curator Ying Kwok and artist Phoebe Hui for an installation display at the heart of the city. Titled The Moon is Leaving Us, Hui’s work bridges art with science, using a mechanical kinetic robot to draw unique renditions of the moon. We caught up with the creative to talk about the inspirations and development process behind the technical yet surreal piece of art created in partnership with Kwok. ....
by The Editors Exterior view of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Courtesy the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Amid new surges in Covid-19 spikes worldwide, there are new openings and closures of art institutions in various regions. Here’s a roundup of updates, and a look at several announcements made in recent weeks. Seoul and Hong Kong Museums Close due to Covid-19 On December 2, Hong Kong art institutions were shuttered once again following government mandated restrictions responding to a fourth wave of Covid-19 in the city, in effect until at least December 15. With daily numbers for new cases still high, the closure will likely be extended. Affected spaces include, among others, Tai Kwun Center for Heritage and Arts (including Tai Kwun Contemporary), the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT), the Hong Kong Museum of Art, and the nonprofit Para Site. Just days later on December 8, museums in Seoul were similarly closed due to a spike in Covid-19 cases. Spaces such ....