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A group of Indonesian villagers gather around a large sheet of white paper covered with schematic drawings and sticky notes. One man motions to a specific area on the paper.
A group of Indonesian villagers gather around a large sheet of white paper covered with schematic drawings and sticky notes. One man motions to a specific area on the paper.
Building from the Ground Up: How Yayasan Arkom Indonesia Engages the Community
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.
M+ Venice Biennale Internship: Reflections on Living Art
An installation artwork that comprises a red-cushioned sofa chair, a long red carpet, and a gold frame. The chair, positioned at the top of a red carpet, leads the viewer’s gaze towards the gold frame on the gallery’s far wall. The wall space inside the frame is painted red.
The Display of Decay: Gu Dexin’s Chair and the Challenge of Uncollectible Art
A group of Indonesian villagers gather around a large sheet of white paper covered with schematic drawings and sticky notes. One man motions to a specific area on the paper.
Building from the Ground Up: How Yayasan Arkom Indonesia Engages the Community
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.
M+ Venice Biennale Internship: Reflections on Living Art
An installation artwork that comprises a red-cushioned sofa chair, a long red carpet, and a gold frame. The chair, positioned at the top of a red carpet, leads the viewer’s gaze towards the gold frame on the gallery’s far wall. The wall space inside the frame is painted red.
The Display of Decay: Gu Dexin’s Chair and the Challenge of Uncollectible Art
A group of Indonesian villagers gather around a large sheet of white paper covered with schematic drawings and sticky notes. One man motions to a specific area on the paper.
Building from the Ground Up: How Yayasan Arkom Indonesia Engages the Community
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.
M+ Venice Biennale Internship: Reflections on Living Art
An installation artwork that comprises a red-cushioned sofa chair, a long red carpet, and a gold frame. The chair, positioned at the top of a red carpet, leads the viewer’s gaze towards the gold frame on the gallery’s far wall. The wall space inside the frame is painted red.
The Display of Decay: Gu Dexin’s Chair and the Challenge of Uncollectible Art
A group of Indonesian villagers gather around a large sheet of white paper covered with schematic drawings and sticky notes. One man motions to a specific area on the paper.
Building from the Ground Up: How Yayasan Arkom Indonesia Engages the Community
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.
M+ Venice Biennale Internship: Reflections on Living Art
An installation artwork that comprises a red-cushioned sofa chair, a long red carpet, and a gold frame. The chair, positioned at the top of a red carpet, leads the viewer’s gaze towards the gold frame on the gallery’s far wall. The wall space inside the frame is painted red.
The Display of Decay: Gu Dexin’s Chair and the Challenge of Uncollectible Art
Artist Chua Chye Teck, wearing a dark grey short-sleeved shirt and glasses, closely examines a series of sculptural artworks made of concrete pieces mounted on wooden bases, displayed on a long table.
Artist Chua Chye Teck, wearing a dark grey short-sleeved shirt and glasses, closely examines a series of sculptural artworks made of concrete pieces mounted on wooden bases, displayed on a long table.

Chua Chye Teck: Echoes in Concrete

Chua Chye Teck’s ‘Scholar’s Rocks’ at M+ explores Singapore’s urban change via concrete fragments, mixing traditional aesthetics with local narratives.
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
Architectural drawing of complex with a U-shaped high-rise building and adjacent large glass-domed structure, set around a central plaza.
Architectural drawing of complex with a U-shaped high-rise building and adjacent large glass-domed structure, set around a central plaza.

Unearthing I. M. Pei’s Unbuilt Projects

While I. M. Pei is best known for his realised architectural landmarks, his unbuilt projects reveal the threads of his practice at different stages and the ideas that were later revisited and refined.
8 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
A dimly lit gallery space features a large illuminated screen displaying a video of an empty ocean with a pink hue. Two people stand in front of the screen, silhouetted against the visuals, as ring-shaped clouds appear on the water's surface.
A dimly lit gallery space features a large illuminated screen displaying a video of an empty ocean with a pink hue. Two people stand in front of the screen, silhouetted against the visuals, as ring-shaped clouds appear on the water's surface.

The Art of Ephemeral Tech: A Conversation with A.A.Murakami

A.A.Murakami on ‘Ephemeral Tech’: Blending art, nature, and technology.
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Digital  /  Video
Film still depicts a dimly lit room in which the actor Andy Lau, dressed in black, holds a staff-like weapon. A metal chain hangs from the top of the frame in the scene’s foreground.
Film still depicts a dimly lit room in which the actor Andy Lau, dressed in black, holds a staff-like weapon. A metal chain hangs from the top of the frame in the scene’s foreground.

