EVENTS

Sony, in partnership with the World Photography Organisation, has revealed the winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards. Selected from a pool of nearly half-a-million submissions across 56 countries, this year’s winners represent the best in global photography, ranging categories of portraiture, sport, nature, landscape, wildlife, street photography, still-life and more.London-based Zed Nelson claimed the coveted Photographer of the Year title for his four-continent series The Anthropocene Illusion, which examines humanity’s increasingly estranged relationship to nature, confronting artifice in our perceptions of wilderness. While in the Open category, French photographer Olivier Unia took the cake with Tbourida La Chute, which captures the intensity of a traditional Moroccan eque...

Toy enthusiasts, art buyers and especially, Takashi Murakami fans should pay attention to this year’s lineup at Thailand Toy Expo in Bangkok. The annual fair at centralwOrld, which brings hundreds of toy vendors from across the globe, will now include Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Gallery in this year’s list of exhibitors. To celebrate its inaugural appearance at the Expo, the Murakami-led gallery will unveil a series of limited edition toys designed by its roster of artists including Murakami, Shoko Nakazawa, Yusuke Okada and Ohtani Workshop. One of the highlighted collectibles is Murakami’s SUPER COLOSSAL ARTIFICIAL APE BEAST ZERO (2025) which bears an eerily similar appearance similar to the Beast Titan from the hit-anime franchise, Attack On Titan. The ape-like toy is outfitted with a menacin...

Art Basel madness has descended upon Hong Kong, bringing the international art world together to experience some of the most sought after works of art. Famous galleries from Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Gagosian to Almine Riche, Nanzuka and Pearl Lam Galleries brought in major pieces for the Art Basel Hong Kong.Kicking off Art Basel was an exhibit from Louis Vuitton. Bringing in Takashi Murakami to celebrate the second drop of his coveted collaboration with the French luxury house, team displayed archival pieces like a never-before-seen signature floral print rug from the artist as well as his own sculptures. A nod to local artworks, Kasing Lung's Labubu phase takes over Basel, with several of his paintings from his series of monsters appear both international and homegrown galleries...

Art Central has returned with its 10th edition at Hong Kong’s iconic Central Harbourfront, solidifying its reputation as a cornerstone event of Hong Kong Art Week and a vital contributor to the region's arts ecosystem. Launching with previews led by its partner UOB, the fair opens to the public from 26 to 30 March 2025 at its iconic Central Harbourfront location.Renowned for pushing boundaries in contemporary art and experimentation, the fair serves as a platform for both established and emerging artists, offering museum-quality works alongside cutting-edge creations across various mediums. Supported by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Hong Kong SAR, the fair continues to be a key destination for art enthusiasts during Hong Kong's annua...

At Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 this week, UBS will present a new program dedicated to reimagining Chinese porcelain through contemporary artistic practices. In commemorating this inauguration, UBS partnered up with K11 Craft & Guild Foundation for a specially commissioned piece. Entitled “Glazed Splendor,” this unique piece is co-created by celebrated fashion designer, Guo Pei, and Master Tan Guanghui, a National-level Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor of Guangcai — a type of porcelain characterized by intricate overglaze hand-painted decorations.This innovative work reinvents the craft of Guangcai, showcasing 6,000 hand-painted porcelain tiles that form a golden couture gown, adorned with floral motifs of peonies and edelweiss that serve as a symbol of China and Switzerland’s cultur...