My New York Times Articles

2021

“Carine Roitfeld Curates her First Fashion Exhibition”. Dec 7

2019

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“Hong Kong’s Artistic History Gets a Revival” March 27

2018

“Where to Play (and Eat) in Hong Kong During Art Basel.” March 26

2017

“Hong Kong’s Evolving Art Scene: If, and When, Might it Catch up to New York and London?” Oct 23.

2016

“Sun Xun, a Chinese Artist Consumed by the Idea of Inevitable Change” Dec. 1

“Jaap van Zweden is a Global Maestro of Music and Multitasking” Oct. 26

Hong Kong Artist Tsang Kin-wah Channels His Outrage in a New Show at M+ Pavilion. Sept. 7.

Interview with Dr. Bernard Cheong, an eccentric Singaporean physician with an extraordinary watch collection. Sept. 6.

Feature on Memorigin, a luxury Hong Kong watchmaking start-up. Sept. 6

Interview with Tracey Emin: “Hailed in her Youth, an Artist’s Work Matures with Her.” March 24

2015

Review of the new National Gallery of Singapore. Dec. 8

Interview with Wallace Chan, a Hong Konger Who Became One of the World’s Top Jewelers Dec 6

Interview with Composer Tan Dun Oct. 28

Interview with the First Chinese Dancer Accepted to France’s Most Acclaimed Ballet Oct. 15

Interview with filmmaker Christopher Doyle on “Hong Kong Trilogy.” Sept 30

For Asian Youth Orchestra, Mission Is More Than Just Music. Aug 6

Q&A with Guillaume Deglise, CEO of Vinexpo, a major wine fair in Bordeaux and Hong Kong. July 20

“Canto-Pop Indie Bands Sing Hong Kong’s Working-Class Blues.” Feature on the “WildFires” album. July 1

“In Hong Kong, PMQ Serves Up Food and Art.” March 29.

“Art Basel Shows How Far Hong Kong Has Come.. and How Far It Has To Go.” March 13.

2014

“Rescuing Protest Artwork From Hong Kong’s Streets: Creativity at Occupy Central” Nov. 15, 2014

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Q&A with Steve Tappin, “CEO guru” and confidant to Chinese executives. Oct. 17

“Tibetan Artists Rise to the Fore”: Interview with Gonkar Gyatso and review of his show at Pearl Lam Galleries in Hong Kong. Oct 8

“Mooncakes: The Festival Food Everyone Loves to Hate.” Sept 5

“Top Properties in Hong Kong Housing Resist Market Forces”.  July 22

“Stars Descend on Shanghai International Film Festival.” June 15

Q&A with the Chinese author Chung Koonchung, on Tibet, Sex and Censorship. May 25

Escaping Art Basel: Where Else to go in Hong Kong. May 15

“Tycoon’s Eclectic Treasure on Display”. Review of the Liang Yi Museum. April 29

How do you Build a Museum Collection from Scratch? Feature on M+. March 20

2013

“Q. & A.: Jung Chang on Censors, Bound Feet and the Chances of a Woman Leading China” Oct. 31

“Foraging in Hong Kong With Denmark’s Most Famous Chef” July 11

Review: The First Art Basel Hong Kong. May 27

“The Art Hong Kong Really Loves: ‘Rubber Duck’ “ May 24

Preview: The First Art Basel Hong Kong. May 22

“U.S. Campuses Wrestle with Safety Perceptions.” Feature written after the Boston Marathon bombings, with D. D. Guttenplan in London and Lara Farrar in Shanghai. May 21

“In China, Iron Man’s Muscle Is Fed by Inner Mongolian Milk”. May 2

“In Hong Kong, Freedom at Universities.” April 22

“Hong Kong ArtWalk Remembers its Roots.” April 16

“Harvard Business School Dean on Ethics and Global Education.” Q&A with Nitin Nohria. March 26

“Who Studies Abroad, Who Stays Put and Why.” A blog post that got plenty of comments. March 11

Review: “Chinese Artist Song Dong Crosses a Line” Feb. 4

“From Farm Girl to College President.” Q&A with Rebecca Chopp of Swarthmore. Jan. 20

Line-up for First Art Basel Hong Kong Announced. Jan. 16

“The Last Man Asian Literary Prize.” Jan 10

2012

“So Asian Kids Are Good at Math. What Does That Mean?” Dec. 13

“Philosophy, or Plumbing: How Well Is Academia Preparing Students for the Real World?” Dec. 10

“Two Opposite Education Systems Ranked on Top” Dec. 1

“Universities Ponder Accounting 101: How to Balance the Books” Nov. 26

Interview with Joan K. Stringer, First Woman to Head a Scottish University. Oct. 29

“Why Do Humans Have Two Eyes? A Cheat Sheet for Getting Into Oxford” Oct. 15

“Thousands Protest China’s Plans for Hong Kong Schools” July 29

Asia Art Archive: Keeping Track of Materials Across a Continent. July 2

Gallery Shows Around the Last ART HK. (Including a review of the opening show at Pearl Lam Gallery) June 15

Collector Uli Sigg’s $165 million Gift to the M+ Museum. June 12

“Frank Gehry’s First Hong Kong Building Helps Define ‘Superluxury’ ” May 14, 2012

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