Viewing Tsui Hark’s Paradigm Shift through the Lens of the Detective Dee Series

By analysing the three ‘Detective Dee’ titles, film critic Po Fung explores how Tsui Hark shifted the focus from the world of jianghu to the imperial court in his wuxia films.
7 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Article
Two people stand in front of a dark green door of an old building, facing away from the camera. The person on the left is wearing a black coat and a blue beanie, holding a bright red tote bag. The other person wears a yellow jacket, green trousers, and a light grey beanie. The walls beside them are covered in graffiti.
Two people stand in front of a dark green door of an old building, facing away from the camera. The person on the left is wearing a black coat and a blue beanie, holding a bright red tote bag. The other person wears a yellow jacket, green trousers, and a light grey beanie. The walls beside them are covered in graffiti.

Tides of Connections: Behind Trevor Yeung’s ‘Courtyard of Attachments’

Unfold the compelling journey from 138 days before the opening to the debut of ‘Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Attachments, Hong Kong in Venice.’
18 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Video

Artist’s Lens

A person standing in front of a cloth artwork featuring three 'no U-turn' symbols on a black background.
A person standing in front of a cloth artwork featuring three 'no U-turn' symbols on a black background.

Wang Tuo: Time Refracted

Wang Tuo’s films blend interviews, reality shows, and theatre, exposing society’s absurdities and intertwining histories
9 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
A woman in a studio holds a silver box to the camera and points at its label.
A woman in a studio holds a silver box to the camera and points at its label.

Tina Liu: The Shape of Style

A conversation with Tina Liu, Hong Kong stylist and creative pioneer known for pushing boundaries in print, film, fashion, art and music
9 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is sketching at a desk with a bookshelf filled with books in the background.
Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is sketching at a desk with a bookshelf filled with books in the background.

Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi: What is Architecture?

Discover how Balkrishna Doshi, the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect, established links between nature and architecture that serve as a medium for human experience
8 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
Standing in a train station in Hong Kong, a man wearing a green shirt adorned with orange spots and a party hat stares into the camera.
Standing in a train station in Hong Kong, a man wearing a green shirt adorned with orange spots and a party hat stares into the camera.

Luke Ching Chin Wai: Community as Canvas

Meet Luke Ching, an artist who has spent the last twenty years using his creative practice to bring attention to social issues in Hong Kong
13 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A man wearing glasses and a black jacket stands in a gallery, with a painting depicting a group of laughing men behind him.
A man wearing glasses and a black jacket stands in a gallery, with a painting depicting a group of laughing men behind him.

Park Chan-wook: Expanding Cinematic Reach

Dive into the world of Park Chan-wook, known for his distinctive approach to humour and collaboration.
7 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
Artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul stands with his back toward the camera, looking at his work 'Ghost Teen'. The artwork depicts a man wearing a mask and sunglasses.
Artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul stands with his back toward the camera, looking at his work 'Ghost Teen'. The artwork depicts a man wearing a mask and sunglasses.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Dream and Memory

Thai artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul explores the concepts of his multi-channel video installation ‘Primitive’.
4 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Video

Hong Kong in Venice

Artist Trevor Yeung crouches on the ground, adjusting his installation artwork titled ‘Little Comfy Tornado’. The installation consists of a fish tank, aquarium equipment, water, a wooden plinth, and tourmaline.
Artist Trevor Yeung crouches on the ground, adjusting his installation artwork titled ‘Little Comfy Tornado’. The installation consists of a fish tank, aquarium equipment, water, a wooden plinth, and tourmaline.

Trevor Yeung: An Ecological Look at An Aquarium

Artist Trevor Yeung discusses how fishkeeping influences his art practice and personal development, and introduces the artworks displayed in his exhibition titled ‘Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Attachments, Hong Kong in Venice’.
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
A disco ball reflects hundreds of square-shaped light specks in a darkened room.
A disco ball reflects hundreds of square-shaped light specks in a darkened room.

Inside ‘Angela Su: Arise, Hong Kong in Venice’

Join Angela Su on a video tour of the ‘Angela Su: Arise, Hong Kong in Venice’ exhibition at the 59th Venice Biennale
10 mins: 
M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
A woman and a man sit next to each other with plants behind them. A wooden table is in front of them.
A woman and a man sit next to each other with plants behind them. A wooden table is in front of them.

