Living in the art of Hong Kong

It’s been an exciting few months for the art community in Hong Kong.

First we’ve witnessed some interesting NFT sales, including the never-before-seen footage of Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 movie “In the Mood For Love”; the iconic leather jacket worn by actor Leslie Cheung in another of Wong’s celebrated movies “Happy Together” (1997); not to mention the Digital Art Fair that drew overwhelming responses last month. All of which has confirmed Hong Kong as the undisputed leading art hub in Asia.

The rise of crypto arts has been unstoppable ever since Beeple’s blockchain-based collage received such fanfare in March that prompted art insiders from around the world to start grabbing a slice of the pie. While most of them want in on the business opportunity, some are trying to dig deeper into the true value that NFT can bring about beyond traditional art.

Gracing our cover this month is one such navigator of the space. Jaime Lau, owner of The Spectacle Group, is a NFT advocate, who represents some of the world’s most prominent names in crypto arts, including British artist Adam Neate.

This form of art, she argues, carves out a whole new world of applications that can better express one of the unassailable values of art – spiritual literacy.

Such vision is also well-demonstrated at an art-centric duplex in the Mid-Levels, owned by a couple who used to spend half a year travelling abroad before the pandemic hit.

Spanning two levels, with a rooftop with an open view, the 1,600 square-foot home showcases objets d’art which are dear to their hearts. From a Japanese tea pot, antique vessels to fragrance decor, each item is tastefully arranged to create a resort-like space that reminds them of the destinations they have visited.

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自早前Beeple的NFT拼貼作品取得亮麗佳績後，加密藝術熱潮勢

不可擋，吸引各行各業的藝術家相繼參與。當中，有不少人志在抓緊商

機，亦有人希望發掘NFT作為一種新興創意媒介，對於生活的真正價值。

今期封面人物Jaime Lau便是一位NFT倡導者。作為畫廊The Spectacle Group的創辦人，她代理多位涉足NFT領域的知名藝術家，包括英國藝術家Adam Neate。

她相信NFT的出現，令藝術品在室內空間的表現形式變得更加豐

富，從而更有效體現藝術永恆不變的價值— —提升個人的精神素養。她

接示：「家中的藝術品不僅用作裝飾之用，更有助提升個人的spiritual wellbeing，讓你更願意留在家中。」

藝術作品在家居設計中，對屋主的生活質素的確有著舉足輕重的

影響。位於中半山的一套1,600呎複式單位內，佈滿屋主與丈夫在旅行

時搜羅的藝術珍品，每個角落都承載著旅行途中的珍貴回憶。由日本茶具、古玩到香薰，每件擺設都經過巧思佈置，營造出一個宛如度假勝地的愜意空間。今期月刊更呈獻一年一度的《Transitions》特輯，為大家介紹一系列

新晉及知名室內設計師，助你尋找合適的設計團隊，實現你的夢想家居。