Transformers land in Hong Kong!
D.J. Craze and D.J. Klever, two world renowned turntablists, hit Volar last Thursday night. Turntablists are sort of like musically gifted hackers. Instead of…
June, 2009
Matthew Rodriguez at Apostrophe’s CCTV
Hoo’s in the house? Texas-based artist Matthew Bonifacio Rodriguez headlines a new show at the nomadic Apostrophe gallery. The exhibition, a group show titled…
Shock the World Tour 2009
A party for Casio G-SHOCK watches? It’s not as unusual as it sounds. In fact, in Hong Kong, mega-events for watch brands are common….
Craze & Klever at Volar, Pase Rock at D.I.!
Wow! This is going to be one exciting week! Thursday night is the latest edition of the monthly Hype Nasty party at Volar. Headlining…
The Black Night
What if you could do something to help to cure blindness?
A 007 encounter at the supermarket!
When Hong Kong supermarket chain Wellcome began offering a rewards program tied to a shopper’s Octopus card, things got a little weird.
CCTV: An urban art show
The Apostrophe gallery is back with a new urban art exhibition titled CCTV. The show is based on the controversial topic of using cameras…
Lane Crawford’s secret stash!
Far away from the chic interior of their IFC branch and the rotating shoe installation of Pacific Place, there exists another Lane Crawford. Tucked…
American Apparel… in Shenzhen!
Last weekend I was shocked to hear* that there’s an American Apparel store in Shenzhen. Although the Los Angeles-based company has shops in Japan…
Girls + Graffiti! The Partouze exhibition
Friday night I stopped by the opening of Partouze, a collaboration show between Taiwanese graffiti artist REACH, and Yasumasa Yonehara (aka Yone,) a Japanese…
Natalia Brilli, the alchemist
“Been a long time since I Rock ‘N’ Rolled!” Alchemists once sought unsuccessfully to turn ordinary materials into precious ones. The idea was to…