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Art Basel Hong Kong: A Dual Perspective on Creativity

April 1, 2025 by Team Adjima

Words and Pictures by Veronica Cosio and JC Carandang

Art Basel Hong Kong isn’t just an event — it’s a gravitational pull. Every year, artists, curators, collectors, and curious onlookers descend upon the city to witness what feels like the Super Bowl of contemporary art. For one long weekend, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre becomes a sprawling cathedral of creativity, where global perspectives are distilled into paint, sculpture, film, fabric, sound, and performance. With hundreds of artworks from across the globe, spanning decades and disciplines, the fair becomes less an event and more a living, shifting encounter with human creativity.

Walk Inside Lauren Tsai’s “My Dream: Our Hill”

March 31, 2025 by Veronica

Hong Kong doesn’t sleep, and neither do dreams. Step inside the LANDMARK Atrium this spring and you’ll find a dream made tangible, pulsing with color, curiosity, and the surreal signature of Lauren Tsai. Known for her shape-shifting presence across modeling, acting, and visual art, Tsai has conjured something truly singular with My Dream: Our Hill—her first large-scale installation, and a mind-bending, miniature universe perched right in the heart of the city.

Pablo Post, 10 Other Galleries Open at “HK Walls Rooms”

March 27, 2025 by Ralph Lao

HK Walls is Hong Kong Art Week’s staple mural festival. Each year, HK Walls operates from some sort of headquarters that acts as a staging ground for street artists, hosting sub-events such as workshops, alongside the much-anticipated annual opening and closing soirées. Previous havens have included the chic SOHO House in Sai Ying Pun and even a hauntingly beautiful abandoned building in Wan Chai.

“Make Space” by Titan X Sabrina 2 from Nike Basketball

March 12, 2025 by Team Adjima

Designed by Filipina visual artists Aila Torre, Lari Gazmen and TITAN’s Alessah Papa, the Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN the basketball lifestyle brand’s latest collaboration sneaker in a now long history of collaborating with Nike Basketball and Jordan Brand.

“Forgotten Myths” at Space Encounters Gallery

March 10, 2025 by Kayo

BARC and Distort Monsters’ 2-man show “Forgotten Myths” explores society’s relationship with storytelling, and the attempt to find one’s self in the lore of our ancestors. The show itself consists of several pottery sculptures and 10 acrylic paintings on canvas. The canvasses are divided in half — five for each artist — with every piece telling a snapshot tale involving a different creature from Filipino mythology. The vibrant exhibition welcomes everyone into a world where ancient stories meet modern creativity. Each piece is a joyful celebration of cultural heritage, brought to life through the distinct styles of the two artists.

50 Galleries Show Out At Art Fair Philippines 2025

February 22, 2025 by Paolo Narciso

Art Fair Philippines has long established itself as the premier platform for exhibiting and selling modern and contemporary Philippine art within the nation’s borders. Founded in 2013 by Lisa Ongpin-Periquet, the fair’s goal is to showcase the best of Philippine contemporary and modern art to an audience that grows wider annually. The fair has historically been held at the same venue: The Link in Makati City. If you’re not familiar with The Link, it’s a carpark. And as a venue, it is one of the characteristics of Art Fair Philippines that set it apart and made it unique globally.

The Street Artist Before Street Art Existed

February 12, 2025 by Veronica

Kimiyo Mishima is an artist who was born in Osaka in 1932. She kicked off her painting journey as a teenager, but didn’t really find her voice in the 1950s and 60s through art movements like Art Informel, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art. Put them all together, and you have a sort of street art that preceeds the street art movement by 50 years. Mixing techniques like collage and repetitive imagery to get her point across, her work was quite unique for her time. Even today, you see echos of what she made in modern streeet and pop art.

Common Ground, ForceField’s Supershow

January 12, 2025 by Veronica

Opening this weekend is the second interation of artist-run gallery and ast-space, ForceField’s annual super-show of works from street and graffiti artists in their community.

Here’s a look into the community art event and the unique works that found their way onto the walls.

Stash is Back!

December 28, 2024 by Team Adjima

Legendary graffiti artist Stash makes a remarkable comeback with Nike, reimagining his iconic 2006 Air Max design. This refreshed retro style commemorates over two decades of collaboration between Nike and Stash, who was the first artist to ever place his unique touch on a Nike silhouette. The modern iteration incorporates upgraded materials, blending genuine and synthetic leather with durable textiles.

Jappy Agoncillio Is Just Trying To Make It

November 17, 2024 by Kayo

The lone wolf is an ongoing theme for Pasig native, Jappy Agoncillio. It’s been around a decade now that Jappy has been on the scene in Manila, and some things really never change. That chip on his shoulder has not gone away, despite the significant amount of international and commercial success that he has achieved in just the last couple of years since he packed up his life and migrated to New York City.