From Hong Kong to Venice: A Conversation between Olivia Chow and Trevor Yeung

An informal conversation with the artist and curator of 'Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Attachments, Hong Kong in Venice' on labour and care.
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.

M+ Venice Biennale Internship: Reflections on Living Art

What does it mean to be part of a living artwork?
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
Monochrome photograph of a woman wearing aviator goggles. Half of her face is obscured by shadow, and her hair appears to be falling upwards, creating an illusion of inversion. The image may have been vertically flipped.
Monochrome photograph of a woman wearing aviator goggles. Half of her face is obscured by shadow, and her hair appears to be falling upwards, creating an illusion of inversion. The image may have been vertically flipped.

Tongue-Tied and Twisted, an Earthbound Misfit

Angela Su's fictitious Lauren O is an enigmatic figure with the power of levitation who played a crucial role in the 1960s anti-war movement in the US
4 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Visual Culture  /  Article
Four people play badminton without a net in a circular courtyard surrounded on all sides by residential towers.
Four people play badminton without a net in a circular courtyard surrounded on all sides by residential towers.

How Street Badminton Helps Us Rethink Hong Kong’s Public Spaces

An artwork inspired by street badminton leads to a conversation between artist Shirley Tse and urban researcher Sampson Wong about public space in Hong Kong
10 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
A woman puts together two pieces of wood with a connector.
A woman puts together two pieces of wood with a connector.

Shirley Tse: An Exercise in Negotiation

Artist Shirley Tse discusses her installations ‘Negotiated Differences’ and ‘Playcourt’ as part of her M+ exhibition ‘Shirley Tse: Stakes and Holders’ at M+
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
Artist Samson Young standing over a piano with books, pieces of paper, and other materials sitting behind the exposed hammers. He is lifting and peering behind one of books.
Artist Samson Young standing over a piano with books, pieces of paper, and other materials sitting behind the exposed hammers. He is lifting and peering behind one of books.

A Chat with Samson Young About 'Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief World Tour'

You know the name of the artist behind 'Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief World Tour', but who exactly is Samson Young? Find out in this interview
7 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Artist Samson Young and Guest Curator Ying Kwok kneel on the floor as they paste the title of the exhibition ’Songs for Disaster Relief’ onto the poster.
Artist Samson Young and Guest Curator Ying Kwok kneel on the floor as they paste the title of the exhibition ’Songs for Disaster Relief’ onto the poster.

A Chat Between the Curator and Interns Behind ‘Songs for Disaster Relief’

Ying Kwok, Guest Curator of Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief, and two interns interview each other about their experience working on the exhibition
6 mins: 
Behind the Scenes  /  Article
Close-up on a bespectacled, dark-haired man’s head and torso as he holds a microphone and speaks into it. In his other hand, he is holding a cardboard VHS cover with the words ‘LIVE AID’ emblazoned on top of an illustration in which the continent of Africa has been made to look like a guitar.
Close-up on a bespectacled, dark-haired man’s head and torso as he holds a microphone and speaks into it. In his other hand, he is holding a cardboard VHS cover with the words ‘LIVE AID’ emblazoned on top of an illustration in which the continent of Africa has been made to look like a guitar.

Wong Chi Chung: A Brief History of Charity Singles

Veteran music critic Wong Chi Chung writes about charity singles as a phenomenon explored in ‘Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief World Tour’
5 mins: 
Critique  /  Article

Issues and Currents

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Art Chase

A woman in a white top and long hair stands in front of Victoria Harbour, with her back facing the camera.
A woman in a white top and long hair stands in front of Victoria Harbour, with her back facing the camera.

Henry Steiner and Nobuyoshi Araki’s Interpretations of Victoria Harbour

An exploration of how designer Henry Steiner and photographer Nobuyoshi Araki interpreted Victoria Harbour in their works across different eras.
6 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Ho Siu Nam holds a camera with both hands, with his left eye closed and his right eye gazing through the viewfinder. A bike lane and a group of trees are behind him.
Ho Siu Nam holds a camera with both hands, with his left eye closed and his right eye gazing through the viewfinder. A bike lane and a group of trees are behind him.

Unveiling Hidden Patterns: South Ho’s Exploration of Tin Shui Wai’s Landscapes

Join artist South Ho to explore Tin Shui Wai’s landscapes as part of his ‘Every Daily’ series.
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person in black standing on a footbridge with a block of residential building in the background.
A person in black standing on a footbridge with a block of residential building in the background.

