Pincers in pop

Historical pop art meets today's digital culture with an effervescent bang in the work of mixed media British artist Philip Colbert who has been dubbed by some as the godson of Andy Warhol. He works in an unusually varied range of materials, including branded footwear, video and sculpture. The signature motif in his works is his alter ego figure, a suit-wearing cartoon lobster.

Colbert's large-scale canvas paintings and sculptures feature layers of colorful imagery including themes found in old masters' paintings and images from everyday mass culture. His first solo show in Hong Kong features a new series of "Lobster Land" paintings and sculptures on show for the first time.

French piano legend plays Beethoven

City Chamber Orchestra performs a series of Beethoven compositions with French piano legend Philippe Entremont. Entremont, who turns 85 this month, will play Piano Concerto No 4 and will be guest conductor for the Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus and Symphony No 3. One of the world's most recorded classical artists, Entremont has recorded with leading conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy and Seiji Ozawa.

Saying it out loud

Words in just about all their guises are the center of attention at the newest edition of Hong Kong Spoken Word Festival. Each night of the eight-day festival features a different variety of live entertainment based on spoken performances, ranging from storytelling to improvisation, comedy, poetry, acting and more. Participating groups include Liar's League and Peel Street Poetry.

(HK Edition 05/17/2019 page11)