Artnet

‘Magic Realism Is Our Reality’: Two Hong Kong Artists Reflect on the City’s History of Protest as the Unrest Approaches Its Fourth Month

Dual gallery shows by South Ho and Luke Ching Chin-wai give new meaning to the Hong Kong protests. Artists South Ho Siu Nam (at left) with Luke Ching Chin Wai. Courtesy of Blindspot Gallery. “I wanted ...
Gothamist

Must Have: Chin Chin's Grand Marnier Shrimp

New York-based writer Meghan Keneally has been obsessed with the off-the-menu Grand Marnier Shrimp at Chin Chin for most of her life. Here's why: For many families, food memories center on a ...
The Fader

Watch Sean Paul’s New Video For “Crick Neck” Featuring Chi Ching Ching

Legendary dancehall artist Sean Paul called on Jamaican artist Chi Ching Ching for Paul's first release on Island Records, "Crick Neck." In the track's Jack Newman-directed video Paul and Ching make ...
Hyperallergic

Two Artists Use Weather as a Metaphor for Hong Kong's Protests

Installation view of Liquefied Sunshine at Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong (all images courtesy of Blindspot Gallery) HONG KONG — The cockroach, rust-hued, bulbous-bodied, fuzzy legs akimbo, that most ...
Eater

A Final Night at Chin Chin, as Jimmy Chin Raises a Glass and Bids 49th Street Farewell

Longtime fans and neighbors packed into Chin Chin this Friday for one final meal at the legendary 49th Street Chinese restaurant, as the restaurant prepared to close. A rent hike is forcing owner ...