Artful Abode: The Artistic Allure of Quarry Bay’s ‘Monster Building’

Explore the artistic allure and cultural significance of the iconic ‘Monster Building’ in Hong Kong, a source of inspiration for artists worldwide.
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person wearing a light brown jacket walking through the entrance of a traditional Chinese structure with brick walls, with his back facing the camera.
A person wearing a light brown jacket walking through the entrance of a traditional Chinese structure with brick walls, with his back facing the camera.

Heritage and Home in Hong Kong’s Hidden Places: Perspectives from Wing Lung Wai

Tang Kwok-hin’s art captures the cultural heritage and rhythms of life in Wing Lung Wai, a walled village in Hong Kong’s New Territories.
5 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A man stands in front of a Hong Kong cityscape in Central District, looking into the camera.
A man stands in front of a Hong Kong cityscape in Central District, looking into the camera.

A Brush with the City: Wilson Shieh Brings Hong Kong’s Central District to Life

Wilson Shieh gives iconic Hong Kong buildings a human face through artistic anthropomorphism.
5 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person wearing a white shirt, navy cardigan, and brown trousers walks along the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, from left to right in the frame. Victoria Harbour and the skyline of Hong Kong Island are in the background.
A person wearing a white shirt, navy cardigan, and brown trousers walks along the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, from left to right in the frame. Victoria Harbour and the skyline of Hong Kong Island are in the background.

Through Time and Tide: Central and Tsim Sha Tsui Through the lens of Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Uncover the allure of Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s ‘Central’ as it uncovers how a location’s history intertwines with its present form.
5 mins: 
Moving Image  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ is a video commission initiative by M+ featuring five short films by five emerging local artists

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ is a video commission initiative by M+ featuring five short films by five emerging local artists

Imaging Cantopop

Jacket and inner page of Anita Mui’s vinyl album ‘Bad Girl’. The singer stands off-centre to the left against a black background, wearing a purple satin dress and sparkly jewellery. She is framed by a cut-out silhouette of a figure in an overcoat.
Jacket and inner page of Anita Mui’s vinyl album ‘Bad Girl’. The singer stands off-centre to the left against a black background, wearing a purple satin dress and sparkly jewellery. She is framed by a cut-out silhouette of a figure in an overcoat.

Imaging Cantopop: Design and Performativity A-side

Designers crafted larger-than-life personalities of Cantopop stars using photography, illustration, fashion, and typography. We explore their stories
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article
Cover of Tat Ming Pair’s vinyl album I Am Waiting for Your Return, which has a pixelated treatment. Anthony Wong, in a white outfit, sits on a white chair on the left side and looks into the camera. Sitting on a black chair, Tats Lau is in a black outfit and looks downward. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.
Cover of Tat Ming Pair’s vinyl album I Am Waiting for Your Return, which has a pixelated treatment. Anthony Wong, in a white outfit, sits on a white chair on the left side and looks into the camera. Sitting on a black chair, Tats Lau is in a black outfit and looks downward. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.

Imaging Cantopop: Design and Performativity B-side

Cantopop grew out of Hong Kong’s cultural production at its most interdisciplinary, experimental, and diverse, expanding what graphic design could be
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article

Inside M+

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 mins: 
Moving Image / Behind the Scenes / Article

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Building M+

38 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Building M+

Monochrome animation still of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

11 mins: 
Moving Image / Video

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

A lady in a blue coat walks in a covered outdoor space. Lights hang from the ceiling above her.

Inside M+

17 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Inside M+

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 mins: 
Moving Image / Behind the Scenes / Article

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Building M+

38 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Building M+

Monochrome animation still of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

11 mins: 
Moving Image / Video

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

A lady in a blue coat walks in a covered outdoor space. Lights hang from the ceiling above her.

Inside M+

17 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Inside M+

From the Vault

Photograph showing Kusama in a red bodysuit, lying on stuffed protrusions covered in red polka dots in a mirror room.
Photograph showing Kusama in a red bodysuit, lying on stuffed protrusions covered in red polka dots in a mirror room.

The Life of Yayoi Kusama: A Visual Chronology

Learn about the biography of Yayoi Kusama with an illustrated timeline from 1929 to now and witness the healing power of art
18 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article

Ho Sin Tung’s Fictional Film Festival

A reflection on going to the movies in the age of COVID-19 through the lens of Hong Kong artist Ho Sin Tung's fictional film festival.
5 mins: 
Visual Art  / Behind the Scenes  / Visual Culture  /  Article

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