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South China Morning Post
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Best pineapple buns, cha chaan teng and mochis in Hong Kong for illustrator Kitty Wong
Recently featured in the Affordable Art Fair, award-winning illustrator Kitty Wong's work focuses on Hong Kong nostalgia, culture and even food. She spoke to Andrew Sun. Advertisement I grew up half in Hong Kong and half in Canada, where my family moved when I was eight. We lived in a small town where many in the Chinese community worked in restaurants, including my family, so I grew up eating food from Chinese buffets and also delicious home-made meals by our Vietnamese-Chinese neighbours. I like casual spots and comfort meals. I cook a lot to feel healthy, but I love to go on adventures on weekends, exploring places that have gone viral as well as other people's local favourites. It is a fun way to use food to explore my own city, going to areas I would not usually visit. For example, I have found the best pineapple bun is from Sai Kung Cafe & Bakery (6-7 Kam Po Court, 2 Sai Kung Hoi Pong Square, Sai Kung. Tel: 2792 3861). The best place for street-food-style stalls is Kwai Fong Plaza (Kwai Fong Estate, 177 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung). Pineapple buns at Sai Kung Cafe & Bakery. Photo: Hong Kong Tourism Board
The Age
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
Art for all: How this contemporary art event bridges communities
One of the things art adviser Sarah Birtles loves most is connecting a first-time buyer with an artwork they love. It's one of the reasons she finds it 'exciting' to be involved with the Affordable Art Fair. 'A father came with his daughter; her 21st birthday present from him was to start her own art collection. She bought a modest piece from us, under $500, but the glow on her face was really exciting,' Birtles says. The Affordable Art Fair creates powerful engagement between the public, artists and galleries by democratising not only art, but also the purchasing experience. All artworks are priced under $10,000 and buyers can remove the canvas from the wall and take it home with them. When Birtles first exhibited at the Sydney fair in 2022, she took the smallest booth she could, 15 square metres. That has since quadrupled. 'I just rostered myself on, foolishly thinking it would be very quiet. We were inundated. I had to call in three other staff members, and artists from Queensland and the Blue Mountains had to come and restock me,' she says. 'It was thrilling, everything you quietly hope for. People were genuinely excited to see artwork in real life again, having those conversations and hearing artists' stories.' Finding global reach As a Blue Mountains based gallery, Birtles credits the Affordable Art Fair with the global amplification of her regional business. Not only does she exhibit nationally, she is also part of the Affordable Art Fair Singapore. 'We add in excess of 300 new buyers to our database each fair,' she says. 'On our stand alone, there would be at least 25 people buying their first artworks ever. That's really special to me.'
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend May 23-25, from yoga to an art fair
Sometimes you can be spoiled for choice when it comes to things to do at weekends in Hong Kong. Do not despair – we have cherry-picked some to make your life easier. Advertisement From a crossover pianist's latest Hong Kong performances to the return of the Affordable Art Fair to an unmissable Tom Cruise action film and a burger pop-up, there is plenty to see and do over the next few days. 1. Shogun Burger pop-up The Regent Hong Kong hotel, in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, is playing host to Japan's gourmet Shogun Burger brand until May 27. Shogun Burger was launched in 2016 by Taiki Honda, who comes from a family of yakiniku specialists – so he knows his beef. The brand now has more than 30 outlets across Japan. The pop-up brings to Hong Kong its signature Wagyu beef burgers , made with Japanese black Wagyu and smashed on a hot iron plate. Four of Shogun's signature burgers will be available at The Lobby Lounge, including the classic cheese and the chilli meat and cheese. Shogun Burger is popping up at Regent Hong Kong. Photo: Regent Hong Kong Each set, available from 12pm to 10pm daily, is priced at HK$398 (US$51) and includes a burger, fries with three dipping sauces – or a mixed salad – plus either two scoops of ice cream or a matcha sesame tart, and a drink.
Time Out
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Your ultimate guide to the Affordable Art Fair 2025
Yes, there is! Making art accessible to everyone means that the Affordable Art Fair has also considered how to introduce even children to art. There will be educational art tours and workshops in collaboration with Art Loop, available for children aged four to 12. Skilled instructors will lead the little ones on gallery tours, hands-on projects, explorations of artistic styles, and more, and their mini art projects will even be showcased at the fair. These special children's sessions run four times daily and cost $250 per child. This includes a t-shirt, tour book, and art materials, and at the end of the day, they'll get to take home their own floral paintings. Register and choose your timeslot here. There'll also be workshops for adults, including a one-off event with award-winning Hong Kong illustrator Kitty N. Wong, as well as a chance to create your own mixed-media botanical masterpiece while enjoying a glass of wine under the guidance of acclaimed artist Eleanor McColl – also priced at $250 per session.
South China Morning Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Discover joy of art collecting at the Affordable Art Fair
If you love your Picassos but live like Van Gogh, the Affordable Art Fair might be your kind of viewing. Returning for its 12th edition from May 22 to 25 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the annual event has never been shy about its mission to democratise the art world. This year's theme, 'I Am an Art Collector', drives that message home with 98 exhibitors from across the globe, all showing artworks priced under HK$100,000. With representation from Australia, Britain, France, South Korea, South Africa, the United States and more, there's a world of relatively wallet-friendly art to tickle your visual fancy. Hong Kong's own scene is well represented, with the likes of Oi Ling Gallery's contemporary ink artists who blend tradition and modernity, and Laurence Lai Gallery's art photography that so aptly captures the city's urban pulse. Beyond the gallery booths, the fair's Special Projects section features six units exploring themes of connection, identity and the fusion of tradition with modernity. Among the highlights is Li Shudan's Fruit Market, an installation featuring 365 hand-carved wooden fruits that visitors can 'adopt' for HK$1,000, blending playful market vibes with thoughtful symbolism. Angel Hui's Auntie Angel Store is a homage to Hong Kong's beloved tuck shops. Photo: The Affordable Art Fair Meanwhile, The ATM Project, by Jackie Case, features a cheeky take on art and commerce, where visitors purchase a 'credit card' for HK$300, write a drawing idea on the back, insert the card into the 'ATM' and receive a live sketch from the artist, who is hidden inside the installation. One of the fair's stand-outs will be the Auntie Angel Store, a nostalgic homage to Hong Kong's beloved '士多 (si do)' tuck shops . Artist Angel Hui Hoi-kiu assumes the role of shopkeeper, transforming the elements that form a familiar neighbourhood hub into an all-encompassing ceramic art experience. Continuing its tradition as a British-born enterprise, the fair will partner with the British consulate to present the GREAT Art zone. Curated by local artist Wong Ka-ying, this section celebrates British creativity with a selection from the British Council's 9,000-piece art collection. And amid the recent hubbub around the new Kai Tak Stadium , the Hong Kong Design Institute will present an exhibition, titled 'Century of Glory – Kai Tak', bringing together 20 artworks by teachers and students from its higher diploma in illustration design programme, to cast a new light on one of Hong Kong's most endearing urban legacies.
