The Makeup of a Superstar

From the singing diva Anita Mui to superstar Roman Tam, the everchanging personas of Cantopop stars are invented through makeup and fashion styling. In this workshop, makeup artist group HK Makeup Artist will apply airbrush eye makeup onto participants and also demonstrate how to create a contemporary superstar look inspired by album covers from the 80s. Regardless of gender and age, join us to create your unique persona!

Airbrush makeup time: 19:00–21:30

Demonstration time: 18:00 (Cantonese), 20:00 (Cantonese), and 21:00 (English)

Location: Workshop 1, Learning Hub, Ground Floor

Cutting, Overlapping, Rearranging

Pick some lyrics from the 80s and 90s that best represent you and explore Cantopop album cover designs. You will create a collective making collage inspired by the lyrics using various types of materials and techniques of collage-making, such as overlapping images, creating ripped textures, and rearranging words.

Time: 18:00–21:30

Location: Workshop 2, Learning Hub, Ground Floor

Special Tour: Victoria Harbour and Nathan Road

Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and Nathan Road have become part of a collective memory of our daily lives, connecting the past and the present. Artist Swing Lam will take you on a walk to look at the city at M+. Revisit familiar scenes through movies and advertisements from the past and find out about the city’s evolving cityscape.

Time: 18:30 (Cantonese), 19:15 (Cantonese), 20:00 (English), and 20:45 (Cantonese) (30 minutes per session)

Meet-up location: Learning Hub, Ground Floor

Register for this tour at the Ground Floor Information Desk.

Hong Kong-style Fashion Icon

Join some simple and playful activities complementing Hong Kong: Here and Beyond and designed by M+ Young Collective. Be inspired by the lifestyle of the 1980s and draw a Hong Kong-style fashion icon to explore the diversity of popular culture from a different era.

Time: 18:45, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, and 21:15 (20 mins per session)

Location: Main Hall Gallery, Ground Floor

This event is designed by M+ Young Collective and supported by the The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Hong Kong.

Pop-up Chat by M+ Staff

What goes on behind the scenes at the museum? Hear from M+ staff across different departments. They will introduce some objects on display related to Cantopop, such as vinyl album covers and posters, and share insider stories from when they prepared for the exhibition Hong Kong: Here and Beyond.

Time: 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, and 20:30

Location: Main Hall Gallery, Ground Floor

Audio Guide

Listen to an audio soundtrack in which Tina Liu flashes back to the 1980s and 90s when she was the Executive Editor of City Magazine. City Magazine was Hong Kong’s first monthly magazine centered around pop culture, revealing the design styles and city lives at the time. Audio guides are available in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.

Location: Main Hall Gallery, Ground Floor

Nam June Paik’s Bye Bye Kipling and Wrap Around the World

Nam June Paik’s Bye Bye Kipling (1986) and Wrap Around the World (1988) reflect the energy of the 1980s through audio-visual experimentation and transcultural exchange, made possible by new technology at the time. The two works feature music, dance, art, sport, and telecommunication from Europe, Asia, and North America, with images that overlap, distort, and pixelate to the soundtrack of industrial, experimental sounds merging into jazz and synths. Showcasing footage of David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keith Haring, Issey Miyake, and Lou Reed. Both works prompt audiences to reflect on how technology’s rapid development has shaped pop culture in recent decades.

Time: 20:00

Location: Grand Stair, Ground Floor

The opening hours will be extended to 23:30. Exhibition ticket holders can enjoy an exclusive discount of 10% off on any purchases during the night.

The opening hours will be extended to 23:30. Drinks will be available for purchase during the event time.