Holiday season is just around the corner and it’s time to prepare gifts. This year, we have the ideal present for you to gift to your loved ones who adore timeless art and literature. Muse Art & Books presents to you a curated selection of six culturally rich and enlightening art books that would be valuable additions to any book collection. A few popular ones include “The Living Theatre”, a sublime street photography book by the internationally acclaimed Shanghainese photographer Fan Ho, and “Meng Ying Hong Lou”, a fully illustrated version of one of China’s four great classical novels, Dream of the Red Chamber, by Sun Wen and Sun Yunmo from the Qing dynasty. A gift can’t go without wrapping. For an additional fee of HKD40, we’ll wrap your present with rarely seen artistic wrapping papers that go with the festive mood. From now until 31 December 2020, take your pick from our collection below and make this year’s gifts extra thoughtful!

The Holiday Gift of Art Booklist:

An Anarchy of Chillies by Caz Hildebrand

Poemotion 1 by Takahiro Kurashima

The Living Theatre by Fan Ho

夢影紅樓 by 孫溫, 孫允謨 (繪), 旅順博物館 (編)

港故 by Po Hung (洪文寶)

This is Hong Kong by Miroslav Sasek

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Ink painting has been the backbone of Chinese art for centuries. Similar to calligraphy, the essence of this traditional art form is the use of brush strokes and ink application to express a feeling. An ink painting of an ordinary scenery can convey compelling emotions such as being homesick with the masterful use of the right strength, shape and angle of brush stroke together with the different concentration and wetness of ink. Some say if Western art is represented by realism, Chinese ink painting is abstract art in the sense that it’s not about how perfectly you recreate the look of the subject, but the way the artist reflects how they feel about it. However, in our modern world, art transcends tradition. In Muse Gallery’s latest conceptual ink art show, “Thinkers / Begin”, 10 Chinese ink painters grouped together to showcase a range of ink paintings influenced by modern Western art. In their paintings, be prepared to see bold colours and accurate drawings of contemporary objects mixed with traditional elements like mysterious blank spaces and abstract brush strokes.

Artists

Arco Lee

Raymond Chan

David Cheung

Stanley Cheung

Gary Cheung

John Wong

Kenneth Ip

Sophia Chiu

Joyce Cheng

Liu Jia

Exhibition details

Date: 30 October – 24 November 2020

Location: The Muse, Basement, Hotel Stage, 1 Chi Wo Street, Jordan

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Embodying traditional values, virtues and womanhood, Cheongsam was once a fashion statement that grew into popularity starting from the 1920s in metropolitan cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The elegant attire is now a quintessential symbol but also an art form that is slowly becoming obsolete; nonetheless, as of 2017, the sewing techniques of Hong Kong-style Cheongsam and Kwan Kwa wedding costume have been included in the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong, in the hopes of preserving its culture. This November, Muse Gallery is honoured to co-host with “Cheongsam Forever” a Cheongsam exhibition and guided appreciation tour. Enthusiasts and art lovers get your senses ready as Cheongsam trainer and sifu, Ms. Fu Nga Kwan, guides you through touching the textured embroidery and studying the meticulous details of over ten high quality Cheongsams crafted in the 50s and 60s. The exhibition also features one-of-a-kind ornaments that match the Cheongsams, such as trinkets crafted in 3D printed moulds, floral buttons and other hand-crafted art pieces.

Exhibition details

Dates:   27 and 28 November 2020

Time:     1:00pm – 2:00pm Exhibition

2:00pm – 3:30pm Guided Appreciation Tour

3:30pm – 5:00pm Exhibition

Location: The Muse, Basement, Hotel Stage, 1 Chi Wo Street, Jordan

Admission: Free of charge

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As the saying goes, seafood tastes best in months with the letter R. Now that we’re stepping into November, gourmets like yourself must keep an eye out for in season treasures of the sea. Our chefs at Kitchen Savvy have done the searching for you and found the sweetest jumbo scallops to make our Risotto with Seared Scallops, Salmon Roe and Creamy Sauce. Being the latest addition to our lunch and a la carte menu, this dish is gaining popularity as fast as a heartbeat. If you like the sound of silky jumbo scallops seared to perfection and placed on a creamy bed of hot risotto paired with bursts of rich sea flavours from the salmon roe, book a table at Kitchen Savvy while the season is perfect for seafood